Moe Cain
Appearance
May 1, 2001
Moe Cain, from Bethesda, Maryland, was a contestant on the U.S. version of the show on May 1, 2001. He won $500,000.
WWTBAM Run [ ] Fastest Finger Question [ ]
Fastest Finger Question
Put these major European cities in geographic order, starting in the north.
⬥ A: Naples
⬥ B: Hamburg
⬥ C: Oslo
⬥ D: Bern
From 9 contestants, 4 got it right, but Moe (in 4.34 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer C-B-D-A, making it to the Hot Seat.
Moe's Run to the Million [ ]
$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
"Bellyaching" is a slang term for what?
⬥ A: Complaining
⬥ B: Daydreaming
⬥ C: Driving
⬥ D: Cannonball catching
$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
Dice are usually what shape?
⬥ A: Triangle
⬥ B: Pentagon
⬥ C: Cube
⬥ D: Tall and slender
$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
Wearing an amulet is commonly believed to protect a person from what?
⬥ A: Snow
⬥ B: Evil
⬥ C: Blisters
⬥ D: Going out at $300
The ridiculous "gag answer" for this question got a lot of laughs. Moe even jokingly said that "D's attractive" before locking in B.
$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following household items is often described as "two-ply"?
⬥ A: Shampoo
⬥ B: Dental floss
⬥ C: Toothpaste
⬥ D: Facial tissue
$1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
Who is subject to court-martial?
⬥ A: Military personnel
⬥ B: Civil servants
⬥ C: Foreign citizens
⬥ D: Juveniles
$2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
What are the various positions in a political party's platform called?
⬥ A: Nails
⬥ B: Planks
⬥ C: Knots
⬥ D: Boards
$4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
What characteristic of sound is measured in decibels?
⬥ A: Loudness
⬥ B: Pitch
⬥ C: Frequency
⬥ D: Clarity
$8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of these financial institutions uses the advertising slogan "Be bullish"?
⬥ A: Salomon Smith Barney
⬥ B: Charles Schwab
⬥ C: Merrill Lynch
⬥ D: Fidelity Investments
$16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
The Bette Midler song "Wind Beneath my Wings" was featured in what film?
⬥ A: The First Wives Club
⬥ B: For the Boys
⬥ C: The Rose
⬥ D: Beaches
$32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
By definition, if a book has a soporific effect on a person, what does it do?
⬥ A: Invigorates him
⬥ B: Makes him feel ill
⬥ C: Makes him sleepy
⬥ D: Angers him
$64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
Completed in 1726, the Spanish Steps are a popular tourist spot in what city?
⬥ A: London
⬥ B: Rome
⬥ C: Paris
⬥ D: Athens
$125,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed
According to the classic TV series "Naked City," how many stories are there "in the naked city"?
⬥ A: 9,000
⬥ B: 1 billion
⬥ C: 8 million
⬥ D: 200 million
$250,000 (13 of 15) - Not Timed
What two political leaders engaged in a famous war of words known as the "kitchen debate"?
⬥ A: Nixon and Khrushchev
⬥ B: Meir and Arafat
⬥ C: Reagan and Gorbachev
⬥ D: Kennedy and Castro
$500,000 (14 of 15) - Not Timed
What businessman is credited with inventing the charcoal briquette? "50:50 lifeline
⬥ A: Ray Kroc
⬥ B: Henry Ford
⬥ C: Howard Hughes
⬥ D: Andrew Carnegie
Moe finally uses a lifeline here. After determining that Ray Kroc's main claim to fame was McDonald's, he chose B: Henry Ford and won half a million!
$1,000,000 (15 of 15) - Not Timed
How many days make up a non-leap year in the Islamic calendar?"Phone-a-Friend" and "Ask the Audience" lifelines used
⬥ A: 365
⬥ B: 400
⬥ C: 354
⬥ D: 376
Ask the Audience Results: A: 33% ⬥ B: 17% ⬥ C: 35% ⬥ D: 15%
Moe has no idea, so he calls his son. Unfortunately, he does not provide an answer in time. He then uses his final lifeline, Ask the Audience. C got the most votes...but only by a mere 2%.
Due to the unhelpfulness of his lifelines, Moe decided to walk away. He would have guessed A, but the answer was C.
Total Prize Money: $500,000
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