"Millionaire" 9/5

Andrew Tyler's back for a second day w/ one Jump the Question left.

5. What act of civil disobedience's taken from the surname of a 19th Century land agent who was ostracized in Ireland for refusing to reduce rents?

A: Boycott
B: Embargo
C: Riot
D: Picket

FA: Boycott- $100 ($30,100)

6. What high-end fashion label began as a small family business in Florence, selling leather bags to horsemen in the 1920s?

A: Louis Vuitton
B: Gucci
C: Jimmy Choo
D: Balenciaga

FA: Gucci- $500 ($30,600)

7. Daniel Ek came up w/ what company's name after mishearing a suggestion & then finding it had zero hits when he searched it on Google?

A: Pandora
B: Spotify
C: Grooveshark
D: SoundCloud

FA: Spotify- $7K ($37,600)

8. In 1958, thousands of employees of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics went to work for what newly-formed U.S. agency?

A: IRS
B: USDA
C: NASA
D: FCC

FA: NASA- $1K ($38,600)

9. Involving quick footwork, the "Ali Shuffle" was a famous maneuver used by a legend in what sport?

A: Tennis
B: Basketball
C: Boxing
D: Golf

FA: Boxing (after doing said move)- $15K ($53,600)

For $58,600: Avocados, tomatoes & limes are depicted on the plates & bowls of a Martha Stewart six-piece set meant to serve what?

A: Flan
B: Hummus
C: Guacamole
D: Polenta

FA: Guacamole- YES INDEED

CLASSIC MILLIONAIRE:

$100K (Secret Service): What did Mitt Romney reportedly choose as his SS nickname?

A: Javelin
B: Stormcloud
C: Coyote
D: Harley

OTHER JUMP USED (A: Javelin, which he never thought of)

$250K (Broadway): What playwright was literally born on Broadway, w/ his mother giving birth in a NYC hotel room situated at 43rd Street & Broadway?

A: Eugene O'Neill
B: Tennessee Williams
C: Edward Albee
D: Arthur Miller

FA: O'Neill- RIGHT!!!

Q of the Day: Which of these retail chains was named after a bar in Paris?

A: Express
B: Old Navy
C: Hot Topic
D: Victoria's Secret
 
A: Old Navy

Needless to say, he WALKS as the season's first aired quarter-millionaire after seeing this:

$500K (Outer Space): In the center of our Milky Way galaxy's a black hole that appears from Earth to be in what constellation?

A: Orion
B: Ursa Major
C: Cassiopeia
D: Sagittarius

The answer was Sagittarius...& HE WOULD'VE GONE FOR THE MILLION. But I have a feeling we'll have at least one MDQ this season, so don't you panic (his mom comes out of the audience to end this show).

EPISODE RATING: 9