1. $100 Which of the following would most likely burn you? Water Air Your boss Fire

2. $200 Which of the following does not live in water? Goldfish Humuhumunukunukuapuaa Hummingbird Salmon

3. $300 What creature is known to make a hissing sound? Snake Frog Dog Ant

4. $500 In Roman numerals, what represents 5? X C I V

5. $1,000 What is usually the nearest planet to the sun? Mercury Mars Venus Earth

6. $2,000 What country has a city named Hamburg? Spain Italy France Germany

7. $4,000 President James K. Polk was a member of what political party? Republican Independent Whig Democratic

8. $8,000 How many years did the War of 1812 last? 1 3 0 5

9. $16,000 The word 'zigzag' is derived from what language? French Greek Latin Arabic

10. $32,000 What is the correct plural form of the word 'Cyclops'? Cyclopes Cyclops Cyclopses All of these have been acceptable p;urals

11. $64,000 In the 1990s' commercials for 'Tootsie Roll Pops', how many licks did it take for the giant skeleton to get the Tootsie Roll? 5 7 6 2

12. $125,000 In what year was Bill Gates born? 1944 1966 1977 1955

13. $250,000 U Nu was a political leader in what country? Myanmar Pakistan China Laos

14. $500,000 In Greek mythology, which was not a name of a titan or a titaness? Mnemosyne Kritios Iapetus Hyperion

15. $1,000,000 Attila the Hun is also known as Etzel in what German mythological epic? Volsungasaga Nibelungenlied Gotterdammerung Rheingold