Sonya Romero, from Albuquerque, NM, was a contestant who appeared on the 15th season of the U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? during Teacher Appreciation Week on May 2, 2017 and won $5,000 after she answered the $20,000 question wrong.
Sonya's Run to the Million[]
$500 (1 of 14) - Not Timed
While they may not be graded on it, a reported 80% of students say that their favorite "subject" is what?
⬥ A: Principles of Computer Science
⬥ B: AP Macroeconomics
⬥ C: Pre-Columbian History and Culture
⬥ D: Recess
$1,000 (2 of 14) - Not Timed
To better celebrate its contestants' "active lives," in 2016 the Miss Teen USA pageant announced it was replacing its swimsuit competition with a what?
⬥ A: Suit of armor competition
⬥ B: Athletic wear competition
⬥ C: UPS uniform competition
⬥ D: Prison jumpsuit competition
$2,000 (3 of 14) - Not Timed
Notorious for breaking down collagen and making you look older, what particles have been dubbed "the anarchists of your skin chemistry"?
⬥ A: Free radicals
⬥ B: Unchained Marxists
⬥ C: Escaped Sandinistas
⬥ D: Wandering libertarians
$3,000 (4 of 14) - Not Timed
Letting guests "shake it like a Polaroid picture," what 2003 hit did FiveThirtyEight.com find to be the song that appears on the most wedding reception playlists?
⬥ A: Bye Bye Bye
⬥ B: Hey Ya!
⬥ C: Piano Man
⬥ D: Gangnam Style
$5,000 (5 of 14) - Not Timed
Famous for the phrase "Cogito, ergo sum," in a philosophy joke, Rene Descartes walked into a bar, got offered a drink and said "I think not". What happened next? '50:50' lifeline used
⬥ A: He vanishes
⬥ B: He hits on a waitress
⬥ C: He plays darts
⬥ D: He starts a brawl
$7,000 (6 of 14) - Not Timed
Maintaining its impressive record 28 years after being mentioned in "Rain Man," which airline hasn't had a crash-related fatality since 1951?
⬥ A: American Airlines
⬥ B: Qantas
⬥ C: Air New Zealand
⬥ D: Air India
$10,000 (7 of 14) - Not Timed
Which of the following countries has a capital city whose name in English does NOT end with the same letter it starts with? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
According to the UK version of National Geographic Kids, emperor penguins generally grow to be around 115 cm tall, "about the height of the average" what? 'Plus One' lifeline used
