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Monikka Mann
Katy, Texas

$500
In 2017, Snapchat debuted a new dating show on its Discover platform, where brave young singles swap what on a first date?
A: Dishwashers B: World War I memories
C: Phones D: Livers

Spoiler

C: Phones

$1,000
Going so far as to invent a “disappearing” one that folds into the wall, Liberace once said “There’s just no reason why you should walk into a bathroom and see” what?
A: A toilet B: A roller coaster
C: A tennis court D: An all-in-one copy machine

Spoiler

A: A toilet

$2,000
Because of the high carbon-to-oxygen ratio of its host star, scientists initially theorized Planet 55 Cancri e was made almost entirely of what?
A: Diamonds B: Clubs
C: Spades D: Hearts

Spoiler

A: Diamonds

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QotD
Thinking they were more trouble than they were worth, at age 21 author Roald Dahl had what removed?
A: A few of his toes B: Some of his eyelashes
C: Most of his teeth D: All of his fingernails

Spoiler

C: Most of his teeth

$3,000
In an FBI memo, what beloved holiday film was said to contain “obvious attempts to discredit bankers…a common trick used by Communists”?
A: A Charlie Brown Christmas B: Elf
C: Home Alone D: It’s a Wonderful Life

Spoiler

D: It’s a Wonderful Life

$5,000
Being different from the more familiar members of their species in one obvious way, the Australian birds “Cygnus atratus” are commonly known as what?
A: Flying ostriches B: Black swans
C: Blind owls D: Silent parrots

Spoiler

B: Black swans

$7,000
Featuring a narrow brim partially turned up and a feather for decoration, a Tyrolean hat is typically worn by which of these Disney characters?
A: Prince Charming B: Pinocchio
C: Captain Hook D: Aladdin

Spoiler

A: 4% B: 62% C: 29% D: 5%
That’s what Monikka thought.

Spoiler

B: Pinocchio

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BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$5,000
Being different from the more familiar members of their species in one obvious way, the Australian birds “Cygnus atratus” are commonly known as what?
A: Flying ostriches B: Black swans
C: Blind owls D: Silent parrots

Spoiler

B: Black swans

Monikka knows Cygnus means swan. But the question should say genus, not species. Cygnus (all swans) is a genus and Cygnus atratus (black swans) is a species.

7K: Stuck between Hook & Pinocchio. ATA

ghostjmf wrote:7K: Stuck between Hook & Pinocchio. ATA

I didn't realize that Capt. Hook had spent time in the Alps...

Estonut:

We're talking the hat's origin, not the character's.

ghostjmf wrote:Estonut:

We're talking the hat's origin, not the character's.

On a $7k question, they're typically going to be the same.

Spoiler

Estonut:

It does have a feather!

They don't let you look up pictures on the show.

ghostjmf wrote:Estonut:

It does have a feather!

Yeah, but it's not a narrow brim and it's fully turned up, not partially.

Estonut:

Yeah, but I couldn't *see* it when guessing.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Monikka Mann
Katy, Texas

Nihil obstat®.