$1,000,000 questionとは 意味・読み方・使い方

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$1,000,000 question (複数形 $1,000,000 questions)

1. Alternative form of million-dollar question
   • 2002 April 27, bighair, “cbm1581 in Linux”, in comp.emulators.cbm‎^[1] (Usenet):

     Now for the $1,000,000 questions — (1) can you do the same for 5-1/4" disks if you have a 5-1/4" drive? (2) What about copy protected disks?

   • 2002 November 21, Schizoid Man, “Difference between Madden 2002 and 2003?”, in microsoft.public.xbox‎^[2] (Usenet):

     This is confusing. Ok so both Fever 2003 and 2K3 are 30 bucks and they both have online play and they are both arcade-ish and not as realistic as Madden. So.... ($1,000,000 question coming)... which one is better? :)

   • 2004 October 10, Paul Seaton, “McAdams runs from the tough question...again. :-(”, in alt.assassination.jfk‎^[3] (Usenet):

     The $1,000,000 question is, is there a radio-opaque trail of some kind from the eop to the area of the right eye , as Davis thought he could see ?