First on the docket for Bucket List Week is Gretchen Day from our nation's capital (she wants to attend every Olympics for the rest of her life).
+1: Beverly (little sister)
1. Teaching kids an important lesson, a recent TV commercial for NIVEA features a UV-sensitive doll that does what in the Sun?
A: Turns red
B: Goes surfing
C: Washes its car
D: Whines about the heat
Turns red- $
2. Putting the word "true" in front of which of these words gives you the genre of books like In Blood Blood & TV shows like "Dateline NBC"?
A: Fantasy
B: Crime
C: Science fiction
D: Romance
Crime- $
3. Despite having substantially more screen time than Best Actor winner Marlon Brando, Al Pacino was only nominated for Best Supporting Actor for what '72 movie?
A: "Scarface"
B: "The Godfather"
C: "Dog Day Afternoon"
D: "Serpico"
"The Godfather"- $
4. Stretching from Provincetown to Woods Hole, which state's famous peninsula is named for a fish that, partly due to overfishing, is now rarely seen in its waters?
A: CA
B: WA
C: MA
D: NJ
AtA
A: 11%
B: 6%
C: 67%
D: 16%
MA- $
5. VB
6. The longest-serving living senator at the time of his death in 2012, legendary politician Daniel Inouye's last word(s) was/were said to have been what?
A: "Aloha"
B: "Adios"
C: "Auf Wiedersehen"
D: "Adieu"
"Aloha"- $
7. Advertised as the strongest in the world, the Scottish beer Snake Venom is 67.5% alcohol, making it boozier than ALL BUT which of these?
A: Jagermeister
B: Bacardi 151
C: Absolut vodka
D: Baileys Irish Cream
FINAL LL- JAGERMEISTER & BACARDI 151
Bacardi 151- $
8. Better known for its gladiator battles, the Roman Colosseum was also specifically designed to stage naumachiae, or mock what?
A: Weddings
B: Volcanic eruptions
C: Flying exhibitions
D: Sea battles
Sea battles- $
9. Though he later changed the lyrics to "Mrs. Robinson" for the film "The Graduate", Paul Simon orig. wrote the famous chorus as "Here's to you, Mrs..." what?
A: Rosenberg
B: Washington
C: Roosevelt
D: Vanderbilt
FA:"...Rosenberg"(TOTAL PRIZE MONEY:$5K)
QotD: Rule 2, Section 1 of what sports league's rulebook states "The Ball must be a 'Wilson'"?
A: NBA
B: PGA
C: NFL
D: MLB
John Mulholland from Wethersfield, CT begins his game right now.
1. Despite its dated technology, what product fetched high prices online after Apple quietly discontinued it in '14?
A: Rotary iPhone
B: iPod Classic
C: Victoria 5e
D: MacTelegraph Pro
iPod Classic- $
2. Meteorology's one of the rare cases where which of these could be considered "good"?
A: Chronic anxiety
B: Excessive work stress
C: Overdue bills
D: High pressure
High pressure- $
3. Appropriately, the word "pen" comes from the Latin word "penna" for what?
A: Belt
B: Mirror
C: Feather
D: Flute
Feather- $
Next wk., people from "The Bachelor(ette)" will compete.
EP. RATING: 6
+1: Beverly (little sister)
1. Teaching kids an important lesson, a recent TV commercial for NIVEA features a UV-sensitive doll that does what in the Sun?
A: Turns red
B: Goes surfing
C: Washes its car
D: Whines about the heat
Turns red- $
2. Putting the word "true" in front of which of these words gives you the genre of books like In Blood Blood & TV shows like "Dateline NBC"?
A: Fantasy
B: Crime
C: Science fiction
D: Romance
Crime- $
3. Despite having substantially more screen time than Best Actor winner Marlon Brando, Al Pacino was only nominated for Best Supporting Actor for what '72 movie?
A: "Scarface"
B: "The Godfather"
C: "Dog Day Afternoon"
D: "Serpico"
"The Godfather"- $
4. Stretching from Provincetown to Woods Hole, which state's famous peninsula is named for a fish that, partly due to overfishing, is now rarely seen in its waters?
A: CA
B: WA
C: MA
D: NJ
AtA
A: 11%
B: 6%
C: 67%
D: 16%
MA- $
5. VB
6. The longest-serving living senator at the time of his death in 2012, legendary politician Daniel Inouye's last word(s) was/were said to have been what?
A: "Aloha"
B: "Adios"
C: "Auf Wiedersehen"
D: "Adieu"
"Aloha"- $
7. Advertised as the strongest in the world, the Scottish beer Snake Venom is 67.5% alcohol, making it boozier than ALL BUT which of these?
A: Jagermeister
B: Bacardi 151
C: Absolut vodka
D: Baileys Irish Cream
FINAL LL- JAGERMEISTER & BACARDI 151
Bacardi 151- $
8. Better known for its gladiator battles, the Roman Colosseum was also specifically designed to stage naumachiae, or mock what?
A: Weddings
B: Volcanic eruptions
C: Flying exhibitions
D: Sea battles
Sea battles- $
9. Though he later changed the lyrics to "Mrs. Robinson" for the film "The Graduate", Paul Simon orig. wrote the famous chorus as "Here's to you, Mrs..." what?
A: Rosenberg
B: Washington
C: Roosevelt
D: Vanderbilt
FA:"...Rosenberg"(TOTAL PRIZE MONEY:$5K)
QotD: Rule 2, Section 1 of what sports league's rulebook states "The Ball must be a 'Wilson'"?
A: NBA
B: PGA
C: NFL
D: MLB
John Mulholland from Wethersfield, CT begins his game right now.
1. Despite its dated technology, what product fetched high prices online after Apple quietly discontinued it in '14?
A: Rotary iPhone
B: iPod Classic
C: Victoria 5e
D: MacTelegraph Pro
iPod Classic- $
2. Meteorology's one of the rare cases where which of these could be considered "good"?
A: Chronic anxiety
B: Excessive work stress
C: Overdue bills
D: High pressure
High pressure- $
3. Appropriately, the word "pen" comes from the Latin word "penna" for what?
A: Belt
B: Mirror
C: Feather
D: Flute
Feather- $
Next wk., people from "The Bachelor(ette)" will compete.
EP. RATING: 6