Las Vegas, Nev.
$500
At 24,836 feet tall, Gangkhar Puensum in Bhutan is generally considered the world’s tallest what?
A: Unclimbed mountain B: Unsigned basketball player
C: Untamed giraffe D: Unpermitted treehouse
Spoiler
A: Unclimbed mountain
$1,000
“Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” begins with its protagonist explaining that you don’t know about him unless “you have read a book by the name of” what?
A: Oliver Twist B: Around the World in Eighty Days
C: Little Women D: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Spoiler
D: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
$2,000
Asking hunks like David Hasselhoff questions like “Are you a grouch in the morning?,” what “Golden Girl” hosted the short-lived ’80s game show “Just Men!”?
A: Angela Lansbury B: Delta Burke
C: Lily Tomlin D: Betty White
Spoiler
D: Betty White
$3,000
The subject of one of van Gogh’s most famous series of paintings, what flowers were brought back to Europe from America by Spanish conquistadors?
A: Tulips B: Sunflowers
C: Snapdragons D: Orchids
Spoiler
A: 17% B: 63% C: 7% D: 13%
Spoiler
B: Sunflowers
Commercial break
$5,000
Having worked for a Jewish family while growing up in New Orleans, which musician was known to wear a Star of David around his neck?
A: Kurt Cobain B: Louis Armstrong
C: Johnny Cash D: James Brown
Spoiler
B: Louis Armstrong
$7,000
Scientists have found a link between eating kiwis and getting better sleep, which they believe is due in part to the fruit’s high levels of what?
A: Hemoglobin B: Insulin
C: Serotonin D: Vitamin B12
Spoiler
50/50 leaves serotonin and vitamin B12.
Spoiler
Jeff answers D: Vitamin B12.
The correct answer is C: Serotonin.
Jeff wins $5,000.
The correct answer is C: Serotonin.
Jeff wins $5,000.
Commercial break
QotD
In the Japanese script Kanji, “Japan” is written using the two symbols that mean what?
A: Origin & sun B: Crown & eagle
C: Red & dot D: Fish & blossom
Spoiler
A: Origin & sun