VS Millionaire 12/17
vicste...@mailexcite.com
With CTV showing The Sound of Music in the evening and the NBA all
afternoon, they didn't air WWTBAM today. I fall to the mercy of ABC
for tonight's show. But since there is now a President-Elect, I should
be able to watch this without much trouble, unless there are
problems with the storms in Buffalo.
Joel Reid is the returning contestant on the final regular edition
of Millionaire of the year. Joel works at the University of Alabama.
He got the first 10 questions right last Thursday. Joel was a previous
contestant when Jason Block won his way out the fastest finger
circle. As for lifelines, all Joel has left is the ability to phone
a friend.
Let's play!
For $64,000: In 1996, Whitewater alternate juror Barbara Adams gained
media attention after wearing what to court?
A) Bathing suit B) Catcher's mask
C) Indian Headdress D) Star Trek uniform
One is jumping out at Joel. He is going to save his lifeline, and
answer D).
Barbara wore a Star Trek uniform.
For $125,000: Gymnophobia means a fear of what?
A) Nakedness B) Athletics
C) Women D) Sweat
He has heard the term before, but nothing is jumping out at him this
time. So, he is going to phone-a-friend. His sister Amy will get the
call. She, like Joel, is a computer programmer. He spells out the
word twice. "Oh, God" - Amy. "Well, she was a lot of hellp, wasn't
she?" - Joel.
He kinda rules out C) Women. He then says that he is torn between
A & D. He wants to determine the risk a final answer.
A) Nakedness. Final answer.
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"By God! He got it right!" - Regis
(Ad break: AT&T, Visa, White Diamonds from Elizabeth Taylor, The Mole
"10 players: One of them a traitor")
Where will the money go? College fund for daughter, and new cars for
daughter and wife.
For $250,000: What hatural phenomenon produces a feature called "aa"?
A) Tsunami B) Meteor shower
C) Volcanic eruption D) Avalanche
"Want me to surprise you? C) Volcanic eruption" - Joel.
YES!
He recalled that answer from crossword puzzles.
For $500,000: The Fort McHenry flag that inspired "The Star-Spangled
Banner" had how many stars?
A) 14 B) 15 C) 17 D) 20
He gives a quick answer, and that answer is that he is going to walk
away with the $250,000. The correct answer was B) 15.
We meet the Group of Ten for tonight, and they are faced with this
fastest finger:
"Put these TV doctors in geographical order by where they primarily
practice medicine, starting in the west"
A) Peter Benton
B) Joel Fleischman
C) Quincy
D) Benjamin Gideon
BCD. Two of Ten right. 9.95 isn't fast enough most times, but it is
fast
enough to allow Mike Harvey to get in the hotseat. He knew the
first two, but guessed on the last ones.
For $100: Which of the following items is traditionally kept in a
daily planner?
A) Rice Krispies B) Appointemnts
C) Christmas presents D) Resentment
B) Appointments.
For $200: The values and expectation that separate one age group
from another are set to make up what type of gap?
A) Cumberland B) Generation
C) Tooth D) Baby
B) Generation.
For $300: According to a lyric from a Broadway musical, "The hills
are alive with" what?
A) The Sound of Music B) Guys & Dolls
C) Cats D) The Full Monty
A) The Sound of Music.
For $500: On what kind of vehicle would you most likely find a banana
seat?
A) Train B) Airplane
C) Bicycle D) Automobile
Mike goes to the audience for this one. 4-3-92-1. He'll go with the
audience, but was originally thinking of train.
C) Bicycle.
(ad break: Old Navy, NYPD Blue Season Premiere, Verizon, Eyewitness
News)
Mike taught patients at Brooklyn Psychiatric Hospital and has spent
time in the Peace Corps. His mother is in audience.
For $1000: In North America, which is the following is traditionally
used as a Christmas tree?
D) Douglas Fir.
For $2000: What is the general term for lowland areas, such as swamps
and bogs, that are saturated with moisture?
A) Wetlands B) Grasslands
C) Waterways D) Reservoirs
A) Wetlands.
For $4000: In the 1978 movie "Superman", who played Superman's father?
A) George Reeves B) Charlton Heston
C) Marlon Brando D) Gregory Peck
He doesn't think it was Heston or Reeves. Time to PAF, and Mike will
call his niece, Dana. Quick in giving the answer C) Marlon Brando.
He'll go along with Dana and make Brando his final answer.
And a good final answer it was!
For $8000: What literary character was created by Edgar Rice
Burroughs?
A) Phantom of the Opera B) Tarzan of the Apes
C) Batman D) Mary Poppins
B) Tarzan of the Apes.
For $16000: In October 2000, who became the end of show commentator
for "60 minutes II"?
A) Charlie Rose B) Dave Barry
C) Tim Robbins D) Charles Grodin.
D) Charles Grodin.
(ad break: M and M's, Best Buy, Hoover, Discover)
The National Weather Service interrupts to issue a Winter Storm
Warning for Erie County.
Mike fondly recalls watching the fights in the stands during Ranger
games, and how he moved to Sweden after meeting a girl two months
after meeting her, until he got the urge to return home.
For $32,000: The land that currently makes up the District of Columbia
was denoted by what U.S. state?
A) Maryland B) Virginia
C) Delaware D) Pennsylvania
He uses the 50/50, which leaves A) and B). He'll take a shot at it,
and answer A).
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It was Maryland!
For $64,000: In Shakepeare's "Hamlet" what character fatally stabs
Hamlet
with a poisonous sword?
A) Horatio B) Laertes
C) Claudius D) Polonius
He'll throw up his free shot with B) Laertes.
And it goes SWISH!
For $125,000: In 1497, which of these explorers became the first to
sail around Africa to India?
A) Christopher Columbes B) Amerigo Vespucci
C) Vasco de Gama D) Ferdinand Magellan
He doesn't hesitate in making C) Vasco de Gama his final answer.
No hesitation. No problem. He's right!
(ad break: Castaway, Pier 1, 20/20 Downtown, Bowl Championship Series)
Some of the money will be going to a hospital that agreed to take
care of his dying brother for no charge.
For $250,000: What is the Ebola virus named after?
A) Scientist B) Species of monkey
C) Explorer D) River
Mike is a gambling man, but he isn't going to gamble $93,000. He's
walking with the money. And a good thing too, since his guess of
B) would have been wrong. D) was correct.
Fastest Finger:
"Put the following historical treaties in the order they were signed,
starting with the earliest"
A) SALT
B) Treaty of Versailles
C) Treaty of Ghent
D) START
CBAD is the right order. 5 of 9 get it right. Catherine Hesser is
in with 5.57 seconds, but John Simmons has a time of 5.54.
John Simmons works the graveyard shift at a hotel in Longview, Texas,
auditing the books and doing some desk work. His sister, Susanne
is in the relationship seat.
For $100:Which of the following words is slang for questionable?
A) Sleepy B) Wallaby
C) Fishy D) Referee
C) Fishy.
For $200: Traditionally, who lives in a convent?
A) Soldiers B) Nuns
C) Puffins D) Truck Drivers.
B) Nuns.
For $300: Which of the following kitchen utensils is cone-shaped?
A) Nutcracker B) Funnel
C) Tongs D) Fridge
C) Funnel.
For $500: Which fictional character often uses the phrase "Bah
humbug!"?
A) Ebenezer Scrooge B) Curious George
C) Eeyore D) Cat in the Hat
A) Scrooge.
For $1000: The small paper created from the hole-punching process in
computer data cards are called what?
(laughter from the crowd during the reading of this question)
A) Stipes B) Chads
C) Pongees D) Mogos
B) Chads.
(ad break: Visa, The Disney Store, College Millionaire)
For $2000: The Evelyn Wood program is best known for teaching what?
A) Typing B) Piano playing
C) Speed-reading D) Public speaking
C) Speed-reading.
For $4000: What is the main colour of the sticker on a Chiquita
banana?
A) Blue B) Black C) Green D) Red
A) Blue.
For $8000: What is the literal translation of the phrase
"tete-a-tete"?
A) Toe-to-toe B) Man-to-man
C) Heart-to-heart D) Head-to-head
D) Head-to-head.
For $16,000: In the 1979 TV series "B.J. and the Bear" what kind of
animal is "Bear"?
A) Hog B) Chimp
C) Dog D) Horse
He doesn't recall a lot about the series, but does recall that Bear
was a B) Chimp.
That's what Bear was.
***AH-WOOOO***
John will be back on January 4th. College Millionaire starts on
Tuesday,
followed by VH-1 Pop-Up Celebrity Millionaire.
William F. Beyer Jr.
Washington D.C. So, I look in a reference book and sure enough.
"He (George Washington) picked a patch of land on the Potomac River. Both
Maryland and Viriginia gave land for the new capital"
Somebody tell me if I'm wrong, PLEASE
Billy Beyer
gen...@concentric.net
"William F. Beyer Jr." <n2...@arrl.net> wrote:
> Now, I could have sworn Maryland AND Virginia gave land to make up
> Washington D.C. So, I look in a reference book and sure enough.
> "He (George Washington) picked a patch of land on the Potomac River. Both
> Maryland and Viriginia gave land for the new capital"
>
> Somebody tell me if I'm wrong, PLEASE
>
The key is the word "currently." Yes, Maryland and Virginia both gave up
land for the creation of the District of Columbia, but Virginia later
took its share back.
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gen...@concentric.net
> Washington D.C. So, I look in a reference book and sure enough.
> "He (George Washington) picked a patch of land on the Potomac River. Both
> Maryland and Viriginia gave land for the new capital"
>
> Somebody tell me if I'm wrong, PLEASE
>
The key is the word "currently." Yes, Maryland and Virginia both gave up
gen...@concentric.net
> Washington D.C. So, I look in a reference book and sure enough.
> "He (George Washington) picked a patch of land on the Potomac River. Both
> Maryland and Viriginia gave land for the new capital"
>
> Somebody tell me if I'm wrong, PLEASE
>
Well, you're right and wrong. The key to the question is the word
"currently." Maryland and Virginia both donated land for the creation of
gen...@concentric.net
> Washington D.C. So, I look in a reference book and sure enough.
> "He (George Washington) picked a patch of land on the Potomac River. Both
> Maryland and Viriginia gave land for the new capital"
>
> Somebody tell me if I'm wrong, PLEASE
>
Well, you're right and you're wrong. Yes, Maryland and Virginia did
donate land that became the District of Columbia, but Virginia later took
its share back. (Remember, the question said "currently.")
gen...@concentric.net
Oops. Sorry for the quadruple posting. Deja.com was malfunctioning and
kept giving me error messages.
Brett A. Pasternack
> "Put these TV doctors in geographical order by where they primarily
> practice medicine, starting in the west"
>
> A) Peter Benton
> B) Joel Fleischman
> C) Quincy
> D) Benjamin Gideon
Is Peter Benton from Chicago Hope?
> For $500: On what kind of vehicle would you most likely find a banana
> seat?
>
> A) Train B) Airplane
> C) Bicycle D) Automobile
>
> Mike goes to the audience for this one. 4-3-92-1. He'll go with the
> audience, but was originally thinking of train.
> C) Bicycle.
Not E) the TattletalesMobile. B^)
> Some of the money will be going to a hospital that agreed to take
> care of his dying brother for no charge.
After he waled away, Regis went on a bit about how he wished he could
give the guy more money. Um, Regis, you're making tons of money on this
show--YOU CAN! If he felt that strongly, he could have offered to
personally match what Mike donated to the hospice, and I'm sure he
wouldn't have missed it.
> For $1000: The small paper created from the hole-punching process in
> computer data cards are called what?
> (laughter from the crowd during the reading of this question)
>
> A) Stipes B) Chads
> C) Pongees D) Mogos
> B) Chads.
Just think...two months ago, this would have been a $500,000 question!
Brandon Foster-Gray
>> practice medicine, starting in the west"
>>
>> A) Peter Benton
>> B) Joel Fleischman
>> C) Quincy
>> D) Benjamin Gideon
>
>Is Peter Benton from Chicago Hope?
>
Same setting, different show. Peter Benton is a character on ER. I think
that's Eriq LaSalle's role, but I don't watch the show that often, or much of
any TV for that matter.
Still, the ONE and ONLY, Brandon Foster-Gray
(Who, for some reason, now goes by the name "Bemis")
Dixon Hayes
>away with the $250,000. The correct answer was B) 15.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't this now make Joel Reid the biggest winner
ever from the state of Alabama? If so I'm proud of him and that renews my hope
they'll call *me* back one day...
BTW Joel works at UAB (Birmingham) not the main Tuscaloosa campus as Regis
alluded...
Dixon
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Brett A. Pasternack
>
> >> "Put these TV doctors in geographical order by where they primarily
> >> practice medicine, starting in the west"
> >>
> >> A) Peter Benton
> >> B) Joel Fleischman
> >> C) Quincy
> >> D) Benjamin Gideon
> >
> >Is Peter Benton from Chicago Hope?
> >
>
> Same setting, different show. Peter Benton is a character on ER. I think
> that's Eriq LaSalle's role, but I don't watch the show that often, or much of
> any TV for that matter.
Ah. Thanks.