Stand-up comedian
Tom is playing for the Keck School of Medicine of USC.
$500
Recycling centers often advise you to crush your empty aluminum cans, in order to do what?
A: Destroy their will to resist B: Save space
C: Make an awesome crushing sound D: Impress muscleheads at the gym
Spoiler
B: Save space
$1,000
A study in the November 2017 issue of the journal Sleep found that the word most commonly used by people who talk in their sleep is what?
A: Rutabaga B: No
C: Oxymoronic D: Stallone
Spoiler
B: No
$2,000
One of the most famous works of Russian literature is Dostoevsky’s “The Brothers” what?
A: Karamazov B: Kennedy
C: Wahlberg D: Wayans
Spoiler
A: Karamazov
$3,000
Which of these four classic hit songs is the only one where the singer does NOT intentionally stutter when singing its title?
A: My Sharona B: Bennie and the Jets
C: Changes D: Layla
Spoiler
D: Layla
Commercial break
$5,000
Which of these companies that offers lodging also offers “Host Protection Insurance,” which can guard certain users from lawsuits of up to $1,000,000?
A: LinkedIn B: Pinterest
C: Airbnb D: Spotify
Spoiler
C: Airbnb
$7,000
Which of the following phrases would accurately describe something that’s “verdant”?
A: As blue as the sky B: As green as grass
C: As white as the snow D: As black as night
Spoiler
Tom doesn’t know what verdant means. Tom’s +1 John Caparulo knows the Spanish word for green, verde.
Spoiler
B: As green as grass
Commercial break
QotD
You’ll have to excuse Spanish-speaking tourists in Oahu if they don’t order what common Hawaiian dish, since its name literally translates to “crazy booger”?
A: Lomi lomi B: Chichi dango
C: Loco moco D: Pipikalua
Spoiler
C: Loco moco
$10,000
Three of the following movie titles have blanks that should be filled in with the word “last.” Which one should be filled in with the word “first”?
A: “The ___ of the Mohicans” B: “___ Tango in Paris”
C: “The ___ Wives Club” D: “I Know What You Did ___ Summer”
Spoiler
C: “The ___ Wives Club”
The horn
Tom will be back on Thursday.