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00:01It's time to play the game that tests your trivia knowledge in our six iconic categories.
00:06The chance to win $20,000.
00:11Let's play Trivial Pursuit!
00:21Welcome to Trivial Pursuit. I'm your host, LeVar Burton.
00:24We've had players from across the country come to show off their trivia skills
00:29and they're going to compete right now for $20,000.
00:33So, let's meet them starting with our returning champion.
00:38I'm Noam, an anthropologist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
00:43I'm Jasmine, I'm a communications specialist from Erie, Colorado.
00:46I'm Devry, I'm an engineer, and I'm from Chattanooga, Tennessee.
00:49It's great to have all of you here, players.
00:52You will be answering questions in our six iconic Trivial Pursuit categories, which of course are...
00:59entertainment, geography, sports and leisure, science and nature, history and art and literature.
01:07Correct answers, players are worth 100 points and a wedge.
01:11And if you collect a wedge from all six categories, then you'll earn a $1,000 bonus for filling your
01:18wheel.
01:18The two players with the most points at the end will be moving on to the next round.
01:22Are you all ready?
01:23Yes.
01:24Yes.
01:24Let the pursuit begin.
01:30To start things off, we have selected the first category, which is art and literature.
01:36Complete the title of this Vincent van Gogh painting, Self-Portrait with Bandaged Blank and Pipe.
01:44Noam.
01:45Ear?
01:45Ear is correct.
01:47You have 100 points and a wedge.
01:50Please select, Noam.
01:51Yellow history.
01:52In 2014, what band's Songs of Innocence album was automatically downloaded on 500 million Apple devices?
02:02Noam.
02:03U2.
02:04U2 is correct.
02:05And you're still in control.
02:06Please select.
02:07Blue geography.
02:09Behind India, China, and the U.S., what country has the world's fourth largest population?
02:16Noam.
02:18Indonesia?
02:19Indonesia is correct.
02:21You are still in control.
02:22Select a category for us.
02:24Orange, sports and leisure.
02:26In the world of college sports, what is JUCO short for?
02:31Devery.
02:32Junior college.
02:33Junior college is right, sir.
02:35You are now in control with 100 points and a wedge.
02:37Let's do pink entertainment.
02:39What supermodel was married to NFL quarterback Tom Brady for 13 years?
02:46Devery.
02:47Gisele Bunchen.
02:49Gisele Bunchen is correct.
02:51And here's the final category this first time through the board, which is science and nature.
02:57What letters are used to describe the good form of cholesterol?
03:02Noam.
03:04HDL.
03:04HDL.
03:05So, we've got a really swinging game going, so let's reload our six categories and see how many points in
03:12your business y'all can earn.
03:14Noam, select a category.
03:16Yellow history.
03:17The Wild West outlaw-born, William Henry McCarty Jr. is known by what infamous name?
03:26Nome.
03:27Billy the Kid.
03:27Billy the Kid is correct.
03:30You're still in control. Select again.
03:32Sports and Leisure, Orange.
03:35Joining in 2000, what stand-up comedian spent two seasons
03:39as a color commentator on Monday Night Football?
03:43Jasmine.
03:44Dennis Miller.
03:45Dennis Miller is correct.
03:47Rest in control of the board. Please select a category, Jasmine.
03:50Pink Entertainment.
03:52Said to be the first supergroup,
03:54what 1960s rock band was made up of Jack Bruce,
03:59Ginger Baker, and Eric Clapton?
04:02Jasmine.
04:03Cream.
04:04Cream is correct.
04:05You're still in control. Select again.
04:07Science of Nature, Green.
04:10Number 92 on the periodic table,
04:12which radioactive metal is the heaviest element
04:15found naturally and abundantly on Earth?
04:19Jasmine.
04:21Uranium.
04:22Uranium is correct.
04:23Two categories left. Players?
04:25Let's do blue geography.
04:28Also, the birthplace of Michael Jackson.
04:30What Indiana city was named for the founding chairman
04:33of the U.S. Steel Corporation?
04:36Jasmine.
04:37Gary, Indiana.
04:38Gary, Indiana. That's correct.
04:40And the final category this second time through the board
04:43is art and literature.
04:46More than 1,000 pages long.
04:49What novel by David Foster Wallace features a lethally entertaining videotape?
04:57Jasmine.
04:58Infinite Jest?
04:59Is correct.
05:01Tight game.
05:02Noam, champion, with 500 points.
05:05Jasmine, right there tied with him with another 500 and every 200 points.
05:09So, let's reload our categories one last time.
05:12And remember, this is your last opportunity to earn points and wedges.
05:17So, Jasmine, if you fill your wheel, you will earn a $1,000 bonus.
05:23You are in control.
05:25Tell us where we're going.
05:26Let's try yellow history to fill it up.
05:28What philosopher was born Kung Chu over 300 years before his teachings became China's state?
05:35Ideology.
05:37Jasmine.
05:38Confucius?
05:38Confucius is correct.
05:40Yes.
05:41And you win $1,000 for filling your wheel.
05:44And you're still in control.
05:46Please select.
05:47All right, let's do blue geography.
05:49South Bay Bessie is a mythical creature said to be living in which Great Lake?
05:55Devery.
05:55Lake Erie?
05:56Lake Erie?
05:56Lake Erie is correct, sir.
05:58And you now have control of the board.
06:00Let's do green science and nature.
06:02Since 2014, Tamara Levitt has been the soothing voice of what popular meditation app?
06:10Jasmine.
06:11Calm.
06:12Calm, indeed.
06:14You are now in control, Jasmine.
06:15Select a category, please.
06:16I'd like pink entertainment.
06:19In a 2024 John Krasinski movie, If, what does the title acronym stand for?
06:26Devery?
06:27Imaginary Friend.
06:28Imaginary Friend is correct.
06:31Final two categories, players.
06:33And they are sports and leisure and art and literature.
06:37Devery, which one would you like?
06:39Let's do art and literature.
06:40Named for the Russian playwright of the seagull, what principle asserts that every new story element should eventually pay off?
06:49Jasmine.
06:50Anton Chekhov.
06:51Incorrect.
06:53Noam.
06:54Chekhov's gun?
06:55Chekhov's gun is what we were looking for.
06:58And the final question this last time through the board in the category of sports leisure.
07:03Known for colorful zebra print designs, what brand of athletic pants was made popular by WWE duo, the Road Warriors?
07:15Jasmine.
07:16Zubass.
07:18Zubat.
07:19Correct.
07:20Well, that's the end of the round, players.
07:23Checking our scores.
07:24Jasmine, you are moving on with 800 points.
07:27Noam, our current champion with 600, is also moving on.
07:31And Devery, thank you for playing our game, brother.
07:33You were a terrific contestant.
07:35You did great.
07:35Good luck.
07:36Coming up next, the pursuit continues as Jasmine and Noam go head-to-head for the chance to move on
07:43and play for $20,000 right here on Trivial Pursuit.
07:58Welcome back to Trivial Pursuit.
08:00Jasmine and our returning champion, Noam, have made it here to the next round, so let's get to know them
08:06a little bit better.
08:08Noam, Jasmine, she's given you quite a run for your money, sir.
08:13She is a formidable player, but I'm from Philly, home of the Super Bowl champion Eagles.
08:19Go Birds and go Noam.
08:21Okay.
08:22Jasmine, who do you have rooting for you at home?
08:25I have my wonderful family.
08:26My husband and my two boys are watching me and rooting me on.
08:29Nice.
08:30The best of luck to both of you.
08:32Let's get back to the game.
08:33In this round, you are going to be answering multiple choice questions, working your way through the categories once again.
08:40However, this time, each correct answer is worth an escalating value from 200 to 1,000 points.
08:47Now, you've both selected the order of the categories you'll be playing, and you picked one category that you didn't
08:55want to play at all.
08:57And Jasmine, I see that you've elected not to play science and nature, and your 1,000-point category selection
09:03is entertainment.
09:11And Noam, I see that you have opted to skip science and nature, and your 1,000-point category is
09:19history.
09:20Tell us about your selections there.
09:22I got kicked out of chemistry class a lot in 11th grade, which is probably my fault, but it's a
09:28reason to skip the category.
09:59All right.
09:59Graylock, Mount Katahdin, or Mount Marcy?
10:05Um, I do not know.
10:09The only one of those three that I've ever heard of, I feel like I've heard of Mount Greylock, so
10:15I'm going to go with Mount Greylock.
10:18Lock it in.
10:19Noam, let's see if you're right.
10:23Mmm, Mount Katahdin.
10:26Jasmine, for 200 points, here is your multiple choice question in art and literature.
10:32The reflective sculpture, known as Cloud Gate, or The Bean, is found in which U.S. city?
10:41Chicago, Phoenix, or Seattle?
10:44Well, I know this because I lived in Chicago for 10 years.
10:49Go Cubs!
10:50So I know that Cloud Gate, or The Bean, is in Chicago.
10:54Said with confidence.
10:58Go Cubs!
10:59Yes, Noam, you've got some catching up to do, my friend.
11:03Here is your 400-point question in the category of entertainment.
11:09What Showtime series explored the work of two scientists researching human sexuality in the 1950s and 60s?
11:18Was it Masters of Sex, Sex Education, or the opposite sex?
11:24Uh, I believe it was a show about Masters and Johnson, the famous sex researchers.
11:33So, I'm going to go with the first answer.
11:36I'm going to go with Masters of Sex.
11:38Lock it in.
11:40Noam, let's see if you're right.
11:43You are indeed right.
11:45Jasmine, this is your 400-point question in the category Sports and Leisure.
11:52How many FIFA World Cup titles has the U.S. women's national soccer team won?
11:58Is it two, four, or six?
12:02Okay, so I'm not 100% sure.
12:05I know they're a great team.
12:08I feel like two is low.
12:12Six is a lot as well.
12:14I'm going to have to go cut it in half and just go for four in the middle.
12:21Jasmine, let's see if you're right.
12:25Right you are indeed.
12:27Noam, your 600-point question.
12:30The category of art and literature.
12:33Which of these is an opera by Mozart?
12:37The angelic harp, the magic flute, or the weeping violin?
12:45I...
12:48Also, I'm not sure, but there's only one of those that seems to ring a bell to me.
12:53And that's the magic flute.
12:57Let's go with the magic flute.
12:59Lock it in.
13:01Noam.
13:02Let's see if you're right.
13:04You are indeed right back out in front.
13:07Jasmine, for your 600-point question, the category is history.
13:14Which was the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution and join the Union?
13:20Was that Delaware, Maryland, or Virginia?
13:24Okay, so they're all in the area where the country was founded, but Delaware goes by the
13:31first state.
13:33I'm assuming it's because they were the first state to ratify the Constitution.
13:36So I'm going to say it's Delaware.
13:39Jasmine, let's see if you're right.
13:42Jasmine, let's see if you're right.
13:42Right you are.
13:44Noam, this is your 800-point question in the category sports and leisure.
13:50In 1902, the first Rose Bowl game was played between which two college football teams, Michigan and Stanford, Ohio State
14:02and Oregon, or Penn State and USC?
14:06Uh, I know the Rose Bowl is in Southern California.
14:17I hope it's Penn State and USC.
14:21Lock it in.
14:22Noam, let's see if you're right.
14:26Hmm.
14:27Was Michigan and Stanford.
14:30Jasmine, if you get this, you will knock out our champ Noam and move on because he won't be able
14:39to catch up.
14:40For your 800-point question, the category is geography.
14:47At over 1,500 feet, what is Europe's tallest building?
14:53Is it the Lakta Center, the Shard, or Varso Tower?
14:59This is tough because the only one I've heard of these three is the Shard.
15:04So I'm not sure how tall Varso Tower and Lakta Center are.
15:09The Shard is jumping out at me and I'm just going to have to go with Shard.
15:14I hope it's right.
15:16Jasmine, for the win.
15:19Hmm.
15:21New life for you, Noam.
15:24If you get this wrong, Jasmine will win and move on to the final round.
15:30Here, sir, is your 1,000-point question in your preferred category of history.
15:39Named for the year in which Tsar Nicholas I visited, what Buckingham Palace room is used for receiving distinguished guests?
15:47Is it the 1644 room?
15:51The 1744 room?
15:54Or the 1844 room?
15:57Oh, boy.
16:05I'm not sure.
16:07I don't think he was the head in 1644, so I know it's one of the second two.
16:14And I somehow think maybe Catherine the Great was around in the 1740s.
16:20I'm going to go with the 1844 room.
16:23Lock it in.
16:25Let's see if you're right.
16:30The 1844 room it was.
16:32Well done.
16:34Okay, Jasmine, it all comes down to this, right?
16:38If you don't get this, Noam will move on into the final round.
16:42Now, this is your 1,000-point question in the category of entertainment.
16:49Which stand-up comedian played a retired musician named Noodles in the 2018 film A Star is Born?
16:59Was it Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, or Kevin Hart?
17:06Okay, um, fortunately not something I've watched on TV, so that's a little tough.
17:12Um, I'm going to not say, I don't think it's Kevin Hart, because I don't think I remember seeing him
17:19around the Oscars time when they were nominated.
17:22Um, jeez, this is a tough one.
17:26Um, I really don't feel great about this.
17:32Need an answer.
17:33I'm going to have to go with Chris Rock, because just, ugh, hoping that it's right, because I'm not 100
17:38% sure.
17:39Jasmine, let's see if you're right.
17:44It was Chappelle, Dave Chappelle, which means, congratulations, Noam, you are moving on to play for another $20,000.
17:54And, Jasmine, you played a strong game.
17:58It was terrific having you with us.
18:00And because you filled your wheel, you're still going home with $1,000.
18:05Not bad.
18:05Not bad.
18:07Noam, could you join me over here, sir?
18:10I would, Mr. LaVar.
18:11Okay.
18:12When we come back, we'll see if Noam can once again conquer all six categories in the Final Pursuit for
18:19$20,000 right here on Trivial Pursuit.
18:32Welcome back, y'all.
18:34I am here with our returning champion, Noam, who has outplayed his opponents and has made it back to the
18:40Final Pursuit once again for a chance to win another $20,000.
18:47Noam, here you are again, $26,000 so far.
18:53And you're going to Dollywood and Disney World.
18:56Any other theme parks on your hit list?
18:58No, if I win, you know, I'm a street performer who plays outside Eagles games, but I don't go into
19:04the games.
19:04So if I win, we are taking the family to a game of the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles Go
19:10Birds.
19:11For all that stands before you, Noam, and another $20,000 are our six Trivial Pursuit categories.
19:20You will have 45 seconds.
19:22You will make $1,000 for each correct answer.
19:25And if you answer one correct question in each category, then you will win another $20,000.
19:34So to help you on your pursuit, I want you to pick the first category that you're going to play.
19:38History did me well last round, so we're going to go with history again.
19:42All right.
19:43If you get any incorrect, we can always circle back to those categories, provided, Noam, there is still time remaining,
19:50okay?
19:50Sounds good.
19:52Noam, it's time for your final pursuit, brother.
19:54Let's put 45 seconds on the clock.
20:00The timing will begin when I finish reading the first question.
20:05Good luck.
20:06Who was the first black woman elected to the U.S. Congress?
20:10Moseley Brown.
20:11Incorrect.
20:11Shirley Chisholm.
20:12In 1968, Johnny Cash recorded a live album at what California state prison?
20:16Folsom Prison.
20:17Correct.
20:17Which U.S. state capital is furthest north?
20:21Juneau.
20:21Correct.
20:23Who did Muhammad Ali defeat in the 1975 Thrilla and Manila fight?
20:27Frasier.
20:28Correct.
20:29What mammal has the longest gestational period?
20:31Humans.
20:32Incorrect.
20:33Elephant.
20:33Ain't Too Proud is a jukebox musical about what Motown group?
20:36Temptations.
20:37Correct.
20:38For 17 years, Augusto Pinochet was dictator of what country?
20:41Chile.
20:42Correct.
20:43How many cashews grow on each cashew fruit?
20:45Two.
20:46Incorrect.
20:47One.
20:48In 1951, Max Thieler won a Nobel Prize for creating a vaccine for what disease?
20:52Polio.
20:53Yellow fever.
20:54And, oh, that's the time.
20:57But, Noah, you got five right, brother, for $5,000, bringing your three-game total to $31,000.
21:05Yeah.
21:06So, let's get you ready for the next game and see if you can make it back here for another
21:12chance at more money, okay?
21:13Let's bring on your next opponent, sir.
21:19It is great to have you here.
21:21Please introduce yourselves, players.
21:23I'm Lauren, an entrepreneur from Atlanta, Georgia.
21:25I'm Ashton.
21:26I'm an archivist originally from Cambria, Illinois.
21:29When we come back, we'll see who has what it takes for their shot at $20,000 right here
21:36on Trivial Pursuit.
21:48Welcome back to Trivial Pursuit, where Noam, Lauren, and Ashton are ready to put their trivia
21:54skills to the test.
21:55So, let's get back to the game.
21:57Now, the three of you will be answering questions in our six iconic Trivial Pursuit categories,
22:03which, of course, are Entertainment, Geography, Sports and Leisure, Science and Nature, History,
22:11and Art and Literature.
22:13Correct answers players are worth 100 points and a wedge.
22:17And if you collect a wedge from all six categories, you will earn $1,000 for filling your wheel.
22:24The two players with the most points at the end of the round will be moving forward into
22:28the next round.
22:29Everybody ready?
22:30Yeah.
22:31All right, here we go.
22:32Let the pursuit begin.
22:37Now, to start things off, we have selected the first category, which is Geography.
22:44Radiohead, Lady Gaga, and The Beatles all recorded albums at what 93-year-old studio now named for
22:51a London thoroughfare?
22:54Ashton.
22:55Abbey Road.
22:56Abbey Road is what we were looking for.
22:57That's correct.
22:58Please select, sir.
22:59I'll take Yellow History, please.
23:01Elected in 2020, U.S. Senators Ossoff and Warnock represent which state?
23:09Noam.
23:10Georgia.
23:11Georgia is correct.
23:13Please select.
23:14Pink Entertainment.
23:15What former host of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire set a Guinness World Record for most hours on U
23:22.S. television?
23:24Ashton.
23:25Regis Philbin.
23:26That is Regis Philbin, indeed.
23:29Ashton, you're in control, sir.
23:30Please select another category.
23:32I will take Orange Sports and Leisure.
23:35He likes it.
23:37In the classic TV ads, Little Mikey enjoyed what brand of cereal despite being a picky eater?
23:44Noam.
23:45Life.
23:46Life.
23:47Indeed.
23:47That was the cereal.
23:49And you're still in control.
23:50Please select.
23:51Purple.
23:51Art and Literature.
23:53Depicting the biblical figure of the same name, what Renaissance artist created the masterpiece sculpture, David?
24:01Ashton.
24:02Michelangelo.
24:03Michelangelo is correct.
24:05And here's the final category this first time through the board, which is science and nature.
24:11What is the medical term for a ringing, buzzing, or roaring sensation in your ears?
24:18Ashton.
24:19Tinnitus.
24:21Tinnitus is correct.
24:22Well done, sir.
24:24We have a pretty good game, so let's reload our six categories and see how many more points and wedges
24:30y'all can earn.
24:32Ashton, you got the last question correctly.
24:34You, sir, are in control, so choose the next category, please.
24:38I'll take yellow history, please.
24:40In the 1920s, what popular salad was invented in Tijuana, Mexico, despite its Italian-sounding name?
24:49Ashton.
24:50The Caesar salad.
24:51The Caesar salad is absolutely right.
24:53And may I remind you, Ashton, you are one wedge away from filling your wheel and winning a $1,000
25:00bonus.
25:00So I ask you, what category would you like to go to?
25:03I think I'll go with orange, sports and leisure.
25:05The five colors of the Olympic rings are blue, green, red, yellow, and what other color?
25:15Ashton?
25:16Black.
25:17Black is correct.
25:18That sound means you have filled your wheel, Ashton, with all six categories and just earned yourself $1,000.
25:25Congratulations, sir.
25:28Please select our next category.
25:30I will take blue geography, please.
25:32The Four Corners Monument connects Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and what other state?
25:40Ashton?
25:41Utah.
25:42Utah it is.
25:44Please select again.
25:45I think I'll go with purple art and literature.
25:49First published in 1985, who wrote the dystopian novel The Handmaid's Tale?
25:56Ashton?
25:57Margaret Atwood.
25:58Margaret Atwood is correct.
26:00Only two categories to choose from.
26:03Ashton, which would you like?
26:05Greens, science and nature, please.
26:08In 1995, the reintroduction of what animal helped to reverse Yellowstone National Park's declining ecosystem?
26:17Ashton?
26:18Wolves.
26:19The gray wolf.
26:20The gray wolf.
26:20Absolutely correct.
26:21And here, players, is the final category, this time through the board.
26:27And it is in entertainment.
26:30What was number one on the American Film Institute's 1998 list of the 100 greatest movies of all time?
26:39Noam.
26:40Citizen Kane?
26:40Citizen Kane is right, sir.
26:43A quick recap shows us that Ashton, you have 900 points.
26:48Noam, with 300.
26:49Lauren, we need to get you on the board.
26:51We're going to reload our categories one more time.
26:54And remember, players, this is your last chance to earn points and the wedges.
26:59Noam, you are in control, sir.
27:01Please select the category.
27:03Yellow, history.
27:05What is the highest civilian honor a U.S. president may award?
27:10Noam.
27:11The Medal of Freedom, the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
27:13The Presidential Medal of Freedom is correct.
27:15Please select again, sir.
27:17Blue, geography.
27:19The capital city of Baku, Azerbaijan, is located on what sea?
27:25Lauren?
27:26The Caspian Sea.
27:27The Caspian Sea is correct.
27:29Lauren, you are in control.
27:30Select our next category, please.
27:32I'll take Pink Entertainment.
27:35Wally DeBecker retired his stage name, Gauthier, shortly after releasing what 2011 number one single?
27:42Lauren?
27:44Somebody that I used to know.
27:45Somebody that I used to know.
27:47That's correct.
27:47Lauren, select again.
27:49I'll take Orange Sports and Leisure.
27:51In 2024, which member of the Los Angeles Dodgers hit the first ever walk-off Grand Slam in World Series
28:00history?
28:01Ashton.
28:02Freddie Freeman?
28:04Freddie Freeman is correct.
28:06Only two categories left to choose from players, and they are science and nature and art and literature.
28:13Ashton, which would you like?
28:15I'll go with purple art and literature, please.
28:17What James Clear book about small, consistent changes to improve your life has sold over 20 million copies?
28:27Noam?
28:28The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.
28:31Incorrect.
28:32Lauren or Ashton?
28:34Lauren?
28:35A Million Little Things.
28:37Incorrect.
28:38Anything from you, Ashton?
28:40No, sir.
28:41We were looking for Atomic Habits.
28:43And our final category this last time through the board, which is science and nature.
28:51Which major American entertainment award takes its title from a nickname for an image orthicon tune?
28:59Noam.
29:02The Emmys?
29:04The Emmys?
29:04The Emmys is correct.
29:05Woo!
29:06Well done, sir.
29:08Well, that's the end of the round, players.
29:10Well played, all.
29:11Congratulations.
29:12Ashton with 1,000 points and Noam with 500.
29:15You will both be moving on.
29:17Lauren, it was great having you play with us tonight.
29:19Thank you so much.
29:22Coming up next, The Pursuit continues as Ashton and Noam go head-to-head for a chance to move on
29:28and play for $20,000 right here on Trivial Pursuit.
29:44Welcome back to Trivial Pursuit.
29:47Ashton and Noam have made it here to the next round, so let's get to know them a little bit
29:52better, shall we?
29:53Ashton, what exactly does an archivist do?
29:57So what I do is I work in politics and public policy.
30:00What we do is we take in the papers of elected officials, activists, those involved in the political world,
30:06and make it easier for historians, political scientists, scholars, and students to do their research
30:12and to really facilitate the next revision of history.
30:17All for the historical record.
30:18That's right.
30:19Noam, you have two children, a boy and a girl?
30:23I do.
30:23I have a boy named Zeb.
30:26He's the one who's obsessed with Dolly Parton, which is ironic because his sister is named Dolly.
30:30So we have a Dolly Parton poster up in their room, which really works for both of them.
30:35Well, gentlemen, the best of luck to both of you.
30:37Let's get back to the game.
30:39In this round, you're going to be answering multiple choice questions,
30:42working your way through the categories once again.
30:45But this time, each correct answer is worth an escalating value from 200 to 1,000 points.
30:52And you've both selected the order of the categories that you'll be playing,
30:56and you've picked one category that you don't want to play at all.
31:00And I see, Ashton, you've elected not to play entertainment,
31:04and for your 1,000-point question, you've chosen the category of geography.
31:09What's going on behind that thinking?
31:12My awareness of pop culture is not what it once was,
31:16so I figured I'll probably play it safe in this round and just go ahead and skip that.
31:22And Noam, I see that you have opted to skip science and nature and once again chosen history.
31:28As your 1,000-point category, why is that?
31:32I've always been a history nerd.
31:34My bar mitzvah gift was a tour of Civil War battlefields,
31:38exactly what every 13-year-old boy wants, and history is my jam.
31:41All right.
31:42Well, whichever one of you has the most points at the end of this round
31:45will be moving on to the final pursuit to play for $20,000.
31:51So let the pursuit begin.
31:56Noam, you are trailing Ashton by 500 points,
31:59so you will be going first for 200 points in geography.
32:06First opened in 1883, German-born engineer John A. Roebling
32:12designed which New York City landmark?
32:14Is it the Brooklyn Bridge, Central Park, or Grand Central Terminal?
32:20I think I know this because I'm a nerd who watches a lot of documentaries,
32:27so I'm going to go with Brooklyn Bridge, lock it in.
32:31Noam, let's see if you're ready.
32:35Who says TV isn't education, right?
32:38You are, sir.
32:39Ashton, for 200 points,
32:41here is your multiple-choice question in Science and Nature.
32:46The last 11,700 years, including the present,
32:49are defined by which geologic epoch?
32:53The Holocene,
32:55the Miocene,
32:56the Pleistocene.
32:59Well, LeVar,
33:01it's...
33:01Questions like this makes me wish I had taken entertainment first.
33:07I will say only one of those looks familiar to me,
33:12which is the Pleistocene era.
33:15So I will say the Pleistocene era, lock it in.
33:19Ashton, let's see if you're right.
33:23It was the Holocene we were looking for.
33:26Noam, an opportunity for you, sir.
33:28Here is your 400-point question,
33:33the category of entertainment.
33:36The 1978 movie Grease is set in which fictitious high school?
33:41Is that Jefferson,
33:43Rydell,
33:44or Schirmer?
33:46Um, I'm not sure of this one,
33:50but I know I watched Grease as a kid,
33:53and the only one on that board
33:56that seems somewhat familiar to me
33:59is Rydell.
34:01Hi.
34:01So let's...
34:03Let's go with it.
34:04Rydell,
34:05lock it in.
34:07Noam,
34:08let's see if you're right.
34:13Correct, sir.
34:14Ashton,
34:16here is your 400-point question,
34:19the category art and literature.
34:22What is the name of the town
34:24in Ernest Thayer's classic poem,
34:27Casey at the Bat?
34:28Is that town Mudville,
34:31Rocktown,
34:32or Slab City?
34:34So this is a poem that my daughter used to...
34:38She would go to sleep,
34:39and we would listen to poems being recited,
34:42and it's, uh...
34:44There was no joy in Mudville,
34:46for the mighty Casey has struck out.
34:48Mudville,
34:49lock it in.
34:51Ashton,
34:52you seem to know it.
34:55Correct you are, sir.
34:56Noam?
34:58Here, sir,
34:59is your 600-point question,
35:02the category art and literature.
35:05Made by ancient Egyptians
35:08using limestone and copper-rich sand,
35:11the earliest artificial pigment
35:12was which color?
35:14Blue,
35:16red,
35:17or yellow?
35:19I am not
35:20sure,
35:22but
35:24I...
35:25It's not
35:26blue.
35:28Um...
35:30Yeah,
35:31we're gonna go with red.
35:34Noam,
35:35we're gonna see if you're right.
35:39Buzzbloom.
35:40Here, Ashton,
35:41is an opportunity
35:42to put some distance
35:43between the two of you.
35:44Here is your
35:46600-point question,
35:48the category of
35:50sports and leisure.
35:52Which cruise line
35:53offers the ultimate
35:54world cruise package
35:56lasting 274
35:58nights at sea?
36:00Would that be Carnival,
36:02Royal Caribbean,
36:03or Virgin?
36:05That sounds either
36:07very
36:08cool
36:09or very uncool,
36:11depending on
36:11who you're on the boat with.
36:14Um,
36:15this is gonna be
36:15a total guess.
36:16Never been on a cruise.
36:17I'm gonna have to go with
36:20Royal Caribbean.
36:22Lock it in.
36:23Well,
36:24let's see if you're right.
36:27Royal Caribbean it is.
36:29Noam,
36:31for your
36:32800-point question
36:33in the category
36:35sports and leisure.
36:37In 1993,
36:39what Brazilian fighter
36:40won the MMA tournament
36:42now known
36:43as UFC 1?
36:46Anderson Silva,
36:48Jose Aldo,
36:49or
36:50Joice Gracie?
36:53I do not know.
36:55Oh, God.
36:57Um,
36:58I'm gonna go with
37:03I'll go with
37:04Anderson Silva.
37:06Noam,
37:07let's see if you're right.
37:10Always Gracie.
37:12Ashton,
37:13here is an opportunity
37:14for you
37:15to win
37:15right here
37:16and move on
37:17to the final round
37:18to play for
37:19$20,000.
37:21Your
37:22800-point question
37:24in the category
37:26of history.
37:27The Maastricht Treaty
37:29established
37:30which international
37:32entity?
37:33Was it NATO,
37:35European Union,
37:36or the United Nations?
37:38So,
37:39I am
37:39fairly confident
37:41about this.
37:41I was a history major
37:43but a political science
37:44double major.
37:46I studied
37:46Western European
37:47politics.
37:48so I'm pretty sure
37:50and Dr. Jefferson
37:52would be very upset
37:53with me
37:53if I get this wrong
37:54but European Union,
37:56lock it in.
37:57To unseat
37:58our champion,
38:00Noam.
38:01Let's see if you're right.
38:05European Union,
38:07it is sir.
38:07Congratulations,
38:08Ashton.
38:09You are moving on
38:11to play for a chance
38:12at $20,000.
38:14Noam,
38:14you truly were
38:15a superb champion
38:17and a dynamite player
38:18and
38:19you're going home,
38:21sir,
38:21with $31,000.
38:24It was genuinely great
38:26having you play the game
38:27with us, Noam.
38:28Thank you so much.
38:30Ashton,
38:31how about joining me
38:32over here, sir,
38:33at the same time?
38:33Yes, sir.
38:35When we come back,
38:37we will see if Ashton
38:38can conquer all six categories
38:40in The Final Pursuit
38:41for $20,000
38:43right here
38:44on Trivia Pursuit.
38:56Welcome back, y'all.
38:58I'm here with Ashton
38:59who just dethroned
39:01a returning champion
39:02and has made it here
39:03to The Final Pursuit
39:04for a chance
39:05to win $20,000.
39:10Well, Ashton,
39:11I've got a pretty good idea
39:12you're not going
39:13to go on a cruise.
39:14So,
39:15any ideas
39:16what you might want
39:16to do with the money?
39:18Well,
39:18I think we're going
39:19to take a vacation
39:20down to Cabo San Lucas.
39:21My wife and I
39:22just got back
39:22from Vancouver
39:23whale watching
39:24and we're going
39:25to try and see
39:26the same whales
39:26as they summer down
39:27in Baja, California.
39:29All that stands
39:30between you
39:30and that trip
39:31with your wife
39:32and $20,000
39:34are our six
39:34Trivial Pursuit categories.
39:38Ashton,
39:38you will have
39:3945 seconds
39:40and you will win
39:41$1,000
39:42for each correct answer
39:43and if you answer
39:44all six questions
39:45correctly,
39:45that's one correct answer
39:47in each category
39:49within the 45 seconds,
39:51Ashton,
39:51you will win
39:53the $20,000.
39:55So,
39:56to help you
39:57on your pursuit,
39:58I want you
39:59to choose
39:59the first category
40:00you want to play.
40:02I will go
40:03with Blue Geography.
40:04Going with Geography.
40:05Ashton,
40:06you can circle back
40:07to any missed category
40:08provided there is time
40:10remaining on the clock.
40:12Let's put 45 seconds
40:13on the clock, please.
40:17The time will begin,
40:19Ashton,
40:19when I finish
40:20reading the first question.
40:21All right?
40:22Mm-hmm.
40:22Good luck.
40:24The historical region
40:25of Bohemia
40:26is located
40:26in what modern country?
40:28The Czech Republic.
40:29Correct.
40:29Who played bass
40:30in the chart-topping
40:31band Nirvana?
40:32Uh, Dave Grohl.
40:34Chris Novicelli.
40:35What legendary
40:36former pro
40:37became the CEO
40:38of Live Golf
40:39in 2021?
40:42Greg Norman.
40:43Correct.
40:44HGH stands for
40:45what performance-enhancing drug?
40:47Human growth hormone.
40:48Correct.
40:49Which U.S. president
40:50created the Peace Corps?
40:51John F. Kennedy.
40:52Correct.
40:53The Picture of Dorian Gray
40:54was the only novel
40:55by what dramatist?
40:56Oscar Wilde.
40:57Correct.
40:58In 1975,
40:59who became the first host
41:00of Weekend Update
41:01on SNL?
41:02Um, Chevy Chase.
41:04Correct.
41:06That's it!
41:06That's 20!
41:07That's all six!
41:10It happened so fast!
41:12Congratulations!
41:13You, Ashton,
41:15conquered all six categories
41:16in probably record time
41:18and have won
41:18$20,000.
41:21And you're moving on
41:22to play again.
41:24Even better.
41:25Thanks for playing
41:25along with us at home.
41:26We will see you next time
41:27on Tribune Pursuit
41:28where knowing stuff
41:29is celebrated,
41:31but you don't have
41:32to take it.
41:33My birthday.
41:34Woo!
41:35Woo!
42:01Wi-fi burada
42:02Kiniross
42:03and Jeff
42:03come over.
42:04here.
42:04to the
42:04have to maybe
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