This wk., three bros. battled it out against Mark.
JOEL (Phi Beta Kappa member from SEA at Univ. of WA):
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$30K
$15K
1. Badfinger's song "Baby Blue" played during the final moments of what TV series- "Sex and the City", "Breaking Bad" or "The Wire"?
G:"Breaking Bad"
2. A biography titled The Man Who Made Lists chronicled the troubled life of what British physician- Arthur Guinness, Peter Mark Roget or Noah Webster?
G:Webster
3. In a Sept. '14 interview, actor Gerard Depardieu claimed to drink up to 14 bottles of what every day- buttermilk, energy drinks or wine?
G:Wine (B: Energy drinks)
4. Which of these countries is NOT on the shores of Lake Titicaca- Bolivia, Chile or Peru?
G:Peru
5. The monster called a minotaur was depicted as having the body of a man & head of what animal- bull, lion or goat?
G:Bull
6. What would a medieval soldier most likely do w/ a trebuchet- protect his head, fling a large rock or stab someone?
G:Fling a large rock
BENJ (statistician for Google in Menlo Park):
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1. Which member of The Beatles was born first- McCartney, Starr or Harrison?
G:McCartney
2. If you're looking at the deepest hole ever drilled by man, you'd be standing on the Kola Peninsula in what country- Russia, Australia or South Africa?
G:Australia
3. Which of these women would most likely use her rack & pinion when she's earning a living- Lady GaGa, Danica Patrick or Lindsey Vonn?
G:Patrick
4. If you're in the same room w/ Goodluck Jonathan, you're in the presence of which of these- Japanese boy band, president of Nigeria or Mascot of Ringling Bros. Circus?
G:President of Nigeria
5. Which famous celestial event's depicted on the Bayeux Tapestry- Aurora borealis, Perseid meteor shower or Halley's Comet?
G:Halley's Comet
6. What was the ironic song title that was a follow-up to Tammy Wynette's "D.I.V.O.R.C.E."- "Let's Stay Together", "Love the One You're With" or "Stand by Your Man"?
G:"Stand by Your Man"
FQ: In Einstein's special relativity equation E = mc squared, what does the "c" represent- time, speed of light or gravity?
G:Speed of light
AARON (infectious disease research assistant in SEA):
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1. In the movie "Ghost", what romantic song played during the famous pottery wheel scene- "You Light Up My Life", "Endless Love" or "Unchained Melody"?
G:"Endless Love"
2. Which of these animals go through "musth", an annual period of surging hormones & aggression- elephants, bears or huskies?
G:Elephants
3. Millions of frustrated parents purchased what obscenely-titled 2011 bestseller- Go the F---- to Sleep, You're Late for F---ing School or Get the F--- in the Bathtub?
G:Go the F---- to Sleep (B:You're Late for F---ing School)
4. The term "photovoltaic" is most closely associated w/ what technology- broadband, laser printing or solar energy?
G:Solar energy
5. Which of these facts about walruses is true- they have one mate for life, they're found mostly in Antarctica or both males & females have tusks?
G:They have one mate for life
6. Which country won the most gold medals at the 2012 London Olympics- U.S., China or Great Britain?
G:China- GREEDY
FC:
P: A
S1 R- 17
Ps:
1. What breed of hound takes its name from the French word for "low"?
B: Shiloh
T:Bassett Hound1
2. In '13, what rapper released the album "Yeezus"?
B: Snoop Dogg
T:Kanye2
3. What Dutch explorer & navigator founded New Zealand?
B: Van Diemen
T:Falk14
4. In pocket billiards, what color's the stripe of the 9 ball?
B: Black
T:Yellow15
CAUGHT W/ EIGHT SEC. TO SPARE
EP. RATING: 5
JOEL (Phi Beta Kappa member from SEA at Univ. of WA):
$60K
$30K
$15K
1. Badfinger's song "Baby Blue" played during the final moments of what TV series- "Sex and the City", "Breaking Bad" or "The Wire"?
G:"Breaking Bad"
2. A biography titled The Man Who Made Lists chronicled the troubled life of what British physician- Arthur Guinness, Peter Mark Roget or Noah Webster?
G:Webster
3. In a Sept. '14 interview, actor Gerard Depardieu claimed to drink up to 14 bottles of what every day- buttermilk, energy drinks or wine?
G:Wine (B: Energy drinks)
4. Which of these countries is NOT on the shores of Lake Titicaca- Bolivia, Chile or Peru?
G:Peru
5. The monster called a minotaur was depicted as having the body of a man & head of what animal- bull, lion or goat?
G:Bull
6. What would a medieval soldier most likely do w/ a trebuchet- protect his head, fling a large rock or stab someone?
G:Fling a large rock
BENJ (statistician for Google in Menlo Park):
$70K
$30K
$10K
1. Which member of The Beatles was born first- McCartney, Starr or Harrison?
G:McCartney
2. If you're looking at the deepest hole ever drilled by man, you'd be standing on the Kola Peninsula in what country- Russia, Australia or South Africa?
G:Australia
3. Which of these women would most likely use her rack & pinion when she's earning a living- Lady GaGa, Danica Patrick or Lindsey Vonn?
G:Patrick
4. If you're in the same room w/ Goodluck Jonathan, you're in the presence of which of these- Japanese boy band, president of Nigeria or Mascot of Ringling Bros. Circus?
G:President of Nigeria
5. Which famous celestial event's depicted on the Bayeux Tapestry- Aurora borealis, Perseid meteor shower or Halley's Comet?
G:Halley's Comet
6. What was the ironic song title that was a follow-up to Tammy Wynette's "D.I.V.O.R.C.E."- "Let's Stay Together", "Love the One You're With" or "Stand by Your Man"?
G:"Stand by Your Man"
FQ: In Einstein's special relativity equation E = mc squared, what does the "c" represent- time, speed of light or gravity?
G:Speed of light
AARON (infectious disease research assistant in SEA):
$100K
$20K
$5K
1. In the movie "Ghost", what romantic song played during the famous pottery wheel scene- "You Light Up My Life", "Endless Love" or "Unchained Melody"?
G:"Endless Love"
2. Which of these animals go through "musth", an annual period of surging hormones & aggression- elephants, bears or huskies?
G:Elephants
3. Millions of frustrated parents purchased what obscenely-titled 2011 bestseller- Go the F---- to Sleep, You're Late for F---ing School or Get the F--- in the Bathtub?
G:Go the F---- to Sleep (B:You're Late for F---ing School)
4. The term "photovoltaic" is most closely associated w/ what technology- broadband, laser printing or solar energy?
G:Solar energy
5. Which of these facts about walruses is true- they have one mate for life, they're found mostly in Antarctica or both males & females have tusks?
G:They have one mate for life
6. Which country won the most gold medals at the 2012 London Olympics- U.S., China or Great Britain?
G:China- GREEDY
FC:
P: A
S1 R- 17
Ps:
1. What breed of hound takes its name from the French word for "low"?
B: Shiloh
T:Bassett Hound1
2. In '13, what rapper released the album "Yeezus"?
B: Snoop Dogg
T:Kanye2
3. What Dutch explorer & navigator founded New Zealand?
B: Van Diemen
T:Falk14
4. In pocket billiards, what color's the stripe of the 9 ball?
B: Black
T:Yellow15
CAUGHT W/ EIGHT SEC. TO SPARE
EP. RATING: 5