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Welcome to
Who Wants
Future Profits?
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$1 Million
$500,000
$250,000
$125,000
$64,000
$32,000
$16,000
$8,000
$4,000
$2,000
$1,000
$500
$300
$200
$100
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Adapted from a
Presentation
By Northern California Urban Development. 2010.
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$1 Million
$500,000
$250,000
$125,000
$64,000
$32,000
$16,000
$8,000
$4,000
$2,000
$1,000
$500
$300
$200
$100
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In a balanced budget
your income must be
greater than your
what?
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$1 Million
$500,000
$250,000
$125,000
$64,000
$32,000
$16,000
$8,000
$4,000
$2,000
$1,000
$500
$300
$200
$100
A: Your fixed expenses
B: Your salary
C: Your taxes
D: All your expenses
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$1 Million
$500,000
$250,000
$125,000
$64,000
$32,000
$16,000
$8,000
$4,000
$2,000
$1,000
$500
$300
$200
$100
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What is the correct
answer to 1,100 x 100?
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A: 110,000
C: 11,000
B: 1,000,000
D: 1,100
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$1 Million
$500,000
$250,000
$125,000
$64,000
$32,000
$16,000
$8,000
$4,000
$2,000
$1,000
$500
$300
$200
$100
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$1 Million
$500,000
$250,000
$125,000
$64,000
$32,000
$16,000
$8,000
$4,000
$2,000
$1,000
$500
$300
$200
$100
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When you apply for a
job, what is the one
thing you should not
do?
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$1 Million
$500,000
$250,000
$125,000
$64,000
$32,000
$16,000
$8,000
$4,000
$2,000
$1,000
$500
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A: Know what your
strengths are
B: Wear casual
clothes
C: Be on time
D: Know something
about the company
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$1 Million
$500,000
$250,000
$125,000
$64,000
$32,000
$16,000
$8,000
$4,000
$2,000
$1,000
$500
$300
$200
$100
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Biology is the study of what?
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A: The body
B: The mind
C: Living things
D: Animal organs
$1 Million
$500,000
$250,000
$125,000
$64,000
$32,000
$16,000
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$4,000
$2,000
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$1 Million
$500,000
$250,000
$125,000
$64,000
$32,000
$16,000
$8,000
$4,000
$2,000
$1,000
$500
$300
$200
$100
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Why did Columbus name the
native people of America
“Indians” when he arrived on
North American soil for the first
time?
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A:
From his experiences in
India, he believed both races
looked similar.
C:
That’s what he called
anyone when meeting him or
her for the first time
B:
D:
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$1 Million
$500,000
$250,000
$125,000
$64,000
$32,000
$16,000
$8,000
$4,000
$2,000
$1,000
$500
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To be disrespectful
He believed he was in India
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the $1,000
Milestone!
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$1 Million
$500,000
$250,000
$125,000
$64,000
$32,000
$16,000
$8,000
$4,000
$2,000
$1,000
$500
$300
$200
$100
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Which of these is not a good
reason to save your money?
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A: For emergencies
C: For short-term
goals
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$1 Million
$500,000
$250,000
$125,000
$64,000
$32,000
$16,000
$8,000
$4,000
$2,000
$1,000
$500
$300
$200
$100
B: For getting a TV from
a rent-to-own store
D: For long-term goals
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$1 Million
$500,000
$250,000
$125,000
$64,000
$32,000
$16,000
$8,000
$4,000
$2,000
$1,000
$500
$300
$200
$100
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In mathematics, Pi
represents what?
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A: A right angle
C: The weight of all mass
on the earth’s surface
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$1 Million
$500,000
$250,000
$125,000
$64,000
$32,000
$16,000
$8,000
$4,000
$2,000
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B: The circumference of
a circle to its diameter
D: The exact wingspan of a human
from right fingertips to left fingertips
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$1 Million
$500,000
$250,000
$125,000
$64,000
$32,000
$16,000
$8,000
$4,000
$2,000
$1,000
$500
$300
$200
$100
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Up to what amount of money
will the FDIC insure for your
bank account?
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A: $250,000
B: $400,000
C: $210,000
D: $100,000
$1 Million
$500,000
$250,000
$125,000
$64,000
$32,000
$16,000
$8,000
$4,000
$2,000
$1,000
$500
$300
$200
$100
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$1 Million
$500,000
$250,000
$125,000
$64,000
$32,000
$16,000
$8,000
$4,000
$2,000
$1,000
$500
$300
$200
$100
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DNA is an acronym
that stands for what?
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A: Diacleic Nuclear
Association
B: Dinosauric
Nirobic Age
C: Deoxyribose
Nucleic Acid
D: Dioxy
Nolepular Aplex
$1 Million
$500,000
$250,000
$125,000
$64,000
$32,000
$16,000
$8,000
$4,000
$2,000
$1,000
$500
$300
$200
$100
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$1 Million
$500,000
$250,000
$125,000
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$32,000
$16,000
$8,000
$4,000
$2,000
$1,000
$500
$300
$200
$100
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Which type of account
typically does not gain any
interest?
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A: Certificate of
Deposit
C: Savings Account
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$1 Million
$500,000
$250,000
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$32,000
$16,000
$8,000
$4,000
$2,000
$1,000
$500
$300
$200
$100
B: Checking Account
D: The Stock Market
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the $32,000
Milestone!
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$500,000
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$16,000
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$4,000
$2,000
$1,000
$500
$300
$200
$100
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What is the name of the 33rd
president of the United States
of America?
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A: Dwight Eisenhower
B: Franklin Roosevelt
C: Barack Obama
D: Harry Truman
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$1,000
$500
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$200
$100
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What is the Rule of 9 in
regard to mathematics?
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A: The number 9 multiplied 8 times,
divided by 2, subtracted by 4 will
always be equal to the number 9
C: Anytime you multiply a
number by 9, the numbers in the
answer will add up to 9
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$500,000
$250,000
$125,000
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$32,000
$16,000
$8,000
$4,000
$2,000
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B:
Every number that is
divided by 9 is a multiple of 12
D:
27 cannot be divided by 9
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$500,000
$250,000
$125,000
$64,000
$32,000
$16,000
$8,000
$4,000
$2,000
$1,000
$500
$300
$200
$100
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What does a ribosome do in
a cell?
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A: Produce proteins
C: Act as a messenger
to the nucleus of the cell
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$1 Million
$500,000
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$125,000
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$32,000
$16,000
$8,000
$4,000
$2,000
$1,000
$500
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$100
B: Act as a catalyst
for cell growth
D: Fight against chemicals
and bodily functions that
can harm the cell wall
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$64,000
$32,000
$16,000
$8,000
$4,000
$2,000
$1,000
$500
$300
$200
$100
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In what year was the pledge
of allegiance created?
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A: 1901
B: 1867
C: 1850
D: 1892
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$1 Million
$500,000
$250,000
$125,000
$64,000
$32,000
$16,000
$8,000
$4,000
$2,000
$1,000
$500
$300
$200
$100
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$1 Million
$500,000
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$16,000
$8,000
$4,000
$2,000
$1,000
$500
$300
$200
$100
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Which of the following
is not a danger in
using a credit card?
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A: Building your credit
score
C: Spending too
much money
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$1 Million
$500,000
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$125,000
$64,000
$32,000
$16,000
$8,000
$4,000
$2,000
$1,000
$500
$300
$200
$100
B: Getting stuck in
debt
D: Paying a high APR
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YOU WIN $1
MILLION DOLLARS!