Lexington, KY
communications consultant
$500: According to USA Today, all but which of the following are signs that your electronic device has been hacked?
A - it slows down
B - it suddenly restarts
C - Siri now speaks with a Russian accent
D - your programs and apps crash
Heather's computer was hacked once.
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Answer: C (Siri now speaks with a Russian accent)
$1000: An homage to the everyday American, which of these is an uplifting piece of patriotic music composed by Aaron Copland in 1942?
A - "Fanfare for the Common Man"
B - "Ballad of the Mouth-Breathers"
C - "Flyover Country Serenade"
D - "The Joe Six-Pack Polka"
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Answer: A ("Fanfare for the Common Man")
$2000: By definition, a "visceral" reaction is one you feel in which part of the body?
A - feet
B - elbow
C - gut
D - teeth
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Answer: C (gut)
$3000: Later saying she wanted to turn her divorce "into a positive," in 2014 who famously used the term "conscious uncoupling" when announcing her split from Chris Martin?
A - Jennifer Aniston
B - Reese Witherspoon
C - Jennifer Garner
D - Gwyneth Paltrow
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Answer: D (Gwyneth Paltrow)
$5000: In addition to English, which U.S. state recognizes 20 different official languages, including Eyak, Holikachuk and Inupiaq?
A - Louisiana
B - Hawaii
C - New Mexico
D - Alaska
Heather knows what these languages are.
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Answer: D (Alaska)
$7000: Touted for their nutritional value, what does Merriam-Webster say is the proper pronunciation of the tropical berries that in English are spelled "a-c-a-i"?
A - ah-sah-EE
B - ack-EYE
C - ah-KAH-ee
D - atch-EYE
Heather spent time working in the media and learned a lot about pronunciation.
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Answer: A (ah-sah-EE)
$10,000: What director came up with the idea for 2018's Best Picture Oscar winner after being denied permission to remake "The Creature From The Black Lagoon?"
A - Alejandro Inarritu
B - Alfonso Curaron
C - Guillermo del Toro
D - Denis Villeneuve
Heather eliminates
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A and D
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Answer: C (Guillermo del Toro)
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Heather went back to school a few years ago in order to show her children that they could do anything they set their minds to.
$20,000: Three of the following are the initials of title characters from Charles Dickens novels. Which one is NOT?
A - JE
B - ED
C - OT
D - DC
She knows
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DC is David Copperfield and mentions "Edwin"
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Ask the Audience results:
A - 57%
B - 19%
C - 23%
D - 1%
A - 57%
B - 19%
C - 23%
D - 1%
Heather remembers that
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"The Mystery of Edwin Drood" was Dickens's last work
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Answer: A (JE)
$30,000: Which of these companies' 2013 expansion into Canada was so disastrous, it wound up closing all 133 of its stores there and losing about $2 billion?
A - Target
B - Starbucks
C - Home Depot
D - Barnes & Noble
Heather thinks that
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Target and Barnes & Noble would do well in Canada. She also says that Canada has some popular coffee places
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He agrees with her view on coffee places
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"50:50 results": A & C
She says it's good she used this lifeline. She doesn't feel confident enough to risk it, so she walks away.
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Answer: A (Target)
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MILLIONAIRE "QUESTION OF THE DAY" (presented by newscasters from WDAF, Kansas City): Cerulean is a shade of what color?
A - red
B - blue
C - brown
D - yellow
Spoiler
Answer: B (blue)
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