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After August's stunning Nielsen success, ABC's quiz show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" is back for another two weeks. Starting last Sunday, viewers could once again watch contestants sweat over deceptively simple multiple-choice questions. Hosted by the ever-suave Regis Philbin, the show has yet to produce a grand prize winner.

But here at Harvard, students are playing their own version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire." It's the Internet Startup Game, and chances are you or someone you know has already been a contestant.

Some students have taken their meager earnings and walked away (www.datesite.com), some never really made it past the first round (www.collegebeans.com), and some are still playing (www.crimson-solutions.com). And unlike the television counterpart, this show has seen big winners (www.microsoft.com). No telephone call necessary. All you need is a $75 and a domain name.

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Still don't know if you want to play? Take the simple quiz below and judge for yourself. If you get stuck, feel free to call a friend or use the fifty-fifty option at the bottom of this column. But be warned, there are no lifelines. If you fall, you fall all the way to ground negative-costs-minus-revenue.

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QUESTION 1: Congratulations! You've started an Internet startup. Which of the following markets will you tap into first? A) Urban yuppies in their mid-20s; B) Computer-savvy professionals in their mid-30s; C) Corporate board members in their mid-40s; D) Harvard kids.

QUESTION 2: A company is only as good as the people who run it. Among which pool will you find the most competent people to staff your new company? A) Recent graduates from the Harvard Business School; B) Former associates at Boston Consulting Group; C) EC-10 Teaching Fellows; D) Your blockmates.

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