Geir Gjærde, from Bergen, appeared as a contestant on the first series of Vil du bli millionær?, the Norwegian version of the show, on 15 September 2000.
He became the first contestant to walk away with KR 1.000.000, and the first to see the top prize question in the Norwegian version.
VDBM Run[]
Geir's Run to 2.000.000 Kr (partial)[]
KR 20.000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
What is a former name of a nautical chart?
⬥ A: Draft
⬥ B: Donkey
⬥ C: Drake
⬥ D: Doppler
KR 40.000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the name of the wife of the cartoon character The Phantom?
⬥ A: Jane
⬥ B: Moonbeam
⬥ C: Dolly
⬥ D: Sala Palmer
KR 80.000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
At which theatre was Stein Winge the director from 1990-92?
⬥ A: Oslo Nye Theatre
⬥ B: Trøndelag Theatre
⬥ C: National Theatre
⬥ D: The National Scene
KR 100.000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
Who wrote the novel "The Last of the Mohicans"?
⬥ A: James Fenimore Cooper
⬥ B: Walter Scott
⬥ C: Mark Twain
⬥ D: Washington Irving
KR 200.000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
Where is the artist Nikolai Astrup's home Astruptunet located?
⬥ A: In Jølster
⬥ B: On Andøya
⬥ C: In Bodø
⬥ D: In Karagerø
KR 300.000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the name of the capital of Sierra Leone?
⬥ A: Georgetown
⬥ B: Tarawa
⬥ C: Freetown
⬥ D: Lusaka
KR 500.000 (13 of 15) - Not Timed
In which year were the Winter Olympics held for the first time?
⬥ A: (answer obscured)
⬥ B: 1920
⬥ C: 1924
⬥ D: 1929
At some stage, Geir used his Phone-a-Friend and Ask the Audience lifelines, leaving the 50:50 until the last two questions.
KR 1.000.000 (14 of 15) - Not Timed
What was the name of Queen Sonja's father? '50:50' lifeline used
