Verebes István

István Verebes (born 4 July 1948) is a Hungarian actor and dramatist.

He appeared as a celebrity contestant on the Heti Hetes special (226th episode) of Series 1 of Legyen Ön is milliomos!, the Hungarian version of the show, on 3 September 2001. He won 800 000 Ft.

WWTBAM Run[]

Fastest Finger First[]

Fastest Finger First Question
Set the Hungarian home affairs ministers in the order of their inauguration time, starting from the soonest!
⬥ A: Sándor Pintér	⬥ B: Gábor Kuncze
⬥ C: Imre Kónya	⬥ D: Balázs Horváth

Out of the 5 remaining contestants, 4 got it right, but Verebes István (with the time of 8.52 seconds) was the fastest to correctly answer D-C-B-A, making it to the Hot Seat.

Verebes' Run to 40 000 000 Ft[]

5 000 Ft (1 of 15) - Not Timed
According to folklore, which of these doesn’t bring warmth with a bag?
⬥ A: Sándor	⬥ B: József
⬥ C: Benedek	⬥ D: Szilárd Aigner

10 000 Ft (2 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the exact title of Sándor Weöres' anthology?
⬥ A: One hundred hens with a hundred hooves	⬥ B: Fifty ducks with fifty beaks
⬥ C: Ten thrushes with twenty whistles	⬥ D: Three sparrows with six eyes

25 000 Ft (3 of 15) - Not Timed
Who is the god of love in ancient Hindu mythology? '50:50' lifeline used
⬥ A: Kama	⬥ B: Sutra
⬥ C: Coitus	⬥ D: Interruptus

50 000 Ft (4 of 15) - Not Timed
What do you originally deal with as a chisel?
⬥ A: teaching beautiful reading	⬥ B: public scandal
⬥ C: sharpening weapons	⬥ D: grinding jewelry

100 000 Ft (5 of 15) - Not Timed
Who takes a breath with the typical acoustic breathing techniques in Star Wars?
⬥ A: Artu Detu	⬥ B: Chewbacca
⬥ C: Darth Vader	⬥ D: Threepio

200 000 Ft (6 of 15) - Not Timed
How many rooms are needed to hide the former women of the Bluebeard Prince in Bartók's Opera? 'Phone-a-Friend' lifeline used
⬥ A: Four	⬥ B: Five
⬥ C: Six	⬥ D: Seven

300 000 Ft (7 of 15) - Not Timed
In which game does Mátyás Schneider want to “break up” with his future son-in-law in the film Hyppolit, the butler?
⬥ A: talonmáriás	⬥ B: alsózás
⬥ C: zsírozás	⬥ D: snapszli

500 000 Ft (8 of 15) - Not Timed
What city's football team did Szigeti, Solomon, Tatar, Sparrow play for?
⬥ A: Nyíregyháza	⬥ B: Diósgyõr
⬥ C: Győr	⬥ D: Tatabánya

800 000 Ft (9 of 15) - Not Timed
Whose poem is inaccurately quoted "What you hide in your heart" as the country image slogan? 'Ask the Audience' lifeline used
⬥ A: Sándor Petőfi	⬥ B: Attila József
⬥ C: Dezső Szabó	⬥ D: Miklós Radnóti
Ask the Audience Results: A: 12% ⬥ B: 58% ⬥ C: 9% ⬥ D: 21%

1 500 000 Ft (10 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the relationship between the painter Jean-Auguste Renoir and the film director Jean Renoir?
⬥ A: Great-grandfather - Great-grandchild	⬥ B: Grandfather - Grandson
⬥ C: Father and son	⬥ D: No relationship at all

Verebes chose to walk away. He would have guessed B, but the correct answer is C.
Total Prize Money: 800 000 Ft

Sources[]

Verebes István's run to the million

Preceded by Bajor Imre	Hungarian Contestant (Series 1) Verebes István	Succeeded by Hernádi Judit