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Kristin Sausville
Stay-at-home mom
Newark, Del.

$30,000
Cognac that has been aged at least 4 years is often labeled “V.S.O.P.,” which stands for “Very Superior Old” what?
A: Proof  B: Pale
C: Peat  D: Port







$50,000
Which of the following countries is NOT named after an actual person?
A: Argentina  B: Bolivia
C: The Philippines  D: Mauritius

Kristin says Argentina means silver in Spanish, Bolivia is named after Simón Bolívar, and the Philippines is named after King Philip of Spain.  Mauritius doesn’t sound like a person’s name.  She goes with Mauritius.



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30K: I would have gone home w/ 5K here, as I thought the answer was "port".

50K: Pretend I'm still alive; "argent" means silver in Latin. Know Philippines named for a King Phillip & Bolivia named for Simon Bolivar. Go w/ Argentina & stay alive.

Sad to see this player go down this way.

The only reason I know this is because I've seen a question like it at local trivia contests.


How disappointing. I thought sure she'd get this, especially since she knew "Argentina" came from the Spanish word for "silver".

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"Elen sila lumenn omentielvo...A star shines on the hour of our meeting."

I'm hoping she shows up, either here or on the J! Board, to explain her thinking. I figured that knowing Argentina is Spanish for silver, she'd know that was the answer. --Bob

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"Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear." Thomas Jefferson

She talked about it on Facebook. A lot of deliberation time got edited out. She was so hung up on not being able to place the origin of Mauritius's name that she talked herself into it.