Millionaire Questions...

[Kevin Prather]

How about these?


In Orson Scott Card's sci-fi novel "Ender's Game," young Ender fights in a war against a race of alien invaders called what?

A: Buggers
B: Yeerks
C: Piggies
D: Pequeninos


The title of which of these novels is taken from a poem by Scottish poet Robert Burns?

A: The Grapes of Wrath
B: Of Mice and Men
C: A Tale of Two Cities
D: The Scarlet Letter

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'whoserman\' date=\'May 27 2004, 05:47 PM\'] In Orson Scott Card's sci-fi novel "Ender's Game," young Ender fights in a war against a race of alien invaders called what?

A: Buggers
B: Yeerks
C: Piggies
D: Pequeninos
 [/quote]
 Googled easily inside of 30 seconds with "enders game invaders race", and any well-read sci-fi fan would know it right off the bat.

The title of which of these novels is taken from a poem by Scottish poet Robert Burns?

A: The Grapes of Wrath
B: Of Mice and Men
C: A Tale of Two Cities
D: The Scarlet Letter

Third hit in "poem robert burns grapes mice cities scarlet", which is what I would type if I were on the other end of the phone. It's an improvement, tho.

[Steve McClellan]

[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'May 27 2004, 06:47 PM\']

The title of which of these novels is taken from a poem by Scottish poet Robert Burns?

A: The Grapes of Wrath
B: Of Mice and Men
C: A Tale of Two Cities
D: The Scarlet Letter

Third hit in "poem robert burns grapes mice cities scarlet", which is what I would type if I were on the other end of the phone. It's an improvement, tho. [/quote]
 ...but too widely known for the top question, IMO.

[aaron sica]

I'll try my luck at a question:

What was the last network television show to go from black and white to color?

A. Search for Tomorrow
B. American Bandstand
C. Guiding Light
D. Let's Make a Deal

I also noticed one flaw with this question that may make the answer stand out; I'm curious to see if anyone picks up on it.

[tommycharles]

[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'May 27 2004, 01:10 AM\'] . I knew it anyhow (saw the movie in the theaters, in fact), [/quote]
 And admit to it in a public forum??

[clemon79]

[quote name=\'tommycharles\' date=\'May 27 2004, 10:53 PM\'] [quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'May 27 2004, 01:10 AM\'] . I knew it anyhow (saw the movie in the theaters, in fact), [/quote]
And admit to it in a public forum?? [/quote]
Damn skippy. Pretty good movie in and of itself, David Bowie is cool, the Muppets that Jim Henson created for it are incredible, and if that ain't enough for you, I have five more words:

Jennifer Connelly, pre-breast reduction.

I rest my case.

[J.R.]

Have a go at this one:

Which of the following people is NOT from South Africa ?

A: Charlize Theron
B: Justine Waddell
C: Simmone MacKinnon
D: John Daly

Good luck !
-Joe R.

[tommycharles]

[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'May 28 2004, 02:04 AM\']
Damn skippy. Pretty good movie in and of itself, David Bowie is cool, the Muppets that Jim Henson created for it are incredible, and if that ain't enough for you, I have five more words:

Jennifer Connelly, pre-breast reduction.

I rest my case. [/quote]
 Hmm... I was 10 when I saw it and apparently the hormones hadn't kicked in yet for me to pay close enough attention :-) Ah well, over to the video store.....

[Craig Karlberg]

Regarding the black & white to color question, Let's Make A Deal doesn't make sense to me because its pilot was shown in color.  That was in 1963.  GSN reaired it last year to coincide with the premiere of the NBC version last year which flopped after 2 or 3 weeks.  My guess would be Guiding Light but it's just a guess.

[Ian Wallis]

Regarding the black & white to color question, Let's Make A Deal doesn't make sense to me because its pilot was shown in color. That was in 1963. GSN reaired it last year to coincide with the premiere of the NBC version last year which flopped after 2 or 3 weeks.

If I'm not mistaken, I don't think "Let's Make a Deal" was ever in black and white.  It was on NBC when it debuted, and most of NBC's game shows were in color from the early '60s on.  It's possible that it breifly went to black and white when it moved to ABC (I'll have to go back and check my TVGuides!)

[Kevin Prather]

Here's a possible one for the nighttime show, if they bring it back again...

Q11:
What is the name of the stretchy, nerveless piece of skin that covers the elbow?

A: Wenis
B: Mulva
C: Dallsack
D: Sagina

(Hey! There have been sexual undertones in questions before! Remember the "Herman's Head" question?)

[Frank15]

Which of the following people has never hosted any version of the TV game show "The Price is Right"?
A:  Tom Kennedy
B:  Doug Davidson
C:  Gene Rayburn
D:  Dennis James

Which of the following restaurant chains was founded first?
A:  Burger King
B:  Jack in the Box
C:  Church's Chicken
D:  McDonald's

Though appearing in many of the episodes, who was not listed as a regular cast member in the TV show "Boy Meets World" until the second season?
A:  Danielle Fisher
B:  Rider Strong
C:  William Daniels
D:  Will Friedle

At 17 years old, who was the youngest performer to write, produce, and sing her own #1 Billboard hit single?
A:  Kylie Minogue
B:  Tiffany
C:  Martika
D:  Debbie Gibson

In the book "All-American Girl" by Meg Cabot, what Billy Joel song is the would-be assassin obsessed with?
A:  Piano Man
B:  Uptown Girl
C:  She's Always a Woman
D:  We Didn't Start the Fire

In the TV show "Newhart," what is the only word uttered by brothers Darryl and Darryl, only once in the entire series?
A:  Now!
B:  Fine!
C:  Go!
D:  Quiet!

[Craig Karlberg]

Another group of questions, another chance for me to respond:

That "Price Is Right" question is a little weak there for difficulty.  Clearly to me, the answer is Gene Rayburn.  Tom Kenedy hosted the 80's syndie version while Dennis James did the 70's syndie version as well as the network version during Christmas week in 1974.  Doug Davidson hosted that god-awful New TPIR in 1994.

As far as the 17-year old singer goes, it's a toss-up between Tiffany & Debbie(Debra now) Gibson.  Upon closer inspection & some rememberence, Tiffany was first to hit #1 on Billboard in 1988 with "Could've Been" while Debbie hit #1 a few months later with "Foolish Beat".

As for the restaurant chain goes. never heard of Church's Chicken.  However, I'm leaning towards Jack In The Box.

[Frank15]

[quote name=\'Craig Karlberg\' date=\'May 29 2004, 02:59 AM\'] As far as the 17-year old singer goes, it's a toss-up between Tiffany & Debbie(Debra now) Gibson.  Upon closer inspection & some rememberence, Tiffany was first to hit #1 on Billboard in 1988 with "Could've Been" while Debbie hit #1 a few months later with "Foolish Beat". [/quote]
And you'd actually have this particular question wrong.  While Tiffany may have had a #1 hit before Debbie Gibson did, she neither wrote nor produced that single .  Debbie Gibson would be the youngest for that, with "Foolish Beat."

As for the other two questions, you got both those right.  I wasn't sure if the difficulty of the TPiR question was high enough, but I also figured it would be easier a question for people here than for the average contestant on the show.

I thought Church's was well known, actually.  If it's not, I suppose I could replace it with Wendy's, and likely give the contestant an easy "wrong choice" in the process.  And perhaps give 'em self-doubt about that "obvious" wrong choice .

[Dbacksfan12]

[quote name=\'Craig Karlberg\' date=\'May 29 2004, 02:59 AM\'] That "Price Is Right" question is a little weak there for difficulty.  Clearly to me, the answer is Gene Rayburn.  Tom Kenedy hosted the 80's syndie version while Dennis James did the 70's syndie version as well as the network version during Christmas week in 1974.  Doug Davidson hosted that god-awful New TPIR in 1994.
 [/quote]
 For members of the group, yes.  I'm sure many ordinary people are unaware that Kennedy and Davidson hosted Price.