David Gold, from Port Washington, NY, was a contestant who appeared on Season 16 of the U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? during Whiz Kids Week on February 5-6, 2018 and left with $5,000 after he missed on the $30,000 question.
David's Run to the Million[]
$500 (1 of 14) - Not Timed
Boasting over 300,000 graduates, a McDonald's-run "university" offers students degrees in what area of study?
⬥ A: Paleontology
⬥ B: Psychobiology
⬥ C: Nanotechnology
⬥ D: Hamburgerology
$1,000 (2 of 14) - Not Timed
Finish this line sung by the Von Trapp children in "The Sound of Music": "So long, farewell..."
⬥ A: "Auf Wiedersehen, what's poppin'?"
⬥ B: "Auf Wiedersehen, goodbye"
⬥ C: "Auf Wiedersehen, you feel me?"
⬥ D: "Auf Wiedersehen, Felicia!"
$2,000 (3 of 14) - Not Timed
While it only cost a quarter when it opened in 1927, the Coney Island Cyclone roller coaster is now 40 times as expensive, with a single ride costing how much?
⬥ A: Eight dollars
⬥ B: Ten dollars
⬥ C: Twelve dollars
⬥ D: Eighteen dollars
$3,000 (4 of 14) - Not Timed
On what website will you find links to several tourist attractions said to have inspired the animators of Pixar's "Brave"?
⬥ A: VisitSaudiArabia.com
⬥ B: VisitScotland.com
⬥ C: VisitSouthKorea.com
⬥ D: VisitSpain.com
$5,000 (5 of 14) - Not Timed
Which of the following is NOT true of the word "deed"? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
⬥ A: It's a palindrome
⬥ B: It's spelled with letters in the musical alphabet
Which of these geographical features doesn't touch the U.S. state in its name? 'Plus One' and 'Cut the Question' lifelines used
⬥ A: Lake Michigan
⬥ B: Colorado River
⬥ C: Gulf of California
⬥ D: Massachusetts Bay
David wasn't sure, so he cut the question. David would have guessed B: Colorado River while his father Ed was leaning towards C: Gulf of California, and Ed would have been correct.
$7,000 (6 of 14) - Not Timed Switched question
To find the number of seconds in a year, you'd multiply 60 x 60 x 24 x what?
⬥ A: 12
⬥ B: 30.5
⬥ C: 52
⬥ D: 365
The klaxon called time and David would return on $7,000 with 1 lifeline left.
$10,000 (7 of 14) - Not Timed
What mythical creature did Roman philosopher Lucretius say could not actually exist, because the horse-half would age much faster than the man-half?
⬥ A: Griffin
⬥ B: Centaur
⬥ C: Sphinx
⬥ D: Hydra
$20,000 (8 of 14) - Not Timed
Only a handful of Presidents have had names where their first initial is the same as their last. How many of those have come after Calvin Coolidge?
⬥ A: None
⬥ B: One
⬥ C: Two
⬥ D: Three
$30,000 (9 of 14) - Not Timed
It's tradition for all nine Supreme Court justices to shake hands with each other before entering the chamber. When they do, how many handshakes take place in total?
