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Millionaire Hot Seat final question: Can you answer it?

Andrew Bucklow
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1 Oct, 2018 12:00 AM3 mins to read

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Millionaire Hot Seat could have a new million-dollar winner. Photo / Supplied via News.com.au

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A 61-year-old sales director from Melbourne makes it all the way to the million-dollar question on Millionaire Hot Seat in Australia tonight.

Craig Anderson will be the eighth person in Hot Seat history to have a shot at the final question.

Aussie viewers will find out if Anderson wins when Millionaire Hot Seat airs tonight, but Kiwi fans can test their knowledge against the million-dollar question right now.

So what's the obstacle standing between him and a million dollars?

The concept of the 'Superman' is a significant part of the works of which philosopher?
A: Karl Marx
B: Friedrich Nietzsche
C: Georg Wilhelm Hegel
D: Immanuel Kant

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(ANSWERS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE)

So far there's only been one winner on the show. Edwin Daly, a retiree from Mt Barker in South Australia, won the major prize in 2016 after correctly answering this question.

Commonly known by his nickname, what was the full name of 'Banjo' Paterson?
A: Albert Burke
B: Andrew Barton
C: Adam Beaufort
D: Adrian Banks

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Six other contestants made it all the way to the million dollar question but failed at the final hurdle.

Here are the questions they got wrong.

Which of Hollywood's four Warner Brothers died on the eve of their landmark premiere of The Jazz Singer?
A: Albert
B: Harry
C: Jack
D: Sam

Horowitz is the original surname of which American actor?
A: Matt Damon
B: Johnny Depp
C: Julia Roberts
D: Winona Ryder

Famous for his Chinese Theatre, Sid Grauman had earlier opened which other Hollywood theatre in 1922?
A: French
B: Egyptian
C: Roman
D: Arabian

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Will Craig Anderson win the grand prize on Millionaire Hot Seat? Photo / Channel 9
Will Craig Anderson win the grand prize on Millionaire Hot Seat? Photo / Channel 9

On the current flag of the United Nations, which country is shown closest to the top of the flag?
A: New Zealand
B: Norway
C: Chile
D: Iceland

In 1935, which of these countries became the first to use an image of the future Queen Elizabeth on a bank note?
A: Australia
B: New Zealand
C: England
D: Canada

Which of these Gilbert & Sullivan operettas was performed first?
A: The Gondoliers
B: The Pirates Of Penzance
C: The Mikado
D: The Yeomen Of The Guard

Eddie McGuire hosts Hot Seat on Nine. Photo / Channel 9
Eddie McGuire hosts Hot Seat on Nine. Photo / Channel 9

ANSWERS:

The concept of the 'Superman' is a significant part of the works of which philosopher?
B: Friedrich Nietzsche

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Commonly known by his nickname, what was the full name of 'Banjo' Paterson?
B: Andrew Barton

Which of Hollywood's four Warner Brothers died on the eve of their landmark premiere of The Jazz Singer?
D: Sam

Horowitz is the original surname of which American actor?
D: Winona Ryder

Famous for his Chinese Theatre, Sid Grauman had earlier opened which other Hollywood theatre in 1922?
B: Egyptian

On the current flag of the United Nations, which country is shown closest to the top of the flag?
A: New Zealand

In 1935, which of these countries became the first to use an image of the future Queen Elizabeth on a bank note?
D: Canada

Which of these Gilbert & Sullivan operettas was performed first?
B: The Pirates Of Penzance

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