Millionaire Questions...

[Kevin Prather]

1) Scary Stories by Alvin Schwartz
2) Daddy’s Roommate by Michael Willhoite
3) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
4) The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier

B, final answer.

btw: that question is slightly questionable because Scary Stories is a book series, not a book on it's own.


In the opening of the television series "M*A*S*H", which character can be seen watching choppers fly en route to the 4077th MASH?

A: Radar O'Reiley
B: Hawkeye Pierce
C: Col. Henry Blake
D: Father Colin Mulcahey



In a scene from the 1996 movie "Phenomenon", John Travolta's character is asked to identify the age of somebody born in what year?

A: 1924
B: 1926
C: 1928
D: 1929

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'JayC\' date=\'May 24 2004, 06:37 PM\'] Try this one on...

What book was the most banned book by American libraries and schools in the 1990's?
 [/quote]
 First, cite your source.

[TLEberle]

$5,000,000
Communication between hemispheres are caused by what structure of the brain which connects right and left hemispheres?

A: Limbic System
B: Basal Ganglia
C: Corpus Callosum
D: Parietal Lobe

C: Corpus Callosum, Final.  Thank you, gimme my check.

-Travis

[Jay Temple]

[quote name=\'gromit82\' date=\'May 24 2004, 01:42 AM\'] [quote name=\'Jay Temple\' date=\'Feb 9 2004, 12:00 AM\']/   Which Oscar™ category's voters   \
\ must view all the nominated films? /
A. Best Picture
B. Best Art Direction
C. Best Documentary
D. Best Foreign Film[/quote]
It looks like nobody answered this question yet.

Voters for both Best Documentary and Best Foreign Film must see all of the nominees, so both C and D are correct.

Documentary Award
Foreign Language Film Award [/quote]
 Funny, I thought I read somewhere that it was only the Documentary awards.

[GS Warehouse]

[quote name=\'gameshowsteve\' date=\'May 24 2004, 09:03 PM\'] [quote name=\'Millionaire76\' date=\'May 24 2004, 05:33 PM\'][quote name=\'johnnya2k3\' date=\'May 21 2004, 10:53 PM\'] What is the actual weight of the earth's atmosphere?

A. 3,192,827,306,281,391,053 lbs.
B. 1,639,205,571,901,572,176 lbs.
C. 2,334,545,454,545,454,545 lbs.
D. 2,712,501,471,988,510,010 lbs. [/quote]
Fantastic question.[/quote]
...or not. To the average person, what's the difference between 1.6 quintillion and 3.1 quintillion? [/quote]
 Oh, about 1.5 quintillion pounds.  [rimshot]

[Esoteric Eric]

Here's one I came up with...  

Of the 28 Major League Baseball stadia on the U.S. mainland, how many of are located in their state's capital city?

a) Eight  b) Six  c) Four  d) Two



Esoteric Eric, <John Lennon> "And here's another clue for you all..." </JL>: When Henry Aaron won his World Series ring, only one ballpark was located in its state capital (and none were in Canada or Puerto Rico, which is why I phrased the question like that)

Feedback welcomed.

[jalman]

[quote name=\'Esoteric Eric\' date=\'May 25 2004, 08:17 AM\'] Here's one I came up with...  

Of the 28 Major League Baseball stadia on the U.S. mainland, how many of are located in their state's capital city?

a) Eight  b) Six  c) Four  d) Two



Esoteric Eric, <John Lennon> "And here's another clue for you all..." </JL>: When Henry Aaron won his World Series ring, only one ballpark was located in its state capital (and none were in Canada or Puerto Rico, which is why I phrased the question like that)

Feedback welcomed. [/quote]
 Two, final answer

(Boston and Atlanta)

[JayC]

[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'May 24 2004, 09:38 PM\'] [quote name=\'JayC\' date=\'May 24 2004, 06:37 PM\'] Try this one on...

What book was the most banned book by American libraries and schools in the 1990's?
 [/quote]
First, cite your source. [/quote]
 Wouldn't that be, uh... cheating?

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'JayC\' date=\'May 25 2004, 06:27 PM\'] [quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'May 24 2004, 09:38 PM\'] [quote name=\'JayC\' date=\'May 24 2004, 06:37 PM\'] Try this one on...

What book was the most banned book by American libraries and schools in the 1990's?
 [/quote]
First, cite your source. [/quote]
Wouldn't that be, uh... cheating? [/quote]
 Huh? What are you talking about?

"According to a National Publishing Association report, what book was the more banned..."

[Jay Temple]

[quote name=\'Esoteric Eric\' date=\'May 25 2004, 08:17 AM\'] Here's one I came up with...  

Of the 28 Major League Baseball stadia on the U.S. mainland, how many of are located in their state's capital city?

a) Eight  b) Six  c) Four  d) Two



Esoteric Eric, <John Lennon> "And here's another clue for you all..." </JL>: When Henry Aaron won his World Series ring, only one ballpark was located in its state capital (and none were in Canada or Puerto Rico, which is why I phrased the question like that)

Feedback welcomed. [/quote]
 d) Four

Boston Red Sox
Atlanta Braves
Colorado Rockies (Denver)
Arizona Diamondbacks (Phoenix)

[Kevin Prather]

In Jim Henson's 1986 movie "Labyrinth", what rock star played the part of Jareth, the Goblin King, in addition to performing most of the songs on the soundtrack?

A: Mick Jaggar
B: David Bowie
C: Eric Clapton
D: Paul McCartney

[tommycharles]

[quote name=\'whoserman\' date=\'May 26 2004, 05:13 PM\'] In Jim Henson's 1986 movie "Labyrinth", what rock star played the part of Jareth, the Goblin King, in addition to performing most of the songs on the soundtrack?

A: Mick Jaggar
B: David Bowie
C: Eric Clapton
D: Paul McCartney [/quote]
 B.

Is it just that I happen to know that, or is it not MDQ worthy?

(And I would have replaced choice "C" with Bob Geldof, if I were writing it, I think)

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'tommycharles\' date=\'May 26 2004, 09:06 PM\'] Is it just that I happen to know that, or is it not MDQ worthy? [/quote]
 Not even remotely close to MDQ worthy.

A little hint: anything that a savvy Googler or IMDB-er could get for you in 30 seconds with no other prior knowledge is a lousy MDQ. I knew it anyhow (saw the movie in the theaters, in fact), but even if I didn't I woulda had time to IMDB the answer, give it to the player, and say one last What Up to Reege before the buzzer sounded.

[Kevin Prather]

[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'May 26 2004, 11:10 PM\'] [quote name=\'tommycharles\' date=\'May 26 2004, 09:06 PM\'] Is it just that I happen to know that, or is it not MDQ worthy? [/quote]
Not even remotely close to MDQ worthy.

A little hint: anything that a savvy Googler or IMDB-er could get for you in 30 seconds with no other prior knowledge is a lousy MDQ. I knew it anyhow (saw the movie in the theaters, in fact), but even if I didn't I woulda had time to IMDB the answer, give it to the player, and say one last What Up to Reege before the buzzer sounded. [/quote]
In my defense, I mention Joe Trela's $500,000 question.

In "The Exorcist", what is the name of the spirit which young Regan talks to through a Ouija board?

A: Zool
B: Azazel
C: Damien
D: Captain Howdy


Aren't both questions somewhat on a par with each other?

It's certainly not a MDQ, but at least upper tier, right?



Geri Jewell, the first disabled actress to have a recurring role on an American television show, was a semi-regular cast member on what series?

A: Diff'rent Strokes
B: The Facts of Life
C: Full House
D: Coach

Again, not MDQ material, but high tier anyway?

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'whoserman\' date=\'May 27 2004, 03:41 PM\'] In my defense, I mention Joe Trela's $500,000 question.

In "The Exorcist", what is the name of the spirit which young Regan talks to through a Ouija board?

A: Zool
B: Azazel
C: Damien
D: Captain Howdy


Aren't both questions somewhat on a par with each other?

It's certainly not a MDQ, but at least upper tier, right?



Geri Jewell, the first disabled actress to have a recurring role on an American television show, was a semi-regular cast member on what series?

A: Diff'rent Strokes
B: The Facts of Life
C: Full House
D: Coach

Again, not MDQ material, but high tier anyway? [/quote]
Proving nothing other than to suggest Trela got an easy stack.  (They didn't actually spell it "Zool", did they? Shame on them if they did. For a question that high, I'd at LEAST do enough homework to spell the wrong answers right so they LOOK convincing. If a 50/50 left that behind, it's practically giving away the right answer.) I'd put both of those in the high second tier, along with the Geri Jewell question. Just because you're not old enough to remember it when it happened, most of the folks in the Hot Seat were around when Facts Of Life was hot (or as hot as it ever was, but it was at least widely recognized), and I think the tidbit about Jewell was pretty widely known at the time. Frankly, it hurts my head to make any of those $100K questions, much less $500K.