Chicago, IL
Newlywed Week
+1 is his wife Jen, married two months
$500 :
A small heart-shaped bit of land in the middle of the San Antonio River in TX, which of these is home to about 225 weddings per year?
A: Bad Date Isthmus B: Broken Engagement Rock
C: Marriage Island D: The Sand Bar of Divorce
Spoiler
C: Marriage Island
$1000 :
In an attempt to decrease the approximately 6000 yearly attacks on its workers, the USPS now uses an online application to ask residents if they have a what at home?
A: Two-year-old B: Cranky in-law
C: Standing army D: Dog
Spoiler
D: Dog
$2000 :
After she died, a 107-year-old woman became Scotland's oldest organ donor by giving her what to save a younger person's vision?
A: Tibias B: Corneas
C: Vertebrae D: Bicuspids
Spoiler
B: Corneas
$3000 :
Known for New York-based films like "Do the Right Thing," who directed the original opening credit sequence for "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon"?
A: Ron Howard B: Spike Lee
C: Quentin Tarantino D: Tim Burton
Spoiler
B: Spike Lee
$5000 :
NOAA says that of all the years since it's been recording data, 2014 and 2015 were, on a global scale, the what?
A: Hottest years ever B: Coldest years ever
C: Rainiest years ever D: Snowiest years ever
Spoiler
A: Hottest years ever
$7000 :
Apparently to make sure no one confuses it with the location of a famous Civil War skirmish, what town has a welcome sign reading "Where the battle wasn't"?
A: Manassas, VA B: Vicksburg, MS
C: Atlanta, GA D: Gettysburg, SD
ATA
Before ATA Ken said out loud that he is familiar with the famous Civil War battle called Gettysburg and doubts it is way out in South Dakota.
A: 7% B: 5%
C: 4% D: 84%
A: 7% B: 5%
C: 4% D: 84%
Spoiler
D: Gettysburg, SD
$10K :
Homer's "The Iliad," Shakespeare's "Hamlet" and the movie "Deadpool" all used the storytelling device "in medias res," a Latin term that literally means what?
A: "The narrator lies" B: "In the middle of things"
C: "Deception is king" D: "The audience decides"
Spoiler
B: "In the middle of things"
$20K :
Feeling betrayed, in 2016 many Oklahoma City Thunder fans burned Kevin Durant jerseys after he announced he'd signed with what rival team?
A: New York Knicks B: San Antonio Spurs
C: Miami Heat D: Golden State Warriors
Spoiler
D: Golden State Warriors
$30K :
Due to endangered elephant populations, Hallmark now recommends ignoring the traditional gift suggestion for which anniversary?
A: 2nd B: 5th
C: 14th D: 20th
50/50 and +1
50/50 narrowed it to C and D.
+1 his wife Jen guessed D. Ken goes along
+1 his wife Jen guessed D. Ken goes along
Spoiler
Ivory is
C: 14th
They leave with $5000
C: 14th
They leave with $5000