Dayton, Ohio
$500
Playground to New York’s rich and famous, the Long Island resort area known as The Hamptons includes all but which of these places?
A: East Hampton B: Southampton
C: Bridgehampton D: Honey Baked Hampton
Spoiler
D: Honey Baked Hampton
$1,000
In the song “The Little Drummer Boy,” after the boy plays his best for the newborn King (pa rum pum pum pum), the baby acknowledges his skills how?
A: By throwing two bucks in his hat B: By smiling at him
C: By offering him a recording contract D: By booing and yelling, “Take some lessons!”
Spoiler
B: By smiling at him
$2,000
The recent SELF magazine article “Misty on Pointe” profiles the grueling workout regimen of Misty Copeland, a celebrated what?
A: U.S. senator B: Disk jockey
C: Ballet dancer D: Forest ranger
Spoiler
C: Ballet dancer
$3,000
Three of the following four choices list an Oscar-winning Best Picture, with one of the words in its title replaced by an antonym. Which one does NOT?
A: No Country for Young Men B: American Ugliness
C: Live Hard D: The Healed Locker
John knows
Spoiler
“Rain Man,” not “Die Hard,” won Best Picture in 1988.
Spoiler
C: Live Hard
$5,000
To conserve the habitat of creatures like the orangutan, animal rights groups urge parents to buy Halloween candy made with 100% sustainable what?
A: Palm oil B: Almonds
C: High fructose corn syrup D: Gelatin
Spoiler
A: 47% B: 15% C: 38% D: 10%
Spoiler
A: Palm oil
$7,000
As was the case in 2016, the latest that a federal Election Day can be held is on what date?
A: November 4th B: November 6th
C: November 8th D: November 10th
Spoiler
C: November 8th
$10,000
Inspired by a classic Eminem hit, what word does Oxford Living Dictionaries define as “An overzealous or obsessive fan of a particular celebrity”?
A: Debbi B: Ken
C: Stan D: Erica
Spoiler
C: Stan
$20,000
In 1981, Roberto Goizueta became the first Latino CEO of a Fortune 500 firm when he took the top job at what company with the stock symbol KO?
A: Costco B: ConAgra
C: Coca-Cola D: Colgate-Palmolive
Spoiler
John’s friend Linda doesn’t think Costco was a Fortune 500 company in 1981, and doubts Coca-Cola’s symbol is KO.
Spoiler
50/50 leaves Costco and Coca-Cola.
Spoiler
C: Coca-Cola
Commercial break
$30,000
While “A” is, by far, the most common last letter in the names of the world’s countries, what is the second-most common last letter?
A: N B: O
C: E D: D
Spoiler
A: N
Commercial break
QotD
What popular game is available in sets of different sizes, including “double six,” “double nine” and “double twelve”?
A: Billiards B: Dominoes
C: Backgammon D: Darts
Spoiler
B: Dominoes
$50,000
What future Victoria’s Secret “Angel” was discovered in the early ’90s after taking a modeling course with her twin sister, Patricia?
A: Naomi Campbell B: Gisele Bündchen
C: Elle Macpherson D: Tyra Banks
John walks away with $30,000.
Spoiler
B: Gisele Bündchen