Keara Kelleher, from Brooklyn Park, MN, 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 6, 2018 and left with $5,000 after she missed her $20,000 question.
Keara's Run to the Million[]
$500 (1 of 14) - Not Timed
Founded in 1939, what is the name of the sports organization that provides 2.4 million kids with the opportunity to play baseball and softball each year?
⬥ A: Little League
⬥ B: Baby Ball
⬥ C: Imps in the Outfield
⬥ D: Brats with Bats
$1,000 (2 of 14) - Not Timed
Introduced in the spring of 2016, the limited-edition soft drink Pepsi Fire was advertised as having the flavor of what?
⬥ A: A burning building
⬥ B: Volcanic ash
⬥ C: Toxic smoke
⬥ D: Cinnamon
$2,000 (3 of 14) - Not Timed
In Jul. 2016 @ReadingRainbow fittingly sent a congratulatory tweet to Dr. Carla Hayden, the first woman and first African-American to hold what federal job?
⬥ A: Surgeon General
⬥ B: Secretary of Defense
⬥ C: Librarian of Congress
⬥ D: U.S. Ambassador to the U.N.
$3,000 (4 of 14) - Not Timed
Playing against type, Julia Roberts portrayed an evil queen in the 2012 movie, "Mirror, Mirror," which was a retelling of what classic fairy tale?
⬥ A: Cinderella
⬥ B: Snow White
⬥ C: Rapunzel
⬥ D: Hansel & Gretel
$5,000 (5 of 14) - Not Timed
With a relationship dating back to the Revolutionary War, what country is often described as "America's oldest ally"?
⬥ A: Italy
⬥ B: Australia
⬥ C: France
⬥ D: Mexico
$7,000 (6 of 14) - Not Timed
Assuming you don't go first, what is the maximum number of turns you can have in a standard game of tic-tac-toe?
⬥ A: 3
⬥ B: 4
⬥ C: 5
⬥ D: 6
$10,000 (7 of 14) - Not Timed
Which of the following things happened first? '50:50' lifeline used
⬥ A: The first Instagram post
⬥ B: The first Facebook like
⬥ C: The first Twitter hashtag
⬥ D: The first text message
$20,000 (8 of 14) - Not Timed
Enticing future space miners, what asteroid named for the Greek goddess of the soul do astronomers believe may contain over $10,000 quadrillion worth of metals? 'Cut the Question' lifeline used
⬥ A: 15 Venus
⬥ B: 16 Psyche
⬥ C: 17 Luna
⬥ D: 18 Nemesis
Keara wasn't sure, so she cut the question. The correct answer was B: 16 Psyche.
$20,000 (8 of 14) - Not Timed Switched question
Which animal is cited as an example in Britannica's article on "pinnipeds," which are "shaped like torpedoes," with "wide torsos and narrower hindquarters"?
