Frédéric Grégoire, a 21-year-old student in informatics from Mondeville, in the Calvados department in France, appeared as a contestant on the first season of Qui veut gagner des millions? on September 30, 2000. He was the first French contestant to win the top prize of 4.000.000 F.
Put these countries in order according to their population, from the least populated one to the most populated one.
⬥ A: The USA
⬥ B: France
⬥ C: China
⬥ D: Vatican
Out of the 10 contestants, 5 out of 10 got it right, but the fastest one was Frédéric, who took 5.39s to answer the question.
1.000 F (1 of 15) - Not Timed
In olympic competitions, which of these swimming styles doesn't exist?
⬥ A: Butterfly
⬥ B: Breaststroke
⬥ C: Crawl
⬥ D: Whale
2.000 F (2 of 15) - Not Timed
The TV hero known for his resourcefulness is known as "Mac...
⬥ A: Aron
⬥ B: Gyver
⬥ C: Hammer
⬥ D: Enroe
3.000 F (3 of 15) - Not Timed
Complete this common saying: "As rare as a hen's...
⬥ A: Hairs
⬥ B: Arms
⬥ C: Scales
⬥ D: Teeth
5.000 F (4 of 15) - Not Timed
Colloquially, we use the acronym N.T.R for "Nothing to...
⬥ A: Repel
⬥ B: Report
⬥ C: Rescue
⬥ D: Raid
10.000 F (5 of 15) - Not Timed
Which famous German shepherd was the mascot of the TV show "30 Millions d'amis"?
⬥ A: Lassie
⬥ B: Mabrouk
⬥ C: Rintintin
⬥ D: Médor
20.000 F (6 of 15) - Not Timed
In which game can the rook and the bishop be found?
⬥ A: Checkers
⬥ B: Craps
⬥ C: Chess
⬥ D: Solitaire
40.000 F (7 of 15) - Not Timed
In Carlo Collodi's book, what is the name of Pinocchio's "father", who is a carpenter?
⬥ A: Arcimboldo
⬥ B: Giacomo
⬥ C: Geppetto
⬥ D: Pirandello
80.000 F (8 of 15) - Not Timed
From which country does Sardinia depend on?
⬥ A: Greece
⬥ B: France
⬥ C: Italy
⬥ D: Malta
150.000 F (9 of 15) - Not Timed
In Egyptian mythology, who was the god of the Sun? '50:50' lifeline used
⬥ A: Io
⬥ B: Pi
⬥ C: Ra
⬥ D: Alpha
Frédéric had a strong hunch towards C, but used his 50:50 (which eliminated A and D) due to being under pressure (as he later noted after correctly answering this question).
300.000 F (10 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the other name of the deoxyribonucleic acid?
⬥ A: B.C.G.
⬥ B: R.N.A.
⬥ C: D.N.A.
⬥ D: G.M.O.
500.000 F (11 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the feminine version of the adjective "enchanter"?
⬥ A: Enchanter
⬥ B: Enchanted
⬥ C: Enchantress
⬥ D: Enchantrice
700.000 F (12 of 15) - Not Timed
In 1991, the Frenchman Pierre-Gilles de Gennes won the Nobel Prize for...
⬥ A: Literature
⬥ B: Economics
⬥ C: Physics
⬥ D: Medicine
1.000.000 F (13 of 15) - Not Timed
In the adventures of Tintin, which doctor comes to heal Captain Haddock? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
Frédéric was unsure on this question, so he asked the audience, and 73% of them answered A: Dr. Rotule. It was the correct answer.
2.000.000 F (14 of 15) - Not Timed
In which French city did Rouget de Lisle write 'La Marseillaise'?
⬥ A: Paris
⬥ B: Strasbourg
⬥ C: Marseille
⬥ D: Toulouse
4.000.000 F (15 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these spellings is correct? 'Phone-a-Friend' lifeline used
⬥ A: Australopithèque
⬥ B: Ostralopitèque
⬥ C: Australaupitèque
⬥ D: Ostralopythèque
Upon reaching his final question, Frédéric was convinced by Jean-Pierre Foucault to use his last remaining lifeline (which was his Phone-a-Friend). Frédéric was leaning towards A, and decided to call his teacher, Martine. The latter proceeded to spell the entire word (and a second time before the phone line was cut), confirming his hunch towards A. Frédéric then decided to go with A, which made him won 4.000.000 F.
