Transcript 02/06/18 Keara Kelleher
Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2018 7:06 pm
Keara Kelleher
Brooklyn Park, MN
Age 14
Whiz Kids Week
$500 :
Founded in 1939, what is the name of the sports organization that provides 2.4 million kids with the opportunity to play baseball and softball each year?
A: Little League B: Baby Ball
C: Imps in the Outfield D: Brats with Bats
$1000 :
Introduced in the spring of 2016, the limited-edition soft drink Pepsi Fire was advertised as having the flavor of what?
A: A burning building B: Volcanic ash
C: Toxic smoke D: Cinnamon
$2000 :
In Jul. 2016 @ReadingRainbow fittingly sent a congratulatory tweet to Dr. Carla Hayden, the first woman and first African-American to hold what federal job?
A: Surgeon General B: Secretary of Defense
C: Librarian of Congress D: U.S. Ambassador to the U.N.
$3000 :
Playing against type, Julia Roberts portrayed an evil queen in the 2012 movie, "Mirror, Mirror," which was a retelling of what classic fairy tale?
A: Cinderella B: Snow White
C: Rapunzel D: Hansel & Gretel
$5000 :
With a relationship dating back to the Revolutionary War, what country is often described as "America's oldest ally"?
A: Italy B: Australia
C: France D: Mexico
Second break
$7000 :
Assuming you don't go first, what is the maximum number of turns you can have in a standard game of tic-tac-toe?
A: 3 B: 4
C: 5 D: 6
$10K :
Which of the following things happened first?
A: The first Instagram post B: The first Facebook like
C: The first Twitter hashtag D: The first text message
QotD: One source of funding for students at Harvard's W.E.B. DuBois Institute is the "Nasir Jones" what?
A: Hiphop Fellowship B: Astrophysics Scholarship
C: Political Science Award D: Women's Studies Prize
$20K :
Enticing future space miners, what asteroid named for the Greek goddess of the soul do astronomers believe may contain over $10,000 quadrillion worth of metals?
A: 15 Venus B: 16 Psyche
C: 17 Luna D: 18 Nemesis
$20K (replacement):
Which animal is cited as an example in Britannica's article on "pinnipeds," which are "shaped like torpedoes," with "wide torsos and narrower hindquarters"?
A: Stingray B: Walrus
C: Seahorse D: Octopus
Brooklyn Park, MN
Age 14
Whiz Kids Week
$500 :
Founded in 1939, what is the name of the sports organization that provides 2.4 million kids with the opportunity to play baseball and softball each year?
A: Little League B: Baby Ball
C: Imps in the Outfield D: Brats with Bats
Spoiler
A: Little League
$1000 :
Introduced in the spring of 2016, the limited-edition soft drink Pepsi Fire was advertised as having the flavor of what?
A: A burning building B: Volcanic ash
C: Toxic smoke D: Cinnamon
Spoiler
D: Cinnamon
$2000 :
In Jul. 2016 @ReadingRainbow fittingly sent a congratulatory tweet to Dr. Carla Hayden, the first woman and first African-American to hold what federal job?
A: Surgeon General B: Secretary of Defense
C: Librarian of Congress D: U.S. Ambassador to the U.N.
Spoiler
C: Librarian of Congress
$3000 :
Playing against type, Julia Roberts portrayed an evil queen in the 2012 movie, "Mirror, Mirror," which was a retelling of what classic fairy tale?
A: Cinderella B: Snow White
C: Rapunzel D: Hansel & Gretel
Spoiler
B: Snow White
$5000 :
With a relationship dating back to the Revolutionary War, what country is often described as "America's oldest ally"?
A: Italy B: Australia
C: France D: Mexico
Spoiler
C: France
Second break
$7000 :
Assuming you don't go first, what is the maximum number of turns you can have in a standard game of tic-tac-toe?
A: 3 B: 4
C: 5 D: 6
Spoiler
B: 4
$10K :
Which of the following things happened first?
A: The first Instagram post B: The first Facebook like
C: The first Twitter hashtag D: The first text message
Spoiler
C: The first Twitter hashtag & D: The first text message
Spoiler
D: The first text message
QotD: One source of funding for students at Harvard's W.E.B. DuBois Institute is the "Nasir Jones" what?
A: Hiphop Fellowship B: Astrophysics Scholarship
C: Political Science Award D: Women's Studies Prize
Spoiler
A: Hiphop Fellowship
$20K :
Enticing future space miners, what asteroid named for the Greek goddess of the soul do astronomers believe may contain over $10,000 quadrillion worth of metals?
A: 15 Venus B: 16 Psyche
C: 17 Luna D: 18 Nemesis
Spoiler
special lifeline "Cut the Question" was used to replace this.
Spoiler
B: 16 Psyche
$20K (replacement):
Which animal is cited as an example in Britannica's article on "pinnipeds," which are "shaped like torpedoes," with "wide torsos and narrower hindquarters"?
A: Stingray B: Walrus
C: Seahorse D: Octopus
Spoiler
Keara answered Stingray
Spoiler
B: Walrus
Keara leaves with $5000
End of show for the day
Keara leaves with $5000
End of show for the day