SHARON CUNETA WINS A MILLION
by Nestor U. Torre, Inquirer News Service, December 24, 2001

VIVA TV has informed us that its popular quiz show, "Who Wants to Be A Millionaire," has found its second million-peso winner--and she's none other than the Megastar herself Sharon Cuneta!

For proof positive, the taped Christmas Day edition of the show in which Sharon won her cool million bucks will be aired at 8:30 p.m. tomorrow, Tuesday, Dec. 25, on IBC 13.

Other celebrity contestants who competed in the Christmas Day telecast include Rufa Mae Quinto (she won 300,000 pesos) and Sen. Juan Flavier (200,000 pesos). Part o the money Sharon, Rufa Mae and Sen. Flavier won will go to charity.

Want to see if you can do as well as Sharon? Here are the questions she was asked, with four choices of answers for each question. Underline your answer for every question, then compare your choices with the correct answers at the end of this piece. Don't peek - play fair!:

1. Aling uri ng bag ang karaniwang dinadala sa camping?
a. evening bag b. backpack 3. suitcase d. garment bag.

2. Aling symbol ang nasa isang pangkaraniwang landphone?
a. asterisk b. arrow c. sun d. slash.

3. Ano ang kadalasang hugis ng bala ng VCD?
a. diamond b. triangle c. hexagon d. round.

4. Alin ang maaaring maging description sa isang taong hindi mapagkakatiwalaan ang motibo?
a. shrimpy b. beefy c. fishy d. chicken.

5. Kumpletuhin ang sikat na kasabihang "It takes two to ____."
a. waltz b. rumba c. tango d. charleston.

6. Sino ang direktor ng pelikulang "Tatarin"?
a. Jose Javier Reyes b. Marilou Diaz-Abaya c. Joel Lamanagn d. Tikoy Aguiluz.

7. Ano ang meron sa earth na wala sa buwan?
a. craters b. rocks c. liquid water d. American flag.

8. Ayon sa animated movie, sino ang nagbigay ng buhay kay Pinnochio?
a. Fairy godmother b. Blue fairy c. Good Witch of the North d. Snow Queen.

9. Alin sa mga sumusunod ay inawit ni Raymond Lauchengco para sa pelikulang "Bagets"?
a. "Be My Lady" b. "Farewell" c. "Betty's in Bed" d. "Bakit Ba Ganyan?"

10. Ano ang apelyido ni Romeo sa Shakespearean play na "Romeo and Juliet"?
a. Verona b. Capone c. Montague d. Montana.

11. Nag-retire si Magic Johnson sa NBA matapos ibunyag na siya ay positive sa pagkakaroon ng anong virus?
a. Diabetes Mellitus b. Ebola virus c. HIV d. Belle's Palsy.

12. Ano ang tawag sa high-speed train na unang ginamit sa Japan?
a. Concorde Express b. Bullet train c. Amtrak d. Diesel electric train.

13. Ni-record ni Christopher de Leon ang awiting "Every Breath You Take" kasama ng local singing group na ito.
a. Three of A Kind b. Jeremiah c. Apo Hiking Society d. Men and Music.

14. Ano ang kinikilalang unang major documentary film na ginawa ni Robert Flaherty noong 1922?
a. "Hoop Dreams" b. "City of Gold" c. "Nanook of the North" d. "Primate."

New respect

(Sharon used her lifelines for question 6 (50-50), 8 (Ask the Audience) and 14 (Phone A Friend). She stopped at question 14 for a cool million, and declined to go on to question 15 for two million. The 15th question was:
Saang bansa naganap ang kauna-unahang Winter Olympics? a. Switzerland b. USA c. Austria d. France.

OK? Now check your answers with these correct ones: 1. b, backpack 2. a, asterisk 3. d, round 4. c, fishy 5. c, tango 6. d, Tikoy Aguiluz 7. c, liquid water 8. b, Blue fairy 9. b, "Farewell" 10. c, Montague 11. c, HIV 12. b, Bullet train 13. a, Three of A Kind 14. c, "Nanook of the North."