Philadelphia, PA
Meredith asks Bill if he's like the famous Bill Gates. Bill says he owns a pizzeria, collects and breeds snakes, and is pretty much a technophobe.
Question Topics:
* Furry Friends
* Can I Quote You?
* Zero Gravity
* Oh, Henry!
* Fifty Big Ones
* Family Business
* The Tet Offensive
* Back to School
* Girl Fight
* Ham It Up
* Talking Turkey
* Brand Recognition
* Off the Air
* Gogh Gogh Gogh
* Better Known As
$100 * Better Known As
"Republic of Korea" is the official name of a country better known as what?
A: East Korea B: South Korea
C: West Korea D: Land of Cheap Electronics
Answer
B: South Korea ( 6 )
Chairs, tables and place settings are depicted in the 1887 Van Gogh painting "Interior of a" what?
A: Library B: Church
C: Restaurant D: Barbershop
Answer
C: Restaurant ( 8 )
In 2008, MTV announced that its show "Total Request Live" would be ending its ten-year run as a showcase for what?
A: Political speeches B: Music videos
C: Sports highlights D: Weather forecasts
Answer
B: Music videos ( 7 )
As its name suggests, MaggieMoo's is a brand of what?
A: Popcorn B: Pretzels
C: Olives D: Ice cream
Answer
D: Ice cream ( 8 )
The Rio Grande turkey is commonly found in which of these U.S. states?
A: Texas B: North Carolina
C: Wisconsin D: Pennsylvania
Answer
A: Texas ( 8 )
$2,000 * Ham It Up
An athlete who injures his "hammy" has strained a muscle in what part of his body?
A: Foot B: Leg
C: Stomach D: Neck
Answer
B: Leg ( 24 )
In the film "The Other Boleyn Girl," Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson star as sisters vying for the affection of whom?
A: Peter the Great B: Christopher Columbus
C: Napoleon Bonaparte D: Henry VIII
Answer
D: Henry VIII ( 22 )
Bill's friend, Rob, is a computer consultant. When Bill calls his office, Rob insists that he give his first and last name to the receptionist, who never believes it's Bill Gates on the phone. Meredith asks Bill, if he's not good with computers and doesn't own a cell phone, what's the most sophisticated equipment he has in his pizzeria and can handle?
Bill: Well, I can turn the oven on and cook pizza!
$8,000 * Back to School
In 2008, four decades after graduating George W. Bush, what university hired Tony Blair as a part-time lecturer?
A: Harvard B: Columbia
C: Yale D: Princeton
With 16 seconds left, Bill decides to Ask The Audience.
ATA: A: 15% B: 8% C: 74% D: 3%
Answer
C: Yale ( 9 )
A major event of the Vietnam War, the Tet Offensive got its name because it began during Tet, a rough equivalent of what holiday?
A: Labor Day B: New Year's Day
C: Thanksgiving D: Memorial Day
Bill does not know. With 21 seconds left, he decides to Ask The Expert. Meredith asks Ken
if he's good with history. Ken says it's might be okay.
Ken: Oh, you didn't say it was history I could get from, like, knowing Vietnam TV and movies. This is great! The Tet Offensive was on the Vietnamese New Year. I'm a little young for Vietnam, but I watched a lot of Vietnam movies and China Beach and I'm pretty sure--I'm nearly 100% sure it's B: New Year's Day.
Bill: Nearly 100%?
Answer
B: New Year's Day ( 17 )
It's hard for Bill to get away from his business, so he hasn't taken a vacation in years.
With this money, he'd like to take his girlfriend to someplace sunny and warm.
$25,000 * Family Business
When its creator died, which of these kids' lit characters lived on for decades in books written and drawn by the creator's son?
A: Babar B: Winne-the-Pooh
C: Paddington Bear D: Curious George
With 16 seconds left, Bill decides to Phone A Friend.
Bill's PAF team are his friend, Rob, Harleysville, PA; his pal, Lee, Lafayette Hill, PA; and his cousin, Stan, Westmont, NJ. Bill calls Rob.
Rob: Yeah, I don't know the answer to that.
Bill: All right. Thanks for trying.
Rob: Sorry, Bill.
Bill: I'll talk to you when I get home.
Rob: Okay.
With 10 seconds left, Bill decides to Double Dip.
Bill's first answer is
Spoiler
B: Winne-the-Pooh
Bill's second answer is
Spoiler
C: Paddington Bear
Bill drops to $1,000.
Answer
A: Babar ( 2 )
