Transcript 9/22/2017a - Dan Feitel
Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2017 12:12 pm
Dan Feitel
Washington, DC
$500: Said to be the world's heaviest building at over 700,000 tons, Romania's Palace of the Parliament contains all but which of the following?
A - 1 million cubic meters of marble
B - 220,000 square meters of carpeting
C - 145,000 royal sumo wrestlers
D - 480 chandeliers
$1000: Which of these is not a noble gas on the periodic table of elements, but rather a brand of water-softening and beauty products?
A - Argon
B - Radon
C - Xenon
D - Calgon
$2000: Otherwise known to turn brown very quickly, you can extend the life of what Mexican staple by keeping it chilled in a container topped with a small amount of water?
A - pâté
B - guacamole
C - Cheez Whiz
D - fluffernutter
$3000: Fittingly, considering its name is thought to come from the French for "to sleep," which member of the rodent family spends up to 75% of its short life in slumber?
A - chinchilla
B - dormouse
C - lemming
D - beaver
$5000: Wife of a publishing heir, what Florida socialite-turned-designer became known as the Queen of Prep for her iconic colorful shirt dresses?
A - Betsy Vanderbilt
B - Nan Rockefeller
C - Gwendolyn du Pont
D - Lilly Pulitzer
$7000: Which of these terms has NOT appeared in the title of a movie starring Tom Cruise?
A - rain
B - sun
C - thunder
D - sky
$10,000: Though today his photo's featured on the world's most valuable baseball card, who had the dubious distinction of striking out to end the first World Series in 1903?
A - Honus Wagner
B - Rogers Hornsby
C - Ty Cobb
D - Lou Gehrig
commercial break
$20,000: Mentored by Wynton Marsalis, jazz musician and Julliard graduate Jon Batiste is the leader of what "Late Show with Stephen Colbert" house band?
A - Stay Cool
B - Stay Human
C - Stay Up Late
D - Stay Tuned
Dan asks the audience.
That's not good enough so Dan uses his 50:50.
$30,000: Victorious in the election of 1824, the only US president-and-vice-president ticket to share the same first name were called what?
A - John
B - William
C - James
D - Thomas
Dan calls up his +1, his dad. Dad thinks that it's. Dan wants to go for it, and does.
commercial break
$50,000: According to a 2017 Guardian article based on WHO data, what country leads the world by being home to 10 of its 20 most polluted cities?
A - Mexico
B - India
C - Russia
D - China
$100,000: According to the Social Security Administration, which of these has been ranked among the top 1000 newborn baby girl names for the year exactly once, in 2001?
A - Beyoncé
B - Aaliyah
C - Paris
D - Hermione
Dan decides to walk away. Chris asks him what he would have chosen and Dan said
commercial break
MILLIONAIRE "QUESTION OF THE DAY": Which of these medical conditions is formally known as an "embolism"?
A - broken bone
B - pinched nerve
C - torn muscle
D - blocked blood vessel
Washington, DC
$500: Said to be the world's heaviest building at over 700,000 tons, Romania's Palace of the Parliament contains all but which of the following?
A - 1 million cubic meters of marble
B - 220,000 square meters of carpeting
C - 145,000 royal sumo wrestlers
D - 480 chandeliers
Spoiler
Answer: C (145,000 royal sumo wrestlers)
$1000: Which of these is not a noble gas on the periodic table of elements, but rather a brand of water-softening and beauty products?
A - Argon
B - Radon
C - Xenon
D - Calgon
Spoiler
Answer: D (Calgon)
$2000: Otherwise known to turn brown very quickly, you can extend the life of what Mexican staple by keeping it chilled in a container topped with a small amount of water?
A - pâté
B - guacamole
C - Cheez Whiz
D - fluffernutter
Spoiler
Answer: B (guacamole)
$3000: Fittingly, considering its name is thought to come from the French for "to sleep," which member of the rodent family spends up to 75% of its short life in slumber?
A - chinchilla
B - dormouse
C - lemming
D - beaver
Spoiler
Answer: B (dormouse)
$5000: Wife of a publishing heir, what Florida socialite-turned-designer became known as the Queen of Prep for her iconic colorful shirt dresses?
A - Betsy Vanderbilt
B - Nan Rockefeller
C - Gwendolyn du Pont
D - Lilly Pulitzer
Spoiler
Answer: D (Lilly Pulitzer)
$7000: Which of these terms has NOT appeared in the title of a movie starring Tom Cruise?
A - rain
B - sun
C - thunder
D - sky
Spoiler
Answer: B (sun)
$10,000: Though today his photo's featured on the world's most valuable baseball card, who had the dubious distinction of striking out to end the first World Series in 1903?
A - Honus Wagner
B - Rogers Hornsby
C - Ty Cobb
D - Lou Gehrig
Spoiler
Answer: A (Honus Wagner)
commercial break
$20,000: Mentored by Wynton Marsalis, jazz musician and Julliard graduate Jon Batiste is the leader of what "Late Show with Stephen Colbert" house band?
A - Stay Cool
B - Stay Human
C - Stay Up Late
D - Stay Tuned
Dan asks the audience.
Spoiler
Ask the Audience results:
A - 22%
B - 38%
C - 28%
D - 12%
A - 22%
B - 38%
C - 28%
D - 12%
That's not good enough so Dan uses his 50:50.
Spoiler
"50:50 results": A & B
Spoiler
Answer: B (Stay Human)
$30,000: Victorious in the election of 1824, the only US president-and-vice-president ticket to share the same first name were called what?
A - John
B - William
C - James
D - Thomas
Dan calls up his +1, his dad. Dad thinks that it's
Spoiler
John Tyler because of "Tippecanoe and Tyler too". They both rule "Thomas" out
Spoiler
Answer: A (John)
commercial break
$50,000: According to a 2017 Guardian article based on WHO data, what country leads the world by being home to 10 of its 20 most polluted cities?
A - Mexico
B - India
C - Russia
D - China
Spoiler
Answer: B (India)
$100,000: According to the Social Security Administration, which of these has been ranked among the top 1000 newborn baby girl names for the year exactly once, in 2001?
A - Beyoncé
B - Aaliyah
C - Paris
D - Hermione
Dan decides to walk away. Chris asks him what he would have chosen and Dan said
Spoiler
C
Spoiler
Answer: A (Beyoncé)
commercial break
MILLIONAIRE "QUESTION OF THE DAY": Which of these medical conditions is formally known as an "embolism"?
A - broken bone
B - pinched nerve
C - torn muscle
D - blocked blood vessel
Spoiler
Answer: D (broken blood vessel)