Pittsburgh, PA
cosmetic botique owner
$500: Which of these well-known tales is NOT typically found in the story collection "The Thousand and One Nights"?
A - Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
B - The Seven Voyages of Sinbad
C - Ali Baba & the Forty Thieves
D - Fifty Shades of Grey
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Answer: D (Fifty Shades of Grey)
$1000: According to a survey conducted by Acceleration Partners, once the bills and rent are paid, North Americans are most likely to spend their discretionary income dollars on what?
A - ant farms
B - technology
C - calligraphy classes
D - berets
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Answer: B (technology)
$2000: Making for a combined total of 14, the big toe typically has two what, while the other toes each have three?
A - bones
B - toenails
C - hairs
D - bunions
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Answer: A (bones)
$3000: Replacing the backbreaking work previously done with a scythe, Edwin Budding is credited with inventing the world's first what in 1830?
A - vacuum cleaner
B - dishwasher
C - lawn mower
D - jackhammer
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Answer: C (lawn mower)
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$5000: Known for his roles as a taxi dispatcher, "Batman" nemesis and edgy sitcom dad, in 2018 what actor was honored with his own day in Asbury Park, New Jersey?
A - Ray Liotta
B - Joe Pesci
C - Danny DeVito
D - John Travolta
Elizabeth knows
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Danny DeVito was The Penguin in a "Batman" movie and a dispatcher on the TV show "Taxi"
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Answer: C (Danny DeVito)
$7000: It's Millionaire Poetry Time! If you're visiting New Orleans/and want to fill your gut/order étouffée/best described as what?
A - rich chocolate dessert
B - Creole-style coffee drink
C - spicy beef sandwich
D - crawfish stew over rice
Elizabeth loves Creole food but not this dish.
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Answer: D (crawfish stew over rice)
$10,000: The Chunnel opened, Nelson Mandela was inaugurated president of South Africa, and Ace of Base saw "The Sign" hit #1 in May of what year?
A - 1984
B - 1989
C - 1994
D - 1999
Elizabeth thinks
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Mandela got out of prison in the early '90s and Ace of Base was popular when she was in college, although she didn't listen to them
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Answer: C (1994)
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$20,000: According to U.S. federal weather data, which state holds the record for the widest range between its all-time high and low temperatures: 117° and -70°?
A - California
B - Montana
C - New York
D - South Carolina
Elizabeth eliminates
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South Carolina because it has no mountains
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"50:50 results": B & C
She says that makes it easier.
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Answer: B (Montana)
$30,000: Used to describe quiet and peaceful days, the word "halcyon" is derived from the Greek name for a mythical type of what creature?
A - horse
B - bird
C - deer
D - cat
Elizabeth wants to ask the audience.
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Ask the Audience results:
A - 28%
B - 37%
C - 23%
D - 12%
A - 28%
B - 37%
C - 23%
D - 12%
She says
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she's torn because birds can be peaceful like doves or loud like cockatoos; cats sleep a lot
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Answer: B (bird)
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Elizabeth's +1 is her husband, Randall. They met on a blind date. They've been together 18 years and married for 14.
$50,000: Which of these denominations of old British money was worth the least?
A - guinea
B - farthing
C - halfpenny
D - florin
Elizabeth considers
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halfpenny, then thinks of penny farthings, the large bicycles
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Answer: B (farthing)
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MILLIONAIRE "QUESTION OF THE DAY": According to her bio, the international icon Hello Kitty was born in the suburbs of what cosmopolitan city?
A - London
B - Paris
C - New York City
D - Tokyo
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Answer: A (London)
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