Transcript 5/25/2018 - Emily Herndon
Posted: Tue May 29, 2018 8:40 am
Emily Herndon
Knoxville, TN
bakery owner
$500: What storage area in a car's dashboard is named for a once-common article of clothing that has since fallen out of fashion?
A - corset tray
B - top hat hatch
C - monocle holder
D - glove compartment
$1000: Honoring puck-pushing legends like Mae Hall and Lucy Perkins, St. Petersburg, Florida, hosts the Hall of Fame of what senior-friendly sport?
A - Greco-Roman wrestling
B - shuffleboard
C - ski jumping
D - bull riding
$2000: In 2017, Keanu Reeves reunited with his "Matrix" co-star Laurence Fishburne in what sequel to a 2014 surprise hit action thriller?
A - Speed 3: Where's the Fire
B - John Wick: Chapter 2
C - Bill & Ted's Gnarly Midlife Crisis
D - A Very Point Break Christmas
commercial break
$3000: Thanks to brands like Audi, BASF and Siemens, which of these finished first in a recent survey ranking the world's most reputable labels?
A - Made in Finland
B - Made in Germany
C - Made in the Netherlands
D - Made in France
$5000: The source of a fierce rivalry between the two states, the state quarters of Ohio and North Carolina both feature what?
A - an airplane
B - a peach pie
C - a river
D - Ronald Reagan
$7000: What popular band from the "emo" genre, whose unusual name was inspired by another band's lyric, is known for hits like "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"?
A - Delirium! at the Karaoke Bar
B - Anxiety! at the Roller Skating Rink
C - Panic! at the Disco
D - Hysteria! at the Laser Tag Arena
Emily says she's experienced all of these at all these venues. She doesn't have kids, she's just popular.
$10,000: "Hypophysis" is the technical term for what internal organ that's part of the body's endocrine system?
A - gall bladder
B - spleen
C - duodenum
D - pituitary gland
Emily says that. She has a pretty good idea but she decides to ask the audience.
Emily still has all of these in her body. She trusts the audience.
commercial break
$20,000: Going on to run for president in 2004, in 1992 what Illinois attorney became the first African-American woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate?
A - Shirley Chisholm
B - Jeannette Rankin
C - Carol Moseley Braun
D - Kamala Harris
Emily thinks that. She uses her 50:50.
That helps Emily.
$30,000: Which of the following was the first man-made structure to stand over 1,000 feet tall?
A - Eiffel Tower
B - Empire State Building
C - Chrysler Building
D - Golden Gate Bridge
Emily thinks her +1, her friend Brandon, can help her. Brandon thinks he can help. He was. He's fairly certain.
commercial break
MILLIONAIRE "QUESTION OF THE DAY": In 1965, astronaut John Young was reprimanded by NASA for sneaking what onto a Gemini rocket mission?
A - a cigar
B - a corned beef sandwich
C - an adult magazine
D - a bottle of 7UP
Knoxville, TN
bakery owner
$500: What storage area in a car's dashboard is named for a once-common article of clothing that has since fallen out of fashion?
A - corset tray
B - top hat hatch
C - monocle holder
D - glove compartment
Spoiler
Answer: D (glove compartment)
$1000: Honoring puck-pushing legends like Mae Hall and Lucy Perkins, St. Petersburg, Florida, hosts the Hall of Fame of what senior-friendly sport?
A - Greco-Roman wrestling
B - shuffleboard
C - ski jumping
D - bull riding
Spoiler
Answer: B (shuffleboard)
$2000: In 2017, Keanu Reeves reunited with his "Matrix" co-star Laurence Fishburne in what sequel to a 2014 surprise hit action thriller?
A - Speed 3: Where's the Fire
B - John Wick: Chapter 2
C - Bill & Ted's Gnarly Midlife Crisis
D - A Very Point Break Christmas
Spoiler
Answer: B (John Wick: Chapter 2)
commercial break
$3000: Thanks to brands like Audi, BASF and Siemens, which of these finished first in a recent survey ranking the world's most reputable labels?
A - Made in Finland
B - Made in Germany
C - Made in the Netherlands
D - Made in France
Spoiler
Answer: B (Made in Germany)
$5000: The source of a fierce rivalry between the two states, the state quarters of Ohio and North Carolina both feature what?
A - an airplane
B - a peach pie
C - a river
D - Ronald Reagan
Spoiler
Answer: A (an airplane)
$7000: What popular band from the "emo" genre, whose unusual name was inspired by another band's lyric, is known for hits like "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"?
A - Delirium! at the Karaoke Bar
B - Anxiety! at the Roller Skating Rink
C - Panic! at the Disco
D - Hysteria! at the Laser Tag Arena
Emily says she's experienced all of these at all these venues. She doesn't have kids, she's just popular.
Spoiler
Answer: C (Panic! at the Disco)
$10,000: "Hypophysis" is the technical term for what internal organ that's part of the body's endocrine system?
A - gall bladder
B - spleen
C - duodenum
D - pituitary gland
Emily says that
Spoiler
endocrine means it dumps something directly into the bloodstream without going through a gland. She also says that "hypo" means "under"
Spoiler
Ask the Audience results:
A - 22%
B - 18%
C - 5%
D - 55%
A - 22%
B - 18%
C - 5%
D - 55%
Emily still has all of these in her body. She trusts the audience.
Spoiler
Answer: D (pituitary gland)
commercial break
$20,000: Going on to run for president in 2004, in 1992 what Illinois attorney became the first African-American woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate?
A - Shirley Chisholm
B - Jeannette Rankin
C - Carol Moseley Braun
D - Kamala Harris
Emily thinks that
Spoiler
Shirley Chisholm is a little early and Jeannette Rankin and Kamala Harris she isn't sure of
Spoiler
"50:50 results": B &C
That helps Emily.
Spoiler
Answer: C (Carol Moseley Braun)
$30,000: Which of the following was the first man-made structure to stand over 1,000 feet tall?
A - Eiffel Tower
B - Empire State Building
C - Chrysler Building
D - Golden Gate Bridge
Emily thinks her +1, her friend Brandon, can help her. Brandon thinks he can help. He was
Spoiler
recently at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas and stood next to a half-scale replica of the Eiffel Tower, which was over 500' tall
Spoiler
Answer: C (Chrysler Building)
commercial break
MILLIONAIRE "QUESTION OF THE DAY": In 1965, astronaut John Young was reprimanded by NASA for sneaking what onto a Gemini rocket mission?
A - a cigar
B - a corned beef sandwich
C - an adult magazine
D - a bottle of 7UP
Spoiler
Answer: B (a corned beef sandwich)