Craps dealer
Las Vegas, Nev.
$500
Also called “a bicycle built for two,” a tandem bicycle typically has its riders sitting in which position?
A: Back-to-back B: Face-to-face
C: One behind the other D: On each other’s laps
Spoiler
C: One behind the other
$1,000
Which common English word means “I hear” in Latin?
A: Audio B: Video
C: Cardio D: Fabio
Spoiler
A: Audio
$2,000
In an attempt to attract younger viewers, organizers of the 2024 Paris Olympics have considered adding eSports, also known as competitive what?
A: Online shopping B: Video gaming
C: Internet trolling D: Day trading
Spoiler
B: Video gaming
$3,000
“Martinis & Medicine” is a DVD box set that includes all 11 seasons of what classic TV series set in a mobile Army surgical hospital?
A: The Mary Tyler Moore Show B: The Jeffersons
C: Laverne & Shirley D: M*A*S*H
Spoiler
D: M*A*S*H
$5,000
Borden’s mascot Elsie the Cow was “married” to a bull with what name, who later became the face of the company’s chemical-products division?
A: Ronald B: Sam
C: Elmer D: Tony
Spoiler
C: Elmer
$7,000
Which two months of the year are named after Roman goddesses?
A: March & April B: May & June
C: July & August D: September & October
Spoiler
Dan knows the names September & October come from numbers, July & August are named for Caesars, and Juno is a goddess.
Spoiler
B: May & June
$10,000
The difference between which of the following foods doesn’t have to do with the plants’ species, but simply their ripeness at the time they were harvested?
A: Green and black olives B: Zucchini and yellow squash
C: Black and pinto beans D: Cauliflower and broccoli
Spoiler
50/50 leaves A & C.
Spoiler
A: Green and black olives
Commercial break
$20,000
Regarding the first four letters of its name, why is the popular arcade game called Skee-Ball?
A: It’s short for “basketball” B: It’s the creator’s last name
C: The ball flies up like a ski jumper D: It stands for “Sloped Kids’ Elongated Entertainment”
Spoiler
C: The ball flies up like a ski jumper
$30,000
If you have all of your adult teeth including your wisdom teeth, what percentage of them are molars?
A: 12.5 percent B: 25 percent
C: 37.5 percent D: 50 percent
Spoiler
A: 14% B: 43% C: 34% D: 9%
Spoiler
C: 37.5 percent
Commercial break
QotD
“Jetta” and “Scirocco” being two examples, Volkswagen is known for naming its cars after well-known what?
A: Ocean trenches B: Wind currents
C: Fault lines D: Tectonic plates
Spoiler
B: Wind currents
$50,000
Of these characters in Oscar-winning movies, which one doesn’t appear in the film until the 47-minute mark, the longest wait out of all of them?
A: Hannibal in “The Silence of the Lambs” B: Han Solo in “Star Wars”
C: Bubba in “Forrest Gump” D: The Scarecrow in “The Wizard of Oz”
Spoiler
Dan goes through all the movies and says Forrest meets Bubba in the Army, a little ways in. Dan’s sister Karen thinks it’s either the Scarecrow or Bubba. Dan answers Bubba.
Spoiler
B: Han Solo in “Star Wars”
Dan wins $5,000.
Dan wins $5,000.