WWTBAM Bored

Janet Azevedo
Capistrano Beach, CA

$500: In the 1963 landmark Supreme Court case Gideon v. Wainwright, the court ruled that states must provide what to a defendant who can't afford to pay for their own?
A - an attorney
B - a personal trainer
C - an English butler
D - Super Bowl tickets


$1000: In the days of vaudeville, the patrons who sat in the cheapest seats and ate the cheapest snacks were often referred to as the what?
A - caviar crew
B - filet mignon squad
C - peanut gallery
D - foie gras brigade


$2000: Which of the following did NOT make Fortune.com's list of "The 50 Greatest Business Rivalries of All Time"?
A - Duracell vs. Energizer
B - Nike vs. Reebok
C - Hertz vs. Avis
D - RitzCarlton vs. EconoLodge


$3000: Saying the stories they told were "painful" and "one-sided", in 2017 Washington D.C.'s National Cathedral removed its stained-glass windows honoring whom?
A - Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin
B - John Lennon & Paul McCartney
C - Robert E. Lee & Stonewall Jackson
D - Babe Ruth & Lou Gehrig


$5000: Which specific shade of blue does Merriam-Webster define as "the blue color of the clear sky"?
A - azure
B - cobalt blue
C - navy blue
D - sapphire


$7000: Baechu, meaning "Napa cabbage," is a common ingredient in what food, whose varieties include a cubed radish version called Kkakdugi?
A - poke
B - kimchi
C - baba ghanoush
D - wonton soup

Janet rules out A and D.

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In her retirement Janet and her husband opened their home to foster dogs; they've found homes for 60 dogs so far.

$10,000: According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Rocky Balboa's pet what were played by the same animals in both 1976's "Rocky" and 2006's "Rocky Balboa"?
A - rabbits
B - turtles
C - goldfish
D - parakeets

"Uh oh," Janet says. She's seen both movies but doesn't recall any pets. She thinks she can eliminate C. She asks the audience for help.

She goes with the audience's answer.


$20,000: Which of these Native Americans is actually fictional, created by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow for his epic poem "Song of Hiawatha"?
A - Tecumseh
B - Cochise
C - Minnehaha
D - Squanto

Janet read the poem a long time ago but still wouldn't know which one was fictional. She's pretty sure that A and B are real and that Minnehaha was a lake. She uses her 50:50.

"Of course," she sighs. She isn't sure her +1 can help her. She apologizes to her husband in advance.

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MILLIONAIRE "QUESTION OF THE DAY": The Mozambique Channel is an arm of what ocean?
A - Atlantic Ocean
B - Arctic Ocean
C - Indian Ocean
D - Pacific Ocean

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$30,000: According to the World Almanac, with over 1,200 people per square mile, New Jersey is the most densely populated state in the U.S. Which state is second?
A - Massachusetts
B - Maryland
C - Rhode Island
D - Connecticut

Janet knew the statistic, but didn't pay attention to the 2nd place state. She thinks that Rhode Island is small and it stands to reason it might be densely populated. She calls her +1, her husband. He says she called him for the wrong one. He thinks it might be A or B because they have larger populations. He says it's her decision. She says they have to walk away.

Janet was on my tape date. Very nice woman.

If it's me answering the last question, I probably take a shot at RI, knowing it's the smallest state, but I'd be throwing up inside. I still would have had my +1 for this too, so I probably burn it here.

Surely she must have realized that only turtles were likely to have lifespans of 40+ years.


Didn't she know the story of the first Thanksgiving?


I'd have used my 50:50 just to see what remained.

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"Elen sila lumenn omentielvo...A star shines on the hour of our meeting."

I got there on the last question by reasoning that it's awfully small, geographically, to have two congressional districts. --Bob

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"Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear." Thomas Jefferson