Put these famous battles in chronological order, beginning with the earliest.
⬥ A: Battle of Antietam
⬥ B: Battle of Midway
⬥ C: Battle of Yorktown
⬥ D: Battle of Hastings
From the 10 contestants, 3 got it right, but Curtis (with a time of 5.22 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer D-C-A-B, making it into the Hot Seat.
Curtis' Run to the Million[]
$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
Santa Claus is famous for saying which of these phrases?
⬥ A: Ho ho ho!
⬥ B: Take that!
⬥ C: Believe you me!
⬥ D: Who let the dogs out?
$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
Many ads for automobiles caution that "actual mileage may" what?
⬥ A: Increase
⬥ B: Decrease
⬥ C: Vary
⬥ D: Scare you silly
$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
When people want to discuss things in private, they often meet "behind" what?
⬥ A: Closed doors
⬥ B: Open windows
⬥ C: Lava lamps
⬥ D: The music
$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
According to a long-held belief, you should wait one hour after eating before you do what?
⬥ A: Sleep
⬥ B: Swim
⬥ C: Dance
⬥ D: Ride a bike
$1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
Who hosted the popular TV series "Star Search"?
⬥ A: Bill Cosby
⬥ B: Dick Clark
⬥ C: Alan Thicke
⬥ D: Ed McMahon
$2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the official state nickname of New Jersey?
⬥ A: Garden State
⬥ B: Treasure State
⬥ C: Peach State
⬥ D: Centennial State
$4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
In the "Where's Waldo" books, Waldo is wearing a shirt with what color stripes?
⬥ A: Red and white
⬥ B: Blue and yellow
⬥ C: Green and black
⬥ D: Pink and orange
$8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following is a form of dentifrice? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
In the 2000 movie "Bedazzled," what supernatural being does Elizabeth Hurley play?
⬥ A: Grim Reaper
⬥ B: Devil
⬥ C: Cupid
⬥ D: God
$32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
Who did Mexican artist Frida Kahlo marry in 1929 and then again in 1940? '50:50 and Phone-a-Friend lifelines used'
⬥ A: Joan Miró
⬥ B: Leon Trotsky
⬥ C: Diego Rivera
⬥ D: Nathaniel West
Curtis could only think of B: Leon Trotsky, because he was in Mexico City when he died. He first decided to use his '50:50', eliminating A and B. Shortly after, he decided to phone his friend, Regina, who works with his wife, Paula. She was 75% sure it was Diego Rivera, as Nathaniel West was an author. Curtis went with Regina and it paid off, winning $32,000
$64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
The corolla is what part of a flower?
⬥ A: Seeds
⬥ B: Petals
⬥ C: Roots
⬥ D: Nectar
Curtis, deciding that he has nothing to lose, and that thinking about it won't help, decided to guess B: Petals.
$125,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed
In what college town was the satirical newspaper "The Onion" founded in 1988?
⬥ A: Madison, WI
⬥ B: Evanston, IL
⬥ C: Bloomington, IN
⬥ D: Burlington, VT
Despite being an "Onion" reader, he desperately needed a lifeline, of which he had none, so he decided to walk away. Had he had guessed A: Madison, WI, he would've been right for $125,000.
