Bronx, N.Y.
$500
A warning icon on Swingline paper shredders reminds you not to get your what stuck in the machine?
A: Tuxedo tails B: Feather boa
C: Sombrero D: Necktie
Answer
D: Necktie
Growing up in occupied Holland during WWII, a young Audrey Hepburn was forced to eat what to survive a food blockade imposed by the Nazis?
A: Wooden clogs B: Windmill blades
C: Tulip bulbs D: Rembrandt paintings
Answer
C: Tulip bulbs
Already known for its slogan “Service with the Speed of Sound,” in 1959 the burger chain Top Hat changed its name to what?
A: White Castle B: Blimpie
C: Sonic D: Jack in the Box
Answer
C: Sonic
Featuring Snoop Dogg, what was the title of Dr. Dre’s first single off his debut solo album “The Chronic”?
A: Nuthin’ but a “G” Thang B: A Bunch of that “P” Stuff
C: One of those “D” Gizmos D: A Couple of them “T” Doohickeys
Answer
A: Nuthin’ but a “G” Thang
As reported in Runners’ World, professionals in which of these sports run an average of 7 miles per game, far more than in any of the others?
A: Baseball B: Soccer
C: American Football D: Basketball
Answer
B: Soccer
$7,000
Based on the British National Corpus, a 100-million-word collection of language samples, the most commonly used preposition in English is what?
A: At B: Of
C: By D: As
+1
Paul’s +1 is his best friend John Chadwick. He thinks it’s “of.”
Answer
B: Of
For what film did professional yo-yo’er Steve Brown serve as Owen Wilson’s “Yo-Yo Stunt Double”?
A: The Royal Tenenbaums B: Zoolander
C: Midnight in Paris D: Wedding Crashers
50/50
Paul has seen “Wedding Crashers” and parts of “The Royal Tenenbaums” and doesn’t remember yo-yo’ing.
50/50 leaves “The Royal Tenenbaums” and “Zoolander.”
50/50 leaves “The Royal Tenenbaums” and “Zoolander.”
Answer
B: Zoolander
QotD
Which of the following rhyming phrases can describe both a person from Freeport and a popular Caribbean-inspired cocktail?
A: Haiti Matey B: Cayman Shaman
C: Bahama Mama D: Cuban Reuben
Answer
C: Bahama Mama
In terms of the total percentage they make up, three of the four most abundant elements in the human body have names ending in what?
A: -gen B: -ium
C: -ine D: -on
ATA
A: 65% B: 17% C: 9% D: 9%
Answer
A: -gen
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