Valley Village, CA
Raj was the top American in a world trivia championship
$500
In mythology, which of these was NOT one of Hercules' twelve labors?
A: Slay the Nemean Lion B: Capture the Erymanthian Boar
C: Take the Golden Apples of the Hesperides D: Alphabetize Zeus' DVD collection
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D: Alphabetize Zeus' DVD collection
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According to Parenting.com, audiobooks, origami, and letting them "spy on row 25 with...binoculars" are all good ways to get your child through what?
A: Puberty B: A long airplane flight
C: A haunted house D: Harvard Law School
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B: A long airplane flight
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Though they led different kinds of teams, legendary lawman John Coffee and legendary MLB pitcher Nolan Ryan were both what?
A: Texas Rangers B: Miwaukee[sic] Brewers
C: Pittsburgh Pirates D: San Francisco Giants
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A: Texas Rangers
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Due to her frightening performance as an obsessed mistress in "Fatal Attraction," what actress says that men often tell her, "You saved my marriage"?
A: Sharon Stone B: Meryl Streep
C: Glenn Close D: Sally Field
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C: Glenn Close
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To reflect the impact of human activity on the Earth, a group of scientists has proposed which of these names for the current geological epoch?
A: Pliocene B: Anthropocene
C: Miocene D: Eocene
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B: Anthropocene
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Though some claim it's misogynistic, what rap song's lyrics actually reference an incident in which Jay-Z narrowly evaded a female dog from a K-9 unit?
A: Nuthin' But a G Thang B: In Da Club
C: Mama Said Knock You Out D: 99 Problems
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D: 99 Problems
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Due largely to their ownership of oil rights, in the late 1800's what Oklahoma-based tribe was considered "the richest people per capita in the world"?
A: Sioux B: Osage
C: Iroquois D: Seminole
Raj is originally
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from Florida and he knows the Seminole are Florida-based. Iroquois is mostly upper Midwest so it's down to Sioux and Osage
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B: Osage
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$20,000QotD wrote: Constitution Day, which celebrates the historic 1787 signing of the U.S. Constitution, is celebrated in what month?
A: February B: July
C: September D: November
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C: September
In a standard set of billiard balls, what's the sum of all the numbers that appear on the striped balls?
A: 28 B: 56
C: 73 D: 84
Raj very quickly
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states the striped balls are 9-15, 1-7 are solid, as is the black 8 ball. 9-15 average to 12, times 7 balls means 84
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D: 84
The audience laughs and cheers at his speed. Raj says, if you want to ask me more math questions, please feel free.
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Marvel's first openly gay superhero, Northstar debuted in 1979, came out as gay in 1992, and got married 20 years later, while a member of which group?
A: The X-Men B: The Guardians of the Galaxy
C: The Avengers D: The Justice League
Raj knew his lack of comic book knowledge may come back to haunt him
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Raj's +1 is his friend, Muffy, who is very knowledgeable in things pop culture. She shares her thoughts (she doesn't know this 100%). Guardians is the one with Chris Pratt, the green girl, the tree guy, the raccoon, and the big guy (Raj, "Yeah I think that's what they're called"). The Avengers are The Hulk, Iron Man, and the "big hits." She narrows it down to A & D and is leaning toward A because there are a lot of them and considers being a mutant is coded language for being gay in the comic book world. She admits she knows nothing about The Justice League (Raj says he thinks they're DC).
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A: X-Men
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