VS Millionaire 2/8
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For $4000: Which of the following household cleaners is named after
an ancient Greek warrior?
A) Ajax B) Lysol
C) Windex D) Tide
Despite not doing much cleaning, he is right with his answer of A).
For $8000: In December 2000, which of these celebrities graduated
from LSU with a Bachelor of Arts degree?
A) Richard Simmons B) Shaquille O'Neal
C) George Carlin D) Jason Priestley
He recalls Shaq promising to get his degree. $8000 dwarfs Shaq's
salary, but David is happy to win it.
For $16,000: Which of the following punctuation marks is also known
as a "bang"?
A) Period B) Semicolon
C) Asterisk D) Exclamation point
D) Exclamation point.
For $32000: Who composed the theme song for the TV show "Jeopardy!"
A) Paul Anka B) Merv Griffin
C) Alan Thicke D) Henry Mancini
He knows Merv is involved with the show as a producer. After talking
about the others, he calls for the 50/50. Griffin and Thicke remain.
Merv is his gut feeling. Phone-A-Friend time. Let's hope Barry knows
it. Barry went to NYU film school. Barry babbles, but would guess
Marv.
He goes with Merv Griffin.
.
.
Barry's guess, and David's hunch
.
.
.
Are both right!
(ad break: Dodge, Listerine, McDonald's)
For $64000: On the average, water in Denver, CO boils at what
temperature
Farenheit?
A) 202 B) 212 C) 222 D) 232
He rules out B, thinking that the change of altitude will have an
influence on it.
He banks his free shot on A).
SWISH!
For $125,000: Wisconmsin is nicknames "The Badger State" after what
group of workers?
A) Fishermen B) Miners
C) Trappers D) Firefighters
He thinks a badger is a small, furry animal, that you would trap. He
goes with the answer the makes the most sense. C) Trappers.
.
.
.
That answer
.
.
.
cost him a lot of cents. B) Miners
Fastest Finger: Put these movies in order of their first theatrical
release, starting with the most recent.
A) Do The Right Thing
B) The Truman Show
C) Pulp Fiction
D) Cast Away
DBAC. 5 get it right. If 5.73 were the winning time, it would be a
tie,
but Peter Braxton is faster with 5.19.
(ad break: Goodwrench, McDonald's, Mats Sundin for Chunky)
Peter is a cost analyst for the U.S. Navy. He was a former alternate
contestant. When he was in New York, he proposed in Central Park, even
though he didn't get into the gang of 10. Said proposee, Jessica
is in the relationship, and they will be married in June.
For $100: People who have a great enthusiasm for the TV series
"Star Trek" are commonly called what?
B) Trekkies.
Perhaps D), free this weekend.
For $200: Someone who is annoying to you is said to be a "thorn in
your" what?
B) Side.
For $300: Which of these is a seating section on a commercial
passenger airplane?
C) Coach
For $500: A crisper is commonly found inside which of these
household appliances?
A) Clothes dryer B) Blender
C) Air conditioner D) Refrigerator
D).
For $1000: What is retired U.S. Army General Schwartzkopf's
popular nickname?
A) Stormin' Norman B) Ragin' Norman
C) Rollin' " " D) Howlin' " "
A) Stormin' Norman.
For $2000: What colour is the letter 'K' featured on the KEllogg's
Special K cereal box?
A) Orange B) Black
C) Red D) Blue
C) Red.
For $4000: Which of the following parts of an atom has a neutral
charge?
A) Proton B) Electron
C) Voltron D) Neutron
Jessica is chemistry person. She will kill him if he misses it. A
final answer of D) saves his life.
For $8000: In the 1996 movie 'Mr. Holland's Opus', what does Mr.
Holland teach?
A) Painting B) Music
C) Writing D) Dance
B) Music. A date movie for him and Jessica.
For $16000: In May of 1970, a Pulitzer Prize winning photograph of a
woman
kneeling over a man lying facedown was taken where?
A) Kent State University B) My Lai, Vietnam
C) Woodstock D) Red Square
He thinks it is related to Vietman, but he can't put a date to either
A or B. He polls the audience. 53-42-2-3.
He goes along with the audience.
And has just won $16000!
(ad break: Vector*2, Equity Mastercard, The Recess Movie)
Peter is a graduate of Princeton. Jessica will be graduating in May,
and she wants to honeymoon in Paris.
For $32000: David E. Kelley's production credit at the end of his
TV shows features an old woman exclaiming what?
A) Good night B) Go away
C) Bye-bye D) You stinker
He just started watching Boston Public this year. D). Final answer.
And right!
For $64000: In 2000, what city offered a popular new license plate
protesting "Taxation Without Representation"?
A) San Juan, PR B) Boston, MA
C) Washington, DC D) Austin, TX
Peter recalls the controversy with George W. Bush removing them
from the presidential limo. C) Washington, DC.
Final answer.
GOOD!
For $125,000: What flower comes in a variety of flower types such
as spoon, pompon and spider?
A) Chrysanthemun B) Geranium
C) Peony D) Rose
Time to PAF. Dick will be getting the call. Dick is very nervous,
and he can't get a guess out in time. Might as well use the 50/50.
A & C are still there.
He's going to risk $32000 on A. As his final answer.
He no longer has $64,000.
.
.
.
.
He now has
.
.
.
.
$125,000!
(ad break: Vector, yet again, Dempster's, CTV News)
For $250,000: How many provinces make Canada?
A) 7 B) 10 C) 12 D) 16
$100 if asked by Pamela Wallin. But he works his way through them,
naming 10 of them off, including 2 territories. (There are actually
3. He forgot Nunavut)
He goes with B) 10.
.
And is right!
While I can't fairly comment on this one, do Americans consider this a
suitable $250,000 question?
For $500,000: Which of the following authors played the lead role
in the original movie based on his own novel?
A) Richard Wright B) James Baldwin
C) John Updike D) Frank Herbert
He talks about it for a bit, but he really doesn't know. He'll walk.
His guess would have been B).
It would have been a costly guess. A) was right:
Fastest Finger: Put these U.S. Presidents in order of their birth,
starting with the earliest.
A) Gerald Ford
B) Jimmy Carter
C) Ronald Reagan
D) John F. Kennedy
CADB is right order, and only one of the contestants gets it. Caleb
Burroughs in 5.93 seconds.
(ad break: msn.ca, Catelli, KIA, Haven-Sunday at 9 on CTV)
Caleb teaches Freshman English at Marquette. Fiance Ellie in the
relationship seat.
For $100: To complete a crossword puzzle, a person does what?
C) Fills in words. Caleb does crosswords, but he doesn't let on if
he D) Cheats.
For $200: According to a popular nursery rhyme, what bear "had no
hair"?
C) Fuzzy Wuzzy. As opposed to D) Rogaine Bear.
For $300: Which of these words was not used to describe controversial
chads in FLorida's presidential vote count?
A) Hanging B) Dimpled
C) Pregnant D) Delicious
D) Delicious.
For $500: A zebra is most closely related to which of these animals?
A) Horse B) Hyena
C) Rhinocerous D) Elephant
A) Horse.
For $1000: Which word means "to remove or obscure an offensive word
in a TV show of radio broadcast"?
A) Blitz B) Bleep
C) Blooper D) Blush
B) Bleep. As approved by Steven Richards, Ivory, Val Venis and the
RTC.
For $2000: What is the only Communist country in the Americas?
A) Cuba B) El Salvador
C) Argentina D) MExico
A) Cuba.
For $4000: What did magician David Blaine do for 61 hours in November
2000?
A) Lay on a bed of nails
B) Held a handstand
C) Encased himself in ice
D) Locked himself in a safe
C). Ellie forced Caleb to watch this on TV.
FOr $8000: What crime is called priacy when committed at sea?
A) Assault B) Murder
C) Kidnapping D) Robbery
He knows pirates rob, and computer pirates steal, so he goes with
D) as his final answer.
Right.
And
*****AH-WOOOOOO*****
See you tomorrow! One hour earlier than last week, on both sides
of the border.'
From one of the 10 provinces, good night.
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Leszek Pawlowicz
Leszek Pawlowicz
11, Ben guessed 10.
The 1 and Only Danster
>
>A) 7 B) 10 C) 12 D) 16
>
>$100 if asked by Pamela Wallin. But he works his way through them,
>naming 10 of them off, including 2 territories. (There are actually
>3. He forgot Nunavut)
>
>He goes with B) 10.
>.
>And is right!
>
>While I can't fairly comment on this one, do Americans consider this a
suitable $250,000 question?
>
I recall somebody on 21 last year getting a high value question (I think it
was 8 or 9) of who the Canadian Prime Minister was. To my amazement, IIRC,
they got the answer right. (Jean Chretien)
>Fastest Finger: Put these U.S. Presidents in order of their birth,
>starting with the earliest.
>
>A) Gerald Ford
>B) Jimmy Carter
>C) Ronald Reagan
>D) John F. Kennedy
>
If you take a look at the episode tape, you will see the question was
written as follows, in both the question space and the sidebar (reveal the
right order) space:
Put these U.S. Presidents in order of their of birth, starting with the
earliest.
[Notice "of their of".] I'm wondering, would this give the remaining eight
contestants the right to demand another try on the show?
From Glendale Heights, everybody ... Good night!
The 1 and Only Danster
Eric Panchenko
12, but then I realized that that included the two territories (the new one
was not a territory when I was in school learning them). If the choices had
been 9 , 10, 11, 12, it would have been somewhat harder.
Eric Panchenko
"Leszek Pawlowicz" <NOlesz...@ispchannel.com> wrote in message
news:his68tk9qc2h7qldk...@4ax.com...
Brett A. Pasternack
Given that they haven't given people another chance on questions where
some of us here felt there were very serious questions as to the
accuracy of the answer, I would have to say no. In this case, the
misprint doesn't seem to affect the decision-making process.
Brett A. Pasternack
>
> The question was two easy for 250K, even for Americans. I initially guessed
> 12, but then I realized that that included the two territories (the new one
> was not a territory when I was in school learning them). If the choices had
> been 9 , 10, 11, 12, it would have been somewhat harder.
I don't have a problem with it being a $250K question. While knowing all
the provinces in and of itself would be a few notches lower, the fact
that you also have to eliminate the territories justifies the high
placement. Or maybe I'm just saying that because *I* got it wrong,
having named all ten provinces and 1 territory (thinking it was a
province) and deciding I had missed one.
BTW, given my recent bellyaching about unfair questions, I should not
that Regis properly clarified the question by explicitly stating that
the territories do not count toward the total. While the question would
have been valid even without that clarification, I still think it's
better to give the clarification, so kudos in this case.
Dean Scungio
. o o ( Jackpot: $1,910,000 )
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. o O ( Ajax the cleaner was introduced by Colgate-Palmolive in 1947. )
. o O ( Ajax the hero rescued Achilles from the Trojans, with help from the
Greek goddess Athena. )
> For $8000: In December 2000, which of these celebrities graduated
> from LSU with a Bachelor of Arts degree?
>
> A) Richard Simmons B) Shaquille O'Neal
> C) George Carlin D) Jason Priestley
>
> He recalls Shaq promising to get his degree. $8000 dwarfs Shaq's
> salary, but David is happy to win it.
>
. o O ( Shaq was the very first pick in the 1992 NBA Draft by the Orlando
Magic. )
> For $16,000: Which of the following punctuation marks is also known
> as a "bang"?
>
> A) Period B) Semicolon
> C) Asterisk D) Exclamation point
> D) Exclamation point.
>
. o O ( period: "full stop", "dot" )
. o O ( asterisk: "star", "spider" )
> For $32000: Who composed the theme song for the TV show "Jeopardy!"
>
> A) Paul Anka B) Merv Griffin
> C) Alan Thicke D) Henry Mancini
>
. o O ( "Jeopardy!" always ends with a "bang". )
. o O ( A: Because if you are wrong, you lose money, and thus in
"jeopardy". )
. o O ( jeopardy: risk of loss or injury; peril or danger )
. o O ( Q: Why is the show called "Jeopardy!"? )
> He knows Merv is involved with the show as a producer. After talking
> about the others, he calls for the 50/50. Griffin and Thicke remain.
> Merv is his gut feeling. Phone-A-Friend time. Let's hope Barry knows
> it. Barry went to NYU film school. Barry babbles, but would guess
> Marv.
>
> He goes with Merv Griffin.
. o O ( On-air time to answer: 3:12 )
> .
> .
> Barry's guess, and David's hunch
> .
> .
> .
> Are both right!
>
. o O ( Merv Griffin created "Jeopardy!" as a response to the 1950's Quiz
Show Scandals. )
. o O ( Contestants on the 1950's quizzes were given the answers before the
shows. )
. o O ( On "Jeopardy!", players are given the answers during the show. )
. o O ( Alan Thicke composed the theme to Merv's other hugely popular game
show, "Wheel of Fortune". )
> (ad break: Dodge, Listerine, McDonald's)
>
> For $64000: On the average, water in Denver, CO boils at what
> temperature
> Farenheit?
>
> A) 202 B) 212 C) 222 D) 232
>
> He rules out B, thinking that the change of altitude will have an
> influence on it.
>
> He banks his free shot on A).
>
> SWISH!
>
. o O ( He was correct in his assumption. )
. o O ( The higher the altitude, the lower the atmospheric pressure. )
. o O ( The less atmospheric pressure on the water, the easier the water
molecules can boil at a lower temperature than at sea level. )
. o O ( For each thousand feet above sea level, the boiling point of water
drops almost 2 degrees Farenheit. )
> For $125,000: Wisconmsin is nicknames "The Badger State" after what
> group of workers?
>
> A) Fishermen B) Miners
> C) Trappers D) Firefighters
>
> He thinks a badger is a small, furry animal, that you would trap. He
> goes with the answer the makes the most sense. C) Trappers.
> .
> .
> .
> That answer
> .
> .
> .
> cost him a lot of cents. B) Miners
>
Regis mentions that...
. o O ( 19th Century miners in Wisconsin lived underground and in hill
sides. )
. o O ( Just like badgers. )
> Fastest Finger: Put these movies in order of their first theatrical
> release, starting with the most recent.
>
> A) Do The Right Thing
> B) The Truman Show
> C) Pulp Fiction
> D) Cast Away
>
> DBAC.
. o O ( 2000; 1998; 1994; 1989 )
> 5 get it right. If 5.73 were the winning time, it would be a
> tie,
> but Peter Braxton is faster with 5.19.
>
> (ad break: Goodwrench, McDonald's, Mats Sundin for Chunky)
>
> Peter is a cost analyst for the U.S. Navy. He was a former alternate
> contestant. When he was in New York, he proposed in Central Park, even
> though he didn't get into the gang of 10. Said proposee, Jessica
> is in the relationship, and they will be married in June.
>
> For $100: People who have a great enthusiasm for the TV series
> "Star Trek" are commonly called what?
>
> B) Trekkies.
> Perhaps D), free this weekend.
>
. o O ( The other alternative name for "Star Trek" fans is "Trekkers". )
. o O ( Most fans prefer to be called "Trekkies". )
> For $200: Someone who is annoying to you is said to be a "thorn in
> your" what?
>
> B) Side.
>
> For $300: Which of these is a seating section on a commercial
> passenger airplane?
>
> C) Coach
>
> For $500: A crisper is commonly found inside which of these
> household appliances?
>
> A) Clothes dryer B) Blender
> C) Air conditioner D) Refrigerator
> D).
>
> For $1000: What is retired U.S. Army General Schwartzkopf's
> popular nickname?
>
> A) Stormin' Norman B) Ragin' Norman
> C) Rollin' " " D) Howlin' " "
> A) Stormin' Norman.
>
. o O ( His nickname was earned during the Desert Shield and Desert Storm
military campaigns in the Persian Gulf War. )
> For $2000: What colour is the letter 'K' featured on the KEllogg's
> Special K cereal box?
>
> A) Orange B) Black
> C) Red D) Blue
> C) Red.
>
> For $4000: Which of the following parts of an atom has a neutral
> charge?
>
> A) Proton B) Electron
> C) Voltron D) Neutron
>
> Jessica is chemistry person. She will kill him if he misses it. A
> final answer of D) saves his life.
>
. o O ( Protons carry a positive charge. )
. o O ( Electrons carry a negative charge. )
. o O ( Voltron was a popular Japanese anime series. )
> For $8000: In the 1996 movie 'Mr. Holland's Opus', what does Mr.
> Holland teach?
>
> A) Painting B) Music
> C) Writing D) Dance
>
> B) Music. A date movie for him and Jessica.
>
. o O ( Mr. Holland, played by Richard Dreyfuss, was a composer who became a
teacher to help pay the rent. )
. o O ( opus: a musical composition numbered to designate the order of a
composer's works )
. o O ( http://www.afn.org/~afn61815/Opus-timelinebcz.jpg )
> For $16000: In May of 1970, a Pulitzer Prize winning photograph of a
> woman
> kneeling over a man lying facedown was taken where?
>
> A) Kent State University B) My Lai, Vietnam
> C) Woodstock D) Red Square
>
> He thinks it is related to Vietman, but he can't put a date to either
> A or B. He polls the audience. 53-42-2-3.
>
> He goes along with the audience.
>
> And has just won $16000!
>
. o O ( http://www2.acorn.net/~aa378/jgm2s.jpg )
. o O ( The photo was taken by student John Filo. )
. o O ( It shows Mary Vecchio kneeling over victim Jeffrey Miller. )
. o O ( The Ohio National Guard broke up a student protest against the
U.S.'s invasion of Cambodia by opening fire on the crowd. )
. o O ( Four people were killed. Nine were wounded. )
> (ad break: Vector*2, Equity Mastercard, The Recess Movie)
>
> Peter is a graduate of Princeton. Jessica will be graduating in May,
> and she wants to honeymoon in Paris.
>
> For $32000: David E. Kelley's production credit at the end of his
> TV shows features an old woman exclaiming what?
>
> A) Good night B) Go away
> C) Bye-bye D) You stinker
>
> He just started watching Boston Public this year.
. o O ( Kelley's other shows: )
. o O ( "L.A. Law" )
. o O ( "Ally McBeal" )
. o O ( "The Practice" )
. o O ( "Chicago Hope" )
> D). Final answer.
>
> And right!
>
> For $64000: In 2000, what city offered a popular new license plate
> protesting "Taxation Without Representation"?
>
> A) San Juan, PR B) Boston, MA
> C) Washington, DC D) Austin, TX
>
> Peter recalls the controversy with George W. Bush removing them
> from the presidential limo. C) Washington, DC.
>
> Final answer.
>
> GOOD!
>
Regis also mentions...
. o O ( The statement refers to the fact that Washington, DC, residents are
subject to taxes, but do not have representatives in Congress. )
> For $125,000: What flower comes in a variety of flower types such
> as spoon, pompon and spider?
>
> A) Chrysanthemun B) Geranium
> C) Peony D) Rose
>
> Time to PAF. Dick will be getting the call. Dick is very nervous,
> and he can't get a guess out in time. Might as well use the 50/50.
> A & C are still there.
>
> He's going to risk $32000 on A. As his final answer.
>
. o O ( On-air time to answer: 3:07 )
> He no longer has $64,000.
> .
> .
> .
> .
> He now has
> .
> .
> .
> .
> $125,000!
>
> (ad break: Vector, yet again, Dempster's, CTV News)
>
> For $250,000: How many provinces make Canada?
>
> A) 7 B) 10 C) 12 D) 16
>
> $100 if asked by Pamela Wallin. But he works his way through them,
> naming 10 of them off, including 2 territories. (There are actually
> 3. He forgot Nunavut)
>
> He goes with B) 10.
> .
> And is right!
>
. o O ( http://www.canada.gc.ca/canadiana/lmap_e.html )
> While I can't fairly comment on this one, do Americans consider this a
> suitable $250,000 question?
>
> For $500,000: Which of the following authors played the lead role
> in the original movie based on his own novel?
>
> A) Richard Wright B) James Baldwin
> C) John Updike D) Frank Herbert
>
> He talks about it for a bit, but he really doesn't know. He'll walk.
> His guess would have been B).
>
> It would have been a costly guess. A) was right:
>
. o O ( The novel was "Native Son". )
. o O ( Published in 1940. )
. o O ( Made into a feature film released in 1950. )
> Fastest Finger: Put these U.S. Presidents in order of their birth,
> starting with the earliest.
>
> A) Gerald Ford
> B) Jimmy Carter
> C) Ronald Reagan
> D) John F. Kennedy
>
> CADB is right order,
. o O ( 1911; 1913; 1917; 1924 )
. o O ( Ronald Reagan just celebrated his 90th birthday. )
. o O ( He is now the third former president to reach the age of 90. )
. o O ( John Adams and Herbert Hoover are the others. )
> and only one of the contestants gets it. Caleb
> Burroughs in 5.93 seconds.
>
> (ad break: msn.ca, Catelli, KIA, Haven-Sunday at 9 on CTV)
>
> Caleb teaches Freshman English at Marquette. Fiance Ellie in the
> relationship seat.
>
> For $100: To complete a crossword puzzle, a person does what?
>
> C) Fills in words. Caleb does crosswords, but he doesn't let on if
> he D) Cheats.
>
. o O ( A "cruciverbalist" is someone who solves crosswords. )
. o O ( Arthur Wynne is credited with creating the first crossword puzzle. )
. o O ( It was entitled the "Word-Cross" and was published in the December
21, 1913 edition of the "New York World" newspaper. )
. o O ( Norman "Trip" Payne is the only crossword puzzle editor to be a
contestant on "Millionaire". )
. o O ( He won $32,000 in the August 1999 series. )
> For $200: According to a popular nursery rhyme, what bear "had no
> hair"?
>
> C) Fuzzy Wuzzy. As opposed to D) Rogaine Bear.
>
> For $300: Which of these words was not used to describe controversial
> chads in FLorida's presidential vote count?
>
> A) Hanging B) Dimpled
> C) Pregnant D) Delicious
> D) Delicious.
>
. o O ( It is rumored that some of the assigned Florida vote counters had
"eaten" some chads. )
. o O ( hanging chad: one corner hanging off )
. o O ( dimpled chad: an indentation )
. o O ( pregnant chad: bulges, but not punched through )
> For $500: A zebra is most closely related to which of these animals?
>
> A) Horse B) Hyena
> C) Rhinocerous D) Elephant
> A) Horse.
>
> For $1000: Which word means "to remove or obscure an offensive word
> in a TV show of radio broadcast"?
>
> A) Blitz B) Bleep
> C) Blooper D) Blush
>
. o O ( George Carlin once noted the "Seven Words You Can't Say on TV". )
. o O ( Despite seemingly lessening standards on TV, you still can't say
them. )
> B) Bleep. As approved by Steven Richards, Ivory, Val Venis and the
> RTC.
>
> For $2000: What is the only Communist country in the Americas?
>
> A) Cuba B) El Salvador
> C) Argentina D) MExico
> A) Cuba.
>
. o O ( Communist rule in Cuba began when Fidel Castro came into power in
1959. )
> For $4000: What did magician David Blaine do for 61 hours in November
> 2000?
>
> A) Lay on a bed of nails
> B) Held a handstand
> C) Encased himself in ice
> D) Locked himself in a safe
>
> C). Ellie forced Caleb to watch this on TV.
>
. o O ( In a previous stunt, Blaine was kept in an underground glass coffin
under a tank of water. )
. o O ( Before his recent "Frozen in Time" trick, he noted future plans for
"a leap from the Brooklyn Bridge". )
> FOr $8000: What crime is called priacy when committed at sea?
>
> A) Assault B) Murder
> C) Kidnapping D) Robbery
>
> He knows pirates rob, and computer pirates steal, so he goes with
> D) as his final answer.
>
> Right.
>
> And
>
> *****AH-WOOOOOO*****
>
> See you tomorrow! One hour earlier than last week, on both sides
> of the border.'
>
> From one of the 10 provinces, good night.
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. o O ( POP! )
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