David Garcia (health/fitness blogger in Bloomfield Hills, MI)
$500: Acc. to Norse mythology what did Loki STEAL from Thor’s very beautiful & vain wife Sif while she was sleeping?
A: Her golden hair
B: Her phone charger
C: Her VISA card
D: Her AMBIEN
Golden hair– $
$1K: The day after Thanksgiving many animal shelters offer discounted dog adoptions in a promotion called what?
A: Bark Friday
B: Fetch Tuesday
C: Leash Wednesday
D: Paw Sunday
Bark Fri.– $
$2K: In 1917, decades before it was popularized in the ’70s, a prototype of which of these was patented by inventor Louis B. Woeste under the name “Myriad Reflector”?
A: Leisure suit
B: Disco ball
C: Pet Rock
D: Platform shoe
Disco ball– $
$3K: Containing hollow white seed coats that DIDN’T mature, which fruit’s seedless variety makes up a reported 92% of its total production in the U.S.?
A: Blueberry
B: Watermelon
C: Banana
D: Peach
Watermelon– $
$5K: In their official White House portraits the 18th-24th Presidents are ALL sporting which of these?
A: Military uniforms
B: Facial hair
C: Eyeglasses
D: Powdered wigs
+1 (Chuck)
Facial hair– $
$7K: “Mork & Mindy”, “Dynasty”, “Community” & “Last Man Standing” were ALL primarily set in which U.S. state?
A: FL
B: VA
C: CO
D: WI
CO– $
$10K: Because it narrows blood vessels the Mayo Clinic suggests drinking small amts. of which type of beverage can help relieve pain at the onset of a migraine?
A: Carbonated
B: Caffeinated
C: Alcoholic
D: Citrus
Alcoholic– L (A: Caffeinated)
Josh Moradzadeh (customer service rep in Saugus, CA)
$500: Acc. to an old adage “When the going gets tough, the tough get…” what?
A: Ice cream
B: Going
C: 50% off at the register
D: A disturbing rash
“…going”– $
$1K: Founded in ’10 the Streamy Awards honor achievement in what 21st C. field?
A: Fly-fishing
B: Whitewater rafting
C: Web video production
D: Rowboat maintenance & repair
Web video production– $
$2K: Of the following creatively-named food brands which is the only one that DOESN’T include a MISSPELLED English word?
A: FROOT LOOPS
B: Kool-Aid
C: CHEEZ-IT
D: Minute Maid
Minute Maid– $
$3K: A recent study found that due to bacteria getting sucked into the lungs, people who DON’T get regular dental checkups are 86% more likely to contract what?
A: Malaria
B: Hepatitis
C: Gastritis
D: Pneumonia
Pneumonia– $
$5K: Born Thomas DeCarlo Burton, what singer says his unusual stage name stems from an abbrev. of his middle name?
A: 50 Cent
B: CeeLo Green
C: Dr. Dre
D: Drake
CeeLo Green– $
$7K: Slate.com ran the headline “50.Qh6+!!” to recap the thrilling conclusion of what ’16 event decided by a special head-to-head tiebreaker match?
A: Westminster Dog Show
B: World Series of Poker
C: Masters Golf Tournament
D: World Chess Championship
AtA
A: 7%
B: 14%
C: 6%
D: 73%
World Chess Championship– $
QotD: Which of the following pairs of terms refer to the exact same plant, but at different stages during its development?
A: Parsley & mint
B: Cilantro & coriander
C: Basil & chives
D: Dill & sage
$10K: Symbolizing the beauty & honor of a short life, what flower was often emblazoned on the planes of Japanese kamikaze pilots in WWII?
A: Orchid
B: Cherry blossom
C: Sunflower
D: Daisy
Cherry blossom– $
To Come Back: Turning 91 last yr., what well-known TV host once worked as a pimp, managing a bordello business in France in the ’50s?
A: Larry King
B: Regis Philbin
C: James Lipton
D: Jerry Springer
James Lipton– $
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