Amy Kurz, a volunteer worker at a school from Westlake, Ohio, was a contestant on the sixth U.S. syndicated season of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. She won $25,000 after incorrectly answering her $50,000 question.
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Amy Kurz's Run to the Million[]
| $100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
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| A body shop is a business that provides “tune-ups” and other repairs for what?
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| ⬥ A: Cars
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⬥ B: Laptop computers
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| ⬥ C: Cooking utensils
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⬥ D: Spouses
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| $200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
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| In homage to the city that inspired it, what Las Vegas casino features replicas of the Brooklyn Bridge and the Empire State Building?
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| ⬥ A: MGM Grand
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⬥ B: Palms
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| ⬥ C: New York-New York
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⬥ D: Monte Carlo
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| $300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
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| An old adage advising people not to make trouble says to “let” what “lie”?
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| ⬥ A: Singing birds
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⬥ B: Milking cows
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| ⬥ C: Grazing goats
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⬥ D: Sleeping dogs
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| $500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
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| In the term “indie rock,” which refers to music not produced by major record labels, the term “indie” is short for what?
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| ⬥ A: Industrial
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⬥ B: Individual
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| ⬥ C: Indirect
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⬥ D: Independent
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| $1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
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| Introduced by Dole, the “5 A Day Friends” attempt to get kids to eat five or more servings per day of what?
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| ⬥ A: Dairy
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⬥ B: Meat and eggs
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| ⬥ C: Fruits and vegetables
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⬥ D: Bread
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| $2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
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| What is the correct spelling of the word that refers to Middle Ages in Europe?
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| ⬥ A: Medeival
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⬥ B: Medieval
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| ⬥ C: Midieval
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⬥ D: Mideival
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| $4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
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“What’s Eating Gilbert Grissom?” is an episode title of what hit TV show?
"Ask the Audience" lifeline used
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| ⬥ A: The Closer
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⬥ B: Shark
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| ⬥ C: CSI
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⬥ D: Lost
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| Ask the Audience Results: A: 8% ⬥ B: 11% ⬥ C: 80% ⬥ D: 1%
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| $8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
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| The “syndrome” wherein captives sympathize with their captors is named after a famous hostage crisis that occurred where?
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| ⬥ A: Berlin
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⬥ B: Dublin
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| ⬥ C: Moscow
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⬥ D: Stockholm
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| $16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
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What writer captured the essence of Transcendentalist thinking with an 1841 essay that advised, “Trust thyself”?
"Phone-a-Friend" lifeline used
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| ⬥ A: Nathaniel Hawthorne
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⬥ B: Ralph Waldo Emerson
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| ⬥ C: Henry David Thoreau
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⬥ D: Walt Whitman
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| Amy calls Dan, a teacher at the school where Amy volunteers. Dan gives an answer before Amy finishes reading the first choice.
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| $25,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
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What is the last name of the founder of the popular Web-based online community “craigslist”?
"50:50" lifeline used
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| ⬥ A: Newmark
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⬥ B: Hathaway
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| ⬥ C: Laughton
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⬥ D: Bertrand
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| Amy asks for "50:50", leaving A and B. She doesn't know either, but decides to take a chance. She guessed A and won $25,000.
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| $50,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
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| The Gulf of Tonkin is an arm of what larger body of water?
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| ⬥ A: Bay of Bengal
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⬥ B: Sea of Japan
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| ⬥ C: South China Sea
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⬥ D: Gulf of Thailand
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| Amy thinks it’s between the Sea of Japan and the South China Sea. Amy makes B. Sea of Japan her final answer and leaves with $25,000.
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