Alexandra Polur Gold
Louisville, KY
Alexandra was able to recognize Tchiakovsky on the radio at age 2 but hasn't listened to any of his music since she was in ballet in 4th grade. She enjoys Broadway musicals such as "Hamilton" but her favorite is "Cabaret". She is very competitive - she checked out 30 to 40 books at a time when she was studying for spelling bees. Her +1 is her mother.
$500: In what classic children's counting game are the hands used to represent root vegetables?
A - One Potato, Two Potato
B - Duck, Duck, Omelette
C - Tic-Tac-Tuna
D - Truth or Doughnuts
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Answer: A (One Potato, Two Potato)
A - IMHO
B - BRB
C - LOL
D - TTYL
Alexandra doesn't know what IMHO means but does know the others.
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Answer: C (LOL)
A - 0 x 0 = 0
B - 1 x 1 = 1
C - √2 x √2 = 2
D - pi x pi = pi
Alexandra knows the value of pi.
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Answer: D (pi x pi = pi)
A - verb
B - adjective
C - preposition
D - interjection
Alexandra asks if this refers to just this question. She says she had a good 7th grade language arts teacher.
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Answer: D (interjection)
A - walks on two legs
B - lives underground
C - hatches eggs
D - flies short distances
Alexandra says that "Seussical: The Musical" was her musical for sleepaway camp last year.
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Answer: C (hatches eggs)
During the break Alexandra told Chris she had butterflies the size of small dragons in her stomach.
$7000: What living legend shares its name with the French explorer who is credited with naming Canada
A - Cartier
B - Hermès
C - Chanel
D - Baccarat
While studying for the show Alexandria read about
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Jacques Cartier sailing up the St. Lawrence River, which she thinks is in Canada
50:50 results
A & D
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Answer: A (Cartier)
A - 186,000 miles per second
B - 186,000 miles per minute
C - 186,000 miles per hour
D - 186,000 miles per day
Alexandra has no idea, so she asks the audience.
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Ask the Audience results:
A - 79%
B - 9%
C - 10%
D - 2%
A - 79%
B - 9%
C - 10%
D - 2%
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miles per hour
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Answer: A (186,000 miles per second)
A - Crayola
B - Tonka
C - American Girl
D - Nintendo
Alexandra has 2 American Girl dolls and knows that Nintendo makes electronics.
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Answer: A (Crayola)
$20,000: Currently holding one of the most important positions in the US government, Loretta Lynch is the 1st African-American woman to serve as what?
A - Secretary of Homeland Security
B - White House Chief of Staff
C - Attorney-General
D - Director of the Secret Service
Alexandra is fairly certain it's
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C
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she's 90% certain that Loretta Lynch is Attorney-General
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Answer: C (Attorney-General)
A - C.S. Lewis
B - Pablo Picasso
C - Ludwig van Beethoven
D - Ulysses S. Grant
Alexandra thinks that
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Picasso was born in the 1900s and Grant was a Civil War general so he would have been in the 19th century
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Answer: C (Ludwig van Beethoven)
A - Because I believe
B - I hereby pledge
C - In this life
D - On my honor
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Answer: D (On my honor)