Cash builder (Opening round)....
1. Who played Maverick in Top Gun... Tom Cruise
2. In figure skating, first Asian to win 1992... Yamaguchi
3. Last month with exactly 30 days... November
4. Known for his hats, what pop singer is known for "I'm Yours" and "I won't give up"... Bruno Mars (Jason Mraz)
5. What beat poets writing was declared.... Ginsberg
6. Ocular tonometry is a pressure test that screens for... Glaucoma
7. Near the start of the Civil War, first state to secede from the Union... South Carolina
8. In math, exclamation after a number... Factorial
9. Edgar Degas was prominent in what art movement... Impressionism
10. What 80s Kevin Costner movie had the line "If you build it, they will come"... Field of Dreams
11. Adam Samberg's TV comedy is set in 911 precinct... Brooklyn
12. Who was the first Supreme Court Chief Justice... John Jay
13. What Yankees star is nicknamed A-Roid.... Alex Rodriguez
14. Since his death in 2013 whose wife Chaz writes on his movie blog.... Pass (Ebert)
12 correct $60,000 (New Record)
The Chase (2nd round) Offered $30,000, $60,000 or $120,000. Chose $60k.
1. 'Antedeluvian' refers to what biblical event.. The Great Flood
2. Bill Gates paid $30 million for the Leiceter Codex a scientific notebook that once belonged to... Da Vinci
3. What stage of human development comes earliest?..... Blastocyst (Zygote)
4. The Great West Schism refers to... Catholic popes
5. Director Baz Luhrmann used his old high school for the exterior of a NY Mansion in what 2013 film... The Great Gatsby
6. Which ancient city was the site of the world's first advanced sewer system.... Rome
Banked $60,000.
The Final Chase (Last Round)
1. How many events are in the Pentalon... 5
2. What 2008 movie does Liam Neesom search for his kidnapped daughter in Europe... Taken
3. What woman hosted a cooking show called "The French Chef"... Julia Child
4. Hanging church is a famous church in what city... Cairo
5. In 1963 Lydon B Johnson was sworn in as President in what plane... Air Force 1
6. Maria Carey credits her healthy pregnancy to what Chinese needle insertion therapy... Acupressure* - (Acupuncture)
7. The fashion house Hugo Boss in headquartered in what country... Germany
8. What woman wrote the 1939 play the Little Foxes..... Hellman
9. What breed of dog rescues people in the Alps.... St Bernard*
10. Each CSI series uses which band's music for its themes... The Who (James answered correctly but someone else buzzed in first so didn't count)
11. What color is the star in the North Korean flag... Red
12. Kama Sutra was originally written in what ancient language... Sanskript
13. In what 2008 animated feature Jack Black play a high kicking creature named Po... Kung Fu Panda*
14. What textile pattern has rows of slanting lines that resembles a fish skeleton... Herringbone
15. After being a page what was the second stage of training for a medieval knight.... Squire
16 What artist is known for his painting of a swimming pool titled A Bigger Splash... Hockney
17. In 1687, What Englishman published his discoveries in the Principia... Isaac Newton*
18. What Russian coin is worth 1/100 of a Ruble... Kopek
19. What does the computer term USB stand for... Universal Serial Bus
20 What woman had a successful solo album after singing lead for the Fugees... Lauren Hill
21. A spunky red-headed orphan is the subject of what 1945 book by Astrid Lindgren.... Pipi Longstocking
22. The country of Lesotho is an enclave within what other country... South Africa*
23. How many electrons are in a hydrogen atom... One.
24. Krishna is an incarnation of the god Vishnu in what religion.... Hinduism
25. What top gallery in Florence was designed by Giorgio Vasari... Uffizi
* answered by a teammate
Won $175,000 (split 3 ways)
