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“Millionaire” 10/11/18

Dan Wu (Lexington, KY)

$500: A parking enforcement officer typically puts a parking ticket where on your car?

A: Taped across the license plate
B: Tucked under the windshield wiper
C: Crammed into a cupholder
D: Rolled up in the tailpipe

Tucked under windshield wiper$

$1K: In the early 1800s when tomatoes were widely believed to be POISONOUS which condiment was often made of berries, grapes or mushrooms instead?

A: Mustard
B: Mayonnaise
C: Ranch dressing
D: Ketchup

Ketchup $

$2K: BOTH the brow chakra of Hindu tradition & the light-sensing organ on top of an iguana’s head are often referred to as a “third…” what?

A: Eye
B: Ear
C: Nostril
D: Nipple

Eye$

$3K: Only lasting a few eps. what FOX sitcom was a spinoff of a show starring Ashton Kutcher & Mila Kunis?

A: “Divorced…With Children”
B: “Herman’s Feet”
C: “That ’80s Show”
D: “Queen of the Hill”

“That ’80s Show”$

$5K: Which word can refer to a small-scaled, light-colored spotted trout or a method one might use to cook that particular fish?

A: Roast
B: Boil
C: Char
D: Bake

Char$

$7K: His ’68 cover of the Beatles’ “Lady Madonna” (12yrs after “Blueberry Hill”) was the last Top 100 chart appearance for what Rock pioneer who died in ’17?

A: Fats Domino
B: Fats Waller
C: Chubby Checker
D: The Big Bopper

AtA

A: 69%
B: 7%
C: 20%
D: 4%

Fats Domino$

$10K: In 2018 Desiree Linden became the 1st American woman since 1985 to win what?

A: Wimbledon women’s singles title
B: Boston Marathon
C: Olympic gold in the luge
D: Kentucky Derby

Boston Marathon$

$20K: Often seen in movies about the Old West a cuspidor is another name for a what?

A: Player piano
B: Spittoon
C: Spur
D: Cowboy hat

50:50– SPITTOON & SPUR
Spittoon$

$30K: From Yuri Gagarin in Apr. 1961 through Jun. ’18 the total # of people who’ve been to space falls into which range?

A: 1-500
B: 501-1K
C: 1001-1.5K
D: 1501-2K

LAST LL (girlfriend Lauren)
FA: BAILED (Approx. actual number: 550)

Rebecca Price (Shepherdsville, KY)

$500: Acc. to WiseBread.com ALL BUT which of the following are good uses for used teabags?

A: Placing on tired eyes to reduce swelling
B: Cleaning smudges from glass
C: Absorbing odors in the fridge
D: Wearing as earrings on your wedding day

Wearing as earrings on your wedding day$

$1K: Which of these WASN’T a mythological figure mentioned in the ancient Greek version of the Hippocratic Oath?

A: Asclepius, god of medicine
B: Hygeia, goddess of health
C: Panacea, goddess of healing
D: Subpoena, goddess of tax evasion

Subpoena$

$2K: In 2017 VA voters made history by electing Danica Roem, the 1st state legislator in the country to be what?

A: Blonde
B: Left-handed
C: Openly transgender
D: Over 5’7″

Openly transgender$

$3K: As a kind of early warning system WWI soldiers would often bring slugs into the trenches because the creatures would react in the presence of what?

A: Nuclear radiation
B: Mustard gas
C: Agent Orange
D: Germans

50:50 & AtA– MUSTARD GAS (91%) OVER AGENT ORANGE
Mustard gas $

QotD: “Prosthodontics” is a fancy word for which of these cosmetic enhancements?
A: Breast implants
B: False teeth
C: Acrylic fingernails
D: Hair extensions

$5K: The stars of a popular show on HGTV twins Jonathan & Drew Scott are better known as the what?

A: “Bros With Hoes”
B: “Property Brothers”
C: “Kitchen Kin”
D: “Brews Brothers”

“Property Brothers”$

$7K: Which of these scales is rarely used by scientists nowadays, having been replaced by the more accurate Moment Magnitude Scale?

A: Mohs
B: Fujita
C: Kelvin
D: Richter

Richter$

$10K: Benedict Cumberbatch, Robert Plant & Sting are just some of the artists honored in England w/ the title CBE, which means “what” of the British Empire?

A: Commander
B: Chancellor
C: Colonel
D: Captain

LCLS (Kate)
FA: Chancellor (A: Commander)

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