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Could you answer these million-dollar questions from 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'

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  • The game show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" has been on the air for 20 years. It started in the UK in 1998, and moved across the pond to the US in 1999.
  • Throughout that time, few have won the top prize. Only 12 have done it in the US, and only five in the UK.
  • We've found 25 of the million dollar questions asked on the show.
  • Do you think you have what it takes to become a millionaire ?

"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" has been in our lives for many years . Whether you prefer the prime-time version hosted by Regis Philbin, the first syndicated seasons with Meredith Viera, or the current king of reality TV Chris Harrison's newer seasons , anyone who's watched the show has asked themselves the same question could I do that?

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INSIDER has picked 25 of the million-dollar questions asked on the show, from both the original UK version and the American remake.

Would you take home the top prize? Keep scrolling to find out.

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A: Lyndon Johnson

B: Richard Nixon

C: Jimmy Carter

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D: Gerald Ford

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Nixon appeared on the comedy show while he was on the campaign trail in 1968.

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A: 9.3 million

B: 39 million

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C: 93 million

D: 193 million

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A: Moth

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B: Roach

C: Fly

D: Japanese beetle

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Hopper's notes from September 9, 1947, show that she had encountered a moth inside her computer .

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A: Albert Einstein

B: Niels Bohr

C: Isaac Newton

D: Enrico Fermi

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Wikimedia Commons

Poor Newton the other three have Einsteinium, Bohrium, and Fermium, respectively.

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A: Lesotho

B: Burkina Faso

C: Mongolia

D: Luxembourg

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Prince Harry himself spent two months working in Lesotho , and now his charity Sentebale is focused on HIV/AIDS prevention in Lesotho and Botswana.

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A: India

B: Peru

C: Canada

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D: Iceland

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Paddington was raised by his Aunt Lucy in Peru, after being orphaned due to an earthquake, according to Paddington's website.

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A: Igor Sikorsky

B: Elmer Sperry

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C: Ferdinand von Zeppelin

D: Gottlieb Daimler

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The worlds first practical helicopter , the VS-300, took flight on September 14, 1939, in Stratford, Connecticut. It was designed by Sikorksy.

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A: N

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B: A

C: U

D: L

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The US received N as its designated letter at the International Air Navigation Convention in 1919, and the earliest legal requirement dates back to 1927.

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A: Cleaning fluid

B: Antiseptic

C: Insecticide

D: Shaving cream

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The soldiers fighting in more tropical climates , like the South Pacific, used the cans to fight off the spread of malaria and other mosquito-borne diseases.

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A: Meat inspector

B: Mail deliverer

C: Historian

D: Weapons mechanic

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Wikimedia Commons

A resolution passed by Congress in 1961 recognized Sam Wilson as the namesake of the national symbol.

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A: Traveling salesman

B: Local sheriff

C: His dentist

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D: His butcher

Wikimedia Commons

Wood's dentist was Byron McKeeby , who was 62 years old in 1930.

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A: 5o billion

B: 100 billion

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C: 1 trillion

D: 5 trillion

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A: Australia

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B: The Netherlands

C: The Philippines

D: Turkey

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It's unclear if the shoe-banging actually took place , but Khrushchev was certainly pounding his fist on the desk.

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A: "Oh Lady! Lady!!"

B: "Yip, Yip, Yaphank"

C: "Blossom Time"

D: "Watch Your Step"

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However, the song didn't make it into the musical's final cut.

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A: Baghdad

B: New Delhi

C: Cairo

D: Moscow

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The word evolved from the word "attabi," which was the name of a specific type of silk cloth made in Baghdad, according to Deseret News.

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A: Have a panic attack

B: Remember a name

C: Get a joke

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D: Listen to music

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According to The Science of Psychotherapy , "[the prefrontal cortex] has been implicated in planning complex cognitive behavior, personality expression, decision making, and moderating social behavior."

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A: Nimptopsical

B: Buzzey

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C: Pifflicated

D: Staggerish

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Pifflicated does mean drunk, but Franklin didn't include it in his book.

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A: Nine iron

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B: Sand wedge

C: Six iron

D: Seven iron

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Shepard smuggled his golf club onto the ship only a few people at NASA knew his plan.

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A: Swimming

B: Rowing

C: Fencing

D: Sailing

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Spock was on the eight-man American team that won the gold medal at the 1924 Paris Olympics.

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A: 365

B: 400

C: 354

D: 376

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AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy

The Islamic calendar has 11 less days than the widely-used Gregorian calendar, which has 365 days in a non-leap year.

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A: Galileo

B: Copernicus

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C: Johannes Kepler

D: Isaac Newton

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A: Henry I

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B: Henry II

C: Richard I

D: Henry V

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The two were together for 14 years , before Eleanor left due to Henry's multiple infidelities.

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A: Trees

B: Flowers

C: Vegetables

D: Grain

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According to the Encyclopedia Britannica , there are about 450 species of trees and shrubs considered to be oaks.

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A: Pascal

B: Ohm

C: Volt

D: Hertz

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Wikimedia Commons

The volt is named after scientist Alessandro Volta, who invented the first electrical battery in 1800.

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A: Arlington Million

B: Belmont Stakes

C: Kentucky Derby

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D: Preakness Stakes

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The Arlington Million is held at Arlington Park , in Arlington Heights, Illinois.

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