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$500
Also called a cyanotype, what is the colorful term for a set of architectural plans?
A: Blueprints B: Pawprints
C: Newsprints D: Freshprints
Spoiler
A: Blueprints
$1,000
As the sensors can fail over time, the National Fire Protection Assn. recommends that you replace your what every ten years?
A: Smoke alarm B: Spouse
C: Robot butler D: Liver
Spoiler
A: Smoke alarm
$2,000
A feat none of her male colleagues are likely to match, in 2018 Tammy Duckworth became the first sitting U.S. Senator to do what while in office?
A: Cook their own meal B: Wear women’s clothing
C: Do yoga D: Give birth
Spoiler
D: Give birth
$3,000
Which of these is the title of a 1983 hit for Eddy Grant, and NOT a property on a classic Monopoly board?
A: Pacific Avenue B: Electric Avenue
C: Pennsylvania Avenue D: New York Avenue
Spoiler
B: Electric Avenue
$5,000
After an antitrust case that lasted two years, in 1911 the U.S. Supreme Court ordered that what company founded by John D. Rockefeller be broken up into 34 pieces?
A: Sears, Roebuck and Company B: Coca-Cola
C: Kellogg’s D: Standard Oil
Spoiler
D: Standard Oil
$7,000
Though they sound like Americans, what TV show’s characters Rick, Morgan, Jesus and the Governor are actually played by British-born actors?
A: The Walking Dead B: Scandal
C: Homeland D: Better Call Saul
Spoiler
A: The Walking Dead
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$10,000
Geographically speaking, three of these state capitals are in the bottom half of their state. Which one is NOT?
A: Phoenix B: Harrisburg
C: Atlanta D: Lincoln
Spoiler
C: Atlanta
$20,000
540 feet tall at its very top, the Eiffel Tower replica at Paris Las Vegas is roughly what percentage of the height to the very top of the real Eiffel Tower in Paris, France?
A: 40% B: 50%
C: 65% D: 75%
Spoiler
50/50 leaves 50% & 65%.
Spoiler
B: 50%
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QotD
Sarasa Comet, Telescope and Celestial Eye are all varieties of which of these animals?
A: Frog B: Goldfish
C: Owl D: Lizard
Spoiler
B: Goldfish
$30,000
On September 11th, 2001, George W. Bush was reading a book to kids at a Florida elementary school when who whispered in his ear, “America is under attack”?
A: Ari Fleischer B: Karl Rove
C: Andy Card D: Karen Hughes
Spoiler
Susannah’s friend Brian says a name came into his head when he heard the question.
Spoiler
C: Andy Card
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