"Millionaire" 9/14

Obviously not related to Summer, here's Chad Bartholomew from Walkersville, MD.

Pre-Randomized Categories: Kid's Games, Channel Surfing, Exciting Shopping, Earth Friendly Policy, Over the Hump, Art of Translation, Metrics Race, Sweet Kitty, Name That George & Milking Time
Randomized Category List: Art of Translation, Metrics Race, Kid's Game, Exciting Shopping, Sweet Kitty, Channel Surfing, Earth Friendly Policy, Over the Hump, Milking Time & Name That George

1. Though not as well known to Americans by its Italian name, "L 'Ultima Cena," is an iconic work of art by what painter?

A: Johannes Vermeer
B: Pablo Picasso
C: Leonardo da Vinci
D: Vincent van Gogh

FIRST JUMP USED (A: da Vinci)- $100

2. If the competition was named using kilometers rather than miles what would the Daytona 500 race be called?

A: Daytona 700
B: Daytona 800
C: Daytona 900
D: Daytona 1000

ASK THE AUDIENCE

A: 26%
B: 38%
C: 20%
D: 16%

FA: 800- $2K

3. Which of these children's games helps infants develop a sense of object permanence, that things still exist when you can't see them?

A: This Little Piggy
B: Ring Around the Rosie
C: Patty Cake
D: Peek-a-boo

FA: Peek-a-boo- $3K ($5K)

4. Steve Madden & Tsubo are two brands sold at a NYC store named what?

A: Perfumegasm
B: Jeansgasm
C: Shoegasm
D: Earringsasm

OTHER JUMP USED (A: Shoegasm)- $5K

5. Before becoming a beloved toy & cartoon character, Strawberry Shortcake first appeared on greeting cards w/ her pet cat named what?

A: Pudding
B: Sundae
C: Sugar
D: Custard

FA: Custard- $25K ($30K)

6. In addition to being a term that you might hear at a pool, which of the following's the name of Cartoon Network's late night programming block?

A: No Running
B: Shallow End
C: High Dive
D: Adult Swim

FA: Adult Swim- $1K ($31K)

7. Hoping to cut down on "urban tumbleweeds", all four of Hawaii's counties have enacted legislation to ban what?

A: Aluminum cans
B: Plastic bags
C: Coffee sleeves
D: Bubble wrap

FA: Plastic bags- $10K ($41K)

8. On its official website, what famous U.S. building's described as having a distinctive "hump" on its facade?

A: Monticello
B: Empire State Building
C: The Alamo
D: The Pentagon

WALKS W/ $20.5K (A: The Alamo)

Closing out the week w/ us is Valerie Pickney-Williams from NYC.

Topics: Also Known As, Facebook Posts, Traveling Man, Test of Time, Magic Words, World Travelers, The Tube, Me and My Grammys, Second Thoughts & The King's Speech

1. What common physical occurrence's also referred to by the slang term "frigid face"?

A: Brain Freeze
B: Charley Horse
C: Goose Bumps
D: Hiccups

FIRST JUMP USED (A: Brain Freeze)- $2K

2. Just one day after his company had its initial public offering, Mark Zuckerberg posted on facebook what big news?

A: He got married
B: He bought a house
C: He adopted a puppy
D: He climbed Mt. Everest

FA: He got married- $15K

3. Which of these historic figures lends his name to a popular series of travel guidebooks?

A: Abraham Lincoln
B: King Tut
C: Marco Polo
D: Sigmund Freud

AtA

A: 1%
B: 2%
C: 92%
D: 5%

FA: Marco Polo- $5K ($20K)

4. As any high school junior knows, the current testing time of an SAT exam's how long?

A: 2 hours & 15 minutes
B: 3 hours
C: 3 hours & 45 minutes
D: 4 hours & 30 minutes

OUT OF LIFELINES (A: 3:45)- $25K

5. Which of the following's a technique used by magicians to secretly manipulate objects?

A: Swindling eyes
B: Sleight of hand
C: Deceitful foot
D: Ruse of mind

FA: Sleight of hand- $10K ($30K)

6. In China, people who study or work in the West before coming back to China are known as "hai gui", which means what?

A: Humpback whales
B: Pacific loons
C: Sea turtles
D: Medusa jellyfish

WALKS W/ $15K (A: Sea turtles)

Q of the Day: What fruit, briefly known as a melonette, was renamed in 1959 because of high taxes on imports?

A: Kumquat
B: Lime
C: Kiwi
D: Pomegranate

A: Kiwi

$1K Contestant #4: Cassandra Simmons (a retired worker from NYC)

A hospital candy stripper in high school, Shonda Rhimes' the creator & executive producer of what acclaimed TV medical drama?

A: "Grey's Anatomy"
B: "House"
C: "Nip/Tuck"
D: "Nurse Jackie"

FA: "Grey's Anatomy"- WIN

EPISODE RATING: 7