“Who wants to be a millionaire?” Auditions

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:41:58 -0400

I got up at 5:00 am to audition for Who Wants to be a Millionaire.

I am NOT a morning person. But, I think it was a shock to my system because I bounced right out of bed.

My mom put me up to this. All for the dream of being richer than I am.

We had to drive an hour to be there by 7:00am. Who knew how long the line would be? We got there at about 6:30. The line had about 300 people. It was no American Idol line....thank god.

We were lucky enough to be in the first group of people being tested.
They gave us 2 tests: a movie test & the standard test.
Each had 30 questions and was timed at 10 minutes. You didn’t have the luxury of working out the question as they do on the show. You just had to read the question and guess one of the 4 multiple choices. And, that’s mostly what I did....I “guessed”.

I majored in film and didn’t even pass the movie test. They wouldn’t divulge how many you had to have right to pass. But here are a few of the questions I remember:
Disturbia is a remake of what Alfred Hitchcock movie?
Vanity Fair was the documentation of what actress’s pregnancy?
Who was know as the spaghetti western director?
In what movie does John Travolta refer to a hamburger as a Royale with cheese?
What is Scarlett O’Hara’s real first name?
Cruel Intentions is a remake of what popular broadway musical?
In Sleepless in Seattle, what movie did Tom Hanks say you could always refer to for answers?

Well, then came the standard test. I also didn’t pass this one. There were some movie questions on this one too:
What terrible event was Steven Spielberg’s Munich about?
Like the Lincoln Memorial has a reflecting pool, what other landmark has a reflecting pool?
How were Teddy and Franklin Roosevelt related?
If a surgeon yells “suction,” what instrument does he want?
How many planets are smaller than Earth?
If you were going from Bali to Mali, what body of water would you cross?
Who left 12% of their estate to a small white dog named Trouble?

Anyhow, I really didn’t think I’d pass. I’m not very good at the questions when I watch. At least I tried. I hope my daughter learned from my little “failure.” I told her I tried and even though it was disappointing, I am not upset and will “keep on.”

Deep Thoughts. Welcome.

“Who wants to be a millionaire?” Auditions