Fort Lauderdale, FL
$500
After one of her servants chipped her good china, miffed 19th-century socialite Josephine Cochrane invented what would become the first automatic what?
A: Lawnmower B: Garage door opener
C: Dishwasher D: Shiatsu massage pillow
Spoiler
C: Dishwasher
$1,000
In recent years, it's had a 78% chance of occuring in Fargo, a 40% chance in Denver, and only a 1% chance in Atlanta. What is it?
A: Royal wedding B: Alien attack
C: White Christmas D: Tsunami
Spoiler
C: White Christmas
$2,000
Demonstrating a vocabulary of more than 2000 words and sounds, the only animal ever to have delivered its own TED Talk was named what?
A: Edison the Lion B: Einstein the Parrot
C: Galileo the Gecko D: Newton the Panda
Spoiler
B: Einstein the Parrot
$3,000
Considering she worked as both a nurse and a pharmacy dispenser during WWI, it's not surprising that what author's novels feature over 50 murders by poison?
A: Danielle Steel B: Agatha Christie
C: Margaret Mitchell D: Mary Shelley
Spoiler
B: Agatha Christie
$5,000
Referring to his hit song of 2012, a meme of what singer says, "Hasn't had a song in years. Now he's just somebody that we used to know"?
A: Hozier B: James Blunt
C: Gotye D: Daniel Powter
Spoiler
C: Gotye
$7,000
Often served for two, which cut of meat is a larger version of the T-bone, combining a tenderloin filet with a New York strip steak?
A: Brisket B: Porterhouse
C: Skirt steak D: Prime Rib
Spoiler
B: Porterhouse
First commercial break
$10,000
As of 2017, Gerald Ford is the only U.S. president to have done which of these things?
A: Pitched a perfect baseball game B: Tackled a future Heisman Trophy winner
C: Dunked a basketball D: Driven a race car over 200 m.p.h
Spoiler
A: 16% B: 38% C: 14% D: 32%
Spoiler
B: Tackled a future Heisman Trophy winner
$20,000
Which of the following is neither a Hanna-Barbera cartoon character, nor an infamous Russian hacking team, NOR a character from "Starsky & Hutch"?
A: Huggy Bear B: Yogi Bear
C: Cozy Bear D: Greasy Bear
Michael rules out
Spoiler
A as a character from a TV show or movie & B as a cartoon
Spoiler
50/50 leaves C & D.
Spoiler
Michael’s +1 is his friend, Marsola who doesn't know the answer either but would guess C with about 50% certainty.
Spoiler
Michael guesses C
The correct answer is D: Greasy Bear
Michael wins $5,000
The correct answer is D: Greasy Bear
Michael wins $5,000
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