Corrected entry: While brother Salim owned a Colt, and indeed the Colt was the first revolver invented, at no time in the story was this detail ever given to Jamal, who answered this questions correctly on the game show. A scene must have been cut which would explain Jamal's first-hand knowledge of who invented the first revolver.
littlestar
15th Feb 2009
Correction: He heard his brother refer to a gun as a colt, and answered "Colt" based on that. He couldn't know it was the right answer, he got lucky.
littlestar