Winemaker
San Francisco, Cal.
Ben was on Season 16 of “The Bachelor.” He’s playing for the San Francisco Child Abuse Prevention Center. Ben’s +1 is his girlfriend Stephanie (not from “The Bachelor”).
$500
Which of these was NOT included in U.S. News & World Report’s 2016 list of America’s best national universities?
A: Princeton University B: Harvard University
C: Yale University D: Trump University
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According to legend, every morning notorious 18th-century ladies’ man Giacomo Casanova ate 50 of what food widely believed to be an aphrodisiac?
A: Honey Nut Cheerios B: Breakfast burritos
C: Oysters D: Krispy Kreme doughnuts
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The liquor store crashed into by Halle Berry and a now-closed El Pollo Loco where Brad Pitt worked are among the highlights of whose sight-seeing tour?
A: The DMV B: TMZ
C: PBS D: The FDA
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Which of these is a brand of sneakers designed by Kanye West, and NOT part of a NASA space shuttle?
A: Vertical Stabilizer B: Yeezy Boost
C: Speed Brake D: Docking Port
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The founder of what Tennessee liquor brand once described its distinctive shape as “a square bottle for a square shooter like me”?
A: Bacardi B: Ketel One
C: Absolut D: Jack Daniel’s
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$7,000
Famous for its lightning, what city’s name is believed to come from a Native American phrase meaning “Sticks of Fire”?
A: Tampa, FL B: Worcester, MA
C: Peoria, IL D: Tillamook, OR
Answer
Born less than three years apart, which pair of Hollywood siblings are closest in age, AND have the greatest combined age?
A: Jake & Maggie Gyllenhaal B: James & Dave Franco
C: Luke & Owen Wilson D: Zooey & Emily Deschanel
ATA
That’s what Ben was thinking.
Answer
$20,000
Good news for most Tauruses and some Geminis: a Columbia University study from 2015 shows that people born in what month have the lowest risk of disease?
A: February B: May
C: August D: November
50/50
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Researchers in the field of philematology have estimated that up to 1 billion bacteria can be exchanged by doing which of these things that they specifically study?
A: Blowing your nose B: Shaking hands
C: Kissing D: Eating spoiled food
+1
Answer
Ben’s charity gets $10,000.
QotD
Dedicated to his estranged wife, what 2014 album released by a lovelorn Robin Thicke includes the single “Get Her Back”?
A: Paula B: Sarah
C: Amanda D: Samantha