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00:01It's time to play the game that tests your trivia knowledge
00:04in our six iconic categories with a chance to win $20,000.
00:10Let's play Trivial Pursuit.
00:21Welcome to Trivial Pursuit. I'm your host, LeVar Burton.
00:24We've had players from across the country
00:27come 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.
00:37I'm Dimitri. I'm a marketing and events coordinator
00:39from Fullerton, California.
00:40I'm Allison. I'm a quality assurance engineer
00:43from Louisville, Kentucky.
00:45I'm Rory. I'm an events producer from San Diego, California.
00:48It's great to have all of you here, players.
00:50The three of you will be answering questions
00:52in our six iconic Trivial Pursuit categories,
00:55which, of course, are...
00:57entertainment, geography, sports and leisure,
01:01science and nature, history, and art and literature.
01:06Correct answers? Players are worth 100 points and a wedge.
01:10And if you collect a wedge from all six categories,
01:13you will earn a $1,000 bonus for filling your wheel.
01:18The two players with the most points at the end
01:20will be moving on to the next round.
01:22Everybody ready? Let's go.
01:25Begin.
01:29Start things off, players. We have selected the first category,
01:32which is science and nature.
01:36In 1816, Dr. René Linek invented what device
01:40to avoid putting his ear on a female patient's chest
01:44to hear her heartbeat?
01:46Dimitri.
01:47There would be a stethoscope?
01:48Correct.
01:49Select the next category, please.
01:51I'd like to go to purple, art and literature.
01:53The last book published in his lifetime,
01:56who wrote, Oh, the Places You'll Go?
02:00Rory.
02:01Dr. Seuss.
02:01Dr. Seuss, indeed.
02:03With 100 points and a wedge, you now have control.
02:06I'll go with blue geography.
02:08Once the tallest freestanding structure in the world,
02:12in what city is the CN Tower located?
02:17Dimitri.
02:18Would that be Chicago?
02:19Incorrect.
02:21Allison.
02:22Toronto.
02:23Correct.
02:23You, Allison, have 100 points and a wedge
02:26and are in control.
02:27Your selection?
02:28Let's go pink entertainment.
02:30What SNL actor played Matt Foley,
02:33a motivational speaker who lived in a van down by the river?
02:38Rory.
02:39Chris Farley.
02:40Correct.
02:41Select the next category, please.
02:43Let's do Yellow History.
02:45Milton the Toaster was a short-lived 1970s mascot
02:49for what frosted pastry?
02:52Allison.
02:53Pop Tarts.
02:54Correct.
02:55And the final category this first time through the board
02:57is sports and leisure.
03:01Suffering from a mental block known as the twisties,
03:04what American gymnast withdrew from the 2020 Olympics?
03:09Dimitri.
03:10That'd be Simone Biles.
03:11Correct.
03:12Terrific game going.
03:14Let's just reload our six categories
03:16and see how many more points and wedges you all can have.
03:22Dimitri, select our next category, sir.
03:25Can I go purple, art and literature?
03:26What minimalist Samuel Beckett play
03:29features the characters Vladimir and Estragon?
03:33Dimitri.
03:34Would that be Waiting for Godot?
03:36Correct.
03:37Please select again, Dimitri.
03:38Yellow History.
03:39After Donald Trump left The Apprentice,
03:43what former governor became the show's host in a 2017 spinoff?
03:48Dimitri.
03:49Would that be Arnold Schwarzenegger?
03:51Correct.
03:52Select the next category, please.
03:53Can we do Blue Geography?
03:55Home to the highest point on the eastern seaboard,
03:59Acadia National Park is located in which U.S. state?
04:04Rory.
04:05Would that be Maine?
04:07Maine, indeed.
04:08The highest point is on Cadillac Mountain.
04:10Rory, select our next category, sir.
04:12Sports and Leisure, orange.
04:14A 2025 global fashion trend.
04:17What Pop Mart toy has been worn by Rihanna and Dua Lipa?
04:22Alison.
04:23The Boo Boo?
04:24Correct.
04:25Alison, your selection?
04:27I would like green, science and nature.
04:28In the movie First Man, Ryan Gosling portrayed what trailblazing astronaut?
04:35Rory.
04:37Neil Armstrong?
04:38Correct.
04:38And here is the final category this second time through the board, which is entertainment.
04:45For four seasons, Miley Cyrus played Miley Stewart along with what alter ego on the Disney Channel?
04:55Rory.
04:56Hannah Montana.
04:56Correct.
04:57Let's recap briefly.
04:59Rory, you're in the lead with 500 points, Demetri with 400 right behind, and Alison with 300 points.
05:04You are all in a horse race.
05:06Let's reload our categories one last time, please.
05:10Now, remember, this is your last chance to earn points and wedges, and only two of you will be moving
05:17on.
05:18Rory, you are in control. Please select, sir.
05:21Let's do yellow history.
05:23Opened in 1961, what amusement park took its name from the number of countries which have ruled over Texas?
05:33Rory.
05:33That'd be six flags.
05:35Correct.
05:35You are one wedge away from filling your wheel and winning that $1,000 bonus.
05:40Rory, I have to ask you, what category would you like to select?
05:44I think I gotta go with orange sports and leisure.
05:47What Yankees relief pitcher is the only player to be unanimously voted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame?
05:56Rory.
06:00Cy Young.
06:01Incorrect.
06:03Dimitri.
06:04Would that be Babe Ruth?
06:05Incorrect.
06:06Alison, would you like to weigh in?
06:08Rodriguez.
06:10Mariano Rivera.
06:11Mariano Rivera.
06:11Well, you didn't feel your wheel, Rory, but you are in control, sir.
06:15Let's do blue geography.
06:18Albania, Croatia, and Serbia are among the countries considered part of what European peninsula?
06:26Alison.
06:27The Balkan Peninsula.
06:28Correct.
06:29You are now in control.
06:30What category would you like to choose?
06:32Green, science, and nature.
06:33What foul-smelling king of fruits has been banned on public transit in several Southeast Asian countries?
06:42Dimitri.
06:43That'd be a durian?
06:44Correct.
06:44Select the next category, please.
06:46Let's go entertainment.
06:47Pink.
06:48In 2025, what roundtable ESPN show hosted by Tony Reale was canceled after a 23-year run?
06:59Rory.
07:01Around the Horn.
07:01Correct.
07:02And here, players, is the final category this last time through the board.
07:07Art and literature.
07:09The Federalist Papers were written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and what other statesmen?
07:18Rory.
07:19John Adams.
07:20Incorrect.
07:21Dimitri.
07:23Would that be Monroe?
07:25Incorrect.
07:26Alison?
07:28Thomas Jefferson.
07:30We were looking for John Jay.
07:32John Jay.
07:33That's the end of the round, players.
07:35And it was well played.
07:37Rory, congratulations.
07:39With 700 points, you are moving on.
07:41And Dimitri, with 500 points, you are moving on as well.
07:45Alison, you're a terrific player.
07:46It was great having you with us here tonight.
07:49Thanks for playing.
07:51Coming up next, the pursuit continues as Rory and Dimitri go head-to-head for the chance
07:56to move on and play for $20,000 right here on Trivial Pursuit.
08:12Welcome back, y'all, to Trivial Pursuit.
08:15Dimitri and Rory have made it here to the next round, so let's get to know them a little bit
08:20better.
08:21Dimitri, how's it feeling now this next time around?
08:23Just as nervous as I was before.
08:26Yeah.
08:26Each round's a new battle.
08:29We'll see. We'll see how it goes.
08:30Rory is quite the player.
08:32Got your work cut out for you.
08:33As do you, Rory.
08:35You are an events planner.
08:38So if I wanted you to plan my kid's birthday party, is that something you would do?
08:43He's gonna be a pretty popular kid.
08:45We're gonna have acrobats and people hanging from the ceiling,
08:48all kinds of musicians and bands and people doing yoga and all kinds of other fun stuff.
08:53For the kids, we'll probably get some, like, balloon animal makers also.
08:56I've got a kid turning 32 July 8th.
08:58He's gonna have a really good time, I'll say that.
09:02All right, fellas, let's get back to the game.
09:04The best of luck to both of you.
09:06In this round, you're going to be answering multiple choice questions,
09:10working your way through the categories once again,
09:13but this time, each correct answer is worth an escalating value from 200 to 1,000 points.
09:20Now, you both selected the order of the categories that you'll be playing,
09:24and you each picked one category not to be played.
09:29Rory, I see that you have selected art and literature as your no-play zone,
09:34and geography as your 1,000-point category.
09:38You know, I love reading, but there's a lot of books out there,
09:41and so I just could maybe get caught.
09:43And geography, I grew up with a map of the world on my shower,
09:47and so I spent a lot of time in the shower, and it's really in there now.
09:51You know what? You learn a lot of things in the shower.
09:55And, Dimitri, I see that you have opted not to play sports and leisure,
09:58and your 1,000-point category is science and nature.
10:03I'm sticking with what I had before.
10:05If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
10:07This is what got you here originally, so you're gonna stick with it.
10:11All right, fellas, whichever one of you has the most points at the end of this round,
10:15we'll move on to the final pursuit to play for $20,000.
10:21Are you ready?
10:22I'm ready.
10:23All right, let the pursuit begin.
10:29Dimitri, you are trailing by 200 points, so you'll be going first.
10:32Here is your question for 200 points in the category Art and Literature.
10:39Are you ready, sir?
10:40I am.
10:41Which Italian opera features the lyrics Figaro, Figaro, Figaro,
10:46La Boheme, Madame Butterfly, or The Barber of Seville?
10:51I believe there was a Looney Tunes short that was based off of this.
10:57I'm gonna go with The Barber of Seville.
11:00Let's see if you're right.
11:03Barber of Seville it is. Cartoons can be educational.
11:07All right, Rory, for 200 points, here is your multiple choice question in the category Science and Nature.
11:13Are you ready, sir?
11:14I'm ready.
11:15The title card for Breaking Bad features a BR, which is the chemical symbol for what element?
11:23Berklium, boron, or bromine?
11:28I have not seen this show, which is very tragic, but I'm going to go with an educated guess and
11:35say bromine.
11:38Well, Rory, let's see if you're right.
11:42Bromine, it is.
11:44It's pretty much a neck and neck thing here.
11:47You guys are chasing one another.
11:48Dimitri, here we go.
11:50Your 400-point question, sir, in the category of geography.
11:55When calling internationally, the country code for the US is one.
12:01What is the country code for Canada?
12:03Is it also one, seven, or is it 33?
12:08I don't think I've made any calls to Canada recently, so it's not going to be one.
12:15I'm assuming they have a different one.
12:17I'm going to go with lucky number seven.
12:20Dimitri, let's see if you're right.
12:24It was indeed one as well.
12:27Rory, coming to you, sir, for 400 points, the category is sports and leisure.
12:35In 2006, which soccer legend was ejected from the FIFA World Cup Final for headbutting an opponent?
12:45Henrik Larsson, Paolo Maldini, or Zinedine Zidane?
12:52I've watched many of his incredible goals on YouTube.
12:55It is Zinedine Zidane.
12:57Sounds like you know it.
13:00It was the headbutt heard around the world.
13:02Well done, Rory.
13:04Dimitri, here, sir, is your 600-point question in the category of history.
13:12Which future president appeared on a 1942 cover of Cosmopolitan magazine, wearing his Navy uniform and embracing his girlfriend?
13:22Dwight Eisenhower, Gerald Ford, or Ronald Reagan?
13:29That is an interesting question.
13:33Oof.
13:34I know that Ronald Reagan had a career as an actor.
13:37I'm not quite sure if he was in the Navy before or around that time.
13:41I know Eisenhower, uh, was a general.
13:45I don't know whether he was on the cover.
13:48I'm gonna go Ronald Reagan.
13:51Dimitri, let's see if you're right.
13:55It was Gerald Ford, Eisenhower was in the Army, and Ronald Reagan, neither of them ever served in the Navy.
14:01Rory, here is an opportunity for you to leap ahead of our returning champion, Dimitri, for 600 points in the
14:10category of entertainment.
14:12The 1985 charity song, We Are the World, was co-written by Michael Jackson and which other artist?
14:21Will that be Lionel Richie, Prince or Stevie Wonder?
14:27Hmm.
14:28I've heard this song and watched the music video many times.
14:31It's really good.
14:32I almost want to say Lionel Richie, but it's got a lot of soul to it.
14:37So I'm gonna go with Stevie Wonder, final answer.
14:46Rory, let's see if you're right.
14:50Who's Lionel Richie?
14:51Always go with the gut.
14:53Dimitri, the door is open for you, brother.
14:56Here we go for 800 points in the category entertainment.
15:02An Oscar-winning 2020 documentary depicted the friendship between a man and which marine creature?
15:11Was it a dolphin, an octopus, or a sea turtle?
15:16I'm not 100% on this, but I'm pretty sure it was an octopus.
15:25Dmitri, let's see if you're right.
15:29Octopus is correct.
15:30The film is called My Octopus Teacher.
15:33Rory, he's got 200 points on you, and here comes one of the categories that you claim to do best
15:41in.
15:42So here, Rory, is an 800-point question for you.
15:46Your category is history. Are you ready?
15:49Let's do this.
15:50The ancient Indian game of Chaturanga is thought to be the earliest precursor of what modern game?
15:58Is it bridge, chess, or roulette?
16:02I know that chess was invented in India.
16:06My aunt loves bridge.
16:08And roulette really strikes me as an American-style game.
16:12So I really don't know, but I'm going to guess and say chess.
16:17I know that was also created in India.
16:19So, final answer, chess.
16:22Let's see if you're right.
16:25Chess, it is. Well done.
16:28Dimitri, if you don't get this right, Rory will move on to the final pursuit to play for $20,000.
16:36Now, this is why you chose this category in this position for 1,000 points.
16:43The category is science and nature to stay in this game.
16:47Which of these animals has the largest number of stomach chambers?
16:52Is it a camel, a goat, or a horse?
16:56That is, that's a great question there.
17:00One out of three shot here.
17:05I am going to pick horse.
17:09Horse is my answer.
17:13Dimitri, let's see if you're right.
17:15Let's see.
17:19A goat has four, a camel three, a horse only one.
17:24Which means, Rory, congratulations.
17:26You, sir, are moving on to play for $20,000.
17:32Dimitri, you're a great champion.
17:34Thank you for playing the game with us.
17:36Rory, come and join me in the middle, will you?
17:39When we come back, we'll see if Rory can conquer all six categories in the final pursuit for $20,000
17:47right here on Trivial Pursuit.
18:01Welcome back. I'm here with Rory, who has just dethroned a returning champion and has made it here to the
18:07final pursuit for a chance to win $20,000. Wow.
18:15Rory, you're an event planner. Have you ever planned an event that cost $20,000?
18:19I have planned many events that cost $20,000, some that cost $200,000.
18:23How about you win $20,000?
18:27All that stands between you and that money is our six Trivial Pursuit categories.
18:33You're going to have 45 seconds. You'll win $1,000 for each correct answer.
18:38If you answer all six questions correctly, one in each of our categories, you're going to win $20,000.
18:45All right, here we go.
18:45Rory, to help on your request, I want you to go ahead and pick the first category that you're going
18:51to play.
18:51I think I'll stick with what's worked. I'll go with geography.
18:54If you get any answers incorrect, you can always circle back to that category, provided there is time remaining on
19:00the clock.
19:01It's time for your final pursuit. Let's put 45 seconds on the clock, please.
19:08Rory, the time starts when I finish reading the first question. Good luck.
19:15Surfer's Paradise is a destination in what country's Gold Coast region?
19:19Australia. Correct.
19:20What hard rock band released the album Toxicity in 2001?
19:25The Strokes.
19:26System of a Down. What men's college basketball team plays its home games in Rupp Arena?
19:31Um, Syracuse.
19:34Kentucky. Trees with serotonous cones require what in order to germinate?
19:40Pollen.
19:41Fire.
19:42What media theorist coined the phrase, the medium is the message?
19:48David Copperfield.
19:49Marshall McLuhan. The novel Moby Dick is dedicated to what Salem-born author?
19:55Joseph Hawthorne.
19:56Nathaniel Hawthorne. Who is the host of the Netflix variety talk show Everybody's Live?
20:02Jerry Seinfeld.
20:03John Mulaney.
20:04Oh, and back is our time.
20:06But look, you got one run for $1,000, Rory.
20:09And you're moving on to play again.
20:11So, let's bring on his next opponents.
20:17Great to have you all here, players. Please introduce yourselves.
20:20I'm Tania. I'm a chemical engineer from Lanham, Maryland.
20:23I'm Malcolm, and I'm a writer from Los Angeles, California.
20:26As you all know, the three of you will be competing through three rounds of trivia questions, hoping to take
20:32Rory's spot in the final pursuit.
20:36When we come back, we'll see who has what it takes for their shot at $20,000 right here on
20:44Trivia Pursuit.
20:56Welcome back to Trivial Pursuit, folks, where Rory, Tania, and Malcolm are ready to put their trivia skills to the
21:03test.
21:03So, let's get back to the game.
21:05Now, the three of you will be answering questions in our six iconic Trivial Pursuit categories, which, of course, are
21:12entertainment, geography, sports and leisure, science and nature, history, and art and literature.
21:21Correct answers, players are worth 100 points and a wedge.
21:25And if you collect a wedge from all six categories, you will earn $1,000 as a bonus for filling
21:33your wheel.
21:35The two players with the most points at the end will be moving on to the next round.
21:39Is everybody ready?
21:41Let's do it. Let's do it.
21:42All right, then. Let the pursuit begin.
21:48To start things off, we have selected the first category, which is history.
21:54When referring to JFK's wife, Jackie O, what does the O stand for?
22:01Malcolm.
22:02Onassis?
22:02Onassis is correct. Her second husband was Aristotle Onassis.
22:06Malcolm, you have 100 points and a wedge and are also in control. Please select.
22:12Let's go with sports and leisure.
22:14In 2025, what Slovenian NBA star was traded from the Dallas Mavericks to the L.A. Lakers?
22:22Rory?
22:23Luka Doncic?
22:24Correct.
22:25That's 100 points and a wedge for you. And you are now in control. Please select.
22:29Let's do blue geography.
22:31What city is home to Hippie Hollow Park, only clothing optional public park, in Texas?
22:39Malcolm.
22:40Austin?
22:41Correct.
22:42Malcolm, you're in control. Please select for us, sir.
22:44Let's go entertainment.
22:46In 2021, what star of High School Musical, The Musical, The Series, released her debut single,
22:54Driver's License?
22:56Tanya?
22:56Olivia Rodrigo.
22:57Olivia Rodrigo is correct. Please select.
23:00Let's go science and nature.
23:01What country lends giant pandas to other nations through the practice of panda diplomacy?
23:08Malcolm.
23:09China?
23:10Correct.
23:11Players, here is the final category this first time through the board, which is art and literature.
23:18What charity event each May benefits the costume institute of a prestigious New York art museum?
23:27Malcolm.
23:28The Met Gala?
23:29Correct.
23:30We have a very close game, so we're just going to reload our six categories.
23:35Malcolm, you are in control. Please select, sir.
23:38Let's go entertainment.
23:40Founded by Jeffrey Katzenberg, what short form streaming service was launched in April 2020 and folded later that same year?
23:50Malcolm.
23:51Quibi.
23:52Correct.
23:53Malcolm, please choose again, but first, let me point out that you are one wedge away from filling your wheel
24:00and winning a $1,000 bonus.
24:02So, Malcolm, what category would you like to choose?
24:06Looks like I gotta go sports and leisure.
24:08Gotta go sports and leisure.
24:09In 2023, what lifestyle guru became the oldest Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue cover model at the age of 81?
24:20Tania.
24:21Martha Stewart.
24:22Correct.
24:23Well done. You are now in control. Tania, please select.
24:25Let's do history.
24:28Businesswoman Brownie Wise found fame by selling what burping home product in the 1940s and 50s?
24:39Tupperware. That burping home product. You burped the air out of the lid. Oh, you're all too young.
24:46Okay. Tania, you are in control. Please select.
24:49Let's do art in literature.
24:52The 1995 movie Clueless was adapted from what Jane Austen novel?
24:58Malcolm.
24:59Pride and Prejudice.
25:00Incorrect.
25:02Tania.
25:02Sense and Sensibility.
25:04Incorrect.
25:05Rory.
25:07Wuthering Heights.
25:08Emma. It's adapted from Emma. Tania, you are in control. Which would you like to select?
25:13Science and Nature, please.
25:15In Science and Nature.
25:17What three-digit HTTP error number indicates a web page cannot be found?
25:24Tania.
25:25404.
25:26Correct.
25:27And here, players, is the final category this second time through the board.
25:32Geography.
25:33What Scandinavian capital city is built across 14 islands and connected by more than 50 bridges?
25:42Malcolm.
25:43Helsinki.
25:45Incorrect.
25:46Tania.
25:47Stockholm.
25:47Correct.
25:49So, recapping here, Malcolm, you're in the lead with 500.
25:52Tania, you're right behind him with 400.
25:54And Rory, our returning champion, you have some work to do with 100 points.
25:59So let's reload our categories one last time.
26:02And remember, players, this is your last opportunity to earn points and wedges.
26:07Tania, you are in control. Please select for us.
26:09Let's do art in literature.
26:11What best-selling American biographer has chronicled the lives of Steve Jobs, Leonardo da Vinci, and Henry Kissinger?
26:21Rory.
26:24Isaac...
26:24Walter Isaacson.
26:26Walter Isaacson is correct.
26:28Well done, Rory. You're now in control. Please select for us.
26:32Let's do blue geography.
26:33How many U.S. state names begin with the word new?
26:38Malcolm.
26:40Three.
26:41Incorrect.
26:42Tania.
26:43Four.
26:43Four. That's right. New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, and New York.
26:47Tania, you are in control. Please select.
26:49Let's do science and nature.
26:51The first known immortal human cells were named Gila after what patient who unknowingly provided them?
27:00Tania.
27:01Henrietta Lacks.
27:02Henrietta Lacks.
27:03And I must point out that those cells were donated without her permission.
27:08Well answered, Tania. You're still in control. Please select.
27:12Let's go entertainment.
27:14What iconic comedy venue was founded by Pauly Shore's father, Sammy Shore, in 1972?
27:22Malcolm.
27:22The comedy store?
27:24Correct.
27:25Select our next category, sir.
27:27Gotta do sports and leisure.
27:28Sports and leisure.
27:29And you need this wedge to fill your wheel for the $1,000 bonus.
27:36What UFC star earned the nickname Mystic Mac for predicting the outcome of his own fights?
27:43Malcolm.
27:44Conor McGregor?
27:45Conor McGregor.
27:47You're notorious is correct, which means you have filled your wheel and you just earned $1,000.
27:53Malcolm, congratulations.
27:55Thank you. Thank you.
27:56And here, players, is the final category this last time through the board.
28:00In the category history, what French fashion designer is known for creating the little black dress in 1926?
28:11Tania.
28:12Coco Chanel.
28:13Correct.
28:14That's the end of the round, players, and it was well played.
28:18We have a tie for first place.
28:20You are both moving on, which means we have to say goodbye to Rory, our returning champion.
28:26Thank you, brother, for playing.
28:27Tonight, you're going home with $1,000 better than a sharp stick in the eye, okay?
28:32Coming up next, the pursuit continues as Malcolm and Tania go head-to-head for the chance to move home
28:38and play for $20,000 right here on Trivial Pursuit.
28:53Welcome back to Trivial Pursuit, y'all, where Malcolm and Tania have made it here to the next round, so
28:59let's get to know them a little bit better.
29:02Tania, you are a chemical engineer.
29:04Yeah, I work at a clean energy nonprofit.
29:07I have a background in sustainability, and I love the earth.
29:11I want to make sure she stays a nice place for us all to live.
29:14Tania, you're going to save the world.
29:15I hope so.
29:16I'm trying.
29:17Good for you.
29:17Good for you.
29:18Malcolm, it was that sports and leisure question that got you the $1,000 bonus.
29:23You love sports trivia?
29:25I do, I do.
29:26I love sports trivia, playing sports.
29:28I played baseball in college.
29:30I was actually a figure skater growing up as a pair with my sister.
29:34Now I'm big into pickleball.
29:36Sports are kind of my life.
29:38How far did you get with your sister?
29:39Yeah, we competed at junior nationals three times.
29:42Wow.
29:43Well, the best of luck to both of you going forward.
29:46Let's get back to the game.
29:47In this round, you're going to be answering multiple choice questions,
29:51working your way through the categories once again.
29:54But this time, each correct answer is worth an escalating value
29:58from 200 points to 1,000 points.
30:02Now you both selected the order of the categories that you're going to be playing.
30:06And you also picked one category that you did not want to see come up.
30:11So Malcolm, you've elected not to play science and nature.
30:15And for good reason, I think selected sports and leisure is your 1,000 point category.
30:20Well, I figure I'll leave the science to Tania here, the expert.
30:24So I didn't really do that well in science class growing up.
30:28So we're going to skip that one.
30:29Well, I hope your strategy pays off for you, Malcolm.
30:32And Tania, you have elected to skip sports and leisure
30:36and have chosen science and nature as your 1,000 point question.
30:41Y'all are just the opposite here.
30:43I like playing sports.
30:44I like going to sports games.
30:46But names and statistics, I can't keep up with.
30:49All right, then.
30:50Whichever one of you has the most points at the end of this round,
30:53we'll be moving on to the final pursuit to play for $20,000.
30:59Let the pursuit begin.
31:04Tania, you got one less wedge than Malcolm in the last round,
31:07so you'll be going first, okay?
31:09For 200 points, here is your multiple choice question in the category geography.
31:15What desert in southern Africa covers most of Botswana
31:19and gets its name from a Swana word meaning the Great Thirst,
31:25the Kalahari, the Namib, or the Sahara?
31:29I'm not entirely sure of this one, but I...
31:38Sahara kind of sounds like it could mean thirsty, so I will go with the Sahara.
31:45Tania, see if you're right.
31:48Looking for the Kalahari Desert.
31:51We're heading over to your opponent now.
31:53Malcolm, here is your 200-point question, sir.
31:58Category, art and literature.
32:00Known for using a falsetto voice,
32:03what is the highest male vocal range in opera?
32:08Baritenor, countertenor, or spintotenor?
32:12Wow, okay, let's see here.
32:15So, baritenor, I think that stems from baritone, that sounds low.
32:24Counter, not sure what to make of that one.
32:27Spinto, gosh, I'm not sure I've heard of that.
32:30Might just have to make a guess here and go with...
32:34Ah.
32:37Let's go spintotenor.
32:41Malcolm, let's see if you're right.
32:45Countertenor.
32:46Tania, here is an opportunity to jump into the lead.
32:51Here is your 400-point question, the category history.
32:57Held in 1904, what was the first American city
33:01to host the Olympic Games?
33:03Baltimore, Detroit, or St. Louis?
33:07I know what the first city city was to host the Olympic Games.
33:11I'm not entirely sure about American.
33:15I think Detroit was booming in the 1900s,
33:19so I'm just gonna guess and say...
33:23I'm gonna guess and say St. Louis.
33:28Let's see if you're right.
33:29Okay.
33:31St. Louis is correct.
33:32Well done.
33:34Malcolm, she's taken a sizable lead on you.
33:36For 400 points in the category of history,
33:40which popular toy was once banned at NSA headquarters
33:44for fears that it might record classified conversations.
33:48Chatty Cathy, Furby, or Tickle Me Elmo.
33:53Okay.
33:54It might record classified conversations.
34:00I'm trying to think if any of these have a recording function.
34:06I know, I think they all talk.
34:10I feel like the only thing that people would have around is...
34:15Chatty Cathy, so let's go Chatty Cathy.
34:19Malcolm, let's see if you're right.
34:25It was the Furby.
34:27Actually, their fears were unfounded
34:28because Furby could understand some human commands,
34:31but it couldn't record anything.
34:34All right, Tania, here's an opportunity for you
34:36to really surge ahead.
34:39Here, then, is your 600-point question.
34:44The category, art and literature.
34:47What 18th-century author and philosopher
34:49wrote the satirical novella Candide?
34:53Was it Montesquieu, Rousseau, or Voltaire?
34:58Okay, so I did read Candide in high school.
35:03And I'm trying to remember my English teacher's voice.
35:12I don't think it's Voltaire.
35:14I want to say it's Montesquieu,
35:16and I will lock in Montesquieu.
35:20Tania, let's see if you're right.
35:26It was Voltaire.
35:28So, Malcolm, here is an opportunity for you to come back.
35:33Here is a 600-point question for you.
35:37The category, geography.
35:39Which country was called East Pakistan
35:43before its 1971 independence?
35:46Was it Bangladesh, Nepal, or Sri Lanka?
35:51Okay, I'm trying to picture the map here.
35:56East Pakistan.
35:57I know Nepal is around India.
36:01India is around Pakistan.
36:07East Pakistan.
36:08Nepal, I think, is above India.
36:11So it could be also above Pakistan.
36:15Bangladesh, Sri Lanka.
36:19Because I know it's in the area, I'm going to say Nepal.
36:24Malcolm, let's see if you're right.
36:29Bangladesh.
36:31Tania, an opportunity for you to really widen the distance between the two of you.
36:37Here, then, is an 800-point question for you in the category of entertainment.
36:44Though he famously lived at Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee, Elvis Presley was actually born in which state?
36:53Alabama, Georgia, or Mississippi?
36:57Um, I went on a road trip through Mississippi, and I took a picture with Elvis' cardboard cutout.
37:05So I know that it's Mississippi, and I'll lock that in.
37:09Seems like you know it.
37:12He was born in Tupelo.
37:14That's the truth, Ruth.
37:16Malcolm, if you don't get this correct, Tania will be moving on to the final pursuit to play for $20
37:23,000.
37:25Are you ready, sir?
37:26Let's do it.
37:27Here is your 800-point question.
37:31Entertainment.
37:31Which film company from Hollywood's golden age produced the black and white movies King Kong and Citizen Kane?
37:41Was it MGM, RKO, or United Artists?
37:46MGM sounds like it could be right.
37:51It's iconic, obviously, with the lion.
37:53I don't know as much about RKO or United Artists, so I'm just going to have to go MGM.
38:01Final answer.
38:05Malcolm, let's see if you're right.
38:10RKO, which means congratulations, Tania.
38:13You are moving on to play for a chance at $20,000.
38:18Malcolm, you played a very strong game, brother.
38:20And because you filled your wheel earlier, you are still going home with $1,000 in your pocket.
38:27Tania, will you join me here at the center?
38:31When we come back, we'll see if Tania can conquer all six categories in the final pursuit for $20,000
38:38right here on Trivial Pursuit.
38:53Welcome back, folks. I am here with Tania, who has made it to the final pursuit for a chance to
38:58win $20,000.
39:01Tania, you are a PhD in chemical engineering.
39:06Yeah.
39:07Have you thought about what you might do with, say, $20,000?
39:12Yeah, I love traveling, so that would kind of be the first thing that I would spend it on.
39:17What's the first destination?
39:19I would love to go to Antarctica. It's a one-of-a-kind place.
39:23I'd be really excited for the boat ride over the Drake Passage.
39:25Antarctica. Well, all that stands between you, $20,000, and Antarctica are our six Trivial Pursuit categories.
39:34You're going to have 45 seconds. You will earn $1,000 for each correct answer.
39:38And if you get six questions correct within 45 seconds, you will be going home with $20,000.
39:47Sounds good.
39:47Okay. To help with your pursuit, go ahead and select the first category that you're going to play in this
39:54round.
39:54I'm going to select entertainment as my first category.
39:57Tania, if you get any incorrect, you can always circle back to those categories, provided there's time remaining on the
40:04clock, all right?
40:05Tania, it is time for your final pursuit.
40:09Yeah, it is.
40:10Let's put 45 seconds on the clock, please.
40:14The time will begin, Tania, when I finish reading the first question.
40:19What Welsh-born heartthrob recorded the hit song, What's New Pussycat?
40:24Um, Elton John.
40:25Tom Jones. Nike World Headquarters is located in what Oregon City?
40:30Eugene.
40:31Beaverton.
40:32Which NHL franchise has won the most Stanley Cup titles?
40:36The Rangers.
40:37Montreal Canadiens.
40:38The center of the Milky Way galaxy is in which Zodiac constellation?
40:42Uh, Cap-cancer.
40:44Sagittarius.
40:45In 1909, who became the first U.S. president to use the Oval Office?
40:49William Henry Harrison.
40:51William Howard Taft.
40:52What pen name does J.K. Rowling use for her Cormoran Strike novels?
40:57J.K. Rowling.
40:58Robert Galbrain.
40:59Stars Hollow is the fictional Connecticut town in what popular TV series?
41:03Gilmore Girls.
41:04Correct.
41:04The name of New York City's Soho neighborhood is an abbreviation for what?
41:08Oh, we ran out of time, but that's okay.
41:11You got $1,000.
41:14And you're moving on to play again.
41:17So, all good.
41:18Thank you all for playing along with us.
41:20We will see you next time on Trivia Pursuit where knowing stuff is celebrated, but you don't
41:26have to take my word for it.
41:29Wonderful.
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