Author Topic: Millionaire Questions... (Read 123629 times)

Kevin Prather · « **Reply #195 on:** May 19, 2004, 12:23:02 AM »

Noted 14th century astronomer Tycho Brahe died eleven days after he attended a banquet in Prague, and which of his internal organs suddenly ruptured?

A: Stomach
B: Kidney
C: Liver
D: Bladder

In August 1997, the chemical element Unnilquadium was officially renamed what?

A: Americium
B: Seaborgium
C: Rutherfordium
D: Dubnium

And here's one that might not be as obscure as I think...

Wedgwood is a shade of what color?

A: Red
B: Blue
C: Green
D: Yellow

Brandon Brooks · « **Reply #196 on:** May 19, 2004, 12:43:29 AM »

Not sure about the first question... just seems way too obscure. I acutally like the last two, though.

Brandon Brooks

Steve McClellan · « **Reply #197 on:** May 19, 2004, 12:48:36 AM »

[quote name=\'whoserman\' date=\'May 18 2004, 09:23 PM\'] Noted 14th century astronomer Tycho Brahe died eleven days after he attended a banquet in Prague, and which of his internal organs suddenly ruptured? [/quote]
Sorry, no one's going to care about the cause of death of a scientist that very few people have ever heard of.

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In August 1997, the chemical element Unnilquadium was officially renamed what?

Not particularly interesting, but easily Googlable, especially if you know that un-nil-quad equals atomic number 104.

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And here's one that might not be as obscure as I think...

Wedgwood is a shade of what color?

Yeah. Middle-tier material. I'm thinking lower middle tier.

Kevin Prather · « **Reply #198 on:** May 19, 2004, 12:50:32 AM »

Well, I tried. Can't blame a guy for trying, right?

Steve McClellan · « **Reply #199 on:** May 19, 2004, 12:52:32 AM »

[quote name=\'whoserman\' date=\'May 18 2004, 09:50 PM\'] Well, I tried. Can't blame a guy for trying, right? [/quote]
Sure you can! In fact, that's what we're here for.

clemon79 · « **Reply #200 on:** May 19, 2004, 01:02:20 AM »

[quote name=\'gameshowsteve\' date=\'May 18 2004, 09:48 PM\'] [quote name=\'whoserman\' date=\'May 18 2004, 09:23 PM\'] Noted 14th century astronomer Tycho Brahe died eleven days after he attended a banquet in Prague, and which of his internal organs suddenly ruptured? [/quote]
Sorry, no one's going to care about the cause of death of a scientist that very few people have ever heard of. [/quote]
I wouldn't say Tycho Brahe is all THAT obscure.

jlmarr · « **Reply #201 on:** May 19, 2004, 02:13:07 AM »

Prior to Y2K, which US Presidential election was the closest in terms of the number of votes required to change the outcome?

A) 1916 Wilson - Hughes
B) 1948 Truman - Dewey
C) 1960 Kennedy - Nixon
D) 1976 Carter - Ford

Steve McClellan · « **Reply #202 on:** May 19, 2004, 02:41:59 AM »

[quote name=\'jlmarr\' date=\'May 18 2004, 11:13 PM\']Prior to Y2K, which US Presidential election was the closest in terms of the number of votes required to change the outcome?

A) 1916 Wilson - Hughes
B) 1948 Truman - Dewey
C) 1960 Kennedy - Nixon
D) 1976 Carter - Ford[/quote]
Hmmm, this has potential. My educated guess was wrong. Might be a bit obscure for the syndicated show; one of the last five on the ABC show, perhaps?

Craig Karlberg · « **Reply #203 on:** May 19, 2004, 05:43:40 AM »

As far as the wegwood question goes, I'm thinking green since most wedges are in fact green but that's my hunch.

As far as the election question goes, I'm thinking the 1960 Kenedy-Nixon race. I don't think it was the 1976 race because all those states in the West Ford carried weren't enough to counter Carter's numbers from the South & Midwest. Not sure about 1916 or 1948 because I can't remember reading enough about those elections.

Ian Wallis · « **Reply #204 on:** May 19, 2004, 09:21:01 AM »

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Might be a bit obscure for the syndicated show; one of the last five on the ABC show, perhaps?

I'd be interested in seeing a $10 million question - but after watching the first three nights of this run, I wonder if we're ever going to come close. I certainly think $10 million questions should be a lot harder than $1 million questions - when you're dealing with that much money it should be very tough - but the risks are probably too great for anyone to give it a real shot.

I'm thinking that - the way it's setup - if "Super Millionaire" will end up having a grand prize no one can come close to....which maybe isn't a bad thing...

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #205 on:** May 19, 2004, 10:34:04 AM »

[quote name=\'Craig Karlberg\' date=\'May 19 2004, 05:43 AM\'] As far as the election question goes, I'm thinking the 1960 Kenedy-Nixon race. I don't think it was the 1976 race because all those states in the West Ford carried weren't enough to counter Carter's numbers from the South & Midwest. Not sure about 1916 or 1948 because I can't remember reading enough about those elections. [/quote]
The Kennedy-Nixon contest was closest in terms of the popular vote (closer even than Bush-Gore), but that's not what the question is asking.

A swap of just a couple hundred votes would have made the difference in Florida in 2000 and changed the result. Back in 1916, a swap of just a couple thousand in California would have changed the result and given Hughes enough electoral votes to defeat Wilson. The 1948, 1960 and 1976 races had close popular votes, but the electoral races weren't as close and the larger states didn't have razor-thin differences.

Nice question.

Brandon Brooks · « **Reply #206 on:** May 19, 2004, 06:30:39 PM »

[quote name=\'Craig Karlberg\' date=\'May 19 2004, 04:43 AM\'] As far as the wegwood question goes, I'm thinking green since most wedges are in fact green but that's my hunch. [/quote]
Go the Wedgewood site's main page, and you'll see your hunch is wrong.

Brandon Brooks

jlmarr · « **Reply #207 on:** May 20, 2004, 12:21:22 AM »

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'May 19 2004, 06:34 AM\'] A swap of just a couple hundred votes would have made the difference in Florida in 2000 and changed the result. Back in 1916, a swap of just a couple thousand in California would have changed the result and given Hughes enough electoral votes to defeat Wilson. The 1948, 1960 and 1976 races had close popular votes, but the electoral races weren't as close and the larger states didn't have razor-thin differences. [/quote]
Yes, that's it - 1916 Wilson-Hughes. The Kennedy-Nixon race was often thought of as hinging on the voting in Cook County, Illinois, but actually Nixon would have had to swing another couple of states. Ditto for the others.

Millionaire76 · « **Reply #208 on:** May 20, 2004, 04:37:18 PM »

$1,000,000

Before Pangaea was formed, what supercontinent was formed an estimate of 1.2 billion - 750 million years ago?

A: Ur
B: Gondwanda
C: Pannotia
D: Rodinia

BrandonFG · « **Reply #209 on:** May 20, 2004, 05:55:01 PM »

[quote name=\'Millionaire76\' date=\'May 20 2004, 03:37 PM\'] $1,000,000

Before Pangaea was formed, what supercontinent was formed an estimate of 1.2 billion - 750 million years ago?

A: Ur
B: Gondwanda
C: Pannotia
D: Rodinia [/quote]
Was it (A) Ur?

(not-quite) Final Answer. :-)