works at the Apollo Theater
New York City, NY
L.A. owes his appearance on Millionaire to his job. The show had auditions at the Apollo Theater and he figured it was convenient to try out. He meets a lot of interesting people at the Apollo; one time Brian Williams came by and walked through the lobby. L.A. was wearing his ID tag so he went up to Brian Williams and said, "Dad?" Brian replied, "Hey, anything's possible." L.A. also met Bill Gates once (not at the theater) - in the bathroom at a Microsoft event. He tried to be cool but as Gates was leaving, L.A. said, "You know I'm going to tell everyone about this. Do you mind if I embellish it and say that we became best friends?" Gates replied, "Oh, sure, go ahead."
Topic Tree: (unrandomized)
10 - Devilish Deities
9 - Overdue Makeovers
8 - Publicity Stunts
7 - To Your State
6 - O'Reilly Reads
5 - Blood Work
4 - Don't Bug Me
3 - Rap Names
2 - Card Carrying
1 - In the Flesh
Topic Tree: (randomized)
8 - Publicity Stunts
6 - O'Reilly Reads
4 - Don't Bug Me
10 - Devilish Deities
1 - In the Flesh
9 - Overdue Makeovers
5 - Blood Work
3 - Rap Names
7 - To Your State
2 - Card Carrying
Question #1 (Card Carrying - Level 2)
Blow-ins are the loose cards that often frustratingly fall to the ground when a person opens what reading material?
A - atlas
B - encyclopedia
C - magazine
D - phonebook
L.A. says he's not going to waste a lot of time.
Spoiler
Answer: C (magazine)
Value: $5,000
Bank: $5,000
Value: $5,000
Bank: $5,000
"Here's to the land of the long leaf pine" begins the Tar Heel Toast, the official toast of what state?
A - Maine
B - North Carolina
C - Minnesota
D - Oregon
L.A. makes reference to an old-time rap song before giving his answer.
Spoiler
Answer: B (North Carolina)
Value: $7,000
Bank: $12,000
Value: $7,000
Bank: $12,000
The stage name of rapper Chali 2na is an allusion to the mascot of what food brand?
A - Chiquita
B - StarKist
C - Green Giant
D - Pillsbury
Spoiler
Answer: B (StarKist)
Value: $500
Bank: $12,500
Value: $500
Bank: $12,500
In the early 1900s, immunologist Karl Landsteiner categorized blood types into three groups, A, B and C, with C later being changed to what?
A - M
B - N
C - O
D - P
Spoiler
Answer: C (O)
Value: $2,000
Bank: $14,500
Value: $2,000
Bank: $14,500
Set to hit the market in 2013, the iconic car from which of these films is being remade as an electric vehicle?
A - The Love Bug
B - Goldfinger
C - Smokey and the Bandit
D - Back to the Future
"We have a problem here," L.A. says. He knows that cars are featured in at least three of them, and one is a James Bond movie and there must be a car in that one. He can't narrow it down so he jumps the question.
Spoiler
Answer: D (Back to the Future)
Value: $3,000
Bank: $14,500 (unchanged)
Meredith notes that it will cost $95,000. L.A. asks if he could use the DeLorian to go back in time and answer the question.
Value: $3,000
Bank: $14,500 (unchanged)
Meredith notes that it will cost $95,000. L.A. asks if he could use the DeLorian to go back in time and answer the question.
Makeup artists suggest applying blush to the round, fleshy part of your cheeks, otherwise known as what?
A - grapes
B - apples
C - pears
D - strawberries
L.A. ponders the question, then notes that he doesn't wear a lot of makeup.
Spoiler
Answer: B (apples)
Value: $100
Bank: $14,600
Value: $100
Bank: $14,600
L.A.'s good buddy Kenneth is in the relationship seat.
Question #7 (Devilish Deities - Level 10)
With his trident and beard, what Greek god of sea and earthquakes bears a striking resemblance to popular depictions of the devil?
A - Hermes
B - Zeus
C - Poseidon
D - Apollo
Spoiler
Answer: C (Poseidon)
Value: $1,000
Bank: $15,600
Value: $1,000
Bank: $15,600
Popular with tourists, Puerto Rico's bioluminescent bays contain microorganisms that do what when their waters are disturbed?
A - become invisible
B - smoke
C - spray musk
D - emit light
L.A. knows what "bioluminescent" means.
Spoiler
Answer: D (emit light)
Value: $25,000
Bank: $40,600
Value: $25,000
Bank: $40,600
A historical account written in the style of a thriller, Bill O'Reilly's 2011 best-selling book is titled "Killing" whom?
A - Oswald
B - Lennon
C - Hoffa
D - Lincoln
"Oh, wow! OK!" L.A. says.
Spoiler
Answer: D (Lincoln)
Value: $15,000
Bank: $55,600
Value: $15,000
Bank: $55,600
Eighty years after it was taken, what iconic photo was revealed in 2012 to have been a publicity stunt for Rockefeller Center?
A - Lunch Atop a Skyscraper
B - Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima
C - The Kiss by the Hotel de Ville
D - V-J Day in Times Square
L.A. says that the one that makes the most sense is
Spoiler
A
Spoiler
D doesn't make any sense to him
Spoiler
Answer: A (Lunch Atop a Skyscraper)
Value: $10,000
Bank: $65,600
Value: $10,000
Bank: $65,600
CLASSIC MILLIONAIRE
$100K - In addition to the hammer and sickle, what symbol was set to appear on the Soviet seal before Vladimir Lenin objected, stating that "war is not our policy"?
A - rifle
B - cannon
C - sword
D - arrow
L.A. says he knows what he's going to do. He jumps the question.
Spoiler
C (sword)
$250K - In his first TV ad appearance in 1975, the Kool-Aid Man crashes through the wall of a what?
A - school gymnasium
B - pizza parlor
C - bowling alley
D - children's hospital
L.A. says he's going to ask the audience.
ATA results
A - 65%
B - 13%
C - 20%
D - 2%
B - 13%
C - 20%
D - 2%
Spoiler
school gymnasium or bowling alley
Spoiler
C (bowling alley)
L.A. leaves with $25,000
L.A. leaves with $25,000
Millionaire question of the day: (during the commercial before the $250K question)
As a teenager, famed wedding dress designer Vera Wang competed on a national level in what sport?
A - gymnastics
B - figure skating
C - tennis
D - equestrian
Answer:
Spoiler
B (figure skating)
