VS Millionaire 4/20
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until today.
If anybody here is addicted to The Sims, and want to get
a visit from Regis, the fine folks at Sim Freaks have a Regis
Philbin Sim at their site:
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Back into the hotseat is Mark (last name wasn't closed captioned),
who used all his lifelines in reaching the $64,000 level on Thursday's
show. Mark went to see Annie Get Your Gun during his night off.
For $125,000: James Boswell is best known for his biography
of what 18th-centruy literary figure?
A) Samuel Coleridge B) Jonathan Swift
C) Samuel Johnson D) Percy Shelley
A couple of names are jumping out at him, but he won't be
making a guess, electing to walk away with his money.
His guess would have been A) Samuel Coleridge.
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.
.
Right first name, wrong second name.
So, early in the night, time for the first Fastest Finger:
Put these U.S. toursit destinations in geographic order,
starting in the west.
A) Bryce Canyon B) Lake Tahoe
C) Cape Cod D) Mount Rushmore
West-to-east, you get BADC. 4 of the 10 got the correct
order, and the hotseat awaits Joe Erlanger, with a time of
5.09. Joe defines himself as a numbers guy for a real estate
company in St. Louis. Accompnying Joe is his wife, Debbie.
For $100: Which of these is a slang expression for one's
spouse or significant other?
C) Ball and chain
For $200: The abbreviation "AKA" stands for which of the
following?
B) Also Known As
For $300: Which of the following is typically used as the
main ingredient in baby powder?
A) Talc
Not D) Baby.
For $500: Which of the following is a seabird?
D) Pelican
Not Owl, Crow or Robin.
For $1000: According to literature, Satan was once an archangel
named what?
A) Gabriel B) Uriel
C) Lucifer D) Raphael
C) Lucifer.
(ad break)
Joe is a bird watcher, classical pianist, and finishes the New York
Times crossword puzzle every Sunday. It usually takes him 45-50
minutes.
For $2000: What actor played patriarch Ben Cartwright on the
long-running television series, "Bonanza"?
A) Pernell Roberts B) Michael Landon
C) Dan Blocker D) Lorne Greene
D) Lorne Greene.
For $4000: Which of the following would most likely hypdroplane?
A) Umbrella B) Pool
C) Car tires D) Frying pan
C) Car tires.
For $8000: The food called hominy is what?
A) Corn B) Oats
C) Rice D) Wheat
He doesn't really want to, but really doesn't have a choice. Time
to ATA. 57-20-15-8.
He goes with the audience's answer - A) Corn.
That's it!
For $16000: In the 1986 movie, "Little Shop of Horrors", what
plant does Audrey II most resemble?
A) Ivy B) Venus flytrap
C) Tulip D) Iris
Joe wishes he had his ATA still. But, he still has his PAF,
and will use it to call Ted. Ted just started up a publishing
business.
Ted requires the options read to him 3 times, and still has
about 10 seconds left....but doesn't offer an answer.
Joe has a suspicion, and wants to see that the 50/50 leaves.
It leaves A) and B).
Venus flytrap was Joe's hunch, and is his final answer.
.
.
It is worth $16,000!
(ad break)
Joe discusses his passion for bird watching with Regis.
For $32000: What is the background setting for the 1960
novel "A Separate Peace"?
A) Alabama public school B) Russian space station
C) Dublin bar D) New England prep school
He's not sure, but he has a pretty good idea. He wants to
get to $32,000, and will do so with D) as his final answer.
.
.
.
.
Joe
.
.
.
made it to $32,000.
For $64,000: Henry VIII belonged to what royal family?
A) Plantagenet B) Stuart
C) Tudor D) Hanover
This one doesn't take long. He'll bank his free shot on C) Tudor,
and that one was far more accurate than Vince Carter on Sunday.
For $125,000: What is the second longest river in the world?
A) Volga B) Amazon
C) Mississippi D) Congo
He knows the Nile is the longest, and that the Amazon carries
the most water. Joe resides by the Mississippi, which he
believes to be the 3rd longest.
He's going for it. "Amazon. It's my final answer" - Joe
.
.
.
"Yes. For $125,000!" - Regis
For $250,000: According to Greek mythology, the tears of Eos
are responsible for forming what?
A) Morning dewdrops B) The Great Flood
C) Aegean Islands D) Rain
He had a mythology phone-a-friend, but that lifeline is gone,
as is Joe's time in the hotseat. He's walking with the
money.
He would have guessed C).
The correct answer was A).
Fastest Finger: Put these fictional TV lawyers in the order of
their original debut, starting with the earliest.
A) Perry Mason
B) Ed Stevens
C) Victor Sifuentes
D) Bobby Donnell
ACDB is the right order. 3 right answers of the 9, and Tom Michael
is the fastest, with a time of 8.41.
(ad break)
Accompanying Tom is his father Mike, who is a retired college
professor at Auburn University at Montgomery. Tom works there
as a counsellor.
For $100: Fire engines are designed to pump what liquid?
B) Water.
For $200: By definition, a ruthless person lacks which of these?
B) Compassion
For $300: When referring to a type of vehicle, what does the
"S" in the initials "SUV" stand for?
C) Sport
For $500: Which of the following candies is a coloured sugar
that comes in a straw?
D) Pixy Stix, after a short delay.
For $1000: What would Wite-Out typically be used to fix?
A) Broken window B) Typing error
C) Torn shirt D) Stained dress
B) Typing error. D) if you are Bill Clinton.
For $2000: The historic immigration site, Ellis Island, lies
off the coast of which U.S. city?
A) New York City B) Boston
C) Philadelphia D) Providence
He thinks about for a few seconds, before he finally realizes
that the answer was A) New York City.
For $4000; Since 1981, what TV journalist has hosted a celebrity
special on the night of the Academy Awards?
A) Katie Couric B) Diane Sawyer
C) Connie Chung D) Barbara Walters
D) Barbara Walters.
For $8000: For centuries, the town of Baccarat, France has
been home to fine what?
A) Stringed instruments B) Silver Cutlery
C) Crystal D) Gold jewelry
He thinks he has heard of Baccarat Crystal, and goes with
it as his final answer.
C) Crystal was the right answer.
For $16000: March 12, 2001, marked 50 years since the debut of what
cartoon character?
A) Dennis the Menace B) Garfield
C) Popeye the Sailor D) Doonesbury
He hesitates. He recalls reading about this. Garfield and
Doonesbury are too recent. Popeye would predate 1951. So,
via process of elimination, he goes with A) Dennis.
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.
.
Which didn't menace his ability to reach $16,000.
(Ad break)
Tom coached a college quiz bowl team for 11 years. He used
visualization techniques to get the correct answer for the $500
question, thus saving a lifeline.
For $32,000: Which of these astronauts was not on Apollo 11, the
United States first manned moon mission?
A) Neil Armstrong B) Buzz Aldrin
C) James Lovell D) Michael Collins
He works out the roles of D), A) and B), therefore, C) is
his final answer.
Tom has reached the safe level of $32,000.
For $64,000: In the 1999 movie, Toy Story 2, what actor provides
the voice of Stinky Pete the Prospector?
A) Kelsey Grammer B) David Hyde Pierce
C) Robin Willimans D) Woody Harrelson
He hasn't seen the movie, but hopes the audience has.
25-16-29-30. It looks like they haven't, or at least haven't
paid attention to the voices.
Time to use the 50/50, which removes B) and D).
He still doesn't want to give his final answer, instead, elects
to phone-a-friend, calling Steve.
Tom only reads out the key words, Steve returns some key words
of his own - Kelsey Grammer - 95-100%.
After all that, Kelsey Grammer is Tom's final answer.
.
.
.
.
Steve and Tom
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.
.
are
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.
.
100 percent right!
(ad break)
Tom's brother works for the Department of Agriculture, and is
currently working on the Mad Cow and Hoof & Mouth Disease. Tom
is more worried about the latter. But now, he has to worry about
this:
For $125,000: What is the English translation of the name of the
Irish nationalist group Sinn Fein?
A) All together B) Never surrender
C) We ourselves D) Freedom today
Tom has some thoughts, but unfortunately, it is that all of
the answers seem good. Therefore, he gives the best available
answer - He's walking away.
Fastest Finger: Put these notable people in order their birth,
starting with the earliest.
A) Houdini B) Socrates
C) Michelangelo D) Napoleon
The right order is BCDA. 7 correct answers. A pair under 5.00,
but one was under 4.00, and that time, specifically 3.32 is
sending Jane Charnin-Aker into the hotseat.
Jane was a contestant back in January, but failed to reach the
hotseat.
For $100: Where would an aviator most likely work?
C) Plane
For $200: Baby chickens are typically what colour?
B) Yellow
for $300: Which of these is a common term for "a movie that
tells a sad or emotional story"?
B) Tearjerker
Not D) Dude, where's my hanky?
For $500: Which of the following activities, if done improperly,
might lead you to get "the bends"?
C) Scuba diving
For $1000: The two-letter postal abbreviation for which of the
following states is a personal pronoun?
A) Maine B) Indiana
C) Delaware D) Massachusetts
ME=A) Maine.
For $2000: In the 1983 film "All the Right Moves" Tom Cruise's
character competes in what sport?
A) Baseball B) Basketball
C) Hockey D) Football
D) Football.
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Brett A. Pasternack
vicste...@mailexcite.com wrote:
>
> My computer went into the shop on Friday, and I didn't get it back
> until today.
>
> If anybody here is addicted to The Sims, and want to get
> a visit from Regis, the fine folks at Sim Freaks have a Regis
> Philbin Sim at their site:
>
> http://www.simfreaks.com/skins/famousfaces/index-02.shtml
. o O ( The computer game "The Sims" allows you to create and control
the lives of virtual people. )
. o O ( It is one of a series of "sim" games--the name is short for
"simulation"--that began with "SimCity" in 1989. )
> Back into the hotseat is Mark (last name wasn't closed captioned),
> who used all his lifelines in reaching the $64,000 level on Thursday's
> show. Mark went to see Annie Get Your Gun during his night off.
>
> For $125,000: James Boswell is best known for his biography
> of what 18th-centruy literary figure?
>
> A) Samuel Coleridge B) Jonathan Swift
> C) Samuel Johnson D) Percy Shelley
>
> A couple of names are jumping out at him, but he won't be
> making a guess, electing to walk away with his money.
>
> His guess would have been A) Samuel Coleridge.
> .
> .
. o O ( "This man I thought had been a Lord among wits; but I find, he
is only a wit among Lords." -- Samuel Johnson )
> .
> Right first name, wrong second name.
. o O ( The Life Of Samuel Johnson was published in 1791. )
. o O ( Samuel Johnson published A Dictionary Of The English Language in
1755. It contained over 40,000 definitions, augmented by about 114,000
quotations--including one from Jonathan Swift illustrating the use of
the phrase "to fart". )
. o O ( Johnson tried to limit himself to usage from 1660 and before, as
he considered later linguistic changes degenerate. )
> So, early in the night, time for the first Fastest Finger:
>
> Put these U.S. toursit destinations in geographic order,
> starting in the west.
>
> A) Bryce Canyon B) Lake Tahoe
> C) Cape Cod D) Mount Rushmore
>
> West-to-east, you get BADC.
. o O ( California; Utah; South Dakota; Massachusettes )
> 4 of the 10 got the correct
> order, and the hotseat awaits Joe Erlanger, with a time of
> 5.09. Joe defines himself as a numbers guy for a real estate
> company in St. Louis. Accompnying Joe is his wife, Debbie.
>
> For $100: Which of these is a slang expression for one's
> spouse or significant other?
>
> C) Ball and chain
>
> For $200: The abbreviation "AKA" stands for which of the
> following?
>
> B) Also Known As
>
> For $300: Which of the following is typically used as the
> main ingredient in baby powder?
>
> A) Talc
> Not D) Baby.
>
> For $500: Which of the following is a seabird?
>
> D) Pelican
> Not Owl, Crow or Robin.
>
> For $1000: According to literature, Satan was once an archangel
> named what?
>
> A) Gabriel B) Uriel
> C) Lucifer D) Raphael
> C) Lucifer.
. o O ( Lucifer, Gabriel, and Michael are the only angels mentioned by
name in the Bible. )
. o O ( "Lucifer" is also another word for "match"--the kind that you
use to light a fire. )
> (ad break)
>
> Joe is a bird watcher, classical pianist, and finishes the New York
> Times crossword puzzle every Sunday. It usually takes him 45-50
> minutes.
. o O ( The New York Times daily crossword puzzles get more difficult as
each week goes on, culminating in the much larger puzzle in the Sunday
magazine section. )
> For $2000: What actor played patriarch Ben Cartwright on the
> long-running television series, "Bonanza"?
>
> A) Pernell Roberts B) Michael Landon
> C) Dan Blocker D) Lorne Greene
> D) Lorne Greene.
>
. o O ( Before becoming an actor, Greene had been the chief newscaster
for the Canadian Broadcasting Company radio network from 1940 to 1943. )
> For $4000: Which of the following would most likely hypdroplane?
>
> A) Umbrella B) Pool
> C) Car tires D) Frying pan
> C) Car tires.
>
> For $8000: The food called hominy is what?
>
> A) Corn B) Oats
> C) Rice D) Wheat
>
> He doesn't really want to, but really doesn't have a choice. Time
> to ATA. 57-20-15-8.
>
> He goes with the audience's answer - A) Corn.
>
> That's it!
. o O ( It is hulled, dried, and boiled. )
>
> For $16000: In the 1986 movie, "Little Shop of Horrors", what
> plant does Audrey II most resemble?
. o O ( Levi Stubbs of the Four Tops provided the plant's voice. )
> A) Ivy B) Venus flytrap
> C) Tulip D) Iris
>
> Joe wishes he had his ATA still. But, he still has his PAF,
> and will use it to call Ted. Ted just started up a publishing
> business.
>
> Ted requires the options read to him 3 times, and still has
> about 10 seconds left....but doesn't offer an answer.
>
> Joe has a suspicion, and wants to see that the 50/50 leaves.
> It leaves A) and B).
>
> Venus flytrap was Joe's hunch, and is his final answer.
> .
> .
> It is worth $16,000!
. o O ( Alan Menkin and Howard Ashman wrote the music for Little Shop Of
Horrors. )
> (ad break)
>
> Joe discusses his passion for bird watching with Regis.
>
> For $32000: What is the background setting for the 1960
> novel "A Separate Peace"?
. o O ( ...by John Knowles )
> A) Alabama public school B) Russian space station
> C) Dublin bar D) New England prep school
>
> He's not sure, but he has a pretty good idea. He wants to
> get to $32,000, and will do so with D) as his final answer.
> .
> .
> .
> .
> Joe
> .
> .
> .
> made it to $32,000.
. o O ( The Devon School, in the novel, is based on Phillips Exeter
Academy, which Knowles attended. )
> For $64,000: Henry VIII belonged to what royal family?
>
> A) Plantagenet B) Stuart
> C) Tudor D) Hanover
>
> This one doesn't take long. He'll bank his free shot on C) Tudor,
> and that one was far more accurate than Vince Carter on Sunday.
>
> For $125,000: What is the second longest river in the world?
>
> A) Volga B) Amazon
> C) Mississippi D) Congo
>
> He knows the Nile is the longest, and that the Amazon carries
> the most water. Joe resides by the Mississippi, which he
> believes to be the 3rd longest.
. o O ( He is correct. )
> He's going for it. "Amazon. It's my final answer" - Joe
> .
> .
> .
> "Yes. For $125,000!" - Regis
. o O ( Amazon.com recently reported smaller losses than expected, and
hopes to turn its first profit next year. )
> For $250,000: According to Greek mythology, the tears of Eos
> are responsible for forming what?
>
> A) Morning dewdrops B) The Great Flood
> C) Aegean Islands D) Rain
>
> He had a mythology phone-a-friend, but that lifeline is gone,
> as is Joe's time in the hotseat. He's walking with the
> money.
>
> He would have guessed C).
>
> The correct answer was A).
. o O ( Eos, later called Aurora by the Romans, was the goddess of the
dawn. )
. o O ( She weeps for her son, Memnon, who was killed by Achilles in the
Trojan War. )
> Fastest Finger: Put these fictional TV lawyers in the order of
> their original debut, starting with the earliest.
>
> A) Perry Mason
> B) Ed Stevens
> C) Victor Sifuentes
> D) Bobby Donnell
. o O ( Bobby Donnell is found on "The Practice" on ABC directly after
the Sunday "Millionaire". )
>
> ACDB is the right order.
. o O ( Raymond Burr, 1957; Jimmy Smits, 1986; Dylan McDermott, 1997;
Thomas Cavanagh, 2000 )
> 3 right answers of the 9, and Tom Michael
> is the fastest, with a time of 8.41.
>
> (ad break)
>
> Accompanying Tom is his father Mike, who is a retired college
> professor at Auburn University at Montgomery. Tom works there
> as a counsellor.
>
> For $100: Fire engines are designed to pump what liquid?
>
> B) Water.
>
> For $200: By definition, a ruthless person lacks which of these?
>
> B) Compassion
. o O ( Answer choice D was "ruth", which is also correct. )
> For $300: When referring to a type of vehicle, what does the
> "S" in the initials "SUV" stand for?
>
> C) Sport
. o O ( ...Utility Vehicle )
> For $500: Which of the following candies is a coloured sugar
> that comes in a straw?
>
> D) Pixy Stix, after a short delay.
. o O ( The greatest consumption of Pixy Stix in one location is at
"Sugarfest", an annual event during the game player's convention
"Dreamation", which will be held Memorial Day Weekend in Secaucus, NJ. )
. o O ( This year's event will feature 10,000 Pixy Stix. )
. o O ( Dreamation also features a Trivia Tournament, of which Your
Humble Pop-Upper is a past champion. )
. o O ( www.dexposure.com )
> For $1000: What would Wite-Out typically be used to fix?
>
> A) Broken window B) Typing error
> C) Torn shirt D) Stained dress
>
> B) Typing error. D) if you are Bill Clinton.
. o O ( Liquid Paper was invented by Bette Nesmith Graham, who was also
the mother of Michael Nesmith of the Monkees. )
. o O ( The brand name was "White-Out"--it was not spelled as
"Millionaire" spelled it. )
> For $2000: The historic immigration site, Ellis Island, lies
> off the coast of which U.S. city?
>
> A) New York City B) Boston
> C) Philadelphia D) Providence
>
> He thinks about for a few seconds, before he finally realizes
> that the answer was A) New York City.
. o O ( You can probably see it from the hotel hosting Dreamation. )
> For $4000; Since 1981, what TV journalist has hosted a celebrity
> special on the night of the Academy Awards?
>
> A) Katie Couric B) Diane Sawyer
> C) Connie Chung D) Barbara Walters
>
> D) Barbara Walters.
. o O ( This year's special featured an interview with John Travolta and
his wife, Kelly Preston. )
. o O ( They also recieved awards that weekend--Worst Actor, Worst
Supporting Actress, and Worst Screen Couple from the Golden Raspberry
Awards, all for their work in Battlefield: Earth. )
. o O ( Vic mispelled the name of Robin Williams, but so did
"Millionaire"--they added a third "l". )
. o O ( Harrelson co-starred with Grammer on "Cheers", while Pierce
plays Grammer's brother on "Frasier". )
> He hasn't seen the movie, but hopes the audience has.
> 25-16-29-30. It looks like they haven't, or at least haven't
> paid attention to the voices.
>
> Time to use the 50/50, which removes B) and D).
>
> He still doesn't want to give his final answer, instead, elects
> to phone-a-friend, calling Steve.
>
> Tom only reads out the key words, Steve returns some key words
> of his own - Kelsey Grammer - 95-100%.
>
> After all that, Kelsey Grammer is Tom's final answer.
> .
> .
> .
> .
> Steve and Tom
> .
> .
> .
> .
> are
> .
> .
. o O ( Robin Williams provided the voice of the Genie in Aladdin. )
. o O ( It was Alan Menkin and Howard Ashman's last project, as Ashman
died during the writing of the score. )
> .
> 100 percent right!
>
> (ad break)
>
> Tom's brother works for the Department of Agriculture, and is
> currently working on the Mad Cow and Hoof & Mouth Disease. Tom
> is more worried about the latter. But now, he has to worry about
> this:
>
> For $125,000: What is the English translation of the name of the
> Irish nationalist group Sinn Fein?
. o O ( Founded by Arthur Griffith in 1905. )
> A) All together B) Never surrender
> C) We ourselves D) Freedom today
>
> Tom has some thoughts, but unfortunately, it is that all of
> the answers seem good. Therefore, he gives the best available
> answer - He's walking away.
. o O ( The correct answer was "C". )
. o O ( "Are We Ourselves" was a hit for the English group The Fixx. )
> Fastest Finger: Put these notable people in order their birth,
> starting with the earliest.
>
> A) Houdini B) Socrates
. o O ( Socrates used the "Ask The Audience" lifeline: his trial for
impiety and corruption of youth had a jury of 501 members. )
. o O ( He lost the trial by 60 votes and was sentenced to death. )
> C) Michelangelo D) Napoleon
>
> The right order is BCDA.
. o O ( 469 BCE; 1495; 1769; 1874 )
> 7 correct answers. A pair under 5.00,
> but one was under 4.00, and that time, specifically 3.32 is
> sending Jane Charnin-Aker into the hotseat.
>
> Jane was a contestant back in January, but failed to reach the
> hotseat.
>
> For $100: Where would an aviator most likely work?
>
> C) Plane
>
> For $200: Baby chickens are typically what colour?
>
> B) Yellow
>
> for $300: Which of these is a common term for "a movie that
> tells a sad or emotional story"?
>
> B) Tearjerker
> Not D) Dude, where's my hanky?
. o O ( One of the great tearjerkers is "Pride Of The Yankees". )
. o O ( Jane's husband, Jack Aker, pitched for the Yankees from 1969 to
1972. )
> For $500: Which of the following activities, if done improperly,
> might lead you to get "the bends"?
>
> C) Scuba diving
. o O ( On Family Ties, Alex Keaton once prepared his sister Mallory for
a quiz show by having her memorize what "scuba" stands for:
"self-contained underwater breathing apparatus". )
. o O ( When he asked her who invented it, she shouted, "Magellan!" )
. o O ( The correct answer would have been "Jacques Cousteau". )
> For $1000: The two-letter postal abbreviation for which of the
> following states is a personal pronoun?
>
> A) Maine B) Indiana
> C) Delaware D) Massachusetts
>
> ME=A) Maine.
>
> For $2000: In the 1983 film "All the Right Moves" Tom Cruise's
> character competes in what sport?
>
> A) Baseball B) Basketball
> C) Hockey D) Football
>
> D) Football.
. o O ( Jane is an expert on baseball--she was one of the first female
reporters to cover the sport, and later wrote a book of baseball poetry
as well contirbuting to the reference book The Ballplayers. )
> ******AH-WOOOOOO******
. o O ( Total winnings this episode: $253,000 )
. o O ( Total winnings to date: $ 54,474,000 )
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