Pranav Arunandhi, from Rochester Hills, MI, was a contestant who appeared on the 16th season of the U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on November 17, 2017 during Whiz Kids Week. He won $5,000 after answering his $30,000 question incorrectly.
Pranav's Run[]
$500 (1 of 14) - Not Timed
Thought to have inspired the name of a Dr. Seuss character, the French word "grincheux" means what in English?
⬥ A: Generous
⬥ B: Gigantic
⬥ C: Grumpy
⬥ D: Garlicky
$1,000 (2 of 14) - Not Timed
Causing fierce debate, an "A" was recently added to the school curriculum acronym STEM to make it STEAM. What does the A represent?
⬥ A: Acupuncture
⬥ B: Arts
⬥ C: Alchemy
⬥ D: Animal Training
$2,000 (3 of 14) - Not Timed
As "Schoolhouse Rock!" tells us "Every person you can know and every place that you go, and anything that you can show, you know they're" what?
⬥ A: Nouns
⬥ B: Verbs
⬥ C: Adjectives
⬥ D: Curse words
$3,000 (4 of 14) - Not Timed
Inspired by the term for a baby kangaroo or koala, Outback Steakhouse doesn't offer its young diners a Kids Menu, but a what?
⬥ A: Hatchling Menu
⬥ B: Joey Menu
⬥ C: Whelp Menu
⬥ D: Pup Menu
$5,000 (5 of 14) - Not Timed
The answer to which of the following equations is NOT 1?
⬥ A: 64-32-16-8-4-2-1
⬥ B: 100 + (1-100)
⬥ C: 1+1-1+1-1+1-1+1-1+1-1
⬥ D: 1+2-3+4+5+6-7+8-9
$7,000 (6 of 14) - Not Timed
After Stephen Douglas accused him debate of being two-faced, who is said to have replied, "Honestly, if I were two-faced, would I be showing you this one?
⬥ A: Ulysses S. Grant
⬥ B: Abraham Lincoln
⬥ C: Theodore Roosevelt
⬥ D: Andrew Jackson
$10,000 (7 of 14) - Not Timed
"Because you've incited the formation of lachrymal agent son-Propanethial S-oxide is an explanation for why you do which of these things?
⬥ A: Get a headache after eating ice cream
⬥ B: Cry when chopping onions
⬥ C: Sneeze when inhaling pepper
⬥ D: Pass gas after eating beans
$20,000 (8 of 14) - Not Timed
Three of these choices are definitions of words that can be created by removing the last letter of a U.S. state capital. Which one is NOT?
⬥ A: A selling of goods at bargain prices
⬥ B: The 8th month of the Gregorian calendar
⬥ C: The last name of Star Wars' Kylo
⬥ D: A white bird used as a peace symbol
$30,000 (9 of 14) - Not Timed
As written below, which of the following words is NOT entirely made up of symbols from the periodic table of elements?
