“Millionaire” 5/24/19

$10K: If you know your way around a cyclic, a collective, a throttle & yaw pedals you’re ready to operate the four main controls of a what?

A: Motorcycle 
B: Segway scooter
C: Helicopter
D: Train

Helicopter– $

$20K: Which of these famous movie quotes WASN’T the final line spoken in its respective film?

A: “The horror, the horror…”
B: “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn”
C: “The truth is…I am Iron Man.”
D: “It was beauty killed the beast!”

“Frankly, my dear, I don’t given a damn”– $

$30K: By definition clabbered milk’s milk that has what?

A: Been brought to a boil
B: Soured & thickened
C: Been genetically modified
D: Had its fat reduced

Soured & thickened– $

$50K: While the U.S. has hosted the most Winter & Summer Olympics w/ a total of eight which country has thus far hosted the 2nd-most w/ five?

A: Japan
B: Italy
C: Canada
D: France

France– $

$100K: Considered one of the WORST albums ever a ’74 record consisting only of between-song banter from live shows was called “Having Fun With…” whom “…On Stage”?

A: Elvis
B: Dylan
C: The Doors
D: Streisand

LCLS– ELVIS & STREISAND
“…Elvis”– $

QotD: The newspaper term “Op-Ed” means what?
A: Opposite the Editorial Page
B: Opinion of the Editors
C: Optional Edition
D: Operation Educate

$250K: W/ sales of $133B in 2017 when it comes to goods what the U.S.’ biggest export industry?

A: Crude oil, fuel & other petroleum products
B: Food, beverage & feed
C: Passenger cars
D: Pharmaceuticals

FA: BAILED (A: Food, beverage & feed)

“Millionaire” 5/23/19

Tony Fox (Arlington Heights, IL)

$500: What’s the defining characteristic of a “crazy straw”?

A: It mumbles to itself on the bus
B: It wears a tiny tinfoil hat
C: It thinks the Mets have a chance this yr.
D: It has many twists & turns

It has many twists & turns– $

$1K: In a match.com survey 32% of women said that they WOULDN’T date a man who owns which of these?

A: Ferrari
B: Tahitian villa
C: Millions in Google stock
D: Cat

Cat– $

$2K: In ’17 the series “Andi Mack” broke new social ground for the Disney Channel when the character Cyrus made a self-discovery & announced he was what?

A: Gay
B: “Hannah Montana”
C: A “Wizard on Waverly Place”
D: “So Raven”

Gay– $

$3K: A pun on a legendary Russian ruler which of these’s a 55Klb vehicle that shuttles scientists around Ross Island in Antarctica?

A: Richard the Lion Cart
B: The Mao Tse-Tank
C: Ivan the Terra Bus
D: The Julius Cruiser

Ivan the Terra Bus– $

$5K: Seemingly proving the film’s title the basketball hoop used in “White Men Can’t Jump” had to be lowered 6in so that what star would be able to dunk?

A: Emilio Estevez
B: Woody Harrelson
C: Brendan Fraser
D: John Cusack

Woody– $

$7K: When he died in 1924 what Heart of Darkness author left behind an unfinished novel fittingly titled Suspense?

A: Stephen Crane
B: Joseph Conrad
C: Ambrose Bierce
D: E.M. Forster

Conrad– $

$10K: Making ’em perhaps the toughest celebrity couple to spell correctly Peter Sarsgaard is married to what actress?

A: Cara Delevingne
B: Hayden Panettiere
C: Maggie Gyllenhaal
D: Saoirse Ronan

AtA & 50:50

A: 12%
B: 33%
C: 25% (LEFT)
D: 30% (LEFT)

Saoirse– L

Terry Bolar (Gilbert)

$500: Scientists participating in an international cosmology project recently estimated that what’s expanding at a rate of 44.7 miles per second per megaparsec?

A: America’s waistline
B: National debt
C: Universe
D: amazon.com’s world domination

Universe– $

$1K: Which of the following drugstore items is typically sectioned off into categories like “For Grandma”, “For Husband” & “For Friend” just to name a few?

A: Deodorant
B: Greeting cards
C: Shaving gel
D: Pregnancy tests

Greeting cards– $

$2K: In ’69 when Jim Morrison was arrested mid-performance & hauled offstage he was charged w/ ALL BUT which of these offenses?

A: Indecency
B: Public obscenity
C: Wearing white pants after Labor Day
D: Inciting a riot

Wearing white pants after Labor Day– $

$3K: Defying the odds in ’18 by nearly winning the championship in their very 1st season the Vegas Golden Knights play in which major pro sports league?

A: NHL
B: NFL
C: NBA
D: MLB

NHL– $

$5K: “Farmer Spends Day Drinking With Short, Bearded Bowlers– Wakes Up 20 Years Later!”- it’s NOT a tabloid headline but the plot of what classic short story?

A: Rumpelstiltskin
B: Rip Van Winkle
C: The Gift of the Magi
D: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

AtA

A: 19%
B: 80%
D: 1%

Rip Van Winkle– $

$7K: If your waiter in a Mexican restaurant says “Feliz cumpleanos!” what’s he wishing you?

A: Happy birthday!
B: Happy anniversary!
C: Happy new yr.!
D: Happy dining!

Happy birthday!– $

$10K: Acc. to CheapAir.com you can save an avg. of $76 per airline ticket by Wed. instead of when- the most expensive day to fly?

A: Mon.
B: Tues.
C: Thurs.
D: Sun.

50:50– THURS. & SUN.
Thurs.– L

LIZ MURPHY (Cambridge, MA)

$500: Because it’s NO LONGER considered to be any real deterrent to fraud in 2018 major credit card cos. got rid of what requirement for in-store transactions?

A: DNA test
B: Signature
C: Retinal scan
D: Pinky swear

Signature– $

$1K: Sitting on an 18-acre plot of land the White House gets its lawn cut by whom?

A: National Park Service
B: Freshman senators
C: The President’s personal barber
D: The teenage kid who lives next door

National Park Service– $

$2K: Due to complaints about racy subject matter & risqué headlines which magazine did Walmart stop stocking at its checkstands in ’18?

A: Reader’s Digest
B: Family Circle
C: Cosmopolitan
D: The Economist

Cosmopolitan– $

QotD: Movember is an annual charity event in which men voluntarily do what to raise cancer awareness?
A: Make meatballs
B: Do the moonwalk
C: Paint mailboxes
D: Grow moustaches

$3K: Acc. to Merriam-Webster someone who’s a “wisenheimer” would also most likely be called a what?

A: Cheapskate 
B: Smart aleck
C: Shopaholic
D: Litterbug

Smart aleck– $

$5K: Though it was a hit religious groups were miffed about what ’95 Joan Osborne song that suggested that God among other things rode the bus?

A: “The Sign”
B: “You Are Not Alone”
C: “End of the Road”
D: “One of Us”

“One of Us”– $

$7K: Which animal’s featured on the official logo of the Boy Scouts of America?

A: Eagle
B: Bear
C: Owl
D: Elk

+1 (brother Bill) & AtA

A: 77%
B: 21%
D: 2%

Eagle– $

“Millionaire” 5/22/19

Alex Boisvert (Santa Monica)

$500: The U.S. President traditionally gives the State of what address?

A: The Union
B: My Marriage
C: Your 401(k) Plans
D: Confusion

The Union– $

$1K: Which one of these statements about popular websites ISN’T true?

A: There’s a Wikipedia page about Wikipedia
B: twitter has a twitter account
C: You can buy amazon.com on amazon.com
D: You can “like” facebook on facebook

You can buy amazon.com on amazon.com– $

$2K: Due to its resemblance to the insect slitting open & flattening food such as shrimp is called what?

A: Butterflying
B: Grasshoppering
C: Centipeding
D: Anting

Butterflying– $

$3K: In ’16 what country singer embarked on what he said would be his final tour?

A: Garth Brooks
B: Brad Paisley
C: Kenny Rogers
D: Clint Black

Kenny– $

$5K: Refracting & reflecting are often cited as the two basic types of what?

A: Telescopes
B: Chemical bonds
C: Engines
D: Roofs

Telescopes– $

$7K: Frequently heard on “Dora the Explorer” the Spanish phrase “Lo hicimos!” means what in English?

A: “You’re my friend!”
B: “We did it!”
C: “So long for now!”
D: “I’m seven years old!”

“We did it!”– $

$10K: The ’17 hit “Wonder Woman” was directed by whom?

A: Kathryn Bigelow
B: Patty Jenkins
C: Nancy Meyers
D: Penny Marshall

AtA

A: 19%
B: 61%
C: 7%
D: 13%

Patty– $

$20K: Martinsville, Darlington, Watkins Glen & Sonoma are ALL types of what?

A: Historically black colleges & universities
B: NASCAR racetracks
C: Civil War battlegrounds
D: Former state capital cities

USED OTHER HELPS (Chris)- NASCAR RACETRACKS & FORMER STATE CAPITAL CITIES
NASCAR racetracks– OF COURSE

$30K: If you’re considering a trip to Barbados you should know that the U.K. government’s web page about the island warns that wearing what there is illegal?

A: Camouflage
B: Logos
C: Shorts
D: Perfume

Camouflage– $

$50K: It might help to be drunk if you’re going to eat “Drunken Shrimp” since in Asia the crustaceans are often served how?

A: On a bed of fish eyes
B: Still living
C: Sprinkled w/ mold
D: Inside an octopus’ stomach

FA: WALKED (A: Still living)

QotD: Taking his real last name & spelling it backwards Dr. Seuss wrote a number of books using what surname?
A: Klop
B: Von Itsu
C: LeSieg
D: Du Autra

Thousandaire: Denise Gandhi (VA)
The one & only account that candy brand Reese’s follows on Instagram fittingly belongs to the actress who starred in which of these movies?
A: “Pretty Woman”
B: “Legally Blonde”
C: “La La Land”
D: “Jerry Maguire”

FA: “Legally Blonde”

“Millionaire” 5/21/19

Choyon Manjrekar (Pawtucket)

$500: When lots of family comes over for Thanksgiving dinner it’s common to set up a 2nd (often smaller) dinner table for whom?

A: Those who forgot to bathe
B: People allergic to gravy
C: Kids
D: Early-arriving Christmas guests

Kids– $

$1K: Balto was a legendary Siberian Husky who in 1925 led a group of sled dogs 658 miles to deliver a life-saving diphtheria serum where?

A: Miami, FL
B: Nome, AK
C: New Orleans
D: San Antonio

Nome– $

$2K: Though deemed by the Justice Dept. to be ineffective & possibly harmful to youth “Scared Straight” programs usually involve teens visiting where?

A: Dentist’s office
B: Their creepy aunt’s home
C: Prison
D: An area w/ NO WiFi

Prison– $

$3K: Which of these’s NEITHER an open porch NOR a city 65 miles west of Venice, Italy NOR an insufferable brat in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?

A: Verona 
B: Veranda
C: Veruca
D: Verboten

Verboten– $

$5K: Born in 1877 Ulrich Salchow was a 10-time world champ still remembered today for his contributions to what sport?

A: Cycling
B: Ice skating
C: Tennis
D: Horse racing

AtA

A: 8%
B: 73%
C: 2%
D: 17%

Ice skating– $

$7K: Acc. to a recent USC survey each wk. Americans spend 23.6hrs doing what- up from 9.4hrs a wk. in ’00?

A: Playing video games
B: Watching TV
C: Reading books
D: Surfing the internet

Surfing internet– $

$10K: Which classic song had a title that surprisingly DIDN’T appear in the lyrics until late in the song at the 3:23 mark of its 4:11 running time?

A: “Eye of the Tiger”
B: “I Just Called to Say I Love You”
C: “We Didn’t Start the Fire”
D: “Don’t Stop Believin'”

50:50– “WE DIDN’T START THE FIRE” & “DON’T STOP BELIEVIN'”
“Don’t Stop Believin'”– $

$20K: What name comes next in this sequence: Marilyn, Tipper, Lynne, Jill, _______?

A: Karen
B: Laura
C: Betsy
D: Barbara

LAST BIT OF HELP (John)
Karen– $

$30K: Chemists might get a chuckle from what Trader Joe’s product that reads “Admittedly there aren’t 6.0221367 x 10²³” of a certain food item “in here”?

A: Planck’s Constant Ketchup
B: Avocado’s Number Guacamole
C: Boyle’s Law Boil-in-Bag Brown Rice
D: Lamm Equation Lamb Vindaloo

FA: Boyle’s Law Boil-in-Bag Brown Rice (A: Avocado’s Number Guacamole)

QotD: Which of these John Travolta movies DIDN’T feature a scene in which he danced?
A: “Get Shorty”
B: “Michael”
C: “Hairspray”
D: “PULP FICTION”

Thousandaire: Andrea Garbico (Stockton, CA)
When performers at the famed Amateur Night at the Apollo start BOMBING they’re shooed offstage by a tap-dancing man who goes by what ominous nickname?
A: The Handyman
B: The Waiter
C: The Executioner
D: The President

FA: The Executioner

“Millionaire” 5/20/19

Kaiser Johnson (Marina Del Rey man expecting 1st child)

$500: In what form of exercise do you pretend to fight an imaginary opponent?

A: Jukeboxing 
B: Shadowboxing
C: Mailboxing
D: Lunchboxing

Shadowboxing– $

$1K: Though ties are NO LONGER required NY’s 21 Club offers loaners by designers like Ralph Lauren to gentlemen who forget to wear what?

A: Monocle
B: Top hat
C: Pocket watch
D: Jacket

Jacket– $

$2K: Introduced in ’86 how does the automotive security device known as The Club help prevent thieves from driving off w/ your car?

A: Steals their driver’s license
B: Limits how far they can turn the steering wheel
C: Screams for the authorities
D: Guilts thieves into turning themselves in

Limits how far they can turn the steering wheel– $

$3K: To help him gain insight into the life of his title character E.B. White consulted w/ an arachnologist while writing which classic children’s book?

A: The Very Hungry Caterpillar
B: Black Beauty
C: Charlotte’s Web
D: The Tale of Peter Rabbit

Charlotte’s Web– $

$5K: Told by FX after Season 1 they’d be canceled if they DIDN’T add a star to the cast what TV series brought on Danny DeVito who knew of the show through his kids?

A: “Silicon Valley”
B: “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”
C: “Broad City”
D: “Portlandia”

“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”– $

$7K: Of the following U.S. bodies of water which’s the only one to exist entirely within one state?

A: Lake Tahoe
B: Missouri River
C: The Great Salt Lake
D: Colorado River

Great Salt Lake– $

$10K: The title of which of the following holiday songs directly referred to something called “tintinnabulation”?

A: “White Christmas”
B: “Jingle Bells”
C: “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus”
D: “Deck the Halls”

“Jingle Bells”– $

$20K: The Dail & the Seanad make up the Oireachtas, the legislative body of what I nation?

A: Iceland
B: India
C: Ireland
D: Ivory Coast

IRE– $

$30K: Two films are tied for having the shortest title of any movie to win Best Picture since the OSCARS began in ’27. How many letters long were their titles- three, four, five or six?
ALL LLs USED (wife Keeley)- FOUR (75%) OVER FIVE
Four– $

QotD (from K2 in Portland): In Italian the tomato’s known as a “Pomodoro” which roughly translates into “apple of” what?
A: Earth
B: Fire
C: Gold
D: Kings

$50K: Actually bearing part of the statue’s weight which of the following sits behind the back of the right leg of Michelangelo’s famous David?

A: Bag
B: Crown
C: Tree stump
D: Sword

FA: WALKED (A: Tree stump)

“Millionaire” 5/17/19

Monica Petersen (Mesa)

$500: When cameras AREN’T allowed in a courtroom TV news broadcasts commonly use what to show viewers what took place?

A: Puppet show
B: Improv troupe
C: Child actors
D: Artist’s sketch

Artist’s sketch– $

$1K: Though it might seem like a nice gesture Mindy Kaling says bringing what to a party’s a slightly hostile act as you have to drop everything & arrange ’em?

A: Cut flowers
B: Folding chairs
C: Random pieces of silverware
D: Bowling trophies

Cut flowers– $

$2K: In 2017 Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash & Michael W. Young won a Nobel Prize in Medicine for their research on what well-known body mechanism?

A: Biological clock
B: Biological scissors
C: Biological lint brush
D: Biological travel mug

Biological clock– $

$3K: Set in the ’80s “Grand Theft Auto: Vice City” was based on what U.S. metropolis?

A: Boise
B: Miami, FL
C: Fargo
D: Salt Lake City

MIA– $

$5K: Meaning “to the man” which of these Latin phrases refers to an argument where you ignore the facts & just attack your opponent’s character?

A: Ad nauseam
B: Ad hominem
C: Ad hoc
D: Ad infinitum

Ad hominem– $

$7K: Starring Molly Ringwald in the title role & Joey Bishop as her grandfather what ’90 movie feat. a member of BOTH the Brat Pack & the Rat Pack?

A: “A Fish Called Wanda”
B: “Betsy’s Wedding”
C: “Curly Sue”
D: “Roxanne”

AtA

A: 14%
B: 45%
C: 30%
D: 11%

“Betsy’s Wedding”– $

$10K: Who’s missing from this sequence of recent British PMs listed in chronological order: John Major, Tony Blair, _____________, David Cameron & Theresa May?

A: Boris Johnson
B: Stephen Harper
C: Malcolm Turnbull
D: Gordon Brown

50:50– BORIS & GORDON
Gordon– $

$20K: While many believe he was buried near his birthplace on the island of Zanzibar what music star’s final resting place’s still unknown to this day?

A: John Lennon
B: Jimi Hendrix
C: Tupac Shakur
D: Freddie Mercury

Freddie Mercury– $

$30K: When spelled out in full which of these pairs of computer terms have a word in common?

A: HTTP & PDF
B: GIF & JPEG
C: PDF & GIF
D: JPEG & IP address

LCLS (Courtney)
FA: GIF & JPEG (A: PDF & GIF)

Ian Davidson (teacher in Norborne, MO)

$500: Which of the following DOESN’T appear on MensJournal.com’s list of “The Best Types of Cardio Workouts for Weight Loss”?

A: Swimming
B: Sprinting
C: Opening & closing the refrigerator door
D: Rowing

Opening & close the refrigerator door– $

$1K: Which of these things did Meat Loaf specifically say that he WOULD do for love in “I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)”?

A: Run right into hell & back
B: Wear matching Christmas sweaters
C: Go on one of those lame couples retreats
D: Hold your purse while you try on swimsuits

OUT BY LOCKING IN “WEAR MATCHING CHRISTMAS SWEATERS”

QotD: In addition to his achievements in film Clint Eastwood was also once mayor of what seaside CA town?
A: Mendocino
B: Santa Cruz
C: Carmel
D: Santa Barbara

Thousandaire: Margaret Coleman (orig. from Omaha)
In 2018 a Texas brewery called The Collective Brewing Project released a specialty beer infused w/ the flavor of what beloved treat assoc. w/ Easter?
A: Fruitcake
B: Turkey giblets
C: Hot dogs
D: Peeps

FA: Peeps

“Millionaire” 5/16/19

Liz Fritz (Spring Hill, KS)

$500: When you act in a noble or ethical manner despite being treated badly by someone it’s often said that you’re “taking the…” what?

A: High road
B: Dirt road
C: Rocky road
D: New Jersey Turnpike

“…high road”– $

$1K: Referring to a type of toxic cloud near an active volcano the word “laze” is a mashup of “lava” & what?

A: Daze
B: Haze
C: Maize
D: Jay-Z

Haze– $

$2K: In ’18 what country’s official twitter account confessed that the nation’s famous meatballs are actually based on a centuries-old Turkish recipe?

A: Mongolia
B: Estonia
C: Sweden
D: Peru

Sweden– $

$3K: In the 1800s Parisian hospitals used an estimated five to six million of what parasitic creatures each yr. to perform a then-routine practice?

A: Scorpions
B: Honeybees
C: Toads
D: Leeches

Leeches– $

$5K: Known for its kitschy clothes & inexpensive housewares what retail store started in Philadelphia in ’70 as The Free People’s Store?

A: H&M
B: OLD NAVY
C: Urban Outfitters
D: American Apparel

AtA

A: 2%
B: 9%
C: 72%
D: 17%

Urban Outfitters– $

$7K: Thanks to recent hits like “Stitches” which Mendes is one of only five recording artists to have two #1 albums on the Billboard 200 chart by the age of 18?

A: Shawn
B: Sergio
C: Sam
D: Eva

Shawn– $

$10K: In what country’s the westernmost point in mainland Europe located?

A: The Netherlands
B: Portugal
C: France
D: Sweden

Portugal– $

$20K: Seen in “The LEGO Movie” what mythical realm of hope & optimism actually came from a 414 B.C. Aristophanes play called “The Birds”?

A: Happy Valley
B: Cloud Cuckoo Land
C: Big Rock Candy Mountain
D: Birdvana

NO MORE LLs (Jeremy)- HAPPY VALLEY & CLOUD CUCKOO LAND
Cloud Cuckoo Land– $

$30K: Selenography is defined as the study of what?

A: The Earth’s history
B: The Moon’s surface
C: Mars’ atmosphere
D: The Sun’s movements

The Moon’s surface– $

QotD: In Roman times displaying a “digitus impudicus” was the ancient equiv. of what gesture?
A: Crossed fingers
B: “The Bird”
C: Thumbs-up
D: “We’re #1!”

$50K: Called “The World’s Most Important Number” for its impact on interest rates & the global economy what does the L in the financial term LIBOR stand for?

A: Lowest
B: London
C: Leveraged
D: Liability

FA: WALKED (A: London)

“Millionaire” 5/15/19

Stephen Friedrich (Boise man who speaks three languages & plays the violin)

$500: The Fury 325 thrill ride at Carowinds amusement park in Charlotte, NC is one of America’s tallest “giga coasters” which is a roller coaster that’s over 300 what?

A: Yrs. old
B: Ft. tall
C: Miles beneath the Earth’s surface
D: Dollars per ride

Ft. tall– $

$1K: Created in 1961 & generally seen sporting a blue/white striped shirt & grass hat the mascot for Hawaiian Punch has what appropriate 1st name?

A: Punchy
B: Kicky
C: Bitey
D: Spitty

Punchy– $

$2K: Set in Seattle the “Grey’s Anatomy” spinoff “Station 19” revolves around men & women who risk their lives working at a what?

A: Radio station
B: Gas station
C: Fire station
D: Salad bar station

Fire station– $

$3K: Fittingly which of these names is said to have once been used for the spice we now call horseradish?

A: Doeradish
B: Sowradish
C: Henradish
D: Mareradish

Mareradish– $

$5K: During the 2000 Presidential election Sting reportedly refused to let George W. Bush use what then-recent solo hit as his campaign theme song?

A: “Brand New Day”
B: “De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da”
C: “King of Pain”
D: “Don’t Stand So Close to Me”

AtA

A: 87%
B: 1%
C: 5%
D: 7%

“Brand New Day”– $

$7K: While the locals call a certain place the “Cote d’Azur” English-speaking tourists would most likely call it what?

A: The Virgin Islands
B: The French Riviera
C: The Spanish Steps
D: The Rock of Gibraltar

French Riviera– $

$10K: Acc. to WhatToExpect.com in the U.S. how much does the avg. baby weigh at birth?

A: About 5.5lbs
B: About 7.5lbs
C: About 9.5lbs
D: About 11.5lbs

+1 (grandma Marlee)
About 7.5lbs– $

$20K: As seen below when you add “SE” to the name of a famous scientist you get the name of what famous Russian film director?

A: DarwiSEn
B: EdisSEon
C: EiSEnstein
D: CuSErie

EiSEnstein– $

$30K: Though it’s not known whether he ever actually stopped by them “on a Snowy Evening” the woods of Ripton, VT are home to what late poet’s farm?

A: Walt Whitman
B: T.S. Eliot
C: Robert Frost
D: e e cummings

LCLS– WHITMAN & FROST
Frost– $

$50K: Graceland was named for what?

A: Southern politeness
B: The street it was built on
C: Elvis’ childhood cat
D: The previous owner’s aunt

FA: BAILOUT (A: Prev. owner’s aunt)

QotD: In the human body where’s the zonule of Zinn located?
A: Under the tongue
B: On the brain stem
C: In the eyeball
D: In the large intestine

Thousandaire: Luke Swenty (S.F.)
Which 8-letter T word’s a key statistic in football & basketball, a common form in human resources & a type of pastry?
A: Temerity
B: Talisman
C: Tomahawk
D: Turnover

FA: Turnover

“Millionaire” 5/14/19

Valerie Alexander (L.A. woman who got her car damaged by a tree on the day she found out she had made it onto the program)

$500: Each yr. a special team at the Canadian post office responds to letters to Santa. Acc. to them ALL BUT which of these are common questions from kids?

A: “Does Rudolph have a girlfriend?”
B: “How many cookies do you eat?”
C: “Are the elves driving you crazy?”
D: “Do I have to pay taxes on this stuff?”

“Do I have to pay taxes on this stuff?”– $

$1K: An expert on the subject the Dalai Lama’s the author of an Encyclopedia Britannica article titled what?

A: “Popular Drinking Games”
B: “A Call to Compassion”
C: “1980s Punk Rock Bands”
D: “A Complete Timeline of ‘THE SIMPSONS'”

“A Call to Compassion”– $

$2K: A recording of voice-like sounds NOT audible to the human ear an EVP (electronic voice phenomenon) is most commonly assoc. w/ what “spooky” activity?

A: Ghost hunting
B: Duck hunting
C: Bargain hunting
D: Corporate headhunting

Ghost hunting– $

$3K: Acc. to its host Chuck Woolery the original version of what GS led to 29 couples getting married?

A: “MATCH GAME”
B: “Love Connection”
C: “Let’s Make a Deal”
D: “Supermarket Sweep”

“Love Connection”– $

$5K: Which of these ISN’T a general term for an item whose actual name’s unknown or forgotten but a term used to refer to a type of toy?

A: Doohickey
B: Thingamabob
C: Whirligig
D: Gizmo

Whirligig– $

$7K: Referring to the Jewish tradition of resting on Saturdays what Presidential hopeful w/ a Jewish running mate once quipped “Vote for us, we’re gonna work 24/6”?

A: John McCain
B: John Kerry
C: Mitt Romney
D: Al Gore

Gore– $

$10K: Known for its stilt-like roots what tree’s essential to life in the Everglades because it stabilizes the coastline & gives animals shelter from predators?

A: Aspen
B: Chestnut
C: Mangrove
D: Birch

Mangrove– $

$20K: What Latin abbrev. is used in footnotes to basically say “I’m citing the same source I just mentioned but don’t want to type the whole thing again”?

A: e.g.
B: i.e.
C: et al.
D: ibid.

ibid.– $

$30K: While working in a lab in Birmingham, England in 1978 medical photographer Janet Parker became the last-known person to die from what infectious disease?

A: Smallpox
B: Polio
C: Malaria
D: Measles

AtA

A: 73%
B: 24%
D: 3%

Smallpox– $

$50K: The Louisiana Purchase incl. land that today makes up at least part of ALL BUT which of these states?

A: MT
B: IL
C: TX
D: WY

+1 (Steve)
IL– $

QotD: The overture to “Don Giovanni” is among the pieces regularly played during what annual classical music festival at Lincoln Center?
A: Basically Beethoven
B: Mostly Mozart
C: Predominantly Puccini
D: Largely Liszt

$100K: How did PAM cooking spray get its name?

A: A woman named Pam invented it
B: The company was unable to trademark PAN
C: It’s the Panama City, FL airport code
D: It’s an acronym for “Product of Arthur Meyerhoff”

The co. was unable to trademark PAN– WON’T BE BACK (A: It’s an acronym for “Product of Arthur Meyerhoff”)

“Millionaire” 5/13/19

Buck Childress (Kingston, AZ)

$500: NO LONGER judging women on their physical appearance in ’18 the Miss American Organization announced it was discontinuing what longtime staple of the event?

A: Swimsuit competition
B: Tax preparation contest
C: Power Nap-off
D: Tick removal challenge

Swimsuit comp.– $

$1K: When a Supreme Court justice disagrees w/ the majority’s opinion they may choose to write an opinion of their own which usually ends w/ what three words?

A: “You’re all crazy!”
B: “I can’t even.”
C: “Come on, people.”
D: “I respectfully dissent.”

“I respectfully dissent.”– $

$2K: The exact opposite of a classic pessimistic mindset what axiom states that “Anything that can work, will work”?

A: Yhprum’s law
B: Nworb’s law
C: Rellim’s law
D: Nosnhoj’s law

Yhprum’s law– $

$3K: A recently-discovered shellfish species named for its resemblance to a Victor Hugo character Epimeria quasimodo’s commonly known as what?

A: Frankenstein lobster
B: Don Quixote clam
C: Hunchback shrimp
D: The crab of Monte Cristo

Hunchback shrimp– $

$5K: Acc. to its bottles TABASCO sauce’s manufactured by Mcllhenny Co. in which of the following places?

A: Coney Island
B: Egg Island, GA
C: Avery Island, LA
D: Hog Island, AZ

Avery Island– $

$7K: In ’95 7yrs before her OSCAR nomination who became the 1st female to win the Best Solo Rap Performance Grammy for her song “U.N.I.T.Y.”?

A: Mary J. Blige
B: Queen Latifah
C: Jennifer Hudson
D: Janelle Monae

AtA

A: 16%
B: 76%
C: 7%
D: 1%

Queen Latifah– $

$10K: The annual TwitchCon is geared toward people who set up live online feeds of themselves on twitch.tv– a site primarily focused on what activity?

A: Baking
B: Playing video games
C: Shopping
D: Customizing classic cars

Playing VGs– $

$20K: ALL BUT which of these events happened the yr. Hulk Hogan was born?

A: Joseph Stalin died
B: JFK was elected President
C: Queen Elizabeth II was crowned
D: Edmund Hillary summited Mt. Everest

50:50– STALIN DIED & JFK’S ELECTION
JFK was elected President– $

$30K: “See you in the cafeteria” were the last words spoken on what classic sitcom whose series finale aired in ’98?

A: “Murphy Brown”
B: “Night Court”
C: “Seinfeld”
D: “The Wonder Years”

LCLS (wife Jamie)
FA: LEFT

QotD (read by KFSN anchor): Interstate highways that traverse the U.S. from east to west always have numbers that what?
A: Are 3 digits long
B: End in 0
C: Are odd
D: End in 5

Thousandaire: Brandon Leon (dental school student orig. from Turlock, CA)
Debuting in 1841 what classic ballet WASN’T about a Brazilian supermodel married to Tom Brady but rather a brokenhearted German peasant girl?
A: “Coppelia”
B: “Giselle”
C: “The Firebird”
D: “Petrouchka”

FA: “Giselle”