Addie Kluemper, from Peachtree City, GA, was a contestant who appeared on Season 17 of the U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on January 18, 2019 and left with $5,000 after missing the $50,000 question.
Addie's Run To The Million[]
$500 (1 of 14) - Not Timed
According to the 19th-century German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer, the two foes of human happiness are what and what?
⬥ A: The DMV and the IRS
⬥ B: Spotty WiFi and bad cable reception
⬥ C: Pain and boredom
⬥ D: Itchy sweaters and smooth jazz
$1,000 (2 of 14) - Not Timed
Popular at college parties, the drinking game that involves flipping a red, plastic SOLO brand drinking vessel so it lands face down on a table is aptly called what?
⬥ A: Flip Cup
⬥ B: Plate Toss
⬥ C: Spoon Jousting
⬥ D: Battle of the Forks
$2,000 (3 of 14) - Not Timed
Located in Kentucky, the United States Bullion Depository is more commonly called what?
⬥ A: Library of Congress
⬥ B: Fort Knox
⬥ C: Ellis Island
⬥ D: Hoover Dam
$3,000 (4 of 14) - Not Timed
Though it later had to be changed because the first part was copyrighted by a mop company, which of these was the original name of a famous cartoon character?
⬥ A: Winnie-The-Shoe
⬥ B: Mugs Bunny
⬥ C: Spongeboy Squarepants
⬥ D: Mini Cooper Mouse
$5,000 (5 of 14) - Not Timed
Hemoglobin, a protein that transports oxygen to the tissues of the body, is found in which type of blood cells?
⬥ A: Red blood cells
⬥ B: White blood cells
⬥ C: Blue blood cells
⬥ D: Green blood cells
$7,000 (6 of 14) - Not Timed
While "Don't Fear the Reaper" is famous thanks to a popular "SNL" sketch, "Low Rider," "Drive My Car," and "Honky Tonk Women" all also prominently use what instrument?
⬥ A: Kettle drum
⬥ B: Sitar
⬥ C: Cowbell
⬥ D: Didgeridoo
$10,000 (7 of 14) - Not Timed
The site of the famous invasion on D-Day, the French region of Normandy is situated in which part of the country?
⬥ A: Northwestern
⬥ B: Northeastern
⬥ C: Southwestern
⬥ D: Southeastern
Addie knows it was directly across from England, and the east isn't on the coast.
$20,000 (8 of 14) - Not Timed
Hate the cold? You might want to visit what country, which has never had a recorded temperature below 65 degrees Fahrenheit?
⬥ A: Singapore
⬥ B: Italy
⬥ C: Australia
⬥ D: Iran
Addie knows her geography, so she rules out Italy and Australia, and knows Singapore is close to the equator, but so is Iran. She wants to save her lifelines so she goes with A.
$30,000 (9 of 14) - Not Timed
Developed in 1824 by 15-year-old Louis Braille, the Braille syste consists of over 60 characters, each made up of between one and how many raised dots? '50:50' lifeline used
⬥ A: 4
⬥ B: 5
⬥ C: 6
⬥ D: 7
Addie opts for a lifeline; she chooses the 50:50. She tries to picture what she's seen and goes with 6.
$50,000 (10 of 14) - Not Timed
Victorine Meurent is said to have been the model for the nude woman enjoying a "Luncheon on the Grass" with two fully-dressed men in whose 1863 painting? 'Plus One' lifeline used
⬥ A: Edouard Manet
⬥ B: Paul Gauguin
⬥ C: Pierre-Auguste Renoir
⬥ D: Georges Seurat
Addie can picture the painting. She calls down her mother, her Plus One. Addie says Seurat did pointilism and had a picnic painting but without a nude woman. Gauguin painted Polynesians. So it's either Manet or Renoir. She goes with her gut and guesses "Renoir", but the correct answer was Edouard Manet.
