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Atum Plummer
New York, N.Y.

Atum’s +1 is his trivia buddy Greg.

$500
The Lonely Planet guide to New England advises that before doing which of these activities, you should first “put on a bib”?
A: Fly fishing B: Watching the Red Sox
C: Eating lobster D: Looking at an L.L. Bean catalog

Answer

C: Eating lobster

$1,000
In 1952, a popular magazine debuted with a self-referential cover, warning that it contained “Tales Calculated to Drive You…” what?
A: People B: Rolling Stone
C: Mad D: Seventeen

Answer

C: Mad

$2,000
While traditionally the groom spends two months’ salary on it, a recent poll indicated that nearly half of brides-to-be are willing to split the cost of what?
A: The wedding dress B: The engagement ring
C: The photographer D: The honeymoon

Answer

B: The engagement ring

$3,000
Rating diamonds as a 10 and the talc in talcum powder as a 1, the Mohs scale is used to measure what property of a mineral?
A: Radioactivity B: Flammability
C: Conductivity D: Hardness

Answer

D: Hardness

$5,000
On EW’s list of the “25 Most Romantic Gestures in Film,” what does Steve Carell do in “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” to show his love for Catherine Keener?
A: Climb up a fire escape B: Wash her hair
C: Sell his toys on eBay D: Draw her in the nude

Answer

C: Sell his toys on eBay

Commercial break

$7,000
In 1980, what state’s 5th tallest mountain suddenly became 1,314 feet shorter in a matter of minutes?
A: Alaska B: Hawaii
C: Washington D: California

ATA

Atum thinks it’s Hawaii, but he decides to poll the audience.
A: 19% B: 44% C: 28% D: 9%
Alum regrets leading the audience, but he goes with their answer.

Answer

Atum answers B: Hawaii.
The right answer is C: Washington.
Atum wins $5,000.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$3,000
Rating diamonds as a 10 and the talc in talcum powder as a 1, the Mohs scale is used to measure what property of a mineral?
A: Radioactivity B: Flammability
C: Conductivity D: Hardness

Answer

D: Hardness

Electric conductance is sometimes measured in mhos. So conductivity is a wicked distractor for this low-level question.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$5,000
On EW’s list of the “25 Most Romantic Gestures in Film,” what does Steve Carell do in “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” to show his love for Catherine Keener?
A: Climb up a fire escape B: Wash her hair
C: Sell his toys on eBay D: Draw her in the nude

Answer

C: Sell his toys on eBay

I saw “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” but I'd still have to ask the audience.

I really hope the Las Vegas audience is MUCH smarter than the Connecticut audience. The $7,000 question was easy: it was obviously talking about Mount Saint Helens' eruption. 70%+ of the New York audience would've gotten that even with the contestant influence.

500: easy

1,000: easy

2,000: easy

3,000: Diamonds are supposed to be the hardest substance on Earth, so I go with D.

5,000: I haven't seen this movie, so ATA and hope they get it right.

7,000: It's obviously talking about Mount Saint Helens, so I go with C.

So I'd be facing 10,000 with two lifelines left.

2K: Only 2 months? Either rich grooms or cheap rings. Go with ring. Because brides would actually like to choose it. They already buy the dress, & that other stuff they may split anyway.

5K: Haven't seen movie. Articles dwell on ( ach! ) waxing scene. Like fire escape. ATA

7K: Mt St Helens, in Washington, erupted.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Atum Plummer
New York, N.Y.

Atum’s +1 is his trivia buddy Greg.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$5,000
On EW’s list of the “25 Most Romantic Gestures in Film,” what does Steve Carell do in “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” to show his love for Catherine Keener?
A: Climb up a fire escape B: Wash her hair
C: Sell his toys on eBay D: Draw her in the nude

Answer

C: Sell his toys on eBay

I haven't seen this movie so I'd ATA.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$7,000
In 1980, what state’s 5th tallest mountain suddenly became 1,314 feet shorter in a matter of minutes?
A: Alaska B: Hawaii
C: Washington D: California

ATA

Atum thinks it’s Hawaii, but he decides to poll the audience.
A: 19% B: 44% C: 28% D: 9%
Alum regrets leading the audience, but he goes with their answer.

Answer

Atum answers B: Hawaii.
The right answer is C: Washington.
Atum wins $5,000.

A reference to Mt. St. Helens.

$3,000
Rating diamonds as a 10 and the talc in talcum powder as a 1, the Mohs scale is used to measure what property of a mineral?
A: Radioactivity B: Flammability
C: Conductivity D: Hardness

Answer

D: Hardness

I think this is about the fourth time there's been a question about the Mohs scale on Millionaire. I'm not complaining. If by some miracle I ever get on the show, I'll happily take another Mohs question

$7,000
In 1980, what state’s 5th tallest mountain suddenly became 1,314 feet shorter in a matter of minutes?
A: Alaska B: Hawaii
C: Washington D: California

ATA

Atum thinks it’s Hawaii, but he decides to poll the audience.
A: 19% B: 44% C: 28% D: 9%
Alum regrets leading the audience, but he goes with their answer.

Answer

Atum answers B: Hawaii.
The right answer is C: Washington.
Atum wins $5,000.

Mount St. Helens. Before and after photos are very dramatic.

SportsFan68 wrote:If by some miracle I ever get on the show, I'll happily take another Mohs question

Careful! They might give you one on Mohs surgery...