The following are two actual Million Pound
questions from the British version of WWTBAM. Compare them
to the American version and realize just how
pathetically ABC wants ratings.
(Source is the WWTBAM
Online British version. For the record, these are the
only two I've gotten to so far. I've missed them
both.)
In which of the following operas did Luciano
Pavarotti make his American debut in 1965?
a) La
Boheme
b) Der Rosenkavalier
c) Lucia di Lammermoor
d)
I Pagliacci
What is the name of the
brightest or 'Alpha' star in the constellation
Triangulum?
a) Polaris
b) Rasalmothallah
c) Atria
d)
Thuban
Kinda puts Sikorsky and Peru in perspective,
eh?
Andy Goss
High score in Britain: L64000 (and it
would be higher if I weren't so damn reckless!)