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And you STILL have one lifeline left. Which you might possibly need for the half-million points question. For the third time in this quiz' history. 50:50 Expert Switch Team 15 Pts. 1 Million 14 Pts. 500,000 13 ♦ Pts. 250,000 12 ♦ Pts. 125,000 11 ♦ Pts. 64,000 10 ♦ Pts. 32,000 9 ♦ Pts. 16,000 8 ♦ Pts. 8,000 7 ♦ Pts. 4,000 6 ♦ Pts. 2,000 5 ♦ Pts. 1,000 4 ♦ Pts. 500 3 ♦ Pts. 300 2 ♦ Pts. 200 1 ♦ Pts. 100

Today, it is Sânnicolau Mare in the Timis county of ROMANIA. Pts. 250,000 If composer Béla Bartók was born in his hometown today, he would have been ...? ♦ A: Romanian ♦ B: Czech ♦ C: Ukrainian ♦ D: Austrian ♦ P t s . 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 ♦

Bartók was born in the melodious town of Nagyszentmiklós.

Your wish is my command... Pts. 250,000 If composer Béla Bartók was born in his hometown today, he would have been ...? ♦ A: Romanian ♦ B: Czech ♦ C: Ukrainian ♦ D: Austrian

Well, you have tried using history knowledge before and it went wrong. That's all I am saying. You insist on going with Romanian?

@mrv86 250,000, you could lose 93,000 again. This is the question: Pts. 250,000 If composer Béla Bartók was born in his hometown today, he would have been ...? ♦ A: Romanian ♦ B: Czech ♦ C: Ukrainian ♦ D: Austrian

This is almost like the first time. One lifeline remaining, Pts. 250,000 up next, just that you had the 50:50 last time, now it's the expert. This is getting serious again. 50:50 Expert Switch Team 15 Pts. 1 Million 14 Pts. 500,000 13 Pts. 250,000 12 ♦ Pts. 125,000 11 ♦ Pts. 64,000 10 ♦ Pts. 32,000 9 ♦ Pts. 16,000 8 ♦ Pts. 8,000 7 ♦ Pts. 4,000 6 ♦ Pts. 2,000 5 ♦ Pts. 1,000 4 ♦ Pts. 500 3 ♦ Pts. 300 2 ♦ Pts. 200 1 ♦ Pts. 100

Gujarat and Maharashtra are too far north and west. Tamil Nadu sounds logical due to Tamil also being spoken in Sri Lanka. And is thus the right answer! Pts. 125,000 Which of these Indian states is closest to mainland Sri Lanka? ♦ A: Gujarat ♦ B: Maharashtra ♦ C: Andhra Pradesh ♦ D: Tamil Nadu ♦ P t s . 1 2 5 , 0 0 0 ♦

Risking it and saving a lifeline. Could be a good tactic - or not... Pts. 125,000 Which of these Indian states is closest to mainland Sri Lanka? ♦ A: Gujarat ♦ B: Maharashtra ♦ C: Andhra Pradesh ♦ D: Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu is logged in.

That depends, you could get a lucky stack or not.

@mrv86 Second attempt at 125,000 Pts. 125,000 Which of these Indian states is closest to mainland Sri Lanka? ♦ A: Gujarat ♦ B: Maharashtra ♦ C: Andhra Pradesh ♦ D: Tamil Nadu

Dang, it would have been right. Pts. 125,000 Between 1925-1934, the name of which French car manufacturer lit up at night on the Eiffel Tower? ♦ A: Citroën ♦ B: Peugeot ♦ C: Renault ♦ D: Bugatti Question by OlympicIRL

Wise decision if you don't know and have options left. Would you have had a guess?

@mrv86 125,000 Points, still 2 lifelines remaining and we're going deep here. This is your 12th question: Pts. 125,000 Between 1925-1934, the name of which French car manufacturer lit up at night on the Eiffel Tower? ♦ A: Citroën ♦ B: Peugeot ♦ C: Renault ♦ D: Bugatti Question by OlympicIRL

And aside from your films, you know your sports. It was Weah. Pts. 64,000 In 1995, who was the first non-European footballer to be awarded the Ballon d'Or award? ♦ A: Nkwankwo Kanu ♦ B: George Weah ♦ C: Ronaldo ♦ D: Rivaldo ♦ P t s . 6 4 , 0 0 0 ♦

I'm not asking for it, you seem to be sure. B: George Weah... Pts. 64,000 In 1995, who was the first non-European footballer to be awarded the Ballon d'Or award? ♦ A: Nkwankwo Kanu ♦ B: George Weah ♦ C: Ronaldo ♦ D: Rivaldo

@mrv86 And this is your Pts. 64,000 question: Pts. 64,000 In 1995, who was the first non-European footballer to be awarded the Ballon d'Or award? ♦ A: Nkwankwo Kanu ♦ B: George Weah ♦ C: Ronaldo ♦ D: Rivaldo

The valuable 50:50 is gone but two lifelines saved for the upper tier. We're getting serious now. 64,000 should not pose a big threat, you won't lose on this one either way. 50:50 Expert Switch Team 15 Pts. 1 Million 14 Pts. 500,000 13 Pts. 250,000 12 Pts. 125,000 11 Pts. 64,000 10 ♦ Pts. 32,000 9 ♦ Pts. 16,000 8 ♦ Pts. 8,000 7 ♦ Pts. 4,000 6 ♦ Pts. 2,000 5 ♦ Pts. 1,000 4 ♦ Pts. 500 3 ♦ Pts. 300 2 ♦ Pts. 200 1 ♦ Pts. 100

And that's what the logo looks like: It is undoubtedly a frog and it gets you to 32,000 points! Pts. 32,000 The Rainforest Alliance Certified seal, that appears on several coffee, tea and fruit products, depicts what animal? ♦ A: Frog ♦ B: ♦ C: Leopard ♦ D: ♦ P t s . 3 2 , 0 0 0 ♦

A: Frog... Pts. 32,000 The Rainforest Alliance Certified seal, that appears on several coffee, tea and fruit products, depicts what animal? ♦ A: Frog ♦ B: ♦ C: Leopard ♦ D:

That depends how far we get here, 4 hours are quite long. To give you an idea for next time, it will be next Friday, 16th April, the day before TAISC.

Pts. 32,000 The Rainforest Alliance Certified seal, that appears on several coffee, tea and fruit products, depicts what animal? ♦ A: Frog ♦ B: ♦ C: Leopard ♦ D:

@mrv86 Let's get you to 32,000 with this next question... Pts. 32,000 The Rainforest Alliance Certified seal, that appears on several coffee, tea and fruit products, depicts what animal? ♦ A: Frog ♦ B: Toucan ♦ C: Leopard ♦ D: Squirrel monkey

You're one away from the next important milestone and you have all lifelines remaining, just as last time until that point. 50:50 Expert Switch Team 15 Pts. 1 Million 14 Pts. 500,000 13 Pts. 250,000 12 Pts. 125,000 11 Pts. 64,000 10 Pts. 32,000 9 ♦ Pts. 16,000 8 ♦ Pts. 8,000 7 ♦ Pts. 4,000 6 ♦ Pts. 2,000 5 ♦ Pts. 1,000 4 ♦ Pts. 500 3 ♦ Pts. 300 2 ♦ Pts. 200 1 ♦ Pts. 100

You can never be too sure about the American stars but Madonna really is born and raised in the US. Even Michigan is correct. Pts. 16,000 In 1958, where was the "Queen of Pop" Madonna Louise Ciccone born? ♦ A: USA ♦ B: Italy ♦ C: Colombia ♦ D: Canada ♦ P t s . 1 6 , 0 0 0 ♦