Sam Brown
Pensacola, FL
student
$500: Trained to handle speeds of up to 233 mph, only a handful of people currently hold a FIA Super License, which allows them to drive a what?
A - golf cart
B - John Deere tractor
C - Little Tykes Cozy Coupe
D - Formula One race car
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Answer: D (Formula One race car)
$1000: In the Christmas carol "We Wish You a Merry Christmas", the carolers declare that they won't leave until they get some what--and a cup of good cheer?
A - figgy pudding
B - chili cheese fries
C - low-fat Greek yogurt
D - grits
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Answer: A (figgy pudding)
$2000: Because it contains the traditional 'okina, which of the following do many consider the proper way to spell the name of a certain U.S. state?
A - Hawai'i
B - Penn'sylvania
C - Illinoi's
D - F'lorida
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Answer: A (Hawai'i)
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Sam attends the University of West Florida. She'd like to go to graduate school to get a degree in mechanical engineering specializing in materials design.
$3000: What classic Australian sitcom of the 1960s revolved around a young boy, his park ranger father, and a plucky, mischievous marsupial?
A - Leave it to Penguin
B - Welcome Back, Mountain Lion
C - My Mother the Andean Condor
D - Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
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Answer: D (Skippy the Bush Kangaroo)
$5000: Which two words best complete this statement? A polarized _____ is one where the "neutral" _____ is wider than the "hot" one.
A - fruit/seed
B - hurricane/eye
C - plug/prong
D - planet/ring
Sam eliminates
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A and being from Florida she knows there's no polarized hurricane
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about prongs and plugs; she's never heard of a polarized planet
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Answer: C (plug/prong)
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$7000: What actress in "The Wolf of Wall Street" initially lied to her parents about her nude scenes, claiming it was her head attached to someone else's body?
A - Emma Stone
B - Jennifer Lawrence
C - Amy Adams
D - Margot Robbie
Sam hasn't seen the movie but knows Leonardo DiCaprio was in it. She doesn't think
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A or B were in it
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Ask the Audience results:
A - 0%
B - 11%
C - 20%
D - 69%
A - 0%
B - 11%
C - 20%
D - 69%
"Well, dang," Sam says. She goes with the audience's answer.
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Answer:D Margot Robbie
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MILLIONAIRE "QUESTION OF THE DAY": Colorado is nicknamed the Centennial State because it joined the Union in what year?
A - 1856
B - 1866
C - 1876
D - 1886
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Answer: C (1876)
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$10,000: While there are 100 letter tiles available to build words with, how many total squares are found on a standard Scrabble board?
A - 100
B - 144
C - 225
D - 400
Sam says the squares are tiny and
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100 is too few. She's played Scrabble and thinks 400 is far too many
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"50:50 results": A and C
She then calls down her +1, Marissa, her mom. They calculate what
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10x10, 12x12, and 13x13 are, and Sam realizes none of them end in 5
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Answer: C (225)
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Sam will be back on Monday.