Maya Burchell
Raleigh, NC
Maya won two persuasive writing awards at a model United Nations competition.
$500
In the U.S. Declaration of Independence, which of the following is NOT one of the reasons the colonists cite for breaking free of King George's rule?
A: He obstructed justice B: He dissolved Representative Houses
C: He imposed taxes without consent D: He chewed with his mouth open
Spoiler
D: He chewed with his mouth open
$1,000
Though they're now common, Germany's Faber-Castell claims it was the first to make a hexagonally-shaped what that wouldn't repeatedly roll off your desk?
A: Stapler B: Pencil
C: Snow globe D: Apple
Spoiler
B: Pencil
$2,000
Flipping the script, what 1982 video game sequel puts you in control of the original antagonist's son, who has to rescue his primate father from a now-villainous Mario?
A: Clash of Clans Jr. B: Donkey Kong Jr.
C: Angry Birds Jr. D: Temple Run Jr.
Spoiler
B: Donkey Kong Jr.
$3,000
Originally calling it "Starbeast," Dan O'Bannon changed the title of his most famous screenplay to what, liking it because "it's a noun and it's an adjective"?
A: The Matrix B: Alien
C: Gravity D: The Terminator
Maya starts to talk it out—
Spoiler
she knows that Alien isn't an adjective so she rules out B
Spoiler
A: 22% B: 42% C: 14% D: 22%
Now that she thinks about it
Spoiler
Alien can be an adjective
Spoiler
B: Alien
$5,000
It should come as no surprise that author Beatrix Potter owned which of the following pets as a young girl?
A: A pig named Wilbur B: A horse named Beauty
C: A rabbit named Peter D: A mouse named Stuart
Spoiler
Maya's +1 is her mother, Leigh. Leigh knows the answer is C.
Spoiler
C: A rabbit named Peter
First commercial break
$7,000
According to legend, "Noli turbare circulos meos!," or "Do not disturb my circles!," were the last words spoken by what great Greek intellectual?
A: Homer B: Hippocrates
C: Aristotle D: Archimedes
Maya Cuts the Question.
Spoiler
Maya would have guessed Archimedes
The correct answer is D: Archimedes
The correct answer is D: Archimedes
$7,000
Using the first letters of three consecutive planets in the Solar System, you can spell which of these words?
A: Men B: Sun
C: Mum D: Sue
Spoiler
B: Sun
$10,000
Which of the following is 2,922 days long?
A: Time between Summer Olympics B: Teenage years
C: Two full U.S. presidential terms D: Time between U.S. censuses
Spoiler
C: Two full U.S. presidential terms
$20,000
Registering near the middle of the pH scale, which of these substances has a pH level of about 7?
A: Hydrochloric acid B: Lemon juice
C: Baking soda D: Water
Spoiler
D: Water
Second commercial break
$30,000
To complete the Explorer's Grand Slam, Colin O'Brady reached both poles and climbed the highest peaks on each continent, including what South American mountain?
A: Aconcagua B: Huascarán
C: Elbrus D: Annapurna
Spoiler
50/50 leaves Aconcagua & Huascarán.
Maya decides to walk.
Spoiler
Maya would have guessed Huascarán
The correct answer is A: Aconcagua
Maya wins $20,000.
The correct answer is A: Aconcagua
Maya wins $20,000.
Third commercial break
QotD wrote: Which of these is a Disney Channel star and singer who competed on "Dancing With The Stars" at 16, and NOT an African captial city?
A: Niamey B: Zendaya
C: Yaoundé D: Maseru
Spoiler
B: Zendaya