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Alyx Mark appeared as a contestant on the College Week of Season 5 of the syndicated U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on November 22-23, 2006. She walked away with $100,000.

Alyx's (Partial) Run to the Million[]

$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
Whose signature is often found on a college diploma?
⬥ A: Athletic director ⬥ B: Infirmary nurse
⬥ C: School president ⬥ D: Who cares? I passed!
$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
"America Runs On Dunkin'" is the slogan of a popular food chain known for selling what?
⬥ A: Tacos ⬥ B: Donuts
⬥ C: Pizza ⬥ D: Hot dogs
$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
A coed is said to be after her "MRS degree" if her primary motivation for enrolling in college is what?
⬥ A: Finding a husband ⬥ B: Partying
⬥ C: Getting a high-paying job ⬥ D: Playing sports
$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
In 2003, hip-hop artist Bow Wow officially dropped what "abbreviated" word from his name?
⬥ A: Ol' ⬥ B: Swee'
⬥ C: Lil' ⬥ D: Darlin'
$1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
Also known as a pufferfish, which of these aquatic animals uses water on air to inflate when threatened?
⬥ A: Blowfish ⬥ B: Goldfish
⬥ C: Catfish ⬥ D: Monkfish
$2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
In the United Kingdom, what is the capital of Wales?
'50:50' lifeline used
⬥ A: Aberdeen ⬥ B: Liverpool
⬥ C: Belfast ⬥ D: Cardiff
$4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
What rapper, who topped the charts with his debut album "The College Dropout," dropped out of Chicago State University?
⬥ A: Snoop Dogg ⬥ B: Eminem
⬥ C: Kanye West ⬥ D: 50 Cent
$8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
In an experiment popularized online, what candy creates an explosive geyser when dropped into a 2-liter Diet Coke bottle?
⬥ A: Skittles ⬥ B: Mint Mentos
⬥ C: Atomic Fireballs ⬥ D: Lemon Heads
$16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
What part of the U.S. coastline is easily recognized on a map due to its distinctive fishhook shape?
'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
⬥ A: Cape May ⬥ B: Cape Cod
⬥ C: Cape Hatteras ⬥ D: Cape Canaveral
Ask the Audience Results: A: 4% ⬥ B: 80% ⬥ C: 8% ⬥ D: 8%
The klaxon called time and Alyx would return the next day with her Phone-a-Friend lifeline left.
$25,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
On The Princeton Review's 2007 list of top party schools, what college was ranked most "stone cold sober" for the ninth straight year?
'Phone-a-Friend' lifeline used
⬥ A: Southern Methodist University ⬥ B: Texas Christian University
⬥ C: U.S. Naval Academy ⬥ D: Brigham Young University
Alyx called her father Mike, who would have guessed D. Alyx went with him and won $25,000.
$50,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
Anna Faris has repeatedly denied that her ditzy starlet character in 2003's "Lost in Translation" was based on whom?
'Switch the Question' lifeline used
⬥ A: Kate Hudson ⬥ B: Kirsten Dunst
⬥ C: Cameron Diaz ⬥ D: Brittany Murphy
Alyx could not lock in her answer D, so she switched the question. The correct answer was C: Cameron Diaz.
$50,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed (SWITCHED QUESTION)
Pop singer Dido shares her name with a prominent character from what classic work of literature?
⬥ A: The Aeneid ⬥ B: Beowulf
⬥ C: The Canterbury Tales ⬥ D: Antigone
$100,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed
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$250,000 (13 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these locales is not mentioned in Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech?
⬥ A: Hilltops of New Hampshire ⬥ B: Stone Mountain of Georgia
⬥ C: Rockies of Colorado ⬥ D: Blue Ridges of North Carolina
Alyx walked away with $100,000. The correct answer was D: Blue Ridges of North Carolina.

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