Millionaire Questions...

[Matt Ottinger]

[quote name=\'whoserman\' date=\'Nov 24 2004, 11:59 PM\']Very true. I think this proves that finding a MDQ that googles poorly isn't easy.

Kevin Smith's MDQ: 5 of the first 6 results for ""uncle sam"+"samuel wilson"+"war of 1812"" turned up the right answer.

Nancy Christy's MDQ: 2 of the top 4 results for ""Grant wood"+"american gothic"+"the farmer was"" turned up the right answer legitimately. (The last two sites directly involved WWTBAM.)

Armand Kachigian's MDQ: 6 of the 9 results for ""God Bless America"+"1918 musical"" turned up the right answer.

Jeff Gross's MDQ: lol. 9 of the top 10 results for ""tabby"+"district"+"world capital"" pertain to WWTBAM. Once that dies down, more of the top results will give the answer though. I know because they did when I checked last week.[/quote]
The Google issue is a little more complicated, though, in that you're only going to get one shot at picking the right terms.  If the player in the Hot Seat is thinking Google, then he could spend some time figuring out what terms to give before placing the call, but even then, he's got to give the terms AND the question, then his friend has to sort it all out in thirty seconds.

[CarShark]

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Nov 29 2004, 11:42 AM\'][quote name=\'whoserman\' date=\'Nov 24 2004, 11:59 PM\']Very true. I think this proves that finding a MDQ that googles poorly isn't easy.

Kevin Smith's MDQ: 5 of the first 6 results for ""uncle sam"+"samuel wilson"+"war of 1812"" turned up the right answer.

Nancy Christy's MDQ: 2 of the top 4 results for ""Grant wood"+"american gothic"+"the farmer was"" turned up the right answer legitimately. (The last two sites directly involved WWTBAM.)

Armand Kachigian's MDQ: 6 of the 9 results for ""God Bless America"+"1918 musical"" turned up the right answer.

Jeff Gross's MDQ: lol. 9 of the top 10 results for ""tabby"+"district"+"world capital"" pertain to WWTBAM. Once that dies down, more of the top results will give the answer though. I know because they did when I checked last week.[/quote]
The Google issue is a little more complicated, though, in that you're only going to get one shot at picking the right terms.  If the player in the Hot Seat is thinking Google, then he could spend some time figuring out what terms to give before placing the call, but even then, he's got to give the terms AND the question, then his friend has to sort it all out in thirty seconds.

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That's what makes me think that this whole Googlability thing isn't really necessary. I thought my question was decent, especially after I changed the answers.

[dale_grass]

The very first Popeyes Famous Fried Chicken & Biscuits fast food restaurant was located in what Louisiana city?
A: Arabi
B: Terrytown
C: Meraux
D: Gretna

According to the company's website, the first restaurant was New Orleans.

[dale_grass]

The president pro tempore of the senate is third in line (history class) and Jeannie was born in 64 BC (too much Trivial Pursuit).  As for Santa, he was mainly a Dutch creation, and Moore only refers to him as an elf.

[Craig Karlberg]

As far as the Starburst question goes, I remember vaguely that it was all red so, being that strawberry was such a common candy flavor back when it first started, I'll go with B. Strawberry.

[Frank15]

[quote name=\'dale_grass\' date=\'Nov 29 2004, 10:05 PM\']According to the company's website, the first restaurant was New Orleans.[/quote]
That website is wrong--I'd assume they only say New Orleans because most people have heard of New Orleans.  Those other cities are less likely for people from not around the New Orleans area to have heard of.  Some other websites give one of those 4 answers as the correct answer, and having seen the actual first Popeyes several times in my life--a historic, albiet closed, monument as far as I'm concerned--I know exactly where it is/was.  The building is still in tact, even.

[quote name=\'Craig Karlberg\' date=\'Nov 30 2004, 04:46 AM\']As far as the Starburst question goes, I remember vaguely that it was all red so, being that strawberry was such a common candy flavor back when it first started, I'll go with B. Strawberry.[/quote]
Correct.

[Kevin Prather]

Which of the following European countries has a non-contiguous territory that is entirely contained within a foreign country?

A: Spain
B: France
C: Germany
D: England

[JayC]

Perhaps for a sports edition or something...

What team was the first NFL team to dump Gatorade on it's coach after a win, therefore starting the tradition?

A. Dallas Cowboys
B. San Francisco 49ers
C. New York Giants
D. Pittsburgh Steelers

[Kevin Prather]

In the number sequence made popular by Robert Morris Sr., former chief scientist of the National Science Agency, what number comes next after "1, 11, 21, 1211, 111221..."?

A: 312211
B: 113221
C: 311231
D: 221211

[gameshowfan1991]

A few here...

Which of these countries is not landlocked?
A. Mongolia
B. Chad
C. Croatia
D. Bolivia

What NBA team has won the most titles, with 16?
A. Los Angeles Lakers
B. Boston Celtics
C. Chicago Bulls
D. Philadelphia 76ers

On the TV show, "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," Will Smith constantly made fun of his cousin Carlton's what?
A. Weight
B. Intelligence
C. Hair style
D. Height

[Kevin Prather]

gameshowfan, we are trying to post questions that could make the higher levels on WWTBAM. Those questions could fall somewhere in the middle tier, I think.

[Ian Wallis]

What NBA team has won the most titles, with 16?
A. Los Angeles Lakers
B. Boston Celtics
C. Chicago Bulls
D. Philadelphia 76ers

Personally, I think this is pretty easy.  For any sports fan, it's a well-known fact the Boston has the most titles - it's been well publicized that they won the bulk of them in the '60s (9 in 10 years I believe).  In fact, no sports team has ever won more consecutive titles than the Celtics - during their big streak they had 8 in a row.  In hockey and baseball, the streak is 5 in a row, and in football it's only 2 in a row.

[gameshowfan1991]

[quote name=\'Ian Wallis\' date=\'Dec 3 2004, 08:58 AM\']

What NBA team has won the most titles, with 16?
A. Los Angeles Lakers
B. Boston Celtics
C. Chicago Bulls
D. Philadelphia 76ers

Personally, I think this is pretty easy.  For any sports fan, it's a well-known fact the Boston has the most titles - it's been well publicized that they won the bulk of them in the '60s (9 in 10 years I believe).  In fact, no sports team has ever won more consecutive titles than the Celtics - during their big streak they had 8 in a row.  In hockey and baseball, the streak is 5 in a row, and in football it's only 2 in a row.

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I admit, that was a bit easy. Here's another tougher one about basketball.

Which of these NBA players has not won two Sixth Man Awards?

A. Detlef Schrempf
B. Kevin McHale
C. Danny Manning
D. Ricky Pierce

[BrandonFG]

I admit, that was a bit easy. Here's another tougher one about basketball.

Which of these NBA players has not won two Sixth Man Awards?

A. Detlef Schrempf
B. Kevin McHale
C. Danny Manning
D. Ricky Pierce

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It's a good question, but way too specific. It would work just fine for a sports edition, but not for general "Millionaire."

Come to think of it, with Disney owning ESPN and distributing Millionaire, an all-sports Millionaire as a series wouldn't be too bad of an idea...maybe even do it from the Play-It attraction.

[Dbacksfan12]

[quote name=\'fostergray82\' date=\'Dec 5 2004, 01:52 PM\']Come to think of it, with Disney owning ESPN and distributing Millionaire, an all-sports Millionaire as a series wouldn't be too bad of an idea...maybe even do it from the Play-It attraction.
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And the first contestant in the Hot Seat can be Ron Artest.  Meridith can throw the water glass on him, and let the audience begin to brawl.