Hey, hey, hey! I'm your host, Sarah Pribis.
It's Thursday—but it's not just any
Thursday. It's International Women's Day!
So let's kick off by shouting out some
amazing ladies throughout history, like
Malala Yousafzai. Malala has dedicated
her life to advocate for women's
education worldwide. Oh, and she's also
the youngest Nobel laureate ever.
Not too shabby for a 20-year-old. More
props real quick to Dr. Jane Goodall,
primatologist, anthropologist, and from
chimpan-A to chimpanzee, a total boss.
Finally, you gotta give it up to NASA-naut
astronaut, Peggy Whitson.
Peggy spent the most time in space of
any American astronaut. She's out of this
world—literally. But as for the rest of
us back here on Earth, we've got a game
to play!
I know. There are 721,235 of you here.
Yes, 724,911
of you live, ready to compete against
each other for total trivia dominance.
We're gonna have to answer 12 questions
with 10 seconds. If you get them all
right, you win today's prize: $2,500. $2,500!
That's a lot of money! I don't know, maybe
it's too much. Shall we make it smaller?
Should we? I'm just kidding. I'm on your
side here. Here we go! Q1: What are omelets
made out of? Apps, eggs, or imps? Did you have your healthy breakfast this
morning? I had some oatmeal, but I'm gonna guarantee that those of you that had the
most important meal of the day will fare
better today in trivia. The correct
answer is eggs. It's eggs. You remember the old saying: to make an omelet, you got to
break some eggs? 719,427
of you are moving on. No, or you could buy some sort of
liquid egg product. I don't really like that
stuff. My mom uses it. You know what they
say about egg whites? Can't take a yolk!
Q2: Which of these is a form of
precipitation? Mail, fail, or hail?
 Precipitation—something we've been
seeing a lot of here in New York City.
Although they called for it yesterday, and we didn't
really get too much. Oh, that lousy Smarch weather... Oh my hair! Correct answer is hail.
It's hail! 686,983 of
you got that. I have definitely had a few
days where it feels like fail is falling
from the sky, but my weather app doesn't
count that as precipitation. Q3: Which of
these numbers is the smallest? Inches in
a yard, tablespoons in a pint, or seconds
in a minute? [Sung to the tune of "Seasons of Love" from Rent, the musical.] ♫ How do you measure... measure a number... in daylight, in sunsets, in... ♫—all
right I'm done. Okay, the correct answer
is tablespoons in a pint. Tablespoons in
a pint. 217,928 of you got it!
A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine
go down, but there are 32
tablespoons in a pint, making it the
smallest. Q4: Where did the famous
"gentleman's agreement" to end the U.S.
Civil War take place? Virginia, North
Carolina, or Georgia?
[Soundtrack cuts out.]
Q5: Which name does NOT typically appear on the label of a bottle of Tabasco sauce?
Charpentier, McIlhenny, or Avery?
Q6: By definition, a vexillologist is most likely to be interested in which of these things?
The Odyssey, Union Jack, or The Riddle of the Sphinx?
A vexa... vexillophile is someone who
studies flags. It's a flag studier.
11,927 got it! Our first savage
question of the day! We have
11,927 of you defying savagery on Q6! So a vexillophile—
they study flags. You might
actually be able to say that a
vexillophile is the original flag daddy. Yeah?
Let your HQtie flag fly with me to Q7: The
early computer program "OXO" played what
game? Tic-tac-toe, minesweeper, or checkers? OXO, Gossip Girl. Also the way that I
sign-off on my emails. Actually, I just
write X's. Those are hugs right? No? I've
been kissing everyone?! Oh! Correct answer is tic-tac-toe! Did the
name... did the title tip you off? 7,183 of you
got that. You weren't tipped up. Way back
in 1952, A.S. Douglas programmed OXO, which
made it one of the first computer games
to use graphics. Q8: Which of these
nations does not lie on the Gulf of
Bothnia?
Sweden, Finland, or Estonia? Break out
those maps! Also, I see you in the chat. I
see you. No, I didn't make a mistake.
It's not Bosnia; it's Bothnia. The correct
answer is Estonia. It's Estonia, and 4,363 of you got it! The Gulf in question
is right in the heart of Fennoscandia,
which is bounded on the west by Sweden
and on the east by Finland. Estonia is
not invited.
Q9: In the mid-'70s, who became Saturday
Night Live's first-ever musical guest?
Paul Simon, Billy Preston, or Nitty Gritty
Dirt Band? "Superstar" shout out to Molly
Shannon! All these acts have appeared on
SNL, but the answer here is Billy Preston.
It's Billy P. is the correct answer, and 1,231
of you got that! Another savage
question on Q9! But we have 1,231 of you
still in the game, and you know, HQuna
Matata for the rest of you. It's alright.
Still are gonna be more games. Stay and watch some people win. Janis Ian was on
the same show, but Billy Preston was the
first musical guest to perform when he
ripped into "Nothing From Nothing".
Q10: Thomas Edison once set up a
company to build affordable housing made out of what? Concrete, rubber, or plastic
foam? Portable housing. Obviously something we don't know much about here
in New York City. Rent is too damn high!
But not for me. I actually have a rent-
stabilized apartment. The correct answer
is concrete. Edison had a cement plant.
594 of you got that. So yeah, he thought a single pour into a
mold would be great for mass producing
housing. I get it. Concrete is a
sustainable building material. It's
actually good for the environment. I like
where his head was at.
Q11: The most common English word that
ends in "-mt" is closely tied to which
activity? Eating, bathing, or sleeping? Oh, I
love doing all three of these things.
Sometimes at the same time, but just
a little dangerous. I know, I'll be
careful.
The correct answer is sleeping. We got
some people awake here! 220 of you knew
that. The most common English word that ends in "-mt" is dreamt, which of course is
tied to sleeping. Why this past tense
verb didn't get the standard "-ed"
ending, I can't really tell you. But if
hosting HQ is a dream, please don't wake
me up. And this is it! The final question!
You aren't living a dream right now—
you're very much alive! You've made it
through 11 trivia questions ranging
from easy to hard! And we're
at Q12! When the world's oldest subway
system opened, which was one of the
stations? Farringdon Street, Union Square, or
Porte de Vincennes? 14th Street Union
Square is right here in New York City. I
take it. I can go through that stuff
every day, for the subway has been
cruising since 1904, which is pretty cool!
But it's not as cool as the French,
obviously. They scooped us with the Paris
Metro four years earlier. The London
Underground, including Farringdon Street,
opened way back in 1863, though! The correct
answer is Farringdon Street! We have 86
people riding the train to HQtie-ville! Choo choo!
Yeah! Congratulations to our 86 winners taking home $29.07. That 7 cents is very
important. Uh, we've got "arshiarazavian"...
I hope I'm saying that right.
You look pretty smart with your hoodie,
kneeling over what looks like a laptop.
"Zamanry"! I love you in that
Snapchat filter. Looking real, real good.
"Voinum", congratulations! Power to the
females! We've got "soupy meatballs". Oh, oh
boy. Soupy meatballs , uh, over some pasta. You had me there. "Jay Link", congratulations.
How's that for an International Women's
Day game? 86 winners are thanking the
Lorde—and by that I mean the musical
artist. HQ will be back tonight at 9 p.m.
Eastern, 6 p.m. Pacific with another
$2,500 game. I'm Sarah Pribis. Hit me up
with some of your favorite female
pioneers and bosses throughout history.
Maybe I'll mention them tonight. I'm
still looking for some inspiration. See
you later! Girl power!
