For $16,000:
Fittingly, "The Jules Verne" is the name of a restaurant located on the second floor of what world landmark?
A: Leaning Tower of Pisa
B: Eiffel Tower
C: Taj Mahal
D: The Kremlin
For the $100,000 question in Fathers & Sons:
Bernie Madoff's two sons are named what?
A: Mark & Andrew
B: Peter & Benjamin
C: David & Gregory
D: Daniel & Jonathan
Here is the question worth $250,000:
A "howdah" is used for which of these purposes?
A: Charming a snake
B: Sitting on an elephant
C: Blindfolding a hawk
D: Taming a lion
To prevent the browning of cut fruits and veggies, cooks often put them in water that has been mixed with what?
A: Coconut milk
B: Lemon juice
C: Olive oil
D: Soy sauce
Lemon juice- CORRECT
After a hotly contested election result, former "SNL" cast member Al Franken was named a U.S. Senator for what state in 2009?
A: Minnesota
B: Vermont
C: New Hampshire
D: Iowa
Minnesota- RIGHT
16000:
The stage directions "Takes the skull" and "Puts down the skull" appear in a famous scene from what Shakespeare play?
A: "Hamlet"
B: "King Lear"
C: "Richard III"
D: "Romeo and Juliet"
With :11 on the clock, Chris will Ask the Expert. Mo's very sure it's "Hamlet". Four seconds later, Chris locks that play in...and now has $16,000 and a new million dollar clock total of 2:34!
For $25,000 in Away We Go!:
In Pixar's 2009 movie "Up", a cantankerous old man fulfills his lifelong dream by flying his house to what fictional destination?
A: Narwhal Island
B: Beluga Bay
C: Paradise Falls
D: Lake Divine
GUESS (:21): Paradise Falls- REACHES $25,000 (2:55)
The $50,000 question in Grueling Races is this:
What annual sporting event concludes when a kerosene lantern known as the "Widow's Lamp" is extinguished?
A: Iditarod Sled Dog Race
B: America's Cup
C: Ironman Triathon
D: Tour de France
At :26, he makes the ill-advised move of using the Double Dip instead of using another lifeline first. The first choice he locks in is my gut of the Iditarod...he has $50,000! His million dollar clock now stands at 3:21.
For the $100,000 question in Fathers & Sons:
Bernie Madoff's two sons are named what?
10 seconds into this question, he Asks the Audience. 32% said Mark & Andrew, 29% said Peter & Benjamin, 20% said Daniel & Jonathan and 19% said David & Gregory. Not surprising results, as the audiences usually don't do very well on the upper tier questions. He then Phones a Friend with :18 left.
...everyone's right for $100,000! With 3:26 on his million dollar clock now, here is the How's That? question worth a quarter million dollars ($250,000):
A "howdah" is used for which of these purposes?
At the :11 mark, he's walking away as the third $100,000 winner of this 10th Anniversary run! Correct: Sitting on an elephant.
Liz, a new contestant.
The first book of the Bible, Genesis opens with the line "In the beginning God created the heaven and the" what?
A: Earth
B: Neptune
C: Jupiter
D: iPhone
Earth- CORRECT (:54)
A waiter who asks, "Straight up, or on the rocks?" is inquiring if you want what?
A: Ketchup w/ your fries
B: Milk in your coffee
C: Dressing on your salad
D: Ice in your cocktail
Ice in your cocktail- CORRECT (1:01)
Which of these vehicles often lacks handlebars?
A: Unicycle
B: Bicycle
C: Tricycle
D: Motorcycle
Unicycle- CORRECT (1:09)
Every Easter season, the PAAS Dye Company sells more than 10 million color kits for decorating what?
A: Cakes
B: Eggs
C: Quilts
D: Posters
Eggs- YOU BET (1:20)
Which of these 2009 movies was rated PG-13 for "intense sequences of sci-fi violence"?
A: "Bruno"
B: "He's Just Not That Into You"
C: "Terminator Salvation"
D: "17 Again"
"Terminator Salvation"- REACHES $1,000 (1:25)
Southwest Chief, an Amtrak train route, includes a stop in which of these U.S. cities?
A: Philadelphia
B: Albuquerque
C: Savannah
D: Seattle
Albuquerque- CORRECT (1:46)
Aubergine, the British term for an eggplant, is also the name of a shade of what color?
A: Yellowish green
B: Sky blue
C: Bright orange
D: Dark purple
Dark purple- RIGHT (2:09)
8000 Question:
Though not as popular as Tickle Me Elmo, what Sesame Street character's Tickle Me doll laughs and says "That good one!"?
A: Big Bird
B: Ernie
C: Cookie Monster
D: The Count
She decides to Ask the Audience with :13 to spare. 83% said Cookie Monster, 7% apiece said either Ernie or The Count and 3% said Big Bird.
For $16,000 in the category of Great Location:
Fittingly, "The Jules Verne" is the name of a restaurant located on the second floor of what world landmark?
She decides to give Mo this question with :11 left. He wants to say the Eiffel Tower, but he fears it might be a trick because "The Jules Verne" is French. Liz locks the Eiffel Tower in with six seconds left...no trick this time- that's right for $16,000 and a new million dollar clock total of 2:25!
To make it to $25,000, here's the question in Dangerous Drugs:
In 2009, the FDA warned consumers to stop using certain Zicam cold remedy products, saying that they could cause loss of what sense?
A: Smell
B: Hearing
C: Touch
D: Sight
She decides to Double Dip with :13 still on the clock. Her first final answer is smell...she wasted a lifeline here, but she now has $25,000! 2:38 now on her clock for the million dollar question as she now faces this
$50,000 query in No More Drama:
Getting its start as an NBC radio program in 1937, what soap opera will end in 2009 after nearly 16,000 episodes in 72 years?
A: "One Life to Live"
B: "All My Children"
C: "Guiding Light"
D: "As the World Turns"
After 15 seconds, she will Phone a Friend. She decides to have Dan called up...and he knows like I do it's "Guiding Light"!
100,000 question:
Which one of these events happened in the '80s and not the '70s?
A: Shah of Iran overthrown
B: "Grease" tops the box office
C: Three Mile Island melts down
D: Sally Ride goes to space
At :18, Liz goes home with $50,000! Good job, my dear! The correct answer was Sally Ride going to space, which happened in 1983.
$100: In a cliched scene from many Westerns, gunslingers meet for a final showdown when?
A: Early morning
B: High noon
C: Late evening
D: Right after "Ugly Betty"
GUESS (:07): High noon- CORRECT (:52)
$200: "One-car", "two-car" and "three-car" are adjectives commonly used to describe a what?
A: Bathroom
B: Garage
C: Gazebo
D: Basement
GUESS (:10): Garage- CORRECT (1:02)
300: In the U.S., Groundhog Day playfully celebrates the transition between what two seasons?
A: Winter and Spring
B: Spring and Summer
C: Summer and Fall
D: Fall and Winter
GUESS (:08): Winter and Spring- CORRECT (1:10)
500: The 2009 Harley-Davidson Barbie is a Barbie doll that comes with what accessory?
A: Surfboard
B: Briefcase
C: Pom-pom
D: Helmet
2000: Which of the following are different shades of the same basic color?
A: Aqua and bronze
B: Beige and tan
C: Indigo and gold
D: Ivory and lavender
4000: In the 2008 animated movie "Bolt", what is Bolt?
A: Dog
B: Parrot
C: Squirrel
D: Penguin
With :22 left, he'll Ask the Audience. 89% said dog, 7% said penguin and the other 4% said either parrot or squirrel. Dog was his gut feeling, so he makes that his final answer two seconds later for $4,000 and a new million dollar clock total of 2:08.
8000: What world city did Mother Teresa mention eight times in her acceptance speech for the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize?
A: Bangkok
B: Johannesburg
C: Calcutta
D: Bogota
GUESS (:18): Calcutta- RIGHT (2:26)
$16,000 question correctly to return Sunday night:
Why do old newspapers turn yellow?
A: Because of reduction
B: Because of oxidation
C: Because of sublimation
D: Because of condensation
His final answer at :16 is because of oxidation... That means he'll get to lead off this Sunday's finale with 2:42 on his million dollar clock. The Expert then will be the first one since this new format was instituted last season- Bill Nye the Science Guy!
NBA player Steve Nash gets a shot at $50,000 for The Steve Nash Foundation. The question: Which of these combinations of road races would require a participant to run the farthest?
A: 20 5K races
B: 15 10K races
C: 10 half-marathons
D: Four marathons
Steve decides to give Mo his final question of this evening. After talking it out, he believes it's 10 half-marathons. That's Steve's final answer as well...he wins the cash for his own charity!
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