Transcript 6/11/08 Alan Smith
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 11:02 am
Transcript 6/11/2008
Alan Smith
Manchester, NH
His two cats have a Pavlovian response to Millionaire. The music tells them its lunch time,
so they run to their food dish when they hear it.
Meredith mentions if he gets to a million dollars, he would get a Capital One check with his name spelled properly. This must have been the contestant who followed Sunflower.
$100
What are the Florida Keys?
A; A series of glaciers
B: A cluster of asteroids
C: A group of vacation islands
D: The keys to Jeb Bush's car
$200
In the home, a dustpan is typically used in conjunction with a what?
A: Spatula
B: Broom
C: Hammer
D: Spray bottle
$300
At the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, KY, what equipment is on display at the "Train
with Ali" exhibit?
A: Hockey Stick
B: Tennis racket
C: Punching bag
D: Golf bag
$500
A dance craze of the 1960's was named after which of these foods?
A: String bean
B: Wild rice
C: Apple sauce
D: Mashed potato
$1000
Which of these idioms derives from a phrase once commonly used by film editors?
A: Go with the flow
B: Cut to the chase
C: Turn on a dime
D: Grind to a half
$2000
Fittingly, which of these bands is not mentioned in Bowling for Soup's hit song "1985"?
A: Duran Duran
B: Wham!
C: Pearl Jam
D: Blondie
$4000
The mythological founders of Rome, the twins Romulus and Remus are said to have been
nursed as infants by what type of animal?
A: Wolf
B: Lion
C: Eagle
D: Bear
$8000
From 1885 to 1908, the former African state known as Congo Free State was controlled
by Leopold II, the king of what country?
A: Spain
B: Norway
C: Hungary
D: Belgium
ATA:
A: 13%
B: 13%
C: 12%
D: 62%
$16,000
Eggs will cause silverware to tarnish rapidly, as tarnish forms when silver interacts with
compounds of what element?
A: Sulfur
B: Potassium
C: Phosphorus
D: Nitrogen
Commercial break
Moved from Connecticut to New Hampshire to help his sister with his nieces. He
wants to use some of the money to take the girls on a nice vacation or set them up
with a little college fund.
$25,000
Unlike the English word "email", which refers to a type of electronic message,
the French word "émail" literally means what?
(sorry about that, but I couldn't figure out how to make the French accent mark! It's fixed, now.)
A: Energy
B: Enamel
C: Engine
D: Envy
Phones his friend Richard. Richard is not sure but he thinks it's envy. Alan asks how sure
and Richard says 20%!
50/50 leaves
a: Energy
B: Enamel
He's still not sure and he promised himself if he got to that level he couldn't
gamble with $16,000 so he walks.
Answers:
$100 C - A group of vacation islands
$200 B - broom
$300 C - Punching Bag
$500 C - the mashed potato
$1000 B - Cut to the chase
$2000 C - Pearl Jam
$4000 A - A Wolf
$8000 D - Belgium
$16000 A - Sulfur
$25000 B - Enamel
Alan Smith
Manchester, NH
His two cats have a Pavlovian response to Millionaire. The music tells them its lunch time,
so they run to their food dish when they hear it.
Meredith mentions if he gets to a million dollars, he would get a Capital One check with his name spelled properly. This must have been the contestant who followed Sunflower.
$100
What are the Florida Keys?
A; A series of glaciers
B: A cluster of asteroids
C: A group of vacation islands
D: The keys to Jeb Bush's car
$200
In the home, a dustpan is typically used in conjunction with a what?
A: Spatula
B: Broom
C: Hammer
D: Spray bottle
$300
At the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, KY, what equipment is on display at the "Train
with Ali" exhibit?
A: Hockey Stick
B: Tennis racket
C: Punching bag
D: Golf bag
$500
A dance craze of the 1960's was named after which of these foods?
A: String bean
B: Wild rice
C: Apple sauce
D: Mashed potato
$1000
Which of these idioms derives from a phrase once commonly used by film editors?
A: Go with the flow
B: Cut to the chase
C: Turn on a dime
D: Grind to a half
$2000
Fittingly, which of these bands is not mentioned in Bowling for Soup's hit song "1985"?
A: Duran Duran
B: Wham!
C: Pearl Jam
D: Blondie
$4000
The mythological founders of Rome, the twins Romulus and Remus are said to have been
nursed as infants by what type of animal?
A: Wolf
B: Lion
C: Eagle
D: Bear
$8000
From 1885 to 1908, the former African state known as Congo Free State was controlled
by Leopold II, the king of what country?
A: Spain
B: Norway
C: Hungary
D: Belgium
ATA:
A: 13%
B: 13%
C: 12%
D: 62%
$16,000
Eggs will cause silverware to tarnish rapidly, as tarnish forms when silver interacts with
compounds of what element?
A: Sulfur
B: Potassium
C: Phosphorus
D: Nitrogen
Commercial break
Moved from Connecticut to New Hampshire to help his sister with his nieces. He
wants to use some of the money to take the girls on a nice vacation or set them up
with a little college fund.
$25,000
Unlike the English word "email", which refers to a type of electronic message,
the French word "émail" literally means what?
(sorry about that, but I couldn't figure out how to make the French accent mark! It's fixed, now.)
A: Energy
B: Enamel
C: Engine
D: Envy
Phones his friend Richard. Richard is not sure but he thinks it's envy. Alan asks how sure
and Richard says 20%!
50/50 leaves
a: Energy
B: Enamel
He's still not sure and he promised himself if he got to that level he couldn't
gamble with $16,000 so he walks.
Answers:
$100 C - A group of vacation islands
$200 B - broom
$300 C - Punching Bag
$500 C - the mashed potato
$1000 B - Cut to the chase
$2000 C - Pearl Jam
$4000 A - A Wolf
$8000 D - Belgium
$16000 A - Sulfur
$25000 B - Enamel
