Olivia Kaufman
Parkland, FL
Olivia is a 13-year-old and, for her age, is one of the most advanced math students in the country.
$500
At a formal dinner, which of these would you NOT typically expect to see sitting on the table near your plate?
A: Soup spoon B: Dessert spoon
C: Teaspoon D: Reese Witherspoon
Spoiler
$1,000
Which of these is NOT a colorful animal who's asked to tell readers what they're looking at in the classic book "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?"
A: Red bird B: Black sheep
C: Purple cat D: Yellow-and-green reticulated python
Spoiler
$2,000
While it's likely that you've never used one in your life, a sticker with the phrase "Be kind, please rewind" was often placed on which of these items?
A: Typewriters B: VHS tapes
C: Pagers D: Vinyl records
Spoiler
$3,000
Which Sesame Street character's behavior is often cited as an example of the condition arithmomania?
A: Cookie Monster B: Bert
C: Count von Count D: Oscar the Grouch
Olivia doesn't know what arithmomania means and doesn't think her +1 or the audience would know.
Olivia Cuts the Question.
Spoiler
Chris points out arithmomania is like arithmetic since the answer is C: Count von Count
Olivia thinks she should have gotten that.
$3,000
All of the following are classifications used to categorize books in the Dewey Decimal System, except for which?
A: Science B: Technology
C: Arts & Recreation D: Boring Stuff
Spoiler
Third commercial break
$5,000QotD wrote: In 2013, 14-year-old Guan Tianlang of China became the youngest person ever to do what?
A: Be shot out of a cannon B: Perform at Carnegie Hall
C: Play in golf's Masters D: Become a billionaire
Spoiler
C: Play in golf's Masters
Scientists have recently determined that due to a construction error made about 4,500 years ago, what landmark is slightly lopsided?
A: Taj Mahal B: The Colosseum
C: Great Pyramid of Giza D: Notre-Dame Cathedral
Olivia, when hearing the question thought The Leaning Tower of Pisa would be an option.
She
Spoiler
Spoiler
The correct answer is C: Great Pyramid of Giza
Olivia wins nothing