Brandon Turner, from Oakland, CA, was a contestant who appeared on the 16th season of the U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on October 20, 2017 and won $5,000 after answering his $20,000 question wrong.
Which of these is NOT one of the body parts you might be instructed to place on a colored dot in the classic game of Twister?
⬥ A: Left foot
⬥ B: Right foot
⬥ C: Left hand
⬥ D: Right kidney
$1,000 (2 of 14) - Not Timed
What New York attorney headed west in 1884 to check the legal titles on some mineral claims, and ended up the namesake of a beloved national monument?
⬥ A: Charles E. Rushmore
⬥ B: Guyzer O'Faithful
⬥ C: Saul T. Lake
⬥ D: Graham Canyon
$2,000 (3 of 14) - Not Timed
What do Americans usually call the medical device that Australians call a "humidicrib"?
⬥ A: Stethoscope
⬥ B: Incubator
⬥ C: Pacemaker
⬥ D: Catheter
$3,000 (4 of 14) - Not Timed
The word "marinade" is borrowed from the French word "mariner," which means what?
⬥ A: To steam
⬥ B: To slice
⬥ C: To burn
⬥ D: To pickle
$5,000 (5 of 14) - Not Timed
Though a 1990 film version was dismissed as "paranoid poppycock," critics hailed the 2017 Hulu series based on what dystopian Margaret Atwood novel? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
Given that the Earth is essentially a circle, what is its approximate rate of rotation in terms of degrees? '50:50' lifeline used
⬥ A: 5 degrees per hour
⬥ B: 15 degrees per hour
⬥ C: 30 degrees per hour
⬥ D: 60 degrees per hour
$10,000 (7 of 14) - Not Timed
Which of these is the name of the backing band for hip-hop legend Grandmaster Flash, and NOT the title of a street racing action movie starring Vin Diesel?
⬥ A: Fast 5
⬥ B: The Furious Five
⬥ C: The Fast and the Furious
⬥ D: Furious 7
$20,000 (8 of 14) - Not Timed
Innovating fashion by dressing women in separates, what American designer's eponymous sportswear brand founded in 1968 features a lion in its logo?
⬥ A: Anne Klein
⬥ B: Tom Ford
⬥ C: Liz Claiborne
⬥ D: Isaac Mizrahi
Total Winnings: $5,000
Question of the Day[]
Question of the Day
In 1983, Guion Bluford became the first African-American to do what?
⬥ A: Run for president
⬥ B: Direct a Best Picture nominee
⬥ C: Fly in outer space
⬥ D: Manage a World Series champion
Audience Participation Game[]
Kira Figueroa from Lancaster, California was the lucky contestant.
$1,000 (1 of 1) - Not Timed
The name of which of the following Sicilian desserts comes from the Italian word for "little tube"?
