Sherman Oaks, CA
$500: Socrates is famously attributed as saying, "I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that" what?
A - everyone loves my deviled eggs
B - I know nothing
C - the Mets are going all the way this year
D - I can make $7000/week stuffing envelopes at home
Spoiler
Answer: B (I know nothing)
$1000: Since 1961, Pampers has been designing disposable diapers for babies, marketing them under all but which of these brand names?
A - Splashers
B - Easy Ups
C - Underjams
D - L'il Thongs
Spoiler
Answer: D (L'il Thongs)
$2000: Developed by engineers, the Kevlar Ballistic Shield, a quick-folding bulletproof screen for police officers, was inspired by what Japanese art?
A - karate
B - kabuki
C - origami
D - karaoke
Spoiler
Answer: C (origami)
$3000: It's estimated that one-third of the world's fresh water supply is used for which of these things?
A - washing cars
B - filling aquarium tanks
C - growing rice
D - watering golf courses
Spoiler
Answer: C (growing rice)
$5000: The CW's darkly subversive teen drama "Riverdale" is based on what classic comic book?
A - Archie
B - Little Orphan Annie
C - Casper the Friendly Ghost
D - Richie Rich
Spoiler
Answer: A (Archie)
$7000: On July 1, 2017, Canada celebrated its sesquicentennial, making it how old?
A - 75 years
B - 150 years
C - 300 years
D - 500 years
Spoiler
Answer: B (150 years)
$10,000: Three of these are Merriam-Webster's definitions for single words that are also titles of movies starring Tom Hanks. Which one is NOT?
A - large or great in dimensions
B - to cause a liquid to spatter
C - to make soiled or tarnished
D - either of the two offspring produced at birth
Jay calls upon his +1, Christopher. Christopher says that
Spoiler
A is "Big" and B is "Splash" but has nothing for C or D
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Ask the Audience results:
A - 0%
B - 1%
C - 38%
D - 61%
A - 0%
B - 1%
C - 38%
D - 61%
Jay goes with the audience
Spoiler
Answer: D (either of the two offspring produced at birth)
commercial break
$20,000: A controversial 2017 vote on constitutional reform gave sweeping new powers to Recep Erdogan, president of what "T" country?
A - Tunisia
B - Tajikistan
C - Turkey
D - Trinidad & Tobago
Spoiler
Answer: C (Turkey)
$30,000: Due to genetics, orange cats are usually which of the following?
A - unable to retract their claws
B - male
C - whisker-less
D - unable to meow
Jay uses his 50:50.
Spoiler
"50:50 results": B & C
Spoiler
Answer: B (male)
commercial break
MILLIONAIRE "QUESTION OF THE DAY": In the 1950s, the Rice Krispies mascots Snap, Crackle & Pop were briefly joined by a fourth elf named what?
A - Zap
B - Bang
C - Pow
D - Biff
Spoiler
Answer: C (Pow)
commercial break
$50,000: In 2012, a plaque was put up in Hyde Park, Chicago, marking Barack and Michelle Obama's first kiss, which took place in 1989 just outside what establishment?
A - Baskin-Robbins
B - Barnes & Noble
C - Pizza Hut
D - AMC movie theater
Spoiler
Answer: A (Baskin-Robbins)
END OF SHOW "NOISE"