Transcript 01/28/08 Jack Rotondi
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 4:50 pm
Jack Rotondi
Staten Island, NY
Optometrist
Jack helps to correct the vision of people in third world nations.
On his last mission, his group did 23,000 eye exams in ten days.
$100 On a telephone, the letters “GHI” are on the “4” button, the letters “JKL” are on the “5” button and what letters are on the “6” button?
A. ABC
B. MNO
C. XYZ
D. U R SO HOT
$200 In the nursery rhyme “Little Bunny Foo Foo,” the little bunny travels through the forest by doing what?
A. Slitherin’
B. Crawlin’
C. Hoppin’
D. Swimmin’
$300 What “Vacation” movie features Chevy Chase stating, “Hey, look kids, there’s Big Ben and there’s Parliament”?
A. Vacation
B. Vegas Vacation
C. Christmas Vacation
D. European Vacation
$500 Appropriately, “raisin” is the French word for what?
A. Banana
B. Orange
C. Grape
D. Apple
$1K Which of these adjectives best describes a person said to be “navel-gazing?
A. Self-absorbed
B. Belligerent
C. Cowardly
D. Superficial
ATA
43% A. Self-absorbed
5% B. Belligerent
16% C. Cowardly
36% D. Superficial
$2K The band R.E.M. takes its name from an acronym used by scientists to classify a certain stage of what?
A. Human evolution
B. The life cycle of a star
C. Rock formation
D. The sleep cycle
$4K Which of these relatives of First Daughter Jenna Bush are named “Barbara”?
A. Her sister and mother
B. Her sister and grandmother
C. Her mother and grandmother
D. Her aunt and grandmother
$8K Historian Edward Gibbon is best known for his six-volume account of the “Decline and Fall” of what empire?
A. Roman
B. British
C. Chinese
D. Persian
$16K In track and field, the “6 meter club” is a distinguished group of competitors in what event?
A. Shot put
B. Pole vault
C. Hammer throw
D. Steeplechase
50/50 leaves A. Shot put and B. Pole vault
PAF – Cousin Peter
Peter says he is 50% sure it’s pole vault as time expires.
Meredith says “We’ll you’re 50% sure it’s pole vault.”
commercial break
Jack was on his honeymoon cruise when he got the call from Millionaire. He and his wife cut their trip short by four days so he could be on the show. Jack estimates that the ship is probably still cruising around Venice.
$25K A vexillologist would take particular interest in which of these holidays?
A. Presidents’ Day
B. Arbor Day
C. Groundhog Day
D. Flag Day
Jack says that this has been a great experience, and that he is going to take his most valuable lifeline home with him, his wife.
Jack leaves with $16K.
Answers:
$100 B. MNO
$200 C. Hoppin’
$300 D. European Vacation
$500 C. Grape
$1K A. Self-absorbed
$2K D. The sleep cycle
$4K B. Her sister and grandmother
$8K A. Roman
$16K B. Pole vault
$25K D. Flag Day
Staten Island, NY
Optometrist
Jack helps to correct the vision of people in third world nations.
On his last mission, his group did 23,000 eye exams in ten days.
$100 On a telephone, the letters “GHI” are on the “4” button, the letters “JKL” are on the “5” button and what letters are on the “6” button?
A. ABC
B. MNO
C. XYZ
D. U R SO HOT
$200 In the nursery rhyme “Little Bunny Foo Foo,” the little bunny travels through the forest by doing what?
A. Slitherin’
B. Crawlin’
C. Hoppin’
D. Swimmin’
$300 What “Vacation” movie features Chevy Chase stating, “Hey, look kids, there’s Big Ben and there’s Parliament”?
A. Vacation
B. Vegas Vacation
C. Christmas Vacation
D. European Vacation
$500 Appropriately, “raisin” is the French word for what?
A. Banana
B. Orange
C. Grape
D. Apple
$1K Which of these adjectives best describes a person said to be “navel-gazing?
A. Self-absorbed
B. Belligerent
C. Cowardly
D. Superficial
ATA
43% A. Self-absorbed
5% B. Belligerent
16% C. Cowardly
36% D. Superficial
$2K The band R.E.M. takes its name from an acronym used by scientists to classify a certain stage of what?
A. Human evolution
B. The life cycle of a star
C. Rock formation
D. The sleep cycle
$4K Which of these relatives of First Daughter Jenna Bush are named “Barbara”?
A. Her sister and mother
B. Her sister and grandmother
C. Her mother and grandmother
D. Her aunt and grandmother
$8K Historian Edward Gibbon is best known for his six-volume account of the “Decline and Fall” of what empire?
A. Roman
B. British
C. Chinese
D. Persian
$16K In track and field, the “6 meter club” is a distinguished group of competitors in what event?
A. Shot put
B. Pole vault
C. Hammer throw
D. Steeplechase
50/50 leaves A. Shot put and B. Pole vault
PAF – Cousin Peter
Peter says he is 50% sure it’s pole vault as time expires.
Meredith says “We’ll you’re 50% sure it’s pole vault.”
commercial break
Jack was on his honeymoon cruise when he got the call from Millionaire. He and his wife cut their trip short by four days so he could be on the show. Jack estimates that the ship is probably still cruising around Venice.
$25K A vexillologist would take particular interest in which of these holidays?
A. Presidents’ Day
B. Arbor Day
C. Groundhog Day
D. Flag Day
Jack says that this has been a great experience, and that he is going to take his most valuable lifeline home with him, his wife.
Jack leaves with $16K.
Answers:
$100 B. MNO
$200 C. Hoppin’
$300 D. European Vacation
$500 C. Grape
$1K A. Self-absorbed
$2K D. The sleep cycle
$4K B. Her sister and grandmother
$8K A. Roman
$16K B. Pole vault
$25K D. Flag Day
