Bethany Harvey, an executive assistant and part-time flutist from Federal Way, WA, appeared on Season 9 of the syndicated U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on November 2, 2010. She won $100,000 after walking away from her $250,000 question.
What actor delivers the oft-misquoted line "That dirty, double-crossing rat" in the 1931 film "Blonde Crazy"?
⬥ A: John Wayne
⬥ B: Clark Gable
⬥ C: James Cagney
⬥ D: Cary Grant
Bethany can practically hear Cagney's voice in her head.
Bethany's Bank: $2,600
$15,000 (4 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Do The Math
The numbered spaces on a standard roulette wheel fittingly add up to what sinful number?
⬥ A: 333
⬥ B: 444
⬥ C: 555
⬥ D: 666
Bethany's Bank: $17,600
$1,000 (5 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Name Calling
What biblical figure's name is a synonym for "traitor"?
⬥ A: Noah
⬥ B: Solomon
⬥ C: Judas
⬥ D: Moses
Bethany's Bank: $18,600
$3,000 (6 of 14) - Not Timed Category: In the Navy
According to a Navy tradition, sailors become "shellbacks" after doing what for the first time? 'Jump the Question' lifeline used
⬥ A: Riding a submarine
⬥ B: Crossing the Equator
⬥ C: Falling off a ship
⬥ D: Getting seasick
To be safe, Bethany jumps. The correct answer was B: Crossing the Equator.
Bethany's Bank: $18,600
$10,000 (7 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Pole Positions
Due to its icy environment, a plateau bordering what mountain range is often referred to as the "Third Pole"? 'Jump the Question' lifeline used
⬥ A: Himalayas
⬥ B: Alps
⬥ C: Andes
⬥ D: Urals
This question gets jumped, too. A: The Himalayas was the right answer.
Bethany's Bank: $18,600
$25,000 (8 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Gender Justice
Women currently make up what fraction of the U.S. Supreme Court?
⬥ A: 1/4
⬥ B: 1/3
⬥ C: 1/5
⬥ D: 1/6
Bethany's Bank: $43,600
$7,000 (9 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Classic Sitcoms
Which of the following classic sitcom characters had only sisters for siblings?
⬥ A: Arnold Jackson
⬥ B: Mike Seaver
⬥ C: Theo Huxtable
⬥ D: Greg Brady
Bethany's Bank: $50,600
$5,000 (10 of 14) - Not Timed Category: Magic Words
The Ouija board gets its mystical-sounding name by combining the French and German words for what?
⬥ A: Hello
⬥ B: Please
⬥ C: Welcome
⬥ D: Yes
Bethany's Bank: $55,600
Round 2[]
$100,000 (11 of 14) - Not Timed
Rachael Ray's Halloween dish "Worms and Eyeballs" calls for what pasta because of its resemblance to worms?
⬥ A: Radiatore
⬥ B: Farfalle
⬥ C: Bucatini
⬥ D: Orecchiette
Bethany knows it's not Farfalle due to them being shaped like bow ties. She also doesn't think it's Radiatore. With those two choices eliminated, she gives it a shot and makes C: Bucatini her final answer.
Meredith: "Pasta on the house. It is bucatini!"
Bethany: "You are kidding me! YOU ARE KIDDING ME!"
Question of the Day[]
Question of the Day
In 1974, which celebrity appeared on the first cover of People magazine?
⬥ A: Elizabeth Taylor
⬥ B: Jane Fonda
⬥ C: Mary Tyler Moore
⬥ D: Mia Farrow
This was Dan Blonsky's $500,000 question back in 2000.
$250,000 (12 of 14) - Not Timed
Though it was taken roughly thirteen years after he left office, who was the first U.S. president to be photographed?
⬥ A: Thomas Jefferson
⬥ B: James Madison
⬥ C: James Monroe
⬥ D: John Quincy Adams
Bethany wants to say D: John Quincy Adams, but says she's finished. That was actually the right answer.
