John and Andy's Millionaire Quiz
In the first night of their charity appearance on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, Andy and Johnathan Hillstrand made it all the way through the first round's 10 questions and then went on to answer the $100,000 question — for a chance to win a million for the Seattle Fishermen's Fund. Here's your chance to test your smarts against the Time Bandit Boys!
Category, 'Mattress Math'
If you get eight hours of sleep every night, how many hours are you awake during a seven-day week?
72
82
102
112
Good job!
Incorrect
How The Hillstrands Did:
- Lifelines Used: none
- Correct Answer: D
- $ Value of Question: $1,000
- Accumulated Millionaire Bank: $1,000
Category, 'Big Mouth'
The largest known animal on Earth, what mammal is so big it could conceivably fit an entire professional football team on its tongue?
African bush elephant
Blue whale
West Indian manatee
White rhinoceros
You chose:
You chose:
How The Hillstrands Did:
- Lifelines Used: none
- Correct Answer: B
- $ Value of Question: $500
- Accumulated Millionaire Bank: $1,500
Category, 'Jingle Time'
What was the well-known ‘80s ad jingle that used the theme from the ‘60s TV show "Dragnet"?
Cres Cre Cres Cres Cresssst
Rag Ra Rag Raguuuu
Tum Ta Tum Tum Tummmms
Jif Ja Jif Jif Jiffff
You chose:
You chose:
How The Hillstrands Did:
- Lifelines Used: none
- Correct Answer: C
- $ Value of Question: $15,000
- Accumulated Millionaire Bank: $16,500
Category, 'Famous Firsts'
Attempting to liken the phone to a newborn baby, the engineer who sent the first text message in the U.S. wrote what word?
Mommy
Burp
Blankie
Bottle
You chose:
You chose:
How The Hillstrands Did:
- Lifelines Used: "Ask The Audience" (A=50% B=42% C=3% D=5%) and "Jump The Question" #1 (they were able to jump over the question but also had to forfeit the money attached to the question) — good thing they jumped the question, because the audience voted incorrectly!
- Correct Answer: B
- $ Value of Question: $2,000
- Accumulated Millionaire Bank: $16,500
Category, 'Fire Island'
An over-the-top news story in 2011, what billionaire awoke on his private island to find Kate Winslet saving his mother from a fire?
Ralph Lauren
Bill Gates
Donald Trump
Richard Branson
You chose:
You chose:
How The Hillstrands Did:
- Lifelines Used: none
- Correct Answer: D
- $ Value of Question: $3,000
- Accumulated Millionaire Bank: $19,500
Category, 'Spa Treatment'
In a 2010 article about spas in British Columbia, the Calgary Herald noted that "it's no coincidence that spa rhymes with" what?
Blah
Nah
Aah
Bah
You chose:
You chose:
How The Hillstrands Did:
- Lifelines Used: none
- Correct Answer: C
- $ Value of Question: $7,000
- Accumulated Millionaire Bank: $26,500
Category, 'As the River Flows'
The Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea are two major pockets of water along what Middle Eastern river?
Jordan
Nile
Tigris
Euphrates
You chose:
You chose:
How The Hillstrands Did:
- Lifelines Used: "Jump The Question" #2
- Correct Answer: A
- $ Value of Question: $25,000
- Accumulated Millionaire Bank: $26,500
Category, 'Almost Not Famous'
What author became famous only because his friend Max Brod did not destroy his manuscripts, as instructed?
Leo Tolstoy
Franz Kafka
Herman Melville
Albert Camus
You chose:
You chose:
How The Hillstrands Did:
- Lifelines Used: none
- Correct Answer: B
- $ Value of Question: $5,000
- Accumulated Millionaire Bank: $31,500
Category, 'Sounds of Silence'
The "blue code of silence" keeps people of what profession from reporting misconduct by their co-workers?
Teachers
Doctors
Police officers
Lawyers
You chose:
You chose:
How The Hillstrands Did:
- Lifelines Used: none
- Correct Answer: C
- $ Value of Question: $10,000
- Accumulated Millionaire Bank: $41,500
Category, 'Method Acting'
In a case of art imitating life, Charlie Sheen admitted he took steroids to enhance his performance in what movie?
Young Guns
Platoon
Major League
Wall Street
You chose:
You chose:
How The Hillstrands Did:
- Lifelines Used: none
- Correct Answer: C
- $ Value of Question: $100
- Accumulated Millionaire Bank: $41,600
$100,000 Question: 'Before They Were Famous'
Before becoming a celebrity doctor, which of the following advice-givers was a trained sniper?
Dr. Oz
Dr. Laura
Dr. Ruth
Dr. Phil
You chose:
You chose:
FYI: Dr. Ruth was a sharpshooter for the Haganah, the underground Israeli army, in the 1948 Independence War.
As soon as this question came up, Andy immediately knew the answer and quickly make "C" his final answer.
- Lifelines Used: none
- Correct Answer: C
- $ Value of Question: $100,000
- Accumulated Millionaire Bank: $100,000
Tough Luck.
You really missed the boat on this one.
Not too bad.
For a greenhorn.
Great job!
You make the captains proud.
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