Transcript 2/17/17 Charles Horowitz
Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2017 2:40 pm
Whiz Kids Week
Charles Horowitz
Weston, FL
13 years old
Charles's IQ has been measured at genius level.
$500: Which of these is a type of dumpling used in a Chinese soup and NOT a type of particle analyzed in physics?
A - photon
B - gluon
C - lepton
D - wonton
Charles knows what some of these are, especially that.
$1000: ICYMI, according to UrbanDictionary.com, the popular internet abbreviation "ICYMI" stands for what?
A - In Case You Missed It
B - I Challenge Your Monkey's Intelligence
C - Ice Cream? Yum! May I?
D - I'm Carpooling with Your Mambo Instructor
Charles says that people might use on occasion.
$2000: Despite dog mushing being recognized as its state sport back in 1972, what 49th state didn't adopt the malamute as its state dog until 2010?
A - Maine
B - Alaska
C - Oregon
D - New Mexico
Charles knows which state is the 49th.
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$3000: Melting down pennies to sell the metal carries a fine of up to $10,000, which one could pay with exactly how many pennies?
A - 100,000
B - 1 million
C - 10 million
D - 1 billion
Charles says he learned a trick in the 5th grade;.
$5000: Devoted to folk tales like Rapunzel, Hansel & Gretel, and Snow White, GRIMMWELT is a new museum in Hassel, a city located where?
A - eastern Ukraine
B - northern Norway
C - central Germany
D - southern France
Charles doesn't know so he uses his "Cut the Question" lifeline.
$5000 (CTQ): The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry is a scientific organization that officially recognizes any new what?
A - star in the Milky Way
B - species of animal
C - element on the periodic table
D - mechanical invention
Charles says that.
$7000: On the monument at Mt. Rushmore, half of the presidents are depicted wearing what?
A - ponytails
B - hats
C - facial hair
D - eyeglasses
Charles doesn't think that it's. He uses his 50:50.
commercial break
$10,000: To win the popular iPhone game 2048, you slide numbered tiles on a grid until you create a tile with the number 2048, also known as 2 to the what power?
A - 10
B - 11
C - 12
D - 13
Charles runs through the powers of 2 to come up with the answer.
$20,000: Which of these countries is wholly surrounded by the 2 most populous nations in the world?
A - Bangladesh
B - Nepal
C - Pakistan
D - Kyrgystan
Charles knows that are the two countries. .
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MILLIONAIRE "QUESTION OF THE DAY" What unique prize is given to winners of the Teen Choice Awards?:
A - surfboard
B - electric guitar
C - gold sunglasses
D - scooter
$30,000: Which of these creatures is known for using "pentapedal locomotion" when it walks, propelling itself with its tail in addition to its legs?
A - ostrich
B - kangaroo
C - scorpion
D - lobster
Charles says that. He won't use his +1 because this isn't his dad's strong suit. He asks the audience (everyone except his dad).
Charles goes against the audience.
END OF SHOW "NOISE"
Charles will return on Monday to finish his run.
Charles Horowitz
Weston, FL
13 years old
Charles's IQ has been measured at genius level.
$500: Which of these is a type of dumpling used in a Chinese soup and NOT a type of particle analyzed in physics?
A - photon
B - gluon
C - lepton
D - wonton
Charles knows what some of these are, especially that
Spoiler
wontons are used in Chinese cooking
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Answer: D (wonton)
A - In Case You Missed It
B - I Challenge Your Monkey's Intelligence
C - Ice Cream? Yum! May I?
D - I'm Carpooling with Your Mambo Instructor
Charles says that people might use
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C
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Answer: A (In Case You Missed It)
A - Maine
B - Alaska
C - Oregon
D - New Mexico
Charles knows which state is the 49th.
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Answer: B (Alaska)
$3000: Melting down pennies to sell the metal carries a fine of up to $10,000, which one could pay with exactly how many pennies?
A - 100,000
B - 1 million
C - 10 million
D - 1 billion
Charles says he learned a trick in the 5th grade;
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he added 2 zeroes to $10,000, which eliminates D and C
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Answer: B (1 million)
A - eastern Ukraine
B - northern Norway
C - central Germany
D - southern France
Charles doesn't know so he uses his "Cut the Question" lifeline.
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Answer: C (central Germany)
A - star in the Milky Way
B - species of animal
C - element on the periodic table
D - mechanical invention
Charles says that
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A would be astronomy and B isn't chemistry, nor is D
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Answer: C (element on the periodic table)
A - ponytails
B - hats
C - facial hair
D - eyeglasses
Charles doesn't think that it's
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A or B, and Roosevelt has glasses; Lincoln has a beard
50:50 results
A & C
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Answer: C (facial hair)
$10,000: To win the popular iPhone game 2048, you slide numbered tiles on a grid until you create a tile with the number 2048, also known as 2 to the what power?
A - 10
B - 11
C - 12
D - 13
Charles runs through the powers of 2 to come up with the answer.
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Answer: B (11)
A - Bangladesh
B - Nepal
C - Pakistan
D - Kyrgystan
Charles knows that
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India and China
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C isn't surrounded by China and A is only surrounded by India. D is "just out there"
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Answer: B (Nepal)
MILLIONAIRE "QUESTION OF THE DAY" What unique prize is given to winners of the Teen Choice Awards?:
A - surfboard
B - electric guitar
C - gold sunglasses
D - scooter
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Answer: A (surfboard)
A - ostrich
B - kangaroo
C - scorpion
D - lobster
Charles says that
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ostriches don't really have tails
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Ask the Audience results:
A - 1%
B - 30%
C - 32%
D - 37%
A - 1%
B - 30%
C - 32%
D - 37%
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Answer: B (kangaroo)
Charles will return on Monday to finish his run.