Death investigator
New York, N.Y.
$500
According to a Pew Research study, 49 percent of Americans keep all of their important passwords where?
A: In a bus station locker B: Buried deep underground
C: On a faraway planet D: On a piece of paper
Spoiler
D: On a piece of paper
$1,000
Instead of a trophy, the winners of a 2017 cricket tournament in Vadodara, India were each given what animal that’s sacred to Hindus?
A: A kangaroo B: A polar bear
C: A cow D: A Chihuahua
Spoiler
C: A cow
$2,000
In recent years, what “buzz”-worthy Hasbro game has been updated to include such modern ailments as “Headphone headache” and “Gamer’s thumb”?
A: Operation B: Risk
C: Sorry! D: Connect Four
Spoiler
A: Operation
Commercial break
$3,000
Which S-word meaning “thin” can be found in the names of Eminem’s alter ego, Mexico’s richest person, AND a popular brand of beef jerky?
A: Skinny B: Slim
C: Svelte D: Slender
Barbara remembers
Spoiler
Slim Jims
Spoiler
B: Slim
$5,000
In 1984’s “Ghostbusters,” Sigourney Weaver’s gravelly-voiced, demonic line “There is no Dana, only Zuul” was actually spoken by the film’s director — who?
A: Ivan Reitman B: Barry Levinson
C: John Landis D: Robert Zemeckis
Spoiler
A: 36% B: 9% C: 23% D: 32%
Spoiler
50/50 leaves Reitman and Zemeckis.
Spoiler
A: Ivan Reitman
$7,000
As part of a 6-year surveillance program in the ’60s and early ’70s, the NSA spied on notable figures such as Martin Luther King Jr. and which athlete?
A: Wilt Chamberlain B: Jack Nicklaus
C: Muhammad Ali D: Hank Aaron
Spoiler
C: Muhammad Ali
Commercial break
$10,000
Inspired by the logging industry, what term for a poverty-stricken region of Seattle has come to mean the down-and-out section of any city?
A: Red-light district B: Skid Row
C: Tenderloin D: Boondocks
Spoiler
B: Skid Row
$20,000
According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, which of these top 5 most popular cosmetic surgeries of 2016 was performed the LEAST often?
A: Facelift B: Liposuction
C: Rhinoplasty D: Breast augmentation
Spoiler
Barbara answers C: Rhinoplasty.
The right answer is A: Facelift.
Barbara wins $5,000.
The right answer is A: Facelift.
Barbara wins $5,000.
Commercial break
QotD
Which pop diva is the only one of the following who didn’t marry, and later divorce, a back-up dancer?
A: Britney Spears B: Jennifer Lopez
C: Lady Gaga D: Mel B.
Spoiler
C: Lady Gaga