Transcript 11/3/16 Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2016 10:52 am
Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha
Pediatrician
Flint, Mich.
Mona exposed the Flint water crisis. She’ll donate her winnings to the Flint Child Health and Development Fund.
$500
Having devoted his career to entertaining audiences the world over, Walt Disney once said that what “is America’s most important export”?
A: Reinforced steel B: Corn and corn derivatives
C: Those things you tie bags of bread with D: Laughter
$1,000
Writing about an item associated with football players and power suits, Forbes said, “As the ’80s progressed,” Margaret Thatcher’s iconic what “got bigger”?
A: Shoulder pads B: Cleats
C: Mouthguards D: Biceps
$2,000
Which of these is a computer virus where a hacker demands that you wire him money before he’ll unlock your hijacked files?
A: Ransomware B: Silverware
C: Tupperware D: Underwear
$3,000
Thanks mostly to the spread of air conditioning and refrigeration, what state saw its population nearly triple in the two decades after WWII?
A: Oregon B: Maine
C: Arizona D: Nebraska
$5,000
In honor of the “mother of dragons” from “Game of Thrones,” the parents of exactly 341 American baby girls named them what in 2015?
A: Cookie B: Khaleesi
C: Kimmy D: Marnie
Commercial break
$7,000
What is the surface area of one side of a piece of standard letter-sized copy paper?
A: 73.5 sq. in. B: 83.5 sq. in.
C: 93.5 sq. in. D: 103.5 sq. in.
Mona thinks a piece of standard copy paper is 8” x 10”. Prompted by Chris, Mona cuts the question.
$7,000
Which word generally means “to stop yourself from doing something,” except in music, where it means to do something again?
A: Discontinue B: Terminate
C: Refrain D: Cease
$10,000
According to AllMovie.com, the film “El Cid” features Charlton Heston as a “Spanish knight who rids his country” of invading what?
A: Vikings B: Mongols
C: Moors D: Afghanis
Commercial break
$20,000
A 1993 NASA study states, “While no single food can supply all the essential life-sustaining nutrients,” what Andean staple comes “as close as any other”?
A: Quinoa B: Couscous
C: Lentils D: Chickpeas
$30,000
Due to Zaire changing its name in 1997, if Muhammad Ali and George Foreman fought “The Rumble in the Jungle” today, it would take place where?
A: South Sudan B: Namibia
C: Rwanda D: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Commercial break
QotD
The wishbone, superstitiously thought to bring luck, is composed of a chicken’s what?
A: Humeri B: Clavicles
C: Femurs D: Ribs
$50,000
If a man decided not to groom his glabella for a while, he’d be most likely to grow which of these?
A: A unibrow B: Fu Manchu mustache
C: Elvis sideburns D: A soul patch
Pediatrician
Flint, Mich.
Mona exposed the Flint water crisis. She’ll donate her winnings to the Flint Child Health and Development Fund.
$500
Having devoted his career to entertaining audiences the world over, Walt Disney once said that what “is America’s most important export”?
A: Reinforced steel B: Corn and corn derivatives
C: Those things you tie bags of bread with D: Laughter
Answer
D: Laughter
Writing about an item associated with football players and power suits, Forbes said, “As the ’80s progressed,” Margaret Thatcher’s iconic what “got bigger”?
A: Shoulder pads B: Cleats
C: Mouthguards D: Biceps
Answer
A: Shoulder pads
Which of these is a computer virus where a hacker demands that you wire him money before he’ll unlock your hijacked files?
A: Ransomware B: Silverware
C: Tupperware D: Underwear
Answer
A: Ransomware
Thanks mostly to the spread of air conditioning and refrigeration, what state saw its population nearly triple in the two decades after WWII?
A: Oregon B: Maine
C: Arizona D: Nebraska
Answer
C: Arizona
In honor of the “mother of dragons” from “Game of Thrones,” the parents of exactly 341 American baby girls named them what in 2015?
A: Cookie B: Khaleesi
C: Kimmy D: Marnie
ATA
A: 5% B: 80% C: 10% D: 5%
Answer
B: Khaleesi
$7,000
What is the surface area of one side of a piece of standard letter-sized copy paper?
A: 73.5 sq. in. B: 83.5 sq. in.
C: 93.5 sq. in. D: 103.5 sq. in.
Mona thinks a piece of standard copy paper is 8” x 10”. Prompted by Chris, Mona cuts the question.
Answer
C: 93.5 sq. in.
Which word generally means “to stop yourself from doing something,” except in music, where it means to do something again?
A: Discontinue B: Terminate
C: Refrain D: Cease
Answer
C: Refrain
According to AllMovie.com, the film “El Cid” features Charlton Heston as a “Spanish knight who rids his country” of invading what?
A: Vikings B: Mongols
C: Moors D: Afghanis
Answer
C: Moors
$20,000
A 1993 NASA study states, “While no single food can supply all the essential life-sustaining nutrients,” what Andean staple comes “as close as any other”?
A: Quinoa B: Couscous
C: Lentils D: Chickpeas
50/50
50/50 leaves quinoa and chickpeas.
Answer
A: Quinoa
Due to Zaire changing its name in 1997, if Muhammad Ali and George Foreman fought “The Rumble in the Jungle” today, it would take place where?
A: South Sudan B: Namibia
C: Rwanda D: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Answer
D: Democratic Republic of the Congo
QotD
The wishbone, superstitiously thought to bring luck, is composed of a chicken’s what?
A: Humeri B: Clavicles
C: Femurs D: Ribs
Answer
B: Clavicles
If a man decided not to groom his glabella for a while, he’d be most likely to grow which of these?
A: A unibrow B: Fu Manchu mustache
C: Elvis sideburns D: A soul patch
Answer
Mona answers D: A soul patch.
The correct answer is A: A unibrow.
Mona wins $5,000.
The correct answer is A: A unibrow.
Mona wins $5,000.