Santa Monica, CA
$500: Safety.com says if you want to deter burglars from robbing your home, you're better off getting a small dog instead of a big dog, because small dogs what?
A - kill the burglar with cuteness
B - can make a citizen's arrest
C - bark uncontrollably at visitors
D - know karate
Spoiler
Answer: C (bark uncontrollably at visitors)
$1000: Though it'd probably drive its employees insane today, in Amazon.com's early days, what happened in the office every time a sale was made?
A - a bell rang
B - 1000 doves were released in the break room
C - a robot dumped Gatorade on everybody
D - Jeff Bezos removed an article of clothing
Spoiler
Answer: A (a bell rang)
$2000: Dragging the overall GPA down, the person who finishes in the bottom of their class at the U.S. Naval Acadamy is aptly nicknamed the what?
A - boatswain
B - quartermaster
C - anchorman
D - gunner's mate
Spoiler
Answer: C (anchorman)
$3000: Which variety of pepper usually doesn't contain capsaicin, and therefore is not spicy?
A - jalapeño pepper
B - cayenne pepper
C - bell pepper
D - chili pepper
Spoiler
Answer: C (bell pepper)
$5000: Despite being his fierce rival in the late '70s and early '80s, Björn Borg was a guest at what athlete's wedding to singer Patty Smythe in 1997?
A - Wayne Gretzsky
B - John McEnroe
C - Jack Nicklaus
D - Greg LeMond
Spoiler
Answer: B (John McEnroe)
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$7000: To spur tourism, in 1966 Chile renamed its Isla Más a Tierra after what Daniel Defoe novel, inspired by the true story of a man stranded there?
A - Robinson Crusoe Island
B - Billy Budd Island
C - Doctor Zhivago Island
D - David Copperfield Island
Linda isn't sure so she calls on her +1, Katie, who feels strongly that it's
Spoiler
A
Spoiler
Answer: A (Robinson Crusoe Island)
$10,000: With a price tag of $13 billion, America's newest, largest and most expensive aircraft carrier is named after which 38th president?
A - Ronald Reagan
B - George H.W. Bush
C - Jimmy Carter
D - Gerald Ford
Linda makes
Spoiler
A
Spoiler
Answer: D (Gerald Ford)
Linda leaves with $5000.
Linda leaves with $5000.
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MILLIONAIRE "QUESTION OF THE DAY": The Revenue Cutter Service was an early name for the US government organization that eventually became the what?
A - Coast Guard
B - Air Force
C - CIA
D - Secret Service
Spoiler
Answer: A (Coast Guard)
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