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$250,000
Question
- Season 1, Episode 1
2020-04-08
She is known to many as "Lady Liberty," but the Statue of Liberty's official name is what?
A
Liberty Illuminating the Multitude
B
Liberty Enlightening the World
C
Liberty, Our Signal Alight
D
Liberty, The Beacon Aglow
Correct Answer Revealed
Contestant:
Eric Stonestreet
Episode:
In The Hot Seat: Eric Stonestreet and Will Forte
$250,000
Question
- Season 1, Episode 3
2020-04-22
A gem's ability to split light into the colors of the spectrum is called its what?
A
Spark
B
Array
C
Fire
D
Awe
Correct Answer Revealed
Contestant:
Nikki Glaser
Episode:
In The Hot Seat: Nikki Glaser, Jane Fonda and Anthony Anderson
$250,000
Question
- Season 1, Episode 3
2020-04-22
Which of these cities is in New York City's time zone?
A
Lima, Peru
B
Buenos Aires, Argentina
C
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
D
Reykjavík, Iceland
Contestant:
Jane Fonda
Episode:
In The Hot Seat: Nikki Glaser, Jane Fonda and Anthony Anderson
$250,000
Question
- Season 1, Episode 4
2020-04-30
Which of these cardinal directions appears in the title of a Best Picture Oscar winner?
A
North
B
South
C
East
D
West
Contestant:
Ike Barinholtz
Episode:
In The Hot Seat: Anthony Anderson, Ike Barinholtz and Hannibal Buress
$250,000
Question
- Season 1, Episode 6
2020-05-14
The investigation that resulted in the 2019 college admissions scandal was known internally at the FBI as what?
A
Operation Legally Blonde
B
Operation Animal House
C
Operation Varsity Blues
D
Operation Moneyball
Contestant:
Catherine O'Hara
Episode:
In The Hot Seat: Catherine O'Hara and Dr. Phil
$250,000
Question
- Season 1, Episode 7
2020-05-21
The U.S. nuclear codes are carried in a briefcase called the "football," but the president also carries them on a small plastic card nicknamed what?
A
The bow tie
B
The biscuit
C
The frisbee
D
The fly swatter
Correct Answer Revealed
Contestant:
Dr. Phil
Episode:
In The Hot Seat: Dr. Phil, Kaitlin Olson and Lauren Lapkus
$250,000
Question
- Season 1, Episode 8
2020-05-28
How does the composer and lyricist of the Broadway musical "Jagged Little Pill" spell her name?
A
M-O-R-R-I-S-E-T-T-E
B
M-O-R-I-S-S-E-T-T-E
C
M-O-R-R-I-S-S-E-T-T-E
D
M-O-R-I-S-E-T-T-E
Correct Answer Revealed
Contestant:
Lauren Lapkus
Episode:
In The Hot Seat: Lauren Lapkus and Anderson Cooper
$250,000
Question
- Season 1, Episode 9
2020-06-04
In the movie "Taxi Driver," Robert De Niro answers his famous question "You talkin' to me?" with what lesser-known reply?
A
What are you, deaf?
B
You heard me, tough guy
C
Well, I'm the only one here
D
I'd watch that tone
Correct Answer Revealed
Contestant:
Anderson Cooper
Episode:
In The Hot Seat: Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen
$250,000
Question
- Season 2, Episode 2
2020-10-25
An extreme challenge for open-water swimmers, the "Mouths of the Dragon" is a treacherous, 12-mile swim from Trinidad to what country?
A
Venezuela
B
Colombia
C
Suriname
D
Barbados
Correct Answer Revealed
Contestant:
Oliver Fry
Episode:
In the Hot Seat: Julie Bowen and Firefighter Oliver Fry
$250,000
Question
- Season 2, Episode 3
2020-11-01
In the 50 State Quarters Program, Abraham Lincoln's image appears on the quarters for Illinois and what other state?
A
Kentucky
B
Virginia
C
North Dakota
D
South Dakota
Contestant:
Julie Bowen
Episode:
In the Hot Seat: Julie Bowen, Joel McHale, and Bus Driver Eric Bailey
$250,000
Question
- Season 2, Episode 4
2020-11-08
For over thirty years, Queen Elizabeth II has favored what shade of nail polish by Essie?
A
Ballet Slippers
B
Lady Like
C
Everything's Rosy
D
Lovie Dovie
Correct Answer Revealed
Contestant:
Joel McHale
Episode:
In the Hot Seat: Joel McHale and Food Truck Owner Tom Miller
$250,000
Question
- Season 2, Episode 5
2020-11-15
While U.S. banknotes depict past political leaders like Hamilton and Lincoln, the banknotes for Euros depict examples of European what?
A
Mountain ranges
B
Paintings
C
Architectural styles
D
Inventions
Correct Answer Revealed
Contestant:
Rorri Burton
Episode:
In the Hot Seat: David Chang and ASL Interpreter Rorri Burton
$250,000
Question
- Season 2, Episode 6
2020-11-29
A nationwide tradition that started in 1974, millions of people in Japan celebrate Christmas by eating from what U.S. restaurant chain?
A
Pizza Hut
B
Denny's
C
KFC
D
Red Lobster
Correct Answer Revealed
Contestant:
David Chang
Episode:
The Million-Dollar Win
$250,000
Question
- Season 2, Episode 7
2020-12-06
Meryl Streep has been nominated for an Oscar for acting a record 21 times and has won 3 times for "Kramer vs. Kramer," "Sophie's Choice" and what?
A
Doubt
B
The Iron Lady
C
The Bridges of Madison County
D
Julie & Julia
Correct Answer Revealed
Contestant:
J.D. Barton
Episode:
In the Hot Seat: Therapist J.D. Barton and Registered Nurse Amanda Sheehan
$250,000
Question
- Season 2, Episode 9
2021-01-03
When the U.S. mint was established in 1792, legend has it that the first coins it produced were made from what?
A
Alexander Hamilton's gold inkwell
B
Ben Franklin's pewter beer steins
C
Martha Washington's silverware
D
Thomas Jefferson's copper sink
Correct Answer Revealed
Contestant:
Rebel Wilson
Episode:
In the Hot Seat: Rebel Wilson and Amanda Peet
$250,000
Question
- Season 2, Episode 10
2021-01-10
In "The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part," Emmet teams up with Rex Dangervest, the tough-guy captain of what time-traveling spaceship?
A
The Rexcursion
B
The Rexpedition
C
The Rexcelsior
D
The Rexpletive
Contestant:
Amanda Peet
Episode:
In the Hot Seat: Amanda Peet, Zachary Quinto, and Karamo Brown
$250,000
Question
- Season 2, Episode 11
2021-01-17
Derived from an indigenous language, the name of what South American country means "River of the Painted Birds"?
A
Uruguay
B
Bolivia
C
Venezuela
D
Guyana
Correct Answer Revealed
Contestant:
Karamo Brown
Episode:
In the Hot Seat: Karamo Brown and Special Education Teacher Shadi Seyedyousef
$250,000
Question
- Season 2, Episode 15
2021-03-14
Named after the Greek goddess of the hunt, what NASA program aims to land the first woman on the moon by 2024?
A
Artemis
B
Hera
C
Aphrodite
D
Athena
Correct Answer Revealed
Contestant:
Joseph Herrera
Episode:
In the Hot Seat: Gym Owner Joseph Herrera and Registered Nurse Kyle Shaules
$250,000
Question
- Season 3, Episode 2
2024-07-17
The only one-word country whose name contains all five vowels is located on what continent?
A
Asia
B
Europe
C
Africa
D
South America
Correct Answer Revealed
Contestant:
Rosie O'Donnell & Lisa Ann Walter
Episode:
In the Hot Seat: Rosie O'Donnell & Lisa Ann Walter / Sebastian Maniscalco & Omar J. Dorsey
$250,000
Question
- Season 3, Episode 2
2024-07-17
Admitting she wasn't very religious, writer Nora Ephron once said that if she had a religion it would be "you can never have too much" what?
A
Cashmere
B
Chutzpah
C
Butter
D
Dental floss
Contestant:
Sebastian Maniscalco & Omar J. Dorsey
Episode:
In the Hot Seat: Rosie O'Donnell & Lisa Ann Walter / Sebastian Maniscalco & Omar J. Dorsey
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