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Millionaire’s Countdown To The Oscars Week

Meredith tells us the home viewers can win a chance to go to next year’s Academy Awards by entering at Millionairetv.com.

Michael Polityka
Virginia Beach, VA

Topic Tree:

10 Nickname Origins
9 Movie Murders
8 An Actor’s Muse
7 Movie Cameos
6 Six Minute Oscars
5 Movie Analogies
4 Silly Sequel
3 Mammoth Rappers
2 Hollywood Lingo
1 End Credits

Topic Tree: (randomized)

9 Movie Murders
7 Movie Cameos
2 Hollywood Lingo
10 Nickname Origins
6 Six Minute Oscars
3 Mammoth Rappers
1 End Credits
8 An Actor’s Muse
4 Silly Sequel
5 Movie Analogies

Question 1 - 5 Movie Analogies
The tagline for “This is Spinal Tap” claimed the film “does for sex, drugs and rock n’ roll what the Sound of Music did for” what?
A. Rivers
B. Hills
C. Flowers
D. Deserts

Spoiler

B. Hills
$500
Bank - $500

Question 2 - 4 Silly Sequel
On a 2012 episode of “Conan,” Will Ferrell played a flute solo wile dressed as Ron Burgundy to announce the sequel to what film?
A. Anchorman
B. Old School
C. Talladega Nights
D. Elf

Spoiler

A. Anchorman
$15K
Bank - $15,500

Question 3 - 8 An Actor’s Muse
Which actor said he created his most famous character by combining Katharine Hepburn’s voice and Charles Manson’s facial expression?
A. Tom Hanks
B. Ben Kingsley
C. Jack Nicholson
D. Anthony Hopkins

ATA

ATA results

8% A. Tom Hanks
2% B. Ben Kingsley
43% C. Jack Nicholson
47% D. Anthony Hopkins

JTQ 1

Spoiler

D. Anthony Hopkins
$25K
Bank - $15,500

Question 4 - 1 End Credits
What 2009 movie’s end credits include the factoid “Mastering the Art of French Cooking is now in its 49th printing”?
A. It’s Complicated
B. The Blind Side
C. Julie & Julia
D. The Proposal

Spoiler

C. Julie & Julia
$5K
Bank - $20,500

Question 5 - 3 Mammoth Rappers
Thankfully, rapper Nicki Minaj didn’t have to gain a ton of weight to play the voice of Steffie, a wooly mammoth, in what 2012 animated movie?
A. Brave
B. Ice Age: Continental Drift
C. Madagascar 3
D. The Lorax

Spoiler

B. Ice Age: Continental Drift
$7K
Bank - $27,500

Question 6 - 6 Six Minute Oscars
Thought to be the shortest performance ever to win an Oscar, Beatrice Straight appears for less tha six minutes in what film?
A. Indochine
B. Network
C. Enchanted April
D. Shakespeare in Love

JTQ 2

Spoiler

B. Network
$2K
Bank - $27,500

Question 7 - 10 Nickname Origins
Reality star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi has admitted her distinctive nickname came from a male character in what 2001 film?
A. American Pie 2
B. Monsters, Inc.
C. Save the Last Dance
D. The Fast and the Furious

Michael decides to walk.

Spoiler

C. Save the Last Dance
Michael leaves with $13,750

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Question 6 - 6 Six Minute Oscars
Thought to be the shortest performance ever to win an Oscar, Beatrice Straight appears for less tha six minutes in what film?
A. Indochine
B. Network
C. Enchanted April
D. Shakespeare in Love

JTQ 2

Spoiler

B. Network
$2K
Bank - $27,500

JTQ 1

Question 7 - 10 Nickname Origins
Reality star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi has admitted her distinctive nickname came from a male character in what 2001 film?
A. American Pie 2
B. Monsters, Inc.
C. Save the Last Dance
D. The Fast and the Furious

Michael decides to walk.

Spoiler

C. Save the Last Dance
Michael leaves with $13,750

I bet the audience knows this. ATA