Mikhail Varshavski - "Dr. Mike"
New York City, NY
physician
Dr. Mike was voted "sexiest doctor alive" by People magazine. He's a 3rd year medical resident and has 1.9 million social media followers. He encourages them to donate to various charities and also encourages young people to go in to medicine. Dr. Mike is playing for the Susan G. Komen Foundation. His +1 is his colleague, Dr. Robert Felberg, a cardiologist.
$500: After Andrew Stanton finished an hour-long pitch, Pixar boss John Lassiter greenlit what movie, saying, "you had me at 'fish'"?
A - The Incredibles
B - Monsters, Inc.
C - Finding Nemo
D - Toy Story
Dr. Mike says he doesn't know studio executives but he does know the movies.
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Answer: C (Finding Nemo)
A - Burger King
B - Chevrolet
C - Sprint
D - Pepsi
Dr. Mike says that when he saw this commercial the first time he thought it was illegal.
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Answer: C (Sprint)
A - trick-or-treating
B - decorating Christmas trees
C - coloring Easter eggs
D - pledging allegiance on the 4th of July
Dr. Mike says that it's probably due to
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teenagers throwing eggs at houses
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Answer: A (trick-or-treating)
A - moles
B - acne
C - razor burn
D - warts
Dr. Mike says
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warts are caused by viruses, and not by frogs
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Answer: D (warts)
$5000: Which of the following is neither a famous martial artist, nor a famous director, nor the former star of TVs "Dawson's Creek"?
A - James Van Der Beek
B - Gus Van Sant
C - Jean-Claude Van Damme
D - Abraham Van Helsing
Dr. Mike is a big movie buff and also a black belt. He says that
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James Van Der Beek is before his time but his sister watched "Dawson's Creek"
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Jean-Claude Van Damme was in "Bloodsport" and remembers hearing Gus Van Sant's name on "Entourage"
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Abraham Van Helsing
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Answer: D (Abraham Van Helsing)
A - Japan
B - Israel
C - Indonesia
D - Iran
Dr. Mike thinks that
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A and C have more than 8 million people
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B
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he's Jewish and many Jews avoid shellfish
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Muslim dietary restrictions and thinks Iranians like their meat
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Answer: B (Israel)
A - Pink Floyd
B - The Beatles
C - Don McLean
D - Bob Dylan
Dr. Mike says that The Beatles were his mother's favorite group but
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doesn't remember a song lasting 8-1/2 minutes
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Ask the Audience results:
A - 41%
B - 15%
C - 40%
D - 4%
A - 41%
B - 15%
C - 40%
D - 4%
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A
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Answer: C (Don McLean)
Dr. Mike leaves with $5,000.
Dr. Mike leaves with $5,000.
MILLIONAIRE "QUESTION OF THE DAY": Science teachers often have students push pieces of candy together, with one sliding over the other, to illustrate what concept?
A - plate tectonics
B - the Big Bang
C - natural selection
D - the greenhouse effect
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Answer: A (plate tectonics)