On the periodic table, there are four different elements named after what?
A
Antoine Lavoisier's pet cat
B
A moon of Neptune
C
Marie Curie's maiden name
D
A Swedish mining village
Contestant: Lauren Lapkus
Episode: In The Hot Seat: Lauren Lapkus and Anderson Cooper
$1,000,000 Question
- Season 1, Episode 9
2020-06-04
When scientists tested it with an electroencephalogram, which of these food items produced readings similar to a human brain?
A
Wint-O-Green Life Saver
B
SPAM
C
Lime Jell-O
D
Jet-Puffed Marshmallow
Contestant: Anderson Cooper
Episode: In The Hot Seat: Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen
$1,000,000 Question
- Season 2, Episode 3
2020-11-01
Which of the following is not the title of a country song released by Netflix phenomenon Joe Exotic, aka the "Tiger King"?
A
I Saw a Tiger
B
Big-Hearted Cat
C
Here Kitty Kitty
D
King of the Beast
Contestant: Julie Bowen
Episode: In the Hot Seat: Julie Bowen, Joel McHale, and Bus Driver Eric Bailey
$1,000,000 Question
- Season 2, Episode 6
2020-11-29
Although he and his wife never touched a light switch for fear of being shocked, who was the first president to have electricity in the White House?
A
Ulysses S. Grant
B
Benjamin Harrison
C
Chester A. Arthur
D
Andrew Johnson
Contestant: David Chang
Episode: The Million-Dollar Win
$1,000,000 Question
- Season 4, Episode 2
2025-07-30
Which of these words is often used to describe one of the most beautiful auditory effects on Earth: the sound made by the leaves of trees when wind blows through them?
A
Apricity
B
Petrichor
C
Susurrus
D
Eudaemonia
Contestant: Matt Damon & Ken Jennings
Episode: In the Hot Seat: Matt Damon & Ken Jennings / Jordan Klepper & Ronny Chieng
$1,000,000 Question
- Season 4, Episode 8
2025-09-25
The word "planet" comes from an ancient Greek word that literally means what?
A
Powerful
B
Immortal
C
Stranger
D
Wanderer
Contestant: Oscar Nuñez & Kate Flannery
Episode: In the Hot Seat: Sarah Silverman & Marc Maron / Oscar Nuñez & Kate Flannery