Transcript 1/24/19 Adam Senack
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2019 8:56 pm
Adam Senack
Camp counselor
New York, N.Y.
$500
In 2018, which of these famous brands introduced a line of meat-scented candles for Father’s Day, and saw them sell out almost immediately?
A: Subaru B: L’Oréal
C: A.1. Sauce D: Sony
$1,000
By tradition, the benches of the opposing parties in the UK’s House of Commons face each other across the floor, separated by roughly the length of what?
A: Two swords B: Three selfie sticks
C: Four iPad minis D: Five Tesla Model S’s
$2,000
Lily James plays the younger version of Meryl Streep’s character Donna in what 2018 sequel to a hit big-screen musical?
A: Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again B: Out of Africa! Here We Go Again
C: The Iron Lady! Here We Go Again D: Kramer vs. Kramer! Here We Go Again
Adam is the world’s biggest Mamma Mia! fan.
$3,000
Google Maps now offers a dog’s-eye view of Odate City, Japan, after placing cameras on three dogs of what native breed, who roamed around the city?
A: Akita B: Pekingese
C: Yorkshire terrier D: Maltese
Commercial break
$5,000
If you fall in love with your Latin teacher “prima facie,” by definition, how did your feelings develop?
A: Online B: At first sight
C: Unexpectedly D: During a dream
Adam took Latin in high school and knows prima means first.
$7,000
What Hunter S. Thompson novel begins: “We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold”?
A: On The Road B: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
C: American Psycho D: Bright Lights, Big City
$10,000
Perhaps the first-ever “epic fail,” for years Slovenian Vinko Bogataj was a staple of the intro for what long-running U.S. TV program?
A: Late Show with David Letterman B: NBC Nightly News
C: This Old House D: Wide World of Sports
Commercial break
$20,000
Having one of the deadliest jobs in the world, approximately what percentage of U.S. presidents have been killed in the line of duty?
A: 4% B: 6.5%
C: 9% D: 11%
Adam knows Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley and Kennedy. He names all the presidents between McKinley and Kennedy to make sure he didn’t miss anyone. Then he does the math.
Commercial break
QotD (read by journalists from WDAF in Kansas City)
Michigan’s lower peninsula is said to be shaped like what article of clothing?
A: Baseball cap B: Bow tie
C: Sock D: Mitten
$30,000
While decorative, pelmets are also functional, since they’re used to conceal what items often considered unappealing to the eye?
A: Mattress box springs B: Baseboards
C: Curtain fixtures D: Remote controls
The horn
Adam will be back on Friday.
Camp counselor
New York, N.Y.
$500
In 2018, which of these famous brands introduced a line of meat-scented candles for Father’s Day, and saw them sell out almost immediately?
A: Subaru B: L’Oréal
C: A.1. Sauce D: Sony
Spoiler
C: A.1. Sauce
$1,000
By tradition, the benches of the opposing parties in the UK’s House of Commons face each other across the floor, separated by roughly the length of what?
A: Two swords B: Three selfie sticks
C: Four iPad minis D: Five Tesla Model S’s
Spoiler
A: Two swords
$2,000
Lily James plays the younger version of Meryl Streep’s character Donna in what 2018 sequel to a hit big-screen musical?
A: Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again B: Out of Africa! Here We Go Again
C: The Iron Lady! Here We Go Again D: Kramer vs. Kramer! Here We Go Again
Adam is the world’s biggest Mamma Mia! fan.
Spoiler
A: Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
$3,000
Google Maps now offers a dog’s-eye view of Odate City, Japan, after placing cameras on three dogs of what native breed, who roamed around the city?
A: Akita B: Pekingese
C: Yorkshire terrier D: Maltese
Spoiler
A: Akita
Commercial break
$5,000
If you fall in love with your Latin teacher “prima facie,” by definition, how did your feelings develop?
A: Online B: At first sight
C: Unexpectedly D: During a dream
Adam took Latin in high school and knows prima means first.
Spoiler
B: At first sight
$7,000
What Hunter S. Thompson novel begins: “We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold”?
A: On The Road B: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
C: American Psycho D: Bright Lights, Big City
Spoiler
B: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
$10,000
Perhaps the first-ever “epic fail,” for years Slovenian Vinko Bogataj was a staple of the intro for what long-running U.S. TV program?
A: Late Show with David Letterman B: NBC Nightly News
C: This Old House D: Wide World of Sports
Spoiler
A: 15% B:12% C: 7% D: 66%
Spoiler
D: Wide World of Sports
Chris recites “The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat.”
Chris recites “The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat.”
Commercial break
$20,000
Having one of the deadliest jobs in the world, approximately what percentage of U.S. presidents have been killed in the line of duty?
A: 4% B: 6.5%
C: 9% D: 11%
Adam knows Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley and Kennedy. He names all the presidents between McKinley and Kennedy to make sure he didn’t miss anyone. Then he does the math.
Spoiler
C: 9%
Commercial break
QotD (read by journalists from WDAF in Kansas City)
Michigan’s lower peninsula is said to be shaped like what article of clothing?
A: Baseball cap B: Bow tie
C: Sock D: Mitten
Spoiler
D: Mitten
$30,000
While decorative, pelmets are also functional, since they’re used to conceal what items often considered unappealing to the eye?
A: Mattress box springs B: Baseboards
C: Curtain fixtures D: Remote controls
Spoiler
Adam rules out remote controls. He doesn’t know what a baseboard is. His dad Charles tells him, and says it isn’t concealed.
Spoiler
50/50 leaves baseboards and curtain fixtures.
Spoiler
C: Curtain fixtures
The horn
Adam will be back on Friday.