Rick Beltaire
Pittsfield, Mass.
Rick is 64 years old and has two things in his bucket list: seeing the Cleveland Browns in the Super Bowl and playing on “Millionaire.” Chris says Cleveland will have to be satisfied with an NBA championship. Rick’s +1 is his nephew Ethan.
$500
To help protect kids as they have fun outdoors, Nivea recently unveiled an inflatable waterslide that repeatedly covers riders with a layer of what?
A: Sunscreen B: Toothpaste
C: Shaving cream D: Barbecue sauce
Answer
A: Sunscreen
Which of the following is neither a common writing implement, nor a character from “Peanuts,” nor a lifesaving tool for people having allergic reactions?
A: EpiPen B: Ballpoint pen
C: Pigpen D: State pen
Answer
D: State pen
What would the Beatles hit “Back in the U.S.S.R.” be called if it used the native, Cyrillic abbreviation of the former country’s name?
A: “Back in the Y.M.C.A.” B: “Back in the A.C.L.U.”
C: “Back in the C.C.C.P.” D: “Back in the W.N.B.A.”
Answer
C: “Back in the C.C.C.P.”
With past winners including Argentina’s Lionel Messi and Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo, the Ballon d’Or is presented annually to the best player in what sport?
A: Hockey B: Basketball
C: Soccer D: Boxing
Answer
C: Soccer
With some IPAs scoring incredibly high, the IBU, or International Bitterness Unit, is a standardized way to measure the taste of what?
A: Beer B: Coffee
C: Wine D: Tea
Rick and his sister were talking that morning about IPA, or
Spoiler
India Pale Ale
Answer
A: Beer
$7,000
As he’s an “old pal” of Helen Fielding, Booker Prize-winning author Salman Rushdie agreed to “make a fool” of himself by appearing in what film?
A: Sex and the City B: When Harry Met Sally…
C: Love Actually D: Bridget Jones’s Diary
ATA
Rick thinks it’s Sex and the City, but he’ll ask the audience.
A: 35% B: 18% C: 9% D: 38%
A: 35% B: 18% C: 9% D: 38%
Answer
D: Bridget Jones’s Diary
Which dog, originally bred by shepherds to work the grazing lands between England and Scotland, is widely considered the most intelligent breed?
A: Alsatian B: Border collie
C: Yorkshire terrier D: Dalmatian
Answer
B: Border collie
Differing in spelling by only one letter, the name of one member of which of these groups is a homophone for a word meaning “uncanny”?
A: First five U.S. presidents B: Great Lakes
C: Signs of the Zodiac D: Title characters of Shakespeare plays
Spoiler
Rick grew up near Cleveland and Lake Erie.
Answer
B: Great Lakes
$30,000
Which of the following was found by Napoleon’s army in 1799 as they were re-building a Middle Eastern fort?
A: The Dead Sea Scrolls B: The Shroud of Turin
C: Tutankhamun’s Tomb D: The Rosetta Stone
50/50
50/50 leaves the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Rosetta Stone.
Answer
D: The Rosetta Stone
According to the CNBC documentary “The Costco Craze: Inside the Warehouse Giant,” the superstore takes in about $400 million a year on what #1-selling item?
A: Laundry detergent B: Batteries
C: Toilet paper D: Coffee
+1
Ethan thinks it’s toilet paper.
Answer
C: Toilet paper
QotD
Including the line, “Pray for peace, people everywhere,” which of these Christmas carols was inspired by the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis?
A: O Christmas Tree B: Do You Hear What I Hear?
C: Deck the Halls D: The Little Drummer Boy
Answer
B: Do You Hear What I Hear?
First appearing in the 1936 Berlin Olympics and still part of the Games to this day, which of these was added by Nazi propagandists?
A: The Olympic flag B: The Olympic medal ceremony
C: The Olympic torch relay D: The releasing of doves
Answer
C: The Olympic torch relay
Rick will be back on Tuesday.
