Danny Shutler's from Orange, CA.
+1: Ryan Shaw (they went to the Univ. of MI together)
1. After a brutal Winter including 108.6" of snow, in 2015 what city's mayor signed an exec. order demanding "the season of Spring appear and begin immediately"?
A: Miami
B: L.A.
C: Honolulu
D: Boston
BOS- $
2. Since it involves very little exposure to radiation, the New York Times says it's NOT dangerous to do what while in the kitchen?
A: Stand next to the microwave
B: Stick your hand in the garbage disposal
C: Juggle the kitchen knives
D: Set the refrigerator on fire
Stand next to the microwave- $
3. At the Summer Olympics, beach volleyball & water polo are the only two ball sports where which statement's true?
A: They once involved horses
B: The players shoot arrows
C: They're usually played barefoot
D: Athletes must wear helmets
They're usually played barefoot- $
4. Opting to sometimes call his wife Sarah instead of Sarah Jessica, who once admitted "I don't always want to say that many syllables"?
A: Denzel Washington
B: Tom Cruise
C: Matthew Broderick
D: Ryan Reynolds
Broderick- $
5. "Teammate", "intestines"& the obvious example "couscous" all belong to a group of words that what?
A: Use each letter twice
B: Are palindromes
C: Have letters in alphabetical order
D: Can be typed on one row of keyboard
Use each letter twice- $5K
6. According to its manufacturer, the number in which brand name was picked simply because its creator Henry thought it was lucky?
A: Heinz 57
B: V8
C: WD-40
D: Motel 6
AtA
A: 58% (everything else got 14% apiece)
Heinz 57- $
7. In dense fog in 1945, a U.S. Army pilot caused chaos on 34th St. when he crashed his B-25 into the 79th floor of what NYC landmark?
A: Empire State Building
B: United Nations HQ
C: Rockefeller Plaza
D: NYSE
+1
ESB- $ (2nd break)
8. As large as all of L.A. County, Bolivia's Salar de Uyuni is known as the world's biggest what?
A: Impact crater
B: Salt flat
C: Cave system
D: Lava lake
FINAL LL- SALT FLAT & CAVE SYSTEM
Salt flat- $
9. Though Google remains the world's most popular search engine, the revenues for what #1 search engine in China have increased nearly 1,000% since 2010?
A: Baidu
B: Alibaba
C: Yandex
D: Ameblo
FA:Alibaba (A:Baidu)
QotD: Called the youngest self-made millionaire in history" by Forbes, Sara Blakely made a fortune after creating what co.?
A: Neutrogena
B: American Apparel
C: Spanx
D: Baby Einstein
Thousandaire: Sheri Jacobson
One of the most common surgeries performed in the U.S., "kaiserschnitt" is the German word for what medical procedure?
A: Vasectomy
B: Appendectomy
C: Tonsillectomy
D: Caesarian section
FA:Vasectomy- L (A:Caesarian section)
EP. RATING: 5
+1: Ryan Shaw (they went to the Univ. of MI together)
1. After a brutal Winter including 108.6" of snow, in 2015 what city's mayor signed an exec. order demanding "the season of Spring appear and begin immediately"?
A: Miami
B: L.A.
C: Honolulu
D: Boston
BOS- $
2. Since it involves very little exposure to radiation, the New York Times says it's NOT dangerous to do what while in the kitchen?
A: Stand next to the microwave
B: Stick your hand in the garbage disposal
C: Juggle the kitchen knives
D: Set the refrigerator on fire
Stand next to the microwave- $
3. At the Summer Olympics, beach volleyball & water polo are the only two ball sports where which statement's true?
A: They once involved horses
B: The players shoot arrows
C: They're usually played barefoot
D: Athletes must wear helmets
They're usually played barefoot- $
4. Opting to sometimes call his wife Sarah instead of Sarah Jessica, who once admitted "I don't always want to say that many syllables"?
A: Denzel Washington
B: Tom Cruise
C: Matthew Broderick
D: Ryan Reynolds
Broderick- $
5. "Teammate", "intestines"& the obvious example "couscous" all belong to a group of words that what?
A: Use each letter twice
B: Are palindromes
C: Have letters in alphabetical order
D: Can be typed on one row of keyboard
Use each letter twice- $5K
6. According to its manufacturer, the number in which brand name was picked simply because its creator Henry thought it was lucky?
A: Heinz 57
B: V8
C: WD-40
D: Motel 6
AtA
A: 58% (everything else got 14% apiece)
Heinz 57- $
7. In dense fog in 1945, a U.S. Army pilot caused chaos on 34th St. when he crashed his B-25 into the 79th floor of what NYC landmark?
A: Empire State Building
B: United Nations HQ
C: Rockefeller Plaza
D: NYSE
+1
ESB- $ (2nd break)
8. As large as all of L.A. County, Bolivia's Salar de Uyuni is known as the world's biggest what?
A: Impact crater
B: Salt flat
C: Cave system
D: Lava lake
FINAL LL- SALT FLAT & CAVE SYSTEM
Salt flat- $
9. Though Google remains the world's most popular search engine, the revenues for what #1 search engine in China have increased nearly 1,000% since 2010?
A: Baidu
B: Alibaba
C: Yandex
D: Ameblo
FA:Alibaba (A:Baidu)
QotD: Called the youngest self-made millionaire in history" by Forbes, Sara Blakely made a fortune after creating what co.?
A: Neutrogena
B: American Apparel
C: Spanx
D: Baby Einstein
Thousandaire: Sheri Jacobson
One of the most common surgeries performed in the U.S., "kaiserschnitt" is the German word for what medical procedure?
A: Vasectomy
B: Appendectomy
C: Tonsillectomy
D: Caesarian section
FA:Vasectomy- L (A:Caesarian section)
EP. RATING: 5