Monica Petersen, from Mesa, AZ, was a contestant who appeared on Season 17 of the U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on May 17, 2019 and left with $5,000 after she missed the $30,000 question.
Monica's Run to the Million[]
$500 (1 of 14) - Not Timed
When cameras aren't allowed in a courtroom, TV news broadcasts commonly use what to show viewers what took place?
⬥ A: Puppet show
⬥ B: Improv troupe
⬥ C: Child actors
⬥ D: Artist's sketch
$1,000 (2 of 14) - Not Timed
Though it might seem like a nice gesture, Mindy Kaling says bringing what to a party is a slightly hostile act, as you have to drop everything and arrange them?
⬥ A: Cut flowers
⬥ B: Folding chairs
⬥ C: Random pieces of silverware
⬥ D: Bowling trophies
$2,000 (3 of 14) - Not Timed
In 2017, Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young won a Nobel Prize in Medicine for their research on what well-known body mechanism?
⬥ A: Biological clock
⬥ B: Biological scissors
⬥ C: Biological lint brush
⬥ D: Biological travel mug
$3,000 (4 of 14) - Not Timed
Set in the 1980s (like the famous TV show with Crockett and Tubbs), the video game "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" is based on what U.S. metropolis?
⬥ A: Boise, ID
⬥ B: Miami, FL
⬥ C: Fargo, ND
⬥ D: Salt Lake City, UT
$5,000 (5 of 14) - Not Timed
Meaning "to the man," which of these Latin phrases refers to an argument where you ignore the facts and just attack your opponent's character?
⬥ A: Ad nauseam
⬥ B: Ad hominem
⬥ C: Ad hoc
⬥ D: Ad infinitum
$7,000 (6 of 14) - Not Timed
Starring Molly Ringwald in the title role and Joey Bishop as her grandfather, what 1990 movie features a member of both the Brat Pack AND the Rat Pack? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
Who's missing from this sequence of recent British Prime Ministers, listed in chronological order: John Major, Tony Blair, ______, David Cameron, Theresa May? '50:50' lifeline used
⬥ A: Boris Johnson
⬥ B: Stephen Harper
⬥ C: Malcolm Turnbull
⬥ D: Gordon Brown
$20,000 (8 of 14) - Not Timed
While many believe he's buried near his birthplace on the island of Zanzibar, what music star's final resting place is still unknown to this day?
⬥ A: John Lennon
⬥ B: Jimi Hendrix
⬥ C: Tupac Shakur
⬥ D: Freddie Mercury
$30,000 (9 of 14) - Not Timed
When spelled out in full, which of these pairs of computer terms have a word in common? 'Plus One' lifeline used
