14-year-old
Atlanta, Ga.
$500
Every 60-110 minutes, the geyser known as Old Faithful spews thousands of gallons of what into the air?
A: Water B: Confetti
C: Espresso D: Salad dressing
Spoiler
A: Water
$1,000
Where would you be most likely to practice your “bumping,” “setting” and “spiking”?
A: In a library B: On a volleyball court
C: In a courtroom D: On an alien spaceship
Spoiler
B: On a volleyball court
$2,000
The fittingly-named butterfly Polygonia Interrogationis has markings on the underside of its wings that resemble what type of punctuation?
A: Exclamation points B: Question marks
C: Semicolons D: Quotation marks
Spoiler
B: Question marks
$3,000
In 2016, a New York Times review of the “Angry Birds” movie described the plot as “nonaeronautic feathered creatures getting around via” what?
A: Rocket ship B: Skateboard
C: Catapult D: Subway
Spoiler
C: Catapult
$5,000
Bored math students may know that typing what number on a calculator spells out the name of a tech giant when flipped upside down?
A: 5317 B: 0.7734
C: 376006 D: 378163771
Spoiler
C: 376006
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QotD
In a 1980s book, psychologist Dan Kiley coined what term to refer to men who won’t grow up?
A: Peter Pan syndrome B: Winnie-the-Pooh complex
C: Huck Finn phenomenon D: Don Quixote disorder
Spoiler
A: Peter Pan syndrome
$7,000
Which of these is a notable location in Norse mythology, and NOT in Greek mythology?
A: Mount Olympus B: Elysian Fields
C: Tartarus D: Valhalla
Spoiler
D: Valhalla
$10,000
If she opts to run, “Selenators” can vote for Selena Gomez to become a U.S. senator in 2022, when she reaches what minimum age of eligibility?
A: 25 B: 28
C: 30 D: 35
Spoiler
A: 25% B: 39% C: 26% D: 10%
Yash cuts the question.
Yash cuts the question.
Spoiler
C: 30
$10,000
Showing tense or possibility, “am,” “is,” “are,” “was,” “were,” “be,” “being,” and “been” are among the words nicknamed what?
A: Cooperative nouns B: Friendly adjectives
C: Helping verbs D: Supportive exclamations
Spoiler
C: Helping verbs
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