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$500,000 Question - Season 1, Episode 6

The small Pacific island of Yap is famous for having. what unusual form of currency?

A Poisonous snakes

B Giant stone disks

C Chunks of raw diamonds

D Fossilized feces

Contestant: Catherine O'Hara

$500,000 Question - Season 1, Episode 8

Six U.S. presidents had what first name, the most common presidential name in history?

A John

B William

C James

D George

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Contestant: Lauren Lapkus

$500,000 Question - Season 1, Episode 9

What country is called "Druk Yul" in its native language, meaning "Land of the Thunder Dragon"?

A Bangladesh

B Bhutan

C Myanmar

D Nepal

Contestant: Anderson Cooper

$500,000 Question - Season 2, Episode 3

In Caracas, Venezuela, it is customary on the mornings leading up to Christmas for people to travel to church on what?

A Roller skates

B Water buffaloes

C Ostriches

D Ziplines

Correct Answer Revealed
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Contestant: Julie Bowen

$500,000 Question - Season 2, Episode 6

Auctioned for over $3 million in 2014, the most valuable comic book ever sold features Superman on its cover doing what?

A Saluting the American flag

B Breaking free from chains

C Lifting a car over his head

D Sitting on the Moon

Correct Answer Revealed
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Contestant: David Chang

$500,000 Question - Season 2, Episode 7

Confusing for English speakers, "ano" is the word for "yes" in which of these languages?

A Czech

B Korean

C Arabic

D Portuguese

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Contestant: J.D. Barton

$500,000 Question - Season 2, Episode 9

Of the fifteen tallest buildings in the world, more than half are in what country?

A Saudi Arabia

B China

C United Arab Emirates

D Malaysia

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Contestant: Rebel Wilson

$500,000 Question - Season 2, Episode 15

A gangster cliche for "going to jail," the phrase "up the river" originally referred to a prison up what river?

A Ohio River

B Hudson River

C St. Lawrence River

D Rio Grande

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Contestant: Joseph Herrera

$500,000 Question - Season 3, Episode 2

Which of the following is a character from the Charles Dickens novel "Great Expectations" and not a former contestant on "RuPaul's Drag Race"?

A Dusty Ray Bottoms

B Rebecca Glasscock

C Victoria "Porkchop" Parker

D Belinda Pocket

Correct Answer Revealed
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Contestant: Rosie O'Donnell & Lisa Ann Walter

$500,000 Question - Season 3, Episode 3

Since he reportedly hated the nickname "Scarface," Al Capone's inner circle called him by what name, slang for "stylish"?

A Bimbo

B Snorky

C Nerts

D Sheba

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Contestant: John Stamos & Dave Coulier

$500,000 Question - Season 3, Episode 4

Years before he became the king of canned pasta, chef "Hector" Boiardi prepared dinner for what U.S. president while he was honeymooning with his second wife?

A Theodore Roosevelt

B Woodrow Wilson

C Calvin Coolidge

D Herbert Hoover

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Contestant: Sophia Bush & Alex Edelman

$500,000 Question - Season 4, Episode 2

With another career path already established, who got his first taste of the entertainment world when he entered a Steve Martin look-alike contest?

A Dr. Oz

B Jerry Springer

C Bill Nye

D Anthony Bourdain

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Contestant: Matt Damon & Ken Jennings

$500,000 Question - Season 4, Episode 3

According to the New York Times, what was the hardest-to-solve answer to Wordle in 2024, breaking 5.6 million streaks?

A BOUGH

B JOLLY

C KOALA

D CORER

Correct Answer Revealed
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Contestant: Joel McHale & Jim Rash

$500,000 Question - Season 4, Episode 8

The only U.S. president to be arrested while in office, Ulysses S. Grant was busted by a D.C. cop for what offense?

A Unlawful discharge of a firearm

B Gambling without a license

C Speeding in a horse-drawn carriage

D Spitting on the sidewalk

Correct Answer Revealed
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Contestant: Oscar Nuñez & Kate Flannery

$500,000 Question - Season 5, Episode 2

2026-07-29

What achievement occurred just two months after a New York Times article said it wouldn't happen for "one million to ten million years"?

A Splitting the atom

B Cloning a mammal

C First airplane flight

D Polio vaccine

Contestant: Ben Affleck & Jamie Ding

Episode: In The Hot Seat: Ben Affleck & Jamie Ding; Jason Alexander & Wayne Knight; Tig Notaro & Pete Holmes

$500,000 Question - Season 5, Episode 3

2026-08-05

Which of the following pairs of people were born in the same year?

A Queen Elizabeth II & Elizabeth Taylor

B Tom Cruise & Tom Hanks

C Ryan Reynolds & Ryan Gosling

D Jennifer Lopez & Jennifer Aniston

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Contestant: Brad Paisley & Clayton Kershaw

Episode: In The Hot Seat: Brad Paisley & Clayton Kershaw; Michael Kosta & Wendi McLendon-Covey

$500,000 Question - Season 5, Episode 4

2026-08-12

Hypergargalesthesia is an extreme sensitivity to what?

A Loud noises

B Sunlight

C Tickling

D Caffeine

Correct Answer Revealed
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Contestant: Jesse Eisenberg & Paul Giamatti

Episode: In The Hot Seat: Jesse Eisenberg & Paul Giamatti; Krysten Ritter & Sarah Shahi

$500,000 Question - Season 5, Episode 5

2026-08-19

The first uncensored appearance of the F-word in the news pages of the New York Times was when what figure was quoted saying it?

A George Carlin

B Madonna

C Buzz Aldrin

D Monica Lewinsky

Correct Answer Revealed
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Contestant: Paul Scheer & Rob Huebel

Episode: In The Hot Seat: Paul Scheer & Rob Huebel; Awkwafina & Paul Feig

Results

The small Pacific island of Yap is famous for having. what unusual form of currency?

Six U.S. presidents had what first name, the most common presidential name in history?

What country is called "Druk Yul" in its native language, meaning "Land of the Thunder Dragon"?

In Caracas, Venezuela, it is customary on the mornings leading up to Christmas for people to travel to church on what?

Auctioned for over $3 million in 2014, the most valuable comic book ever sold features Superman on its cover doing what?

Confusing for English speakers, "ano" is the word for "yes" in which of these languages?

Of the fifteen tallest buildings in the world, more than half are in what country?

A gangster cliche for "going to jail," the phrase "up the river" originally referred to a prison up what river?

Which of the following is a character from the Charles Dickens novel "Great Expectations" and not a former contestant on "RuPaul's Drag Race"?

Since he reportedly hated the nickname "Scarface," Al Capone's inner circle called him by what name, slang for "stylish"?

Years before he became the king of canned pasta, chef "Hector" Boiardi prepared dinner for what U.S. president while he was honeymooning with his second wife?

With another career path already established, who got his first taste of the entertainment world when he entered a Steve Martin look-alike contest?

According to the New York Times, what was the hardest-to-solve answer to Wordle in 2024, breaking 5.6 million streaks?

The only U.S. president to be arrested while in office, Ulysses S. Grant was busted by a D.C. cop for what offense?

What achievement occurred just two months after a New York Times article said it wouldn't happen for "one million to ten million years"?

Which of the following pairs of people were born in the same year?

Hypergargalesthesia is an extreme sensitivity to what?

The first uncensored appearance of the F-word in the news pages of the New York Times was when what figure was quoted saying it?