Houston, TX
beer vendor
$500: Symbolizing the hope for good fortune on voyages, a ship's christening ceremony traditionally involves a bottle of what being smashed over the hull?
A - suntan lotion
B - champagne
C - ketchup
D - body glitter
Spoiler
Answer: B (champagne)
$1000: Hong Kong's leading stock market index is known as the "Hang..." what?
A - Tough
B - Over
C - Seng
D - A right at the corner
Spoiler
Answer: C (Seng)
$2000: Known to some as "The King of Tears," Nashville legend Bobby Braddock wrote or co-wrote all but which of the following songs?
A - Hard Times
B - D-I-V-O-R-C-E
C - He Stopped Loving Her Today
D - What Does the Fox Say?
Spoiler
Answer: D (What Does the Fox Say?)
commercial break
$3000: Which of these is the artistic-sounding name of a famously scenic desert located in Arizona?
A - Ceramic Desert
B - Painted Desert
C - Chiseled Desert
D - Woven Desert
Spoiler
Answer: B (Painted Desert)
$5000: "Animal Farm," "Infinite Jest" and "The Hunger Games" all appear on the Wikipedia page entitled "List of" what?
A - Dystopian Literature
B - Novels with Talking Animals
C - Books Longer Than 1,000 Pages
D - Stories About Archery
Kevin says he doesn't know this and he says he wants to use his "50" but then changes it to "the audience".
Spoiler
Ask the Audience results:
A - 69%
B - 7%
C - 12%
D - 12%
A - 69%
B - 7%
C - 12%
D - 12%
Kevin doesn't know what "dystopian literature" is, but the audience is convincing.
Spoiler
Answer: A (Dystopian Literature)
$7000: It's thought that Kevin Spacey's character on "House of Cards" is named after what AL politician who declined the chance to run as Woodrow Wilson's vice president?
A - Davison Palmer
B - Oscar Underwood
C - Mortimer Kirkman
D - James Bartlet
Kevin Spacey is one of Kevin's favorite actors but he doesn't watch much on TV except sports and game shows. He opts to use his +1, his friend Carol. She asks if any of the names sound familiar; he says no. She doesn't know so Kevin uses his 50:50.
Spoiler
"50:50 results": B & C
Carol says that "Mortimer" is an old-time name and "Oscar" not as much. Kevin makes
Spoiler
C
Spoiler
Answer: B (Oscar Underwood)
Kevin wins $5,000.
Kevin wins $5,000.
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MILLIONAIRE "QUESTION OF THE DAY": By definition, people with the medical condition anosmia have a hard time doing what?
A - crying
B - chewing
C - blinking
D - smelling
Spoiler
Answer: D (smelling)