Sophia Bush and Alex Edelman were celebrity contestants who appeared on the 2024 primetime U.S. version of the show on July 31, 2024. They won $250,000 for Glsen Rainbow Library.
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Sophia and Alex’s Run to the Million[]
$100 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
Witches with very little in common form an unlikely bond in what long-running Broadway musical?
⬥ A: A Chorus Line
⬥ B: Jersey Boys
⬥ C: Wicked
⬥ D: The View
$200 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
No surprise given his birth name, the prolific music producer Dijon McFarlane is known professionally as what?
⬥ A: Biscuit
⬥ B: Mustard
⬥ C: Mushroom
⬥ D: Oyster
$300 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the apt nickname for microneedling with PRP, a viral beauty trend in which a patient's face is injected with components of their own blood?
⬥ A: Dinosaur facial
⬥ B: Leprechaun facial
⬥ C: Cyclops facial
⬥ D: Vampire facial
$500 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
Of all the sports at the Summer Olympics, which one uses the lightest balls, weighing less than three grams each?
⬥ A: Basketball
⬥ B: Softball
⬥ C: Table tennis
⬥ D: Beach volleyball
$1,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
If you enjoy eating bugs, a 2024 article described what edible insects as "Noisy Lobsters of the Trees"?
⬥ A: Cicadas
⬥ B: Fireflies
⬥ C: Carpenter ants
⬥ D: Inchworms
$2,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
What historic event was reportedly marked by crowds chanting "Tor auf!" -- which is German for "open the gate"?
⬥ A: Cuban Missile Crisis
⬥ B: Fall of the Berlin Wall
⬥ C: Sinking of the Titanic
⬥ D: Boston Tea Party
$4,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
What movie quite memorably features Tom Cruise shouting, "I love Black people!"?
⬥ A: Magnolia
⬥ B: Jerry Maguire
⬥ C: Tropic Thunder
⬥ D: Top Gun: Maverick
$8,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
PALE GAS is a mnemonic for remembering the seven what?
⬥ A: Colors of the rainbow
⬥ B: World continents
⬥ C: Deadly sins
⬥ D: Dwarfs in "Snow White"
$16,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
A nod to an "infamous" TV event from the '90s, E! News defines "pulling a Felicity" as making, or thinking about making, a dramatic change to one's what?
⬥ A: Relationship status
⬥ B: Job
⬥ C: Friend circle
⬥ D: Hair
$32,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
How many U.S. states have a one-word name?
⬥ A: 30
⬥ B: 35
⬥ C: 40
⬥ D: 45
Sophia and Alex tried to list all the two-word state names, notably missing West Virginia. They figured it was more than B, so they made C their final answer, winning $32,000.
$64,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
Having achieved great heights in music, what rapper's last name is also part of the name of the world's tallest building?
⬥ A: Kendrick Lamar
⬥ B: Wiz Khalifa
⬥ C: Gucci Mane
⬥ D: Lupe Fiasco
Alex correctly noted the world's tallest building is the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.
$125,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed
To encourage new adventures in the year ahead, New Year's Eve revelers in Colombia take to the streets at midnight to do what? ’Ask the Host’ and '50:50' lifelines used
⬥ A: Fill their pockets with dirt
⬥ B: Run with an empty suitcase
⬥ C: Throw a shoe in a fountain
⬥ D: Dance with a salamander
Sophia and Alex asked Jimmy, who guessed B due to the way the question was worded. They then used the 50:50 lifeline, eliminating A and C. They made B their final answer, winning $125,000.
$250,000 (13 of 15) - Not Timed
Ranked #2 on a Rolling Stone list of the best songs by fake bands, "Scotty Doesn't Know" is lip-synced by Matt Damon in what raunchy teen comedy?
⬥ A: EuroTrip
⬥ B: Hot Tub Time Machine
⬥ C: American Pie 2
⬥ D: Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj
$500,000 (14 of 15) - Not Timed
Years before he became the king of canned pasta, chef "Hector" Boiardi prepared dinner for what U.S. president while he was honeymooning with his second wife? ’Phone-a-Friend’ and 'Ask the Audience' lifelines used
Sophia and Alex called Benj Pasek, who wrote the music for "La La Land" and "Dear Evan Hansen," who couldn't give an answer in time. They then asked the audience, a plurality of whom voted for A. Not wanting to risk $218,000, they walked away. The correct answer was B. Total Charity Winnings: $250,000
Trivia[]
Sophia and Alex's $500,000 question could be considered a bad question because the authenticity of the story in question is disputed.
