Oceanside, NY
Resource Room teacher
Susie uses the Millionaire game format to help the kids she works with. They love it and have no idea they're really learing.
Question Topics:
* Good Gosh Almighty!
* The Supremes
* Veto Power
* Out in Space
* What is it?
* Without Borders
* Ask a Mechanic
* It's Only Geological
* Cover Stories
* Behemoths
* Brief Descriptions
* Secret Machines
* Walking on the Moon
* How Amusing!
$100 * How Amusing!
Most nursery rhymes are recited for the amusement of what people?
A: Laborers B: Small children
C: Businessmen D: People who wear diapers
Answer
B: Small children ( 9 )
Which of these U.S. National Monuments was named for its lunar-like landscape?
A: Aztec ruins B: Craters of the Moon
C: Lewis and Clark Cavern D: Rainbow Bridge
Answer
B: Craters of the Moon ( 5 )
In recent years, large numbers of Americans have used IVotronic machines and the AccuVote-TSX on what day of the year?
A: Valentine's Day B: Memorial Day
C: Election Day D: Thanksgiving Day
Answer
C: Election Day ( 9 )
Which of the following adjectives would best describe a comedy film and not a horror film?
A: Sidesplitting B: Spine-tingling
C: Bloodcurdling D: Hair-raising
Answer
A: Sidesplitting ( 9 )
In honor of a new sponsor, what city's famous Candlestick Park was renamed "Monster Park" in 2004?
A: Milwaukee B: Chicago
C: Denver D: San Francisco
Answer
D: San Francisco ( 10 )
On its cover, the magazine "National Geographic" features a trademark border of what color?
A: Blue B: Yellow
C: Red D: White
Answer
B: Yellow ( 26 )
A common geological formation in the Southwest, a mesa takes its name from the Spanish word for what?
A: Table B: Bed
C: Roof D: Chair
With 25 seconds left, Susie decides to Ask The Audience
ATA: A: 84% B: 2% C: 11% D: 3%
Answer
A: Table ( 23 )
Susie's boyfriend, Michael, is in the audience. The two of them met over a game of Scrabble. He wasn't even playing, but she was, and he helped her make words out her letters. Now, on her phone, his name comes up as "Scrabble Guy".
$8,000 * Dynamic Duos
What award-winning film is base on the lives of two people often referred to in the press as "Woodstein"?
A: Coal Miner's Daughter B: The Deer Hunter
C: All the President's Men D: The Untouchables
With 19 seconds left, Susie asks to Phone A Friend.
Susie's PAF team are her friend, Matthew, New Rochelle, NY; her brother, Pete, Oceanside, NY; and her grandmother, Gay, Oceanside, NY.
Susie decides to call Matthew.
Matthew: Can you read it again?
Susie repeats the question and answers.
Matthew: That's "Woodsie"?
Susie: Yes.
Matthew: Oh, Jesus. Woodsie.
Susie: Yes.
Matthew: Film. Coal Miner's Daughter--
[Time runs out.]
With 16 seconds left, Susie decides to Ask The Expert, Jeff Gross. Meredith tells Jeff she thinks this question might be right up his alley.
Jeff: Ha ha ha ha! It is right up my alley, Meredith. I do know the answer. We're talking about Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein and that would be All the President's Men and I'm 100% sure of that.
Susie: Yep.
Meredith: All right, well, thank you, honey.
Susie: Thank you, very much!
Answer
C: All the President's Men ( 14 )
On a car, the "wheelbase" is the distance between what and what?
A: Right and left wheels B: Wheel axle and the ground
C: Steering wheel and the transmission D: Front and rear axles
Susie doesn't have any idea and doesn't want to take a guess, at all. She lets her time run out and walks away with $8,000.
Answer
D: Front and rear axles ( 0 )
