Bob Benke, from St. Paul, MN, was a contestant on Season 8 of the syndicated U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on May 24-25, 2010. He won $100,000.
Bob's Run to the Million[]
| $500 (1 of 15) - 15 seconds Category: That's a Rap | |
| By definition, a person's "rap sheet" is a list of his what? | |
| ⬥ A: Spouses | ⬥ B: Arrests |
| ⬥ C: Homes | ⬥ D: Jay-Z albums |
| The klaxon called time and Bob would return on $500 with all 3 lifelines still available. |
| $1,000 (2 of 15) - 15 seconds Category: Around The House | |
| Which of these objects is typically filled with sand? | |
| ⬥ A: Decanter | ⬥ B: Hourglass |
| ⬥ C: Chandelier | ⬥ D: Armoire |
| $2,000 (3 of 15) - 15 seconds Category: A Family Affair | |
| The 2009 bestseller "Bobby and Jackie" explores the relationship between the brother and wife of whom? | |
| ⬥ A: John Kennedy | ⬥ B: Elvis Presley |
| ⬥ C: Joe DiMaggio | ⬥ D: Marlon Brando |
| $3,000 (4 of 15) - 15 seconds Category: Reality TV Stars | |
| Capitalizing on his reality TV success, Adam Lambert did what in 2009? | |
| ⬥ A: Opened a restaurant | ⬥ B: Started a fashion label |
| ⬥ C: Recorded a pop album | ⬥ D: Published a book about dogs |
| $5,000 (5 of 15) - 15 seconds Category: Rules of the Road | |
| Concerns about unsafe driving led to the 2009 ALERT Drivers Act, which stands for "Avoiding Life-Endangering and Reckless" what? | |
| ⬥ A: Trading | ⬥ B: Touching |
| ⬥ C: Tasting | ⬥ D: Texting |
| $7,500 (6 of 15) - 30 seconds Category: Documentaries | |
| The 2009 documentary "The Cove" is centered on a Japanese city's controversial practice of hunting and killing what? | |
| ⬥ A: Elephants | ⬥ B: Pandas |
| ⬥ C: Owls | ⬥ D: Dolphins |
| $10,000 (7 of 15) - 30 seconds Category: Teen Movies | |
| A vintage Ferrari drives through a plate glass window in a memorable scene from what 1980s teen movie? | |
| ⬥ A: Back to the Future | ⬥ B: Ferris Bueller's Day Off |
| ⬥ C: Risky Business | ⬥ D: Valley Girl |
| $12,500 (8 of 15) - 30 seconds Category: World Leaders | |
| In 2009, who was declared the winner of Afghanistan's presidential election? "Ask the Expert" lifeline used. | |
| ⬥ A: Hamid Karzai | ⬥ B: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| ⬥ C: Shimon Peres | ⬥ D: Jalal Talabani |
| Bob did not sure what the answer was, so he decided to ask Bill Weir for help. Bill was sure that was A, and he went for his expert's answer and he was right. |
| $15,000 (9 of 15) - 30 seconds Category: Into Thin Air | |
| The highest peak in the world outside of Asia, Aconcagua is located in what mountain range? | |
| ⬥ A: Andes | ⬥ B: Rockies |
| ⬥ C: Pyrenees | ⬥ D: Alps |
| $25,000 (10 of 15) - 30 seconds Category: The Animal Kingdom | |
| Because some species like to do it in their own special way, which of these animals has a unique mating posture called "amplexus"? "Ask the Audience" and "Double Dip" lifelines used. | |
| ⬥ A: Panda bears | ⬥ B: Grasshoppers |
| ⬥ C: Frogs | ⬥ D: Woodpeckers |
| Ask the Audience Results: A: 12% ⬥ B: 29% ⬥ C: 53% ⬥ D: 6% | |
| $50,000 (11 of 15) - 45 seconds Category: South America | |
| Which of these South American countries is located entierly in the Northern Hemisphere? | |
| ⬥ A: Peru | ⬥ B: Suriname |
| ⬥ C: Bolivia | ⬥ D: Paraguay |
| $100,000 (12 of 15) - 45 seconds Category: What Is It? | |
| What is a kerf? | |
| ⬥ A: Small, floating pier for boats | ⬥ B: Notch made in wood by a saw |
| ⬥ C: Traditional knit shawl | ⬥ D: Species of pigeon-like bird |
| $250,000 (13 of 15) - 45 seconds Category: Memoirs | |
| According to Watson's 1926 memoir, Alexander Graham Bell shouted the line "Mr. Watson, come here!" because he had just done what? | |
| ⬥ A: Broken his eyeglasses | ⬥ B: Seen a rare bird out the window |
| ⬥ C: Started a small electrical fire | ⬥ D: Spilled acid on his clothes |
| Bob was unsure, so he decided to walk away with the money and run. If he would've gone for it, he guessed A, he did the right thing because it was wrong. The correct answer was D: Spilled acid on his clothes.
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