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    {$8000:} What author wrote the 'Outsiders' at the age of sixteen?Superb Millionaire Quiz (newcastle)

      S. E. Hinton. She used the initials 'S.E.' so people would not know she was a girl.

    {$8,000:} Which well-known lawyer defended labor activists Eugene Debs and Bill Haywood, thrill killers Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, and biology teacher John Scopes?Chessart's Fifth Millionaire Quiz (chessart)

      Clarence Darrow. Clarence Darrow (1857-1938) was counsel for the Chicago and North Western Railway, but sympathized with the plight of the worker and became the nation's most outspoken Labor advocate. In 1924 he defended Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, who had killed a young boy for sport, and saved them from the death penalty. Perhaps his most famous case was the 1925 'Scopes Monkey Trial', in which he challenged the Tennessee law banning the teaching of evolution. The film 'Inherit the Wind' incorporates some of the actual trial transcript, showing Darrow making William Jennings Bryan look foolish and inept in Bryan's attempt to defend a literal interpretation of the Bible.

    {$64,000:} What is the largest moon in our solar system?Chessart's Fifth Millionaire Quiz (chessart)

      Ganymede. With a diameter of 3,280 miles, Jupiter's moon Ganymede is larger than two planets, Mercury and Pluto. The others listed are the next three largest satellites in our solar system. Titan is a moon of Saturn, and the other two are moons of Jupiter.

    {$64,000:} Harry Houdini died after performing in what city?Superb Millionaire Quiz (newcastle)

      Detroit. The Motor City was his finale show.

    {$500} Who wrote the 'Star Spangled Banner'?Millionaire Quiz 2 (luigiman)

      Francis Scott Key.

    {$500:} What carmaker manufactured the Accord?Superb Millionaire Quiz (newcastle)

      Honda. Other cars by Honda are the Civic, Passport, and Prelude.

    {$500000} In skiing, what does NASTAR stand for?Millionaire Quiz 2 (luigiman)

      National Standard Race.

    {$500,000:} What is the oldest sport in North America?Chessart's Fifth Millionaire Quiz (chessart)

      Lacrosse. Native Americans played lacrosse as early as the 1400's, sometimes playing it with hundreds or even thousands of players, as training for battle. A Jesuit missionary observed the Hyron Indians playing it in the 1600's, and out of that evolved the French name 'lacrosse'.

    {$500,000:} In what American novel does a character repeatedly say, 'Let's utilize this'?Superb Millionaire Quiz (newcastle)

      The Sun Also Rises. Bill, Jake's friend, is constantly saying this.

    {$4000:} The Mona Lisa is housed in what museum?Superb Millionaire Quiz (newcastle)

      The Louvre. Pronounced the 'Loove', many Americans mispronounce it.

    {$4,000:} In what part of the body would one's mandible be found?Chessart's Fifth Millionaire Quiz (chessart)

      Head. The mandible is your lower jawbone, said to be the hardest bone in the body.

    {$32000} What is the Haggadah?Millionaire Quiz 2 (luigiman)

      The story of the Israelites exodus from Egypt.

    {$32,000:} Trey Anastasio is known as the lead singer for what musical group?Superb Millionaire Quiz (newcastle)

      Phish.

    {$32,000:} Pb is the chemical symbol for which element?Chessart's Fifth Millionaire Quiz (chessart)

      Lead. From 'plumbum', the Latin name for lead.

    {$300} The Pope was called the Roman Catholic bishop of which city by Henry VIII?Millionaire Quiz 2 (luigiman)

      Rome.

    {$300:} Who is the author of 'Treasure Island', and 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'?Chessart's Fifth Millionaire Quiz (chessart)

      Robert Louis Stevenson.

    {$300:} What did Little Miss Muffet sit on?Superb Millionaire Quiz (newcastle)

      tuffet. This is an old nursery rhyme by Mother Goose.

    {$250000} Which nut flavors Amaretto liqueur?Millionaire Quiz 2 (luigiman)

      Almond.

    {$250,000:} Who was the only major league pitcher to pitch two consecutive no hitters?Superb Millionaire Quiz (newcastle)

      Johnny Vander Meer.

    {$250,000:} Which animal has been known by the nicknames 'devil's darning needle', 'horse stinger', and 'devil's steelyard'?Chessart's Fifth Millionaire Quiz (chessart)

      Dragonfly.

    {$200:} What color dress does a modern bride typically wear in North America?Superb Millionaire Quiz (newcastle)

      white. The white is a symbol of virginity.

    {$2000} An obstetrician specializes in which area?Millionaire Quiz 2 (luigiman)

      Childbirth.

    {$2000:} Who played Rachel on 'Friends'?Superb Millionaire Quiz (newcastle)

      Jennifer Aniston. She has been married to Brad Pitt.

    {$2,000:} Which architect invented the geodesic dome?Chessart's Fifth Millionaire Quiz (chessart)

      Buckminster Fuller. A true Renaissance man, Fuller was also an inventor, engineer, mathematician, poet and cosmologist. The originator of the term 'Spaceship Earth', he devoted his life's work to finding ways to use technology to make better use of the world's resources. For example, he was one of the earliest proponents of renewable energy sources. His geodesic dome remains the lightest, strongest, and most cost-effective structure ever devised.

    {$16000} Who co-wrote 'We are the World' with Michael Jackson?Millionaire Quiz 2 (luigiman)

      Lionel Richie.

    {$16,000:} What was the first movie to sweep best actor, actress, and picture in the same year?Superb Millionaire Quiz (newcastle)

      It Happened One Night. Note: it says the 'first' movie.

    {$16,000:} Valery Brumel and Dick Fosbury won Olympic gold medals in 1964 and 1968, respectively, in which event?Chessart's Fifth Millionaire Quiz (chessart)

      High jump. Brumel and Fosbury are two of the most famous names in the history of the high jump. The Soviet Brumel held the world record from 1961 to 1971. He broke his leg in a 1965 motorcycle accident and was never the same after that, though he did start jumping again in 1969 after 27 operations. Dick Fosbury is the inventor of the 'Fosbury flop', a new technique of going over the bar headfirst and backwards which he began experimenting with while still in high school. Although his coach predicted imitators of the technique would wind up with broken necks, 12 years later 13 of the 16 Olympic finalists were using the Fosbury flop, with no broken necks resulting.

    {$125000} What are the two official languages of the Olympic Movement?Millionaire Quiz 2 (luigiman)

      French and English.

    {$125,000:} What philosoher claimed that one must choose between Jerusalem or Athens?Superb Millionaire Quiz (newcastle)

      Kierkegaard. He was one of the few Christian philosophers.

    {$125,000:} What is 5 factorial (usually written as 5!)?Chessart's Fifth Millionaire Quiz (chessart)

      120. The factorial of an integer is the product of all the integers from one up to, and including, that integer. So 5!=1x2x3x4x5=120. 720, then would be 6!

    {$100} The external device that moves a computer's cursor is named after which rodent?Millionaire Quiz 2 (luigiman)

      mouse.

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    • Britain adopted the Gregorian Calendar on Thursday, 14 September 1752 and New Year's Day changed from March 25 to January 1 in 1752. Was the previous leap year four years before, i.e. 1747 (old Style)= 1748 New Style or 1748 (Old style)= 1749 New Style? ( goto )


    • Did anyone win $10,000,000 on "Super Millionaire"? If so, tell me who did. ( goto )


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    • Has a multi-millionaire ever voluntarily downshifted to a full-time job with a low to minimum wage? ( goto )


    • Who invented the first cursive style of Arabic lettering, the Nakshi Script? ( goto )


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    • What movie gave Harvey Keitel the chance to sport a Maori-style nose tattoo? ( goto )


    • Who is considered the pioneer of "gonzo" journalism, dubbed so for its wild, careening style? ( goto )


    • What two young people stared in the Disney movie "The Happiest Millionaire" and also in "The One and Only Genuine Original Family Band"? ( goto )


    • Who described his own acting style as 'left eyebrow raised, right eyebrow raised'? ( goto )


    • Which celebrity has claimed that a misplaced comma made him give an incorrect answer in ABC's "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" programme? ( goto )


    • Whatever happened to 70's British band 'Flintlock' and member Mike Flintlock, and another 70's pop star, Yann Style? ( goto )


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