In the “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” show, the contestant was asked question number 12 out of 15, with a prize of 125,000 AED for the correct answer.
The question was:
In 2010, what was purchased in the first-ever Bitcoin transaction, in exchange for 10,000 Bitcoins?
The options were:
1. A private jet
2. Pizza
3. Microsoft shares
4. A hotel stay
The contestant’s initial reaction was: “It’s impossible for it to be pizza.”
After some thought, they chose the option “Microsoft shares.”
They never imagined, not even 1%, that the correct answer could actually be pizza!
Lesson learned: There are still many people who have no idea what Bitcoin is or its history. They might only hear about Bitcoin and the pizza story when Bitcoin reaches a value of one million dollars—or perhaps even more!