“Millionaire” 12/22/15

$7K: If Latina girls celebrated their transition to adulthood at age 17 instead of 15, rather than having a “Quinceanera” they’d have a what?

A: Treceanera
B: Diecisieteanera
C: Doceanera
D: Catorceanera

Diecisieteanera– $

$10K: Often portrayed as being quite short Napoleon Bonaparte actually stood about 5’6″, taller than ALL BUT which of the following world leaders?

A: Queen Elizabeth II
B: Joseph Stalin
C: Kim Jong Il
D: George W. Bush

50:50– STALIN & GEORGE W. BUSH
George W. Bush– $

$20K: The presence of lead’s the defining difference between which of the following?

A: Glass & crystal
B: Bronze & copper
C: Topsoil & fertilizer
D: Dimes minted before & after 1961

WALKED (A: Glass & crystal)

Julie Baker (Crestwood, KY)

$500: W/ hay-and-water inflight meals & pilots who avoid turbulence to keep from spooking their passengers, H.E. Sutton Forwarding Co. runs flights just for whom?

A: Babies
B: Politicians
C: Supermodels
D: Horses

Horses– $

$1K: A fan of “The Wizard of Oz” a DE grandmother insisted she be buried in red ruby slippers & have what quote open her obituary?

A: “Here’s looking at you, kid”
B: “Ding dong, the witch is dead”
C: “Life is like a box of chocolates”
D: “Take the cannoli”

“Ding dong, the witch is dead”– $

$2K: Noting that it’s emotionally-charged like religion real estate expert Jan Poulain recommends you remove the what from your home before showing it to buyers?

A: Carpeting
B: Decorative wax fruit
C: Sports memorabilia
D: Washing machine

Sports memorabilia– $

$3K: Though he prefers the ’94 Chevrolet truck he calls “Big White”, “Dierks” was a platinum-selling Country star who shared his last name w/ what British luxury car?

A: Bentley
B: Mercedes-Benz
C: TESLA
D: Lamborghini

Bentley– $

$5K: What financially-strapped city that provides the backdrop for MONOPOLY has seen several of its mayors “land” on the Go to Jail space?

A: San Francisco
B: Atlantic City
C: Houston
D: Seattle

Atlantic City– $

$7K: Due to an embarrassing typo the Stanley Cup lists what team as the winners of the ’71-2 season?

A: Yacksonville Yaguars
B: Svcrvmento Kings
C: Wishington Nitionals
D: Bqstqn Bruins

Bqstqn Bruins– $

$10K: Likely a hit w/ chemistry students a popular Internet meme lists what element 16 times followed by an image of the “BATMAN” logo?

A: Sodium
B: Potassium
C: Iron
D: Lead

Sodium– $

$20K: As champion of the “Back to Africa” movement in 1920 Marcus Garvey urged African-Americans to relocate to what country?

A: Madagascar
B: South Africa
C: Liberia
D: Egypt

AtA

A&D: 7%
B: 35%
C: 51%

Liberia– $

$30K: If you were an ancient Greek it would’ve made the most sense to pray to the goddess Mnemosyne when trying to do what?

A: Get a body like Adonis
B: Recall where you parked your chariot
C: Write a tragic play
D: Sing like a Siren

OUT OF LLs– RECALL WHERE YOU PARKED YOUR CHARIOT & SING LIKE A SIREN
Recall where you parked your chariot– $

QotD: Remembered for her many accomplishments as a labor leader Luisa Capetillo was also known for being the 1st Puerto Rican woman to do what?
A: Speak before the U.N.
B: Wear pants in public
C: File for a divorce
D: Vote

$50K: W/ almost 4M thumbs down who or what was feat. in the most-disliked YouTube video of all-time?

A: Kim Jong-un
B: A man watching paint dry
C: Justin Bieber
D: A cat playing Yahtzee

Justin Bieber– $

“Millionaire” 12/21/15

Alex Rubington (Framingham, MA)
+1: Hubby Paul

$500: Which of these ISN’T feat. on ESURANCE’s website as a tip for what to do if your car starts fishtailing?

A: Stay calm
B: Aim your car in the direction it’s going
C: Ease off the gas
D: Drive upstream to spawn

Drive upstream to spawn– $

$1K: In 1751 long before James Dole grew ’em on plantations George Washington raved in his diary about the taste of what tropical food?

A: Brussels sprouts
B: Anchovies
C: Pineapples
D: Lima beans

Pineapples– $

$2K: W/ goofs like Belle NOT having a reflection & Gaston’s socks changing color MovieMistakes.com says what animated film’s the one w/ the most errors?

A: “Beauty and the Beast”
B: “SHREK”
C: “Toy Story”
D: “The Incredibles”

“Beauty and the Beast”– $

$3K: Said to be a critique of George Orwell, Anthony Burgess wrote a dystopian novel titled what?

A: The Raisins of Wrath
B: The Sun Also Sets
C: 1985
D: The Meh Gatsby

1985– $

$5K: Much like Americans w/ Christmas many Indians worry that ALL the gift-buying centered around what “festival of lights” has made it too commercialized?

A: Carnevale
B: Diwali
C: Purim
D: Kwanzaa

AtA

A: 9%
B: 57%
C: 14%
D: 20%

Diwali– $

$7K: KIDNAPPED in Amsterdam what businessman was released in 1983 after paying a reported $35M Dutch guilders- one of the largest ransoms of all-time?

A: Ferdinand Porsche
B: Alfred Heineken
C: William Barron Hilton
D: Patrick Louis Vuitton

Heineken– $

$10K: NOT exactly role models Selina Meyer, Rowan Pope & Norma Bates recently appeared on Vulture‘s list of the “9 Worst” fictional what on TV?

A: Attorneys
B: Parents
C: Doctors
D: Neighbors

Parents– $

$20K: In 2014 reformer President Enrique Pena Nieto appeared on the cover of issues for TIME along w/ the headline “Saving…” what?

A: Haiti
B: Mexico
C: Colombia
D: Brazil

OUT OF LLs– MEXICO & COLOMBIA
FA: WALKED (A: “…Mexico”)

James Scheibli (Livermore, CA)

$500: To inform people of the headgear required signs posted at construction sites commonly read what?

A: Caution: Fedora Territory
B: Warning: Tam O’Shanter Zone
C: Danger: Hard Hat Area
D: Attention: Mandatory Fez District

Danger: Hard Hat Area– $

$1K: Selling bibles & rosaries alongside pastries Holy Grounds at St. Monica is a business inside an L.A. church where you can buy what?

A: Chili
B: I.C.
C: Pizza
D: Coffee

Coffee– $

$2K: Though it sounds like something that may have bothered Picasso “cubist’s thumb” is a complaint of those who frequently handle an object invented by whom?

A: King Camp Gillette
B: Erno Rubik
C: James Bowie
D: Frank Zamboni

AtA

A: 5%
B: 84%
C: 3%
D: 8%

Rubik– $

QotD: Acc. to UNLV what table game provided the most revenue for casinos on the Las Vegas Strip in 2013?
A: Craps
B: Blackjack
C: Baccarat
D: Roulette

$3K: Lending its name to a common phobia which of the following was the central meeting ground in Greek city-states, home to much of the city’s public life?

A: Dromos
B: Perpeteia
C: Thanatos
D: Agora

Agora– $

$5K: Whose 2013 debut jazz album incl. a lounge-y cover of “Don’t You (Forget About Me)”, a nod to her most famous role as a film actress?

A: Molly Ringwald
B: Jennifer Grey
C: Elisabeth Shue
D: Lea Thompson

Molly– $

“Millionaire” 12/18/15

$250K: ALL BUT which of the following actually existed acc. to a book listing the “100 Biggest Branding Mistakes of All Time”?

A: Ivory chewing gum
B: BiC pantyhose
C: Smith & Wesson bicycles
D: LIFE SAVERS soda

O&D (A: Ivory chewing gum)

Curt Green (U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel who retired not long ago)

$500: “You could be perceived as greedy” & “Your children might not learn the value of money” were on a Business Insider list of the downsides of what?

A: Getting sleep
B: Getting rich
C: Getting drunk
D: Getting chin implants

Getting rich– $

$1K: Which of these was the name of a photographer who took famous photos of Abraham Lincoln & NOT a member of “The Brady Bunch”?

A: Greg Brady
B: Mathew Brady
C: Peter Brady
D: Bobby Brady

Mathew Brady– $

$2K: Thanks to its large bicep-like appendages a species of carabid beetle discovered in the early 2000s was given what name?

A: Agra afflecki
B: Agra eastwoodi
C: Agra clooneyi
D: Agra schwarzneggeri

Agra schwarzneggeri– $

$3K: To the likely chagrin of public health advocates a popular electronics-based habit led Oxford Dictionaries to select what as its 2014 Word of the Yr.?

A: Swipe
B: Filter
C: Earbud
D: Vape

50:50 & +1 (son Quincy)- EARBUD & VAPE
Vape– $

$5K: What military branch’s official song feat. the lines “Valley Forge, Custer’s ranks, San Juan Hill and Patton’s tanks”?

A: Army
B: Navy
C: Air Force
D: Marines

Army– $

$7K: After allowing competitors to freely copy its patented 3-point seatbelt’s design a certain automaker coined the slogan “There’s a little…” what “…in every car”?

A: VOLVO 
B: Audi
C: Cadillac
D: Nissan

CUT (A: VOLVO)

$7K Q #2: Reportedly coined by White House aide Arthur Schlesinger “Operation Castration” was a nickname for the 1961 attempt to overthrow what nation’s leader?

A: The USSR
B: China
C: Vietnam
D: Cuba

Cuba– $

$10K: “Mythbusters” has deemed it “Plausible” that you could raise a sunken ship from the ocean floor by filling it w/ what?

A: Alka-Seltzer tablets
B: Cotton
C: Ping-pong balls
D: Rubber bands

LCLS

A: 40%
B: 5%
C: 51%
D: 4%

Ping-pong balls– $

$20K: While America WAS ready for it at the time what ’01 hit is to date the last-ever song by a girl group to top the Billboard Top 100 charts?

A: “Wannabe”
B: “Bootylicious”
C: “Walk Like an Egyptian”
D: “Waterfalls”

FA: WALKED (A: “Bootylicious”)

QotD: Only ever bestowed upon two people what’s the highest-possible rank of the U.S. Army? 
A: Brigadier General
B: Major General
C: General of the Armies
D: Commander General

Thousandaire: Selena Gonzales
Incl. such stars as Mike Ditka, Water Payton & Mike Singletary what NFL franchise has the most members in the Pro Football HoF?
A: 49ers
B: Bears
C: Cowboys
D: Browns

FA: 49ers

“Millionaire” 12/17/15

$10K: A staggering statistic Bill Gates notes on his website what country has used more cement in the 3yrs from 2011-3 than the U.S. used in the entire 20th C.?

A: China
B: Brazil
C: UAE
D: Russia

AtA

A: 52%
B: 8%
C: 36%
D: 4%

China– $

$20K: Which movie was set around the time of Operation Desert Storm & NOT Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Gothic Serpent?

A: “American Sniper”
B: “Zero Dark Thirty”
C: “Three Kings”
D: “Black Hawk Down”

“Black Hawk Down”– L (A: “Three Kings”)

Jason Davenport (Lieutenant Commander in U.S. Navy Reserves)

$500: While many just write their name or NOTHING at all Forbes says ALL BUT which of these are acceptable ways to sign off at the end of an email?

A: “Best regards”
B: “Thanks!”
C: “Much appreciated”
D: “REPLY OR DIE”

“REPLY OR DIE”– $

$1K: What official MO state exercise’s named for local hero General John J. Pershing, who was said to have invented it to haze West Pointers?

A: Jumping Jacks
B: Jumping Jeremys
C: Jumping J-Los
D: Jumping Judge Judys

Jumping Jacks– $

$2K: Which co. sells over 15K funnel cakes everyday?

A: 3M
B: Four Seasons
C: Six Flags
D: 20th CENTURY FOX

Six Flags– $

$3K: Even as a fully-grown adult which roughly 4ft-tall animal can weigh as little as 5lbs?

A: Chimpanzee
B: Wild boar
C: Flamingo
D: Emperor penguin

Flamingo– $

$5K: Phased out at overseas military bases decades ago what items does a Huffington Post headline claim “…Are Stupid And Need To Be Retired”?

A: Pennies
B: Paper documents
C: Water coolers
D: Desktop computers

Pennies– $

$7K: What action movie-themed nickname has the media given to the “foul-mouthed, take-no-prisoners” Mayor of Chicago, who was reelected in ’15?

A: “The Tominator”
B: “Rahmbo”
C: “Dirty Larry”
D: “Shaun Solo”

“Rahmbo”– $

$10K: If you were traveling at the same exact speed for each, which of these distances would you cover in the shortest amt. of time?

A: Length of an NBA basketball court
B: Distance around an Olympic running track
C: Distance around MLB bases
D: Length of an NHL hockey rink

50:50 & +1 (Tom Jones)- NBA COURT & NHL RINK
NBA court– $

$20K: In ’15 after Jon Stewart announced that he was leaving “The Daily Show” it was announced his successor would be Trevor Noah, a comedian from where?

A: New Zealand
B: Argentina
C: France
D: South Africa

South Africa– $

$30K: Standard at most doctor’s appointments, auscultation is a simple medical procedure generally done w/ what tool?

A: Scale
B: Tongue depressor
C: Stethoscope
D: Flashlight

CUT (A: Stethoscope)

$30K Q #2: Invented by a Calgary bartender in 1969 a “Bloody Caesar” is basically a Bloody Mary w/ what signature ingredient added?

A: Clam juice
B: 7UP
C: Lemonade
D: Coconut milk

LCLS

A: 51%
B: 12%
C: 15%
D: 22%

Clam juice– $

QotD: Because CAP’N CRUNCH only has three rings on his uniform cuffs, technically speaking he really should be what rank?
A: Seaman
B: Lieutenant
C: Commander
D: Admiral

$50K: ALL of the following practices are STILL observed in Saudi Arabia EXCEPT for what which was finally ABOLISHED in 1962?

A: Polygamy
B: Slavery
C: Stoning
D: Male-only driving

Slavery– $

$100K: Only very slightly different today a meter was orig. defined in 1791 as one ten-millionth of the distance between which of the following?

A: The Equator & North Pole
B: The center of the Earth & its surface
C: Paris & London
D: The Earth & Moon

The Equator & North Pole– $

“Millionaire” 12/16/15

$10K: The Canadian Bill of Rights differs from the U.S. Bill of Rights in that it DOESN’T incl. which of these freedoms?

A: Freedom of the press
B: Right to bear arms
C: Freedom of religion
D: Right to assemble

50:50– RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS & RIGHT TO ASSEMBLE
Right to bear arms– $

$20K: Which of these’s said to have been introduced to France by diplomat Jean Nicot, who recommended it to Catherine de’Medici as a migraine remedy?

A: Chewing gum
B: Licorice
C: Green tea
D: Snuff tobacco

Snuff tobacco– $

$30K: Proposing its Belle Isle as the perfect spot as the island lies directly between two friendly countries, what city once lobbied to host the U.N. headquarters?

A: El Paso
B: San Diego
C: Detroit
D: Seattle

CUT (A: DET)

$30K Q #2: Which of these runs the least risk of being rejected when transplanted since it has NO vessels that would introduce white blood cells to the site?

A: Kidney
B: Lung
C: Liver
D: Cornea

LCLS (wife Claire)
FA: WALKED (A: Cornea)

Rylan Collins (U.S. Navy Lieutenant in PIT)

$500: Known for its sweltering heat what did The Old Farmer’s Almanac call the time of yr. when the star Sirius rises at about the same time as the Sun?

A: The Cat Days of Spring
B: The Dog Days of Summer
C: The Turtle Days of Autumn
D: The Jackalope Days of Winter

The Dog Days of Summer– $

$1K: If you’re struggling to start “the conversation” one of Ebony magazine’s tips for talking to your kids about sex is to take ’em to what?

A: Garage sale
B: Zoo
C: Yankee Stadium
D: Exorcism

Zoo– $

$2K: Described as “Saville Row with just a dash of truck stop” Ralph Lauren’s ’15 clothing line introduced a three-piece suit made of what?

A: Fur
B: Velour
C: Denim
D: Seersucker

Denim– $

$3K: To keep up morale the British Army equips the Challenger 2 main battle tank w/ which device that provides soldiers w/ “England’s national beverage”?

A: Coffee machine
B: Soft drink dispenser
C: Juicer
D: Tea kettle

Tea kettle– $

$5K: Of the following classic Christmas songs which was the only one to actually have the word “Christmas” in its lyrics?

A: “Joy to the World”
B: “Winter Wonderland”
C: “The Little Drummer Boy”
D: “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”

“Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”– $

QotD: In the NATO phonetic alphabet used by pilots & the military what’s the only alcoholic drink to represent a letter?
A: Lager
B: Whiskey
C: Tequila
D: Vodka

$7K: Thinking they resembled their colonizers Southeast Asians gave the insensitive nickname “Dutch monkeys” to what species known for their large noses?

A: Colobus
B: Capuchin
C: Howler
D: Proboscis

CUT (A: Proboscis)

$7K Q #2: Sgt. Major is the lowest-enlisted Army rank whose shoulder sleeve insignia feat. what item more commonly assoc. w/ generals?

A: Star
B: Eagle
C: Oak leaf
D: Chevron

Star– $

“Millionaire” 12/15/15

$3K: Of the following tech co. names which one CAN’T be split into two distinct words found in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary?

A: facebook
B: Google
C: Instagram
D: PayPal

Google– O&D (A: Instagram)

Jason Pool (Navy Lieutenant Jr. Grade in CO Springs)

$500: Used by emergency workers to get crash victims out of wreckage, hydraulic automobile rescue tools are commonly known by what brand name?

A: The Jaws of Life
B: The Teeth of Escape
C: The Lips of Rescue
D: The Mouths of Salvation

The Jaws of Life– $

$1K: “They make your forehead oily” & “They’re terrible in the Summer” are things Cosmo lists as “Problems Only Women With…” what “…Will Understand”?

A: Dimples
B: Bangs
C: Long Fingernails
D: Bunions

“…Bangs”– $

$2K: “I still have all the albums” said President Obama during a ’15 tour of a museum in Jamaica dedicated to what musician?

A: Bob Marley
B: Diana Ross
C: Little Richard
D: Billie Holliday

Marley– $

$3K: Though it might seem silly Navy SEALs have been known to reduce friction & repel leeches in swamps by wearing what w/ their uniforms?

A: Feather boas
B: Corsets
C: Pantyhose
D: Stillettos

Pantyhose– $

$5K: Which of these superhero movies feat. a title character who NEVER wore a mask?

A: “The Green Lantern”
B: “Captain America: The First Avenger”
C: “THE INCREDIBLE HULK”
D: “ANT-MAN”

“THE INCREDIBLE HULK”– $

$7K: Famous for saying “frothy eloquence neither convinces nor satisfies me…you’ve got to show me”, Willard Vandiver was a Congressman from what state?

A: GA
B: MO
C: KY
D: NE

MO– $

$10K: While ALL of ’em may like to be addressed as “doctor” only one of the following professionals actually earns an MD degree- which is it?

A: Dentist
B: Podiatrist
C: Psychiatrist
D: Chiropractor

50:50– PODIATRIST & PSYCHIATRIST
Podiatrist– L

Daniel Wade (Sgt. 1st Class in Army National Guard in Dumfries, VA)

$500: The route used for NY’s iconic ticker-tape parades, the stretch of Broadway from the Battery to City Hall is fittingly known as the what?

A: River of Melancholy
B: Valley of Doom
C: Gauntlet of Antipathy
D: Canyon of Heroes

Canyon of Heroes– $

$1K: An example of adynaton, a reference to something impossible- “When the crawfish whistles on the mountain” was a Russian counterpart to which saying?

A: “When pigs fly”
B: “Let sleeping dogs lie”
C: “Kill two birds with one stone”
D: “Curiosity killed the cat”

“When pigs fly”– $

$2K: Which of these famous fictional vehicles had a name that’s also been used for many different ships in the U.S. Navy?

A: The Millennium Falcon
B: The Polar Express
C: The USS Enterprise
D: The Gadgetmobile

USS Enterprise– $

$3K: Released w/ the movie “The Addams Family” in ’91 “Addams Groove” was the last Billboard Top 10 hit for what artist better known for “U Can’t Touch This”?

A: Vanilla Ice
B: MC Hammer
C: Kriss Kross
D: Coolio

MC Hammer– $

$5K: Recommending a trip that’ll take you coast-to-coast AARP lists “Boldt”, “Belvedere” & “Hearst” as three of America’s “10 Must-See…” what?

A: Art Museums
B: College Campuses
C: Theme Parks
D: Castles

AtA

A: 10%
B: 7%
C: 8%
D: 75%

“…Castles”– $

QotD: In the Pentagon’s awkward lingo a soldier performing a “pre-dawn vertical insertion” is executing a nighttime what?
A: Aquatic landing
B: Ground assault
C: Perimeter defense
D: Parachute drop

$7K: The animal feat. in which of these Minor League Baseball team nicknames is an example of an arthropod?

A: El Paso Chihuahuas
B: Richmond Flying Squirrels
C: Myrtle Beach Pelicans
D: Charlotte Stone Crabs

Charlotte Stone Crabs– $

“Millionaire” 12/14/15

Marcus Jackson (Air Force Major in Sunderland, NJ)(CtQ was in play during Armed Forces Wk.)

$500: Before they can begin boot camp to become U.S. Marines male recruits must pass an initial strength test that incl. doing at least two what?

A: Cartwheels
B: Pull-ups
C: Beer keg tosses
D: Back handsprings into a split

Pull-ups– $

$1K: Arguably the most important bicycle accessory there is, “brain bucket” & “skid lid” are BOTH cycling slang for what?

A: Water bottle
B: Sunglasses
C: Helmet
D: Air pump

Helmet– $

$2K: It should come as no surprise that David Hasselhoff’s favorite bar in London’s The Centre Page, a pub near St. Paul’s Cathedral found on what actual rd.?

A: Knightrider St.
B: Quantumleap Drive
C: Miamivice Lane
D: A-Team Alley

Knightrider St.– $

$3K: Though much of it contained asbestos in the ’60s & ’70s a popular spray-on texture called “popcorn” was commonly used on what?

A: Bathtubs
B: Car interiors
C: Ceilings
D: Comforters

Ceilings– $

$5K: Which of the following’s a slang term for a muscle whose unabbreviated name’s seven letters long?

A: Ab
B: Pec
C: Delt
D: Quad

Delt– $

$7K: Narrowly defeating an Erzherzog Johann in the final rd. a Swiss Emmentaler was a recent winner of the World Championship what Contest?

A: Tomato
B: Cheese
C: Chocolate 
D: Wine

+1 (Cpt. Dick Conrad) & CtQ (A: Cheese)

$7K Q #2: Calling it the “most sophisticated taxonomy of musical information ever collected” what site can cater to your taste thanks to its Music Genome Project?

A: hulu
B: IMDb
C: flickr
D: Pandora

Pandora– $

$10K: Leonardo DiCaprio has played ALL BUT which of these historical figures on film?

A: J. Edgar Hoover
B: Howard Hughes
C: Louis XIV
D: Buffalo Bill Cody

Buffalo Bill Cody– $

$20K: Of the following which could most likely serve as a home office for a hippologist?

A: Observatory
B: Kitchen
C: Greenhouse
D: Stable

Stable– $

$30K: Which of the following equals 243?

A: # of men in the U.S. Congress – # of women
B: # of U.S. states + # of UN member states
C: # of Books of the Bible X # of Apostles
D: Age of the Pyramids ÷ age of Big Ben

50:50– B&C
U.S. states + UN member states– $

$50K: Which of the following has NEVER won a Nobel Prize?

A: Toni Morrison
B: The Dalai Lama
C: Al Gore
D: Stephen Hawking

LCLS

A: 32%
B: 14%
C: 37%
D: 17%

FA: Gore (A: Hawking)

QotD: The U.S. Naval Academy’s graduating class of 1912 may have started a tradition when they spontaneously threw their what in the air?
A: Gloves
B: Hats
C: Swords
D: Books

Greg Galeazzi (retired Army Cpt. & Purple Heart recipient in Glastonbury, CT who LOST BOTH legs)

$500: Newly redesigned, the current Army Combat Uniform uses the Operational Camouflage Pattern which consists of what three colors?

A: Beige, fuchsia & neon yellow
B: Gold, teal & hot pink
C: Green, brown & cream
D: Purple, orange & periwinkle

Green, brown & cream– $

$1K: Though his name’s now more often assoc. w/ bamboo torches, Mai Tais & gaudy theme bars, in Maori mythology the first man on Earth was who?

A: Tiki
B: Prometheus
C: Krishna
D: Romulus

Tiki– $

$2K: Cluster, sinus & tension are the three well-known types of what health malady?

A: Rashes
B: Sprains
C: Headaches
D: Bruises

Headaches– $

“Millionaire” 4/13/18

$20K: Later improving on his own world record, in 1989 Cuban athlete Javier Sotomayor became the first & so far only person to break what track & field barrier?

A: 3min mile
B: 8ft high jump
C: 20ft pole vault
D: 30ft long jump

ALL LIFELINES USED (cousin Matt)

A: 22%
B: 36% (LEFT)
C: 29%
D: 13% (LEFT)

8ft high jump– $

$30K: W/ the oldest of his still-existing creations dating to 1720 Bartolomeo Cristofori was the largely-forgotten inventor of which musical instrument?

A: Guitar
B: Violin
C: Piano  
D: Trombone

FA: BAILOUT (A: Piano)

Todd Konkel (Sterling, VA)
Restaurant of the Day: Bacchanal Buffet

$500: Though only 8″ in diameter the world’s most expensive pizza costs a reported $12K & is topped w/ ALL BUT which of these high-end ingredients?

A: Lobster
B: Caviar
C: Pink sea salt
D: SPAM

SPAM– $

$1K: Acc. to the Atlantic immediately after its introduction at the Hilton Hong Kong in ’74 which hotel amenity caused a 500% increase in drink sales?

A: Valet parking
B: Complimentary bathrobe
C: Free WiFi
D: Minibar

Minibar– $

$2K: Which of these’s a a real-life gigantic outdoor version of a popular indoor game played w/ five oversized dice in a bucket?

A: Yardzee
B: Corntield Twister
C: Street SCRABBLE
D: OPERATION Al Fresco

Yardzee– $

$3K: En que idioma esta escrita esta pregunta?

A: Japanese
B: French
C: Spanish
D: German

Spanish– SI

$5K: Which of these’s a star of the sketch comedy “Portlandia” on IFC & NOT a top cagefighter in the UFC?

A: Anderson Silva
B: Conor McGregor
C: Fred Armisen
D: Chuck Liddell

Fred Armisen– $

$7K: Which of the following official U.S. airport codes represents the airport that’s located the furthest west of the four?

A: SYR
B: SJC
C: SLC
D: STL

SJC– $

QotD: The award-winning Bacchanal Buffet serves more guests in a yr. than the population of which state?
A: SD
B: HI
C: CA
D: ME

$10K: After studying cosmetology who worked as a beautician until his song “Maybelline” became his first Rock & Roll single?

A: Chuck Berry
B: Muddy Waters
C: Bo Diddley
D: Little Richard

Chuck Berry– $

“Millionaire” 4/12/18

$10K: If you’ve just had Tommy John Surgery your occupation’s most likely what?

A: Professional mover
B: Baseball player
C: Firefighter
D: Ballet dancer

AtA

A: 1%
B: 92%
C: 7%

Baseball player– $

$20K: Though you might expect it to start w/ “Thou Shalt”, in Exodus 20, verse 2 of the King James Bible, the actual first word of the first of the Ten Commandments was what?

A: On
B: Honor
C: Remember
D: I

I– $

$30K: A financial whiz as well as a former notoriously hard partier, what band’s bassist Duff McKagan was an early investor in STARBUCKS, Microsoft & amazon?

A: Metallica
B: Aerosmith
C: AC/DC
D: Guns ‘N Roses

OTHER LLs (wife Amanda)- METALLICA & GUNS ‘N ROSES
Guns ‘N Roses– $

$50K: Though she later withdrew under pressure from the military which woman ran for V-P on her hubby’s ticket?

A: Imelda Marcos
B: Eva Peron
C: Winnie Mandela
D: Suzanne Mubarak

FA: Marcos (A: Peron)

Jonathan Laubinger (Bridgewater, MA)
Restaurant of the Day: Gordon Ramsay Steak

$500: Yelp Eat24, in partnership w/ the San Francisco tech co. Marble, has started testing a service that delivers food via what unusual method?

A: Robots
B: Catapults
C: Fax machine
D: Trained possums

Robots– $

$1K: In the article “Yes, You Eated Gogurt for Bekfast!” (no typos), Slate claimed that doing what could be harmful to a child’s development?

A: Hugging ’em
B: Clothing ’em
C: Providing ’em w/ healthcare
D: Mimicking their grammatical mistakes

Mimicking their grammatical mistakes– $

$2K: Acc. to its designer a bite mark was added to what co.’s iconic logo to prevent it from looking like a different kind of fruit?

A: Chiquita
B: Apple
C: Tropicana
D: Fruit of the Loom

Apple– $

$3K: When his body was sent to France for restoration in the 1970s who was issued a passport by Egypt that listed his occupation as “King (Deceased)”?

A: Genghis Khan
B: Caesar Augustus
C: Ramses II
D: Henry VIII

Ramses II– $

$5K: Titled after a highly-acclaimed hip-hop double album “All Eyez On Me” was a ’17 biopic starring Demetrius Shipp, Jr. as what late rap legend?

A: Nate Dogg
B: Tupac Shakur
C: Jam Master Jay
D: Notorious B.I.G.

Tupac Shakur– $

$7K: Only one of these choices spells a valid English word if you repeat a single letter from the word “millionaire” in ALL three of its blanks- which is it?

A: _ _ E _
B: _ U _ _
C: _ _ I _
D: _ _ O _

_ U _ _– $

QotD: Sticky toffee pudding is the top-selling dessert at Gordon Ramsay Steak- what fruit gives it its signature flavor?
A: Apples
B: Figs
C: Dates
D: Oranges

$10K: In the Electoral College which of the following states has more electors than the other three combined?

A: WA
B: VT
C: HI
D: DE

WA– $

“Millionaire” 4/11/18

Danna Clements (OAK)
Restaurant of the Day: GIADA at The Cromwell

$500: Which of the following’s a Chinese restaurant in S.F. & NOT a martial art?

A: Jiu-Jitsu
B: Taekwondo
C: Karate
D: Kung Food

Kung Food– $

$1K: A warehouse in Laurierville, Quebec’s home to the global strategic reserves of what edible viscous substance valued at over $1200 a barrel?

A: Hair gel
B: Suntan lotion
C: Maple syrup
D: Elmer’s glue

Maple syrup– $

$2K: Appropriately the Greek word “elephas” was once used to refer to what material?

A: Wood
B: Glass
C: Gold
D: Ivory

Ivory– $

$3K: Led by Debbie Harry what group that’s been around for a very long time released a single titled “Long Time” in ’17?

A: Blondie
B: The B-52s
C: The Go-Gos
D: The Pretenders

Blondie– $

$5K: A leader in education reform what RI senator oversaw the ’72 creation of a popular college grant program that bears his name?

A: William Wickenden
B: Lincoln Chafee
C: Claiborne Pell
D: Sheldon Whitehouse

Claiborne Pell– $

$7K: Which of the following cos. DOESN’T feat. a sailing ship in its logo?

A: Cutty Sark whiskey
B: Mayflower moving
C: Old Spice cologne
D: Princess Cruises

Princess Cruises– $

$10K: Visiting the Tanglewood Music Center & Edith Wharton’s home are two activities suggested under “What to Do” on what website?

A: Ozarks.org
B: Poconos.org
C: Berkshires.org
D: Cascades.org

AtA

A: 29%
B: 18%
C: 49%
D: 4%

Berkshires.org– $

$20K: Though it spawned the movie w/ the biggest domestic box office gross ever when adjusted for inflation what book’s author was paid just $50K for the film rights?

A: JAWS
B: The Godfather
C: Gone with the Wind
D: The Exorcist

50:50– JAWS & GONE WITH THE WIND
JAWS– L

Charlie Branson

$500: Thanks to the ’10 Affordable Care Act what do restaurants w/ more than 20 locations now have to post about the food on their menus?

A: How tasty it is
B: What color it is
C: How many calories it has
D: What it rhymes w/

How many cal. it has– $

$1K: In ’17 CNN Money reported that the avg. cost for a married U.S. couple to do which of these things was about $233K?

A: Hire a wedding photographer
B: Go on a honeymoon
C: Raise a child
D: Mail thank-you notes

Raise child– $

$2K: Simultaneously welcoming travelers & celebrating local cuisine Baltimore-Washington Int’l Airport’s home to a 500lb stained glass what?

A: Crab
B: Orange tree
C: Avocado
D: Squirrel

Crab– $

$3K: Just like PEPSI becomes PPS, three of these are bestselling soda brands w/ their vowels & any spaces removed- which one’s NOT?

A: MNTNDW
B: BCRD
C: DTCK
D: SPRT

BCRD– $

QotD: One of the signature dishes at GIADA is the sunrise polenta waffles- what vegetable’s polenta made from?
A: Corn
B: Carrots
C: Cauliflower
D: Onions

$5K: Equally adept at portraying BOTH heroes & villains English actor Ian McKellen has famously played which of the following pairs of roles?

A: Gandhi & Darth Vader
B: Gandalf & Magneto
C: Superman & Adolf Hitler
D: Robin Hood & Genghis Khan

Gandalf & Magneto– $

$7K: Although they’re ALL made of metal which of these household items is the only one that would strongly attract a magnet?

A: Lead pipe
B: Cast-iron skillet
C: Aluminum foil
D: Brass candlestick

Cast-iron skillet– $