Adam Wenger, from San Francisco, CA, was a contestant who appeared on Season 17 of the U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on April 17, 2019 and left with $5,000 after he missed the $10,000 question.
Adam's Run To The Million[]
$500 (1 of 14) - Not Timed
Which of these is a question Facebook uses to prompt people to give a "status update"?
⬥ A: What's on your mind?
⬥ B: Can we stop with the stupid dog photos?
⬥ C: Do you seriously have nothing better to do?
⬥ D: Wait, you have friends?
$1,000 (2 of 14) - Not Timed
As opposed to another shape that could accidentally be turned at an angle and drop in, a manhole cover is typically what shape?
⬥ A: Square
⬥ B: Circle
⬥ C: Triangle
⬥ D: Pentagon
$2,000 (3 of 14) - Not Timed
Despite a common myth, only three of the more than 1,200 species of bats are actually sanguivorous, meaning that they feed on what?
⬥ A: Fish
⬥ B: Blood
⬥ C: Protein Bars
⬥ D: Grass
$3,000 (4 of 14) - Not Timed
The so-called "Rainbow Index" ranks European countries based on how strongly they support which of these issues?
⬥ A: Freedom of the press
⬥ B: LGBT rights
⬥ C: Literacy
⬥ D: Free trade
$5,000 (5 of 14) - Not Timed
Since its central figure is never described as having had direct contact with the Divine, which religion might be called a "non-prophet" organization?
⬥ A: Confucianism
⬥ B: Judaism
⬥ C: Christianity
⬥ D: Mormonism
$7,000 (6 of 14) - Not Timed
If you were born with two copies of a recessive allele on chromosome 16, thus altering your melanocortin 1 receptor, you're likely to be which of these? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
Though somewhat unintelligible, "Let's look for the purple banana" and "Pills and thrills and daffodils" both make an appearance in the lyrics of what 1984 Prince hit? 'Plus One' lifeline used
⬥ A: Little Red Corvette
⬥ B: Let's Go Crazy
⬥ C: 1999
⬥ D: When Doves Cry
Adam and his Plus One, Frank, were talking about Prince the night before. Frank says it's "Little Red Corvette." They were both wrong. The correct answer was "Let's Go Crazy."
