Questions for a million in foreign “Millionaires”. Not everyone could be handled by a Polish viewer

On November 19, 1999, IRS agent John Carpenter became the first millionaire to earn money by participating in a popular TV show. Then he heard a question about which president of the United States took part in the series “Laugh-In”. Today, not only game show fans have no doubt that Richard Nixon was the correct answer. However, there are dozens of other questions that players have not always dealt with. Would the Polish participants be able to answer them? Not all of them have penetrated our pop culture. You will find the answers at the end of the article.

1. Which group won the first Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance on February 22, 1989?

A. Metallica

B.AC/DC

C. Living Color

D. Jethro Tull

2. In what language was Anne Frank’s diary originally published?

A. Dutch

B. English

C. French

D. German

3. Which Shakespeare character uttered the words “Bad things are happening in the state of Denmark”?

A. Hamlet

B. Marcellus

C. Horatio

D. Laertes

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4. On which of the listed means of payment did the motto “In God We Trust” appear for the first time?

A. Nickel

B. One Dollar Bill

C. A dime

D. Five Dollar Bill

5. Which NFL player was the first to answer “I’m going to Disneyland” in a popular series of TV commercials?

A. Doug Williams

B. Marcus Allen

C. Phil Simms

D. Joe Montana

6. The playwright Anton Chekhov graduated from the University of Moscow. In what direction?

A. Almost

B. Medicine

C. Philosophy

D. Economics

7. Before the American colonies switched to the Gregorian calendar, what date did New Year’s Day fall on?

A. March 25

B. July 1

C. September 25

D December 1

8. Which scientist was not named after a chemical element?

A. Albert Einstein

B. Niels Bohr

C. Isaac Newton

D. Enrico Fermi

9. Where did Paddington Bear from the popular series of children’s books come from?

A. India

B.Peru

C. Canada

D. Iceland

10. Which best-selling author was born Howard Allen O’Brien?

A. Danielle Steel

B. Anne Rice

CJK Rowling

D. Toni Morrison

11. Under what name was the Sony Walkman sold in the United States in 1979?

A. Soundabout

B. Listener

C Eardrummer

D. Stowaway

12. During the Cold War, the US government built a congressional bunker under a golf course. Which one?

A. The Breakers

B. The Greenbrier

C. Pinehurst

D. The Broadmoor

13. Which Nobel Peace Prize winner was the only one who refused the prize?

A. Albert Schweitzer

B. Le Duc Tho

C. Andrei Sakharov

D. Aung San Suu Kyi

14. Famous pediatrician and author Dr. Benjamin Spock also won an Olympic gold medal. In what discipline?

A. Swimming

B. Rowing

C. Fencing

D. Sailing

15. Who posed for Grant Wood when he painted the famous “American Gothic” painting?

A. Traveling Salesman

B. Local Sheriff

C. His dentist

D. His butcher

16. The song “God Bless America” ​​was written in 1918 for which musical?

A. Oh Lady! Lady!

B. Yip, Yip, Yaphank

C. Blossom Time

D. Watch Your Step

17. Which of these ships were not captured by the colonizers during the Boston Tea Party?

A. Eleanor

B Dartmouth

C. Beaver

D. William

18. Which first lady was related to Pocahontas in the 9th generation?

A. Helen Taft

B. Edith Wilson

C. Bess Truman

D. Mamie Eisenhower

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19. Which famous thinker caught a cold trying to stuff a chicken with snow to experiment with freezing?

A. Pythagoras

B. Archimedes

C. Isaac Newton

D. Francis Bacon

20. Although today it is treated as a treasure, which famous painting has a hole cut out for a door?

A. Detroit Industry

B. The Last Supper

C. Guernica

D. The Birth of Venus

21. Which president was the first to have electricity in the White House, even though he and his wife never touched a light switch for fear of electrocution?

A. Ulysses S. Grant

B. Benjamin Harrison

C. Chester A. Arthur

D.Andrew Johnson

1st D, 2nd A, 3rd B, 4th C, 5th C, 6th B, 7th A, 8th C, 9th B, 10B, 11A, 12B, 13B, 14B , 15C, 16B, 17D, 18B, 19D, 20B, 21B