"Millionaire" 10/25

This sweeps period should start off well for 'em because of Ron.

$500K (World History): The only member of Lewis & Clark's expedition to die during the historic journey, Charles Floyd reportedly died from what?

A: Mountain lion attack
B: Typhoid fever
C: Gunshot wound
D: Appendicitis

He slowly eliminates typhoid fever & gunshot wound...before walking away as a quarter-millionaire. He would've locked in mountain lion attack...& would've given $225K up!

Stephanie Rizzolo from Jersey City (a Knicks dancer) takes over his place.

Categories: Fit for a Queen, By The Numbers, Top Dollar, Concert Disaster, Auto Brands, Game On, Fake Names, From the French, Aero-wordsmith & Proper Names

1. Inspired by the '12 re-release of "Cinderella", what designer created a pair of "glass slippers" that feature his signature red soles?

A: Marc Jacobs
B: Christian Louboutin
C: Manolo Blahnik
D: Jimmy Choo

FA: Louboutin- $2K

2. The TV show "Touch" revolves around an 11-yr.-old boy who sees the world through numbers, much like which great thinker?

A: Socrates
B: Fibonacci
C: Plato
D: Aristotle

ASK THE AUDIENCE

A: 5%
B: 71%
C: 8%
D: 16%

FA: Fibonacci- $500 ($2.5K)

3. Which of these esteemed U.S. government positions commands the highest salary at $223.5K per yr.?

A: Senator
B: Speaker of the House
C: Secretary of State
D: Majority Leader

FIRST JUMP USED (A: Speaker of the House)- $10K

4. Due to the crowd enthusiastically jumping, a '92 concert in Finsbury Park, London caused what otherwise natural occurrence to take place?

A: Earthquake
B: Sinkhole
C: Tornado
D: Flood

FA: Sinkhole (A: Earthquake)

Trying to return tomorrow's Lynette Burkley from Harlem.

Subjects: Unique Promotions, Historic Towns, Supportive Men, Sweet Tweet, No Relation, Division of Labor, That's a Lot of Kids, Urban Life, Talk to the Animals & New Markets

1. On the day of its industry's '12 awards show, the producers of Broadway's "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" offered free seats to anyone w/ what name?

A: OSCAR
B: Tony
C: EMMY
D: Grammy

FA: Tony- $5K

2. In Ulm, Germany, there's a single stone, or "ein stein", that indicates the fact that the town's the birthplace of a famous what?

A: Scientist
B: Olympic athlete
C: Poet
D: Pop singer

FA: Scientist- TRIPLE

(Note: Meredith gets booed just before Lynnette's third query because she said "Supportive men...who are they?".)

3. In architecture, a column or structural support that's sculpted to look like a man's named after what mythological creature?

A: Hercules
B: Apollo
C: Atlas
D: Zeus

FIRST JUMP ACTIVATED (A: Atlas)- $7K

Q of the Day: Before becoming a celebrity doctor, which of the following advice-givers was a trained sniper?

A: Dr. Oz
B: Dr. Laura
C: Dr. Ruth
D: Dr. Phil

A: Dr. Ruth

4. Sitcom writer Harris Wittels coined what term to describe people backhandedly complimenting themselves on twitter?

A: Humblebrag
B: Tootsuite
C: Dweeter
D: Fail Whale

ATA

A: 52%
B: 10%
C: 34%
D: 4%

FA: Humblebrag- $1K ($16K)

5. Which of these movies was directed by someone w/ the same last name as the current Prime Minister of the U.K.?

A: "The Avengers"
B: "Avatar"
C: "Star Wars"
D: "Blade Runner"

FINAL LIFELINE USED & WILL RETURN (A: "Avatar")- $15K

EPISODE RATING: 8