First to play's Chris Cho from Holmdel, NJ (who has gotten a perfect score on the SATs & ACTs FIVE times; accordingly, he has a test prep co.).
+1: Kyra (girlfriend)
1. In the '80s, "world-class pole vaulter" Greg Smithey promised "a tighter, stronger and more toned lower half" in what workout videos?
A: "Behinds of Bronze"
B: "Fannies of Gold"
C: "Buns of Steel"
D: "Tushes of Lead"
"Buns of Steel"- $
2. According to a computer scientist at UC Berkeley, in theory, which of these weighs 0.000000000000000001 grams more when it's fully loaded?
A: Ferris wheel
B: Baked potato
C: Glock handgun
D: amazon kindle
kindle- $
3. After posing nude in Playboy at 19, who received a quilt from her godfather Steven Spielberg, w/ a note that said "cover yourself up"?
A: Reese Witherspoon (who'll be the first 1st guest announcer on "Best Time Ever" tomorrow)
B: Drew Barrymore
C: Melissa Joan Hart
D: Rashida Jones
D. Barrymore- $
4. If you win a million dollars today, you'll likely use your quadriceps femoris, as they're one of the primary muscles needed to do what?
A: Jump up & down
B: Smile
C: Scream
D: Clap
Jump up & down- $
5. Over 70 yrs. before Rosa Parks' bus incident, civil rights leader Ida B. Wells sued the Chesapeake & Ohio Co. for demanding she give up her seat on a what?
A: Train
B: Streetcar
C: Ocean liner
D: Horse-drawn carriage
AtA
A: 61%
B: 24%
C: 7%
D: 8%
Train- $5K (1st break)
(Notes: At the intro, Chris is already on set. Also, when we first see each first-tier Q, it pops up on our screens instead of on the big screen. Finally, we hear the $100K win cue when the $5K/$50K safe haven's reached.)
6. If you were to be dropped at a totally random point somewhere on the planet, roughly what would be your chances of landing on land?
A: One in 20
B: One in 10
C: One in 3
D: 50-50
One in 3 (thanks in part to using a "Millionaire" app on a similar Q)- $
7. 451, a proposed HTTP code for websites that are blocked for legal reasons, subtly acknowledges what author's Dystopian views of the future?
A: Jack London
B: Ray Bradbury
C: Kurt Vonnegut
D: Isaac Asimov
Bradbury- $
8. Because part of their logo happens to resemble a Nazi symbol, what Rock band uses an alternate one on its albums sold in Germany?
A: Aerosmith
B: Van Halen
C: KISS
D: Black Sabbath
+1
KISS- $ (2nd break)
(Note: We hear the "Let's play" cue before the start of each question starting w/ the $7K one.)
9. Having the strongest gravitational pull, which planet do scientists theorize may be shielding Earth from asteroid strikes?
A: Venus
B: Mars
C: Jupiter
D: Saturn
Jupiter- $
10. While we won't divulge your Social Security number on national TV, we can reveal that it, like all SS numbers, does NOT start w/ what digit?
A: 3
B: 5
C: 7
D: 9
FINAL LL- 3 & 9
9- $50K
QotD (Chris now asks it on set): Given its heart averages 615 beats a minute, what animal's "Heartbeat" is the fitting subject of a Katy Perry love song?
A: Leopard
B: Hummingbird
C: Tuna
D: Hamster
To Return Tomorrow: Which of these men was the youngest when he first assumed his duties as full-time host of "The Tonight Show"?
A: Leno
B: Carson
C: Steve Allen
D: Fallon
Carson- G.O. (A: Allen)
EP. RATING: 7
+1: Kyra (girlfriend)
1. In the '80s, "world-class pole vaulter" Greg Smithey promised "a tighter, stronger and more toned lower half" in what workout videos?
A: "Behinds of Bronze"
B: "Fannies of Gold"
C: "Buns of Steel"
D: "Tushes of Lead"
"Buns of Steel"- $
2. According to a computer scientist at UC Berkeley, in theory, which of these weighs 0.000000000000000001 grams more when it's fully loaded?
A: Ferris wheel
B: Baked potato
C: Glock handgun
D: amazon kindle
kindle- $
3. After posing nude in Playboy at 19, who received a quilt from her godfather Steven Spielberg, w/ a note that said "cover yourself up"?
A: Reese Witherspoon (who'll be the first 1st guest announcer on "Best Time Ever" tomorrow)
B: Drew Barrymore
C: Melissa Joan Hart
D: Rashida Jones
D. Barrymore- $
4. If you win a million dollars today, you'll likely use your quadriceps femoris, as they're one of the primary muscles needed to do what?
A: Jump up & down
B: Smile
C: Scream
D: Clap
Jump up & down- $
5. Over 70 yrs. before Rosa Parks' bus incident, civil rights leader Ida B. Wells sued the Chesapeake & Ohio Co. for demanding she give up her seat on a what?
A: Train
B: Streetcar
C: Ocean liner
D: Horse-drawn carriage
AtA
A: 61%
B: 24%
C: 7%
D: 8%
Train- $5K (1st break)
(Notes: At the intro, Chris is already on set. Also, when we first see each first-tier Q, it pops up on our screens instead of on the big screen. Finally, we hear the $100K win cue when the $5K/$50K safe haven's reached.)
6. If you were to be dropped at a totally random point somewhere on the planet, roughly what would be your chances of landing on land?
A: One in 20
B: One in 10
C: One in 3
D: 50-50
One in 3 (thanks in part to using a "Millionaire" app on a similar Q)- $
7. 451, a proposed HTTP code for websites that are blocked for legal reasons, subtly acknowledges what author's Dystopian views of the future?
A: Jack London
B: Ray Bradbury
C: Kurt Vonnegut
D: Isaac Asimov
Bradbury- $
8. Because part of their logo happens to resemble a Nazi symbol, what Rock band uses an alternate one on its albums sold in Germany?
A: Aerosmith
B: Van Halen
C: KISS
D: Black Sabbath
+1
KISS- $ (2nd break)
(Note: We hear the "Let's play" cue before the start of each question starting w/ the $7K one.)
9. Having the strongest gravitational pull, which planet do scientists theorize may be shielding Earth from asteroid strikes?
A: Venus
B: Mars
C: Jupiter
D: Saturn
Jupiter- $
10. While we won't divulge your Social Security number on national TV, we can reveal that it, like all SS numbers, does NOT start w/ what digit?
A: 3
B: 5
C: 7
D: 9
FINAL LL- 3 & 9
9- $50K
QotD (Chris now asks it on set): Given its heart averages 615 beats a minute, what animal's "Heartbeat" is the fitting subject of a Katy Perry love song?
A: Leopard
B: Hummingbird
C: Tuna
D: Hamster
To Return Tomorrow: Which of these men was the youngest when he first assumed his duties as full-time host of "The Tonight Show"?
A: Leno
B: Carson
C: Steve Allen
D: Fallon
Carson- G.O. (A: Allen)
EP. RATING: 7