Abhinav Karthikeyan
Clarksburg, MD
Abhinav is a Maryland State Geography Bee winner.
Abhinav has his 50/50 & +1 lifelines left
$30,000
Hungary's flag has horizontal stripes of red, white and green from top to bottom. Rotating Italy's flag in what way gives it the same orientation?
A: 180 degrees B: 90 degrees clockwise
C: 90 degrees counterclockwise D: No change
Abhinav tries imagining Italy's flag and says
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it is green on the top & red on the bottom—or the opposite. He rules out the two 90° options but then says he has no idea.
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50/50 leaves 90 degrees clockwise & 90 degrees counterclockwise.
Abhinav really has no idea—Chris re-reads the question and Abhinav says
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he now believes Italy's flag is Green, White, Red moving left to right...
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C: 90 degrees counterclockwise
$50,000
Which statement about Alexander Hamilton's oldest son Philip is true?
A: He married Thomas Jefferson's daughter B: He died in a duel
C: He designed the first $1 bill D: He was convicted of treason
Abhinav
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reads "died in a duel" and says, "That's actually Alexander Hamilton, I'm pretty sure." He's pretty sure he didn't marry Thomas Jefferson's daughter.
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Abhinav's +1 is his father. He really doesn't know much about this. Abhinav says he is 100% sure that B isn't true.
Abhinav decides to walk.
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Abhinav would have guessed C: He designed the first $1 bill.
The correct answer is B: He died in a duel.
Abhinav wins $30,000.
The correct answer is B: He died in a duel.
Abhinav wins $30,000.
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