Author Topic: Millionaire Questions... (Read 123744 times)

aaron sica · « **Reply #660 on:** January 10, 2006, 03:52:00 PM »

Another one of the video game questions....

On the game "720 Degrees", what did a voice say when the player's time ran out?

A. Time's Up!
B. You Are Dead
C. Skate or Die!
D. Please Insert 25c to continue!

clemon79 · « **Reply #661 on:** January 10, 2006, 04:23:11 PM »

[quote name=\'aaron sica\' date=\'Jan 10 2006, 12:52 PM\']Another one of the video game questions....

On the game "720 Degrees", what did a voice say when the player's time ran out?

A. Time's Up!
B. You Are Dead
C. Skate or Die!
D. Please Insert 25c to continue!

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One, in the interest of accuracy, I'd change "time" to "timer", since that's how it represents on-screen, and as you know, it doesn't mean your game is necessarily over.

Two, for me, it's not all that interesting, and I'm a video game (and especially an OLD video game) fiend. Anyone who is gonna be interested knows the answer immediately, and anyone who isn't has no idea what the game even is and therefore has no compelling interest in reasoning it out.

At BEST it's a second-tier question, anyhow. It would be a LITTLE more interesting if one of the options referred to temperature or something burning or something like that, to throw people off of the scent based on the title. "He's On Fire!!" might be an interesting option, since it a) implies heat, and b) was also a popular videogame phrase.

MikeK · « **Reply #662 on:** January 10, 2006, 05:15:00 PM »

I'll throw out what I consider an upper tier ($250K or $500K) question to the proverbial lions...

Who was the only President to possess a bartender's license?
A. John Adams
B. Abraham Lincoln
C. Ulysses S. Grant
D. William Howard Taft

J.R. · « **Reply #663 on:** January 10, 2006, 05:20:41 PM »

According to my research:

A: Monaco = 1.95 sq km
B: San Marino = 61.2 sq km
C: Lichtenstein = 160 sq km
D: Andorra = 468 sq km

Source: http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

-Joe R.

Kevin Prather · « **Reply #664 on:** January 10, 2006, 07:48:48 PM »

In the folk song, "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down," the singer reminisces on living in what southern state during the Civil War?

A: Virginia
B: Kentucky
C: Tennessee
D: Alabama

SRIV94 · « **Reply #665 on:** January 10, 2006, 09:27:13 PM »

[quote name=\'whoserman\' date=\'Jan 10 2006, 06:48 PM\']In the folk song, "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down," the singer reminisces on living in what southern state during the Civil War?

A: Virginia
B: Kentucky
C: Tennessee
D: Alabama

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Aren't there two answers for this? Virgil took the train to Richmond (as in Virginia), but speaks of his wife living in Tennessee.

I'd go for C (and not spark any other potentially philosophical argument).

Doug

Kevin Prather · « **Reply #666 on:** January 10, 2006, 10:55:13 PM »

[quote name=\'SRIV94\' date=\'Jan 10 2006, 07:27 PM\'][quote name=\'whoserman\' date=\'Jan 10 2006, 06:48 PM\']In the folk song, "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down," the singer reminisces on living in what southern state during the Civil War?

A: Virginia
B: Kentucky
C: Tennessee
D: Alabama

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Aren't there two answers for this? Virgil took the train to Richmond (as in Virginia), but speaks of his wife living in Tennessee.

I'd go for C (and not spark any other potentially philosophical argument).

Doug

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Wow. This seemed like a decent question earlier...I must've been tired.

I think my logic was that he lives in Tennessee, but went to Richmond. Therefore the answer is Tennessee.

PYLdude · « **Reply #667 on:** January 11, 2006, 10:48:32 PM »

How about another one of these?

In 1860, the four candidates for President represented the Republican, Northern Democratic, Southern Democratic, and what fourth political party?

A. Whig
B. Constitutional Union
C. American
D. Free Soil

This might be a little confusing at first, but I'm sure some of you will know this.

Kevin Prather · « **Reply #668 on:** January 28, 2006, 04:38:09 PM »

Perhaps a question of Super Millionaire caliber?

Herman Melville's classic novel "Moby Dick" was inspired by the sinking of a whaling ship named what?

A: Pequod
B: Philbrick
C: Essex
D: Cometick

zachhoran · « **Reply #669 on:** January 28, 2006, 07:21:38 PM »

[quote name=\'whoserman\' date=\'Jan 28 2006, 04:38 PM\']Perhaps a question of Super Millionaire caliber?

Herman Melville's classic novel "Moby Dick" was inspired by the sinking of a whaling ship named what?

A: Pequod
B: Philbrick
C: Essex
D: Cometick

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If the answer is Pequod, it's probably second-tier material. If it isn't Pequod, it's good third tier material.

Kevin Prather · « **Reply #670 on:** January 28, 2006, 07:39:32 PM »

[quote name=\'zachhoran\' date=\'Jan 28 2006, 05:21 PM\']If the answer is Pequod, it's probably second-tier material. If it isn't Pequod, it's good third tier material.

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If the answer is Pequod, would I submit it as a SM question? ;-)

(No. It's not Pequod.)

Kevin Prather · « **Reply #671 on:** January 29, 2006, 02:34:34 PM »

btw: PYLdude, the answer to yours is B, Constitutional Union.

PYLdude · « **Reply #672 on:** January 29, 2006, 08:49:56 PM »

[quote name=\'whoserman\' date=\'Jan 29 2006, 03:34 PM\']btw: PYLdude, the answer to yours is B, Constitutional Union.

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And you would be correct.

pownster · « **Reply #673 on:** January 30, 2006, 09:00:16 AM »

This was an actual million dollar question on Aussie Millionaire - since most of you would not have seen it - give this one a go:

Which of these popular 60s TV shows premiered first?

A. Bewitched
B. Get Smart
C. Hogan's Heroes
D. I Dream of Jeannie

aaron sica · « **Reply #674 on:** January 30, 2006, 12:04:50 PM »

[quote name=\'pownster\' date=\'Jan 30 2006, 09:00 AM\']This was an actual million dollar question on Aussie Millionaire - since most of you would not have seen it - give this one a go:

Which of these popular 60s TV shows premiered first?

A. Bewitched
B. Get Smart
C. Hogan's Heroes
D. I Dream of Jeannie

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I can see how that would be complex "down under"......Answer to this easy one (for some of the US folk at least), would be A. Bewitched (1964). I believe the remaining three all debuted in 1965. GS's pilot ep was in B&W, IDoJ's 1st season was in B&W - not sure about HH as far as colorcasting goes.