Newton, MA
College Student
Max wrote a rap song about his love for Millionaire for his video audition. He sings some for Meredith, a capella, after she says she can't "drop a beat" for him.
Question Topics:
* Nostradamus
* U.S. Presidents
* Brand Names
* Famous Firsts
* Mythology
* Finance
* Subtitles
* Movie Characters
* Museums
* In the News
* (Acronyms)
* (Stadiums)
* (Words & Phrases)
* (Around the House)
* (Famous Speeches)
$7,500 * In the News
Race relations were a hot topic after a 2009 incident between Cambridge police and Henry Louis Gates, Jr., currently a professor where?
A: Duke University B: Harvard University
C: Yale University D: Stanford University
Answer
B: Harvard University ( 23 )
What country is home to the Marikina City Shoe Museum, which displays hundreds of pairs belonging to former First Lady Imelda Marcos?
A: The Philippines B: Bolivia
C: Dominican Republic D: Spain
With 25 seconds left, Max decides to Phone A Friend.
Max's PAF team are Dick, Newton Highlands, MA; Laurie, New York, NY; and Mark, New York, NY.
Max calls his friend's dad, Dick.
Dick: A.
Max: Spain, you're sure?
Dick: The Philippines, definitely.
Max: No. What is it?
Dick: It is the Philippines.
Max: The Philippines. How sure are you?
Dick: I'm positive. Imelda Marcos.
Max: Rock on, Dick!
Answer
A: The Philippines ( 17 )
Who is Travis Bickle?
A: Brad Pitt in "Fight Club" B: Robert De Niro in "Taxi Driver"
C: Jack Nicholson in "Easy Rider" D: Charles Bronson in "Death Wish"
Answer
B: Robert De Niro in "Taxi Driver" ( 18 )
Millionaire isn't just about the money for Max. He says he would use the money primarily to impress girls. But really, what would he do with the money? Pay for college, give his parents a vacation, and get a present for his sister, Kate, who is in the audience with his parents.
$15,000 * Subtitles
What is the one-word title of the 2009 book whose subtitle is "A History of the Propitious Esculent"?
A: Nitrogen B: Penicillin
C: Potato D: Gold
With 20 seconds left, Max decides to Ask The Expert. Today's expert is Rene Sylar.
Rene: Oh, man! Do you have any idea?
Max: I mean-I feel like--I don't think it's n--see I feel like it would be something that's kind of funny. Like, Potato. Because that would be a clever title of a book, "Potato: A History of blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
Rene: Right.
Max: But I don't know! You don't know what propitious or esculent means?
Rene: Wow! Well, if I did, I wouldn't be sitting here in my sun room.
Max: Yeah.
Rene: I just have no idea, I am so sorry!
Max: No, it's all right. You did your best. Thanks, anyway.
Max thinks about it for a while, then with 3 seconds left, saying "My mom is going to kill me!" he uses his Double Dip.
Max's first answer is
Spoiler
C: Potato
Answer
C: Potato ( 3 )
During the break, Max told Meredith, "That was such a mistake to do that!"
$25,000 * Finance
Added permanently in 1907, what company's stock has been a part of the Dow Jones Industrial Average index the longest?
A: General Electric B: American Express
C: Procter & Gamble D: Johnson & Johnson
Max thinks he knows this, but he's not sure. He thinks it's either Johnson & Johnson or GE. He wants to say Johnson & Johnson, but he's not going to push his luck. He's walking with $15,000.
Answer
A: General Electric ( 0 )
