Who Wants Cach to be a Millionaire?

Posted by Anonymous On 11:08 PM

Beeki has a nutty grandmother. (Let's face it, we all have one of them in our family!) We'll call her Grammy Jammy. Now, as many old people do, when Grammy Jammy gets something in her head it takes either a catastrophic explosion or something shiny to dislodge that something from her mind. Well... about a month ago, we had to let Grammy Jammy know that we wouldn't see her for Christmas at Beeki's parents' house. See, Beeki was able to slip down for a few days early in December, but we both had to work around Christmas time. So we missed seeing Grammy Jammy. When we broke the news to her, we told her that we were sorry, but that we had to work. We're young and poor and need the money. Grammy Jammy was displeased.

So, (as I picture it), Grammy Jammy sits her little Yoda-like self down to think about what could make the difference in our lives that would allow us to visit her for Christmas. The answer she comes up with is... money! If we had more money, we wouldn't have to work through Christmas and we could come down to see her. Now, where will we get that money... where... where... of course! "Cach needs to be on Who Wants to be a Millionaire! He's smart and would easily win a million dollars and then they could come to see me for Christmas!"

Then she called Beeki's mom to tell her the plan. Then she called us and left a message telling us of the plan. Then she called Beeki's mom and told her about the plan again. Then she called Beeki and told her the plan again. Then she called Beeki again to tell her the plan again. Now every so often, she still calls to tell us the plan. Saturday morning she called to tell us the plan again.

So let's do what we can to make Grammy Jammy happy! I'll try to get an audition with them. But I'm going to need your help. I need to practice. So what I need you to do is ask me questions with four possible answers like they do on the show. Don't be afraid to make them hard, but remember, this is WWTBAM, not Jeopardy. (So, for example, Euphrony, no questions about rheology.) But generally, anything is fair game. Be sure to mix in pop culture with scholarship. I'll do my best, and if I can get on the show and win a million dollars, I'll take you all out to dinner.

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24 Cachinnations

  1. Tracy Said,

    Boxing rings were originally round. The first square ring was created in:

    a. 1920s
    b. 1880s
    c. 1750s
    d. 1410s

    I just heard this piece of trivia on the radio today.

    Posted on 1/17/2007

     
  2. Anonymous Said,

    That's a good one, Starshine! I'm going to go with 1880's. Final answer.

    Posted on 1/17/2007

     
  3. Anonymous Said,

    What, no questions about viscoelasticity or about optical methods for determination of the first normal stress coefficient of a material? Light weight, really weak :)

    Try these on for size:

    1) Tribology is the study of:
    a) geometric figures based on triangular sections.
    b) friction, wear, and lubrication of surfaces.
    c) alien technologies believed to be based on "threes".
    d) a subset of microbes living on ocean floors.

    2) Silly putty was originally developed for what use?
    a) An artificial rubber.
    b) A caulking material.
    c) A children's toy.
    d) A chewing gum.

    Good luck!

    Posted on 1/18/2007

     
  4. Red Said,

    This first one is an actual million dollar question from an online millionaire game in the miscellaneous category. The second one is one I made up. :)

    1. Which of these paintings is not included in the current 'Vermeer and the Delft School' exhibit (as of 2001), because it is owned by the Queen of England and is in her private collection at Buckingham Palace?

    a. Officer And Laughing Girl
    b. Mistress And Maid
    c. Girl Interrupted At Her Music
    d. The Music Lesson

    2. In the movie Titanic, what does Brock Lovett (played by Bill Paxton) ask "Old Rose" (played by Gloria Stuart) after showing her the artifacts recovered from her stateroom?

    a. Will you tell me about Titanic?
    b. Are you ready to go back to Titanic?
    c. Will you tell me what happened on Titanic?
    d. Are you ready to talk about Titanic?

    Posted on 1/18/2007

     
  5. Tracy Said,

    You are so right! Cach, you're well on your way to becoming a millionaire!

    Also my word verification word is a real word for the first time ever!!! It's: sever

    Posted on 1/18/2007

     
  6. Moderator Said,

    I wish you luck!

    Posted on 1/18/2007

     
  7. Anonymous Said,

    Oooh, Euph! Good ones. Grr... Okay, here's what I think:

    1. Either B or D... but I'll go with D. Final answer.

    2. B. Final answer.

    Posted on 1/18/2007

     
  8. Anonymous Said,

    Redoody...

    1. Either C or D... ummm... I'm going to go with C. Final answer.

    2. B. Final answer.

    Posted on 1/18/2007

     
  9. Alan Said,

    See if you can answer this one...
    Which of your friends left for Louisiana after your sophmore year in high school, and since haven't talked to for 12 years?
    a. Rex (Joey)
    b. Brian
    c. Alan
    D. All of the above

    Call Rex he will verify.

    Posted on 1/18/2007

     
  10. euphrony Said,

    So sorry, cach, you oh for two. Tribology is the study of friction, and silly putty was developed as a possible artificial rubber during WWII.

    Keep studying. I'll propose some artsy questions tomorrow.

    Posted on 1/18/2007

     
  11. Anonymous Said,

    Shut up, Alan! It's great to hear from you! See people, this is the magic of the internet right here. You've just witnessed a whole Oprah-style reunion right here at Cachinnation Central. Now if only it had been right after I brilliantly answered Euphrony's questions correctly... grrrrr....

    Good ones, Euph. I should have gone with my other choices on both of those questions. I narrowed both of them down to the right answer and the one I went with! D'oh! Oh well, you'd have been my phone-a-friend on the tribology question anyway.

    Red? How'd I do?

    I'm off to embarrass myself at basketball again. I'll check in later. Keep 'em coming!

    Posted on 1/18/2007

     
  12. Alan Said,

    I got in touch with Joey (or Rex as he is now know) through the miracle of classmates.com. First let me say that you've haven't changed one bit!! By the way, what's up with the beard? If I post my email on your blog, I won't get like crazy emails or anything will I? I got to send you some pics of the fam.

    Posted on 1/18/2007

     
  13. Anonymous Said,

    Alan, follow the links on the right-hand side of my blog to my MySpace or Facebook. You can message me there and we'll get in better touch. I wouldn't post my email here. It's a pretty shady crew that reads this blog! (Kat, that means you!)

    Posted on 1/18/2007

     
  14. euphrony Said,

    Thanks for the phone a friend props. Mrs. E has always said I should go on WWTBAM, seeing as how the one thing I seem to do better than either rheology or religion is collect and store useless trivialities in my brain. I may not remember the name of my next-door neighbor, but I can tell you Avagodro's number and plots for a dozen upcoming movies.

    How many versions of "The Scream" did artist Edvard Munch paint?
    a) 1
    b) 2
    c) 3
    d) 4

    Posted on 1/19/2007

     
  15. Red Said,

    You did well! 1 for 1. The million dollar question was b, not c, and of course you're ready to go back to Titanic! :)

    Here's a new one, another actual millionaire question.

    What is the name of the slender tower of a mosque from which people are called to prayer?

    a. ziggurat
    b. mihrab
    c. minaret
    d. parapet

    This is so much more fun that working! :)

    Posted on 1/19/2007

     
  16. Anonymous Said,

    Okay... okay... Euph...

    I should know this one more readily. I'm guessing here... but... I know that two different versions of it were stolen. Now I'm not sure how you count "versions" since I know he developed this work... so I'm going to go with ...

    C. 3. Final Answer.

    Posted on 1/20/2007

     
  17. Anonymous Said,

    Red, come on... give me a tough one. The Colonel's an arab for the love of cake.

    C. Minaret. Final Answer.

    Posted on 1/20/2007

     
  18. Anonymous Said,

    Hmmm... Badoozer... I'll try to answer that last one for you.

    If it's sulfur... I'm going to go with...

    A. Rotten Pipes. Final answer.

    Posted on 1/20/2007

     
  19. euphrony Said,

    According to EdvardMunch.info,

    "Munch executed four versions of the painting, of which the most famous are a tempera on cardboard version (measuring 83.5 x 66 cm) formerly in the Munch Museum, Oslo, Norway (shown below), and an oil, tempera, and pastel on cardboard (measuring 91 x 73.5 cm) in the National Gallery (shown to right), also in Oslo. A third version is also owned by the Munch Museum, and a fourth is owned by Petter Olsen. Munch later also translated the picture into a lithograph (shown below), so the image could be reproduced in reviews all over the world. However, one version is currently missing from the Munch Museum, having been stolen by art thieves in August 2004."

    So, four is the answer. (Confidentially, until I double-checked before posing the question, I thought it was three, too.)

    Posted on 1/20/2007

     
  20. Anonymous Said,

    Urg. It was the Petter Olson one that I didn't know about. That's a private collector, I assume? I almost said four because I wasn't sure if the lith counted.

    You're good, my friend... almost... too good...

    Posted on 1/20/2007

     
  21. Sarah Said,

    Be sure to put me on your phone-a-friend list because I know lots of random trivia. I was addicted to PBS as a child. Yeah, I was that kid.

    Posted on 1/21/2007

     
  22. Red Said,

    You are correct again, of course. I think you need to do a second millionaire post so we can get a shorter list of comments. :)

    A hard one you ask...ok here goes. Now I must preface that I'm making these up, so they may in fact not be difficult at all, which is why you would be a far superior contestant on Millionaire or "1 vs 100" and I should stick to "Deal or no Deal". :)

    1.What are the names of Kelly Ripa's 3 children?

    a. Mark, Mary, and Michael
    b. Andrew, Lily, and Jerry
    c. Anthony, Maria, and Jonathan
    d. Michael, Lola, and Joaquin

    2. Sam Patch was the first person to survive jumping off of Niagara Falls. In what year did he jump?

    a. 1756
    b. 1795
    c. 1829
    d. 1874

    Posted on 1/22/2007

     
  23. Anonymous Said,

    from a Sunday school hand-out received on "Sanctity of Life Sunday"...

    What term refers to the single cell that results from egg fertilization (I actually remembered this from highschool biology)?
    a. engram
    b. zygote
    c. blastocyst
    d. jelly bean

    Posted on 1/22/2007

     
  24. Anonymous Said,

    This is Rebecca J who worked for you last year. I love reading your posts (in a non-stalker fashion). I couldn't resist this one--it's a bit easy but they ask this stuff:

    Who was Germany's Chief of the Luftwaffe in World War II?
    A)Heinrich Himmler
    B)Hermann Goering
    C)Joseph Goebbels
    D)Walter von Brauchitsch

    Posted on 2/13/2007