Jeremy Cahnmann, from Chicago, IL, was a contestant who appeared on Season 17 of the U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on February 27-28, 2019 and left with $50,000 after he missed his $100,000 question.
Jeremy's Run to the Million[]
$500 (1 of 14) - Not Timed
According to Rudyard Kipling’s famous poem “If—,” which of these is NOT one of the things that - if you can do it - will make you “a Man, my son!”?
⬥ A: Trust yourself when all men doubt you
⬥ B: Wait and not be tired by waiting
⬥ C: Talk with crowds and keep your virtue
⬥ D: Stop checking Facebook every 20 seconds
$1,000 (2 of 14) - Not Timed
In 2017 AirlineRatings.com named Air New Zealand the world’s best airline for the fifth year in a row, based on all but which of these factors?
⬥ A: Safety
⬥ B: Passenger ratings
⬥ C: Age of its aircraft fleet
⬥ D: Hotness of its baggage handlers
$2,000 (3 of 14) - Not Timed
The world’s tallest building when it was completed in 1913, what 792-foot NYC skyscraper did architect Cass Gilbert design for a five-&-dime store mogul?
⬥ A: The Chrysler Building
⬥ B: The Woolworth Building
⬥ C: The Guggenheim Museum
⬥ D: Rockefeller Center
$3,000 (4 of 14) - Not Timed
In the U.K., which of these confections is commonly called “candy floss”?
⬥ A: Gummy bear
⬥ B: Cotton candy
⬥ C: Jelly bean
⬥ D: Lollipop
$5,000 (5 of 14) - Not Timed
A tribute to her performance, Roger Ebert said he watched 2003’s “Monster” not knowing who the star was, and didn’t realize until the end credits that it was who?
⬥ A: Nicole Kidman
⬥ B: Charlize Theron
⬥ C: Cate Blanchett
⬥ D: Halle Berry
$7,000 (6 of 14) - Not Timed
In 1970 writer Tom Wolfe made what term famous when he used it to describe a party hosted by Leonard Bernstein in honor of the Black Panthers?
⬥ A: Radical Chic
⬥ B: Lost Generation
⬥ C: Summer of Love
⬥ D: Me Decade
The klaxon called time and Jeremy would return on $7,000 with all 3 lifelines still available.
$10,000 (7 of 14) - Not Timed
With tuition over $60,000/year for 7th through 12th graders, Rafael Nadal’s tennis academy is located on which island — part of the star’s home country?
⬥ A: Crete
⬥ B: Corsica
⬥ C: Mallorca
⬥ D: Sicily
$20,000 (8 of 14) - Not Timed
By definition, where on his body would a pirate wear a baldric? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
One of the best-selling singles ever, Queen’s 1975 hit “Bohemian Rhapsody” opens with “Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?” What is the song’s last line? '50:50' lifeline used
⬥ A: “Carry on, carry on”
⬥ B: “Goodbye everybody I’ve got to go”
⬥ C: “Just gotta get right out of here”
⬥ D: “Any way the wind blows”
$50,000 (10 of 14) - Not Timed
In degrees Fahrenheit, what is the highest temperature ever recorded on the continent of Antarctica? 'Plus One' lifeline used
⬥ A: 19.3
⬥ B: 33.4
⬥ C: 48.9
⬥ D: 63.5
$100,000 (11 of 14) - Not Timed
Before it became popular in America, which of these items appeared in Scientific American magazine in 1916, in an article about “Filipino Toys”?
