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Tuesday, 18 January, 2000, 20:28 GMT
The lucky questions
The questions which Peter Lee answered to win £500,000 on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire: Answers at the foot at the page. Qualifying question: Starting with the fewest, put these parts of the adult body in order, according to the number of each. a) Ribs; b)Teeth c) Toes; d) Kidneys. 1. £100 What was the nickname of the American showman William Frederick Cody? a) Bison Bob; b) Bulldog Bert; c) Buffalo Bill; d) Bumblebee Brian. 2. £200 If you try to emulate your neighbours socially, you're "keeping up with the ....?" a) Browns; b) Smiths; c) Joneses; d) Bakers. 3. £300 What is the centre of a storm called? a) Nose; b) Eye; c) Ear; d) Chin. 4. £500 In the world of trees, what is the opposite of evergreen? a) Desiccated; b) Deceptive; c) Deciduous; d) Deceased. 5. £1,000 Which word means a person who has little or no experience at sea? a) Landlady; b) Landholder; c) Landowner; d) Landlubber. 6. £2,000 Which industry is sometimes referred to as "Tin Pan Alley"? a) Steel; b) Music; c) Catering d) Car repair. 7. £4,000 Corgi means dwarf dog in which language? a) Spanish; b) Italian; c) Welsh; d) Manx. 8. £8,000 Who was the last British governor of Hong Kong? a) Norman Lamont; b) Chris Patten; c) Neil Kinnock; d) Edward Heath. 9. £16,000 Bhutan is a small country situated in which range of mountains? a) Alps; b) Pyrenees; c) Andes; d) Himalayas 10. £32,000 Which of these is made from beef? a) Prosciutto; b) Pastrami; c) Pumpernickel; d) Panettone. 11. £64,000 Which of the actresses has not appeared in Coronation Street? a) Patricia Routledge; b) Maureen Lipman; c) Prunella Scales; d) Joanna Lumley. 12. £125,000 Which John Osborne play features the Archie Rice? a) The Entertainer; b) West Of Suez; c) Look Back In Anger; d) Time Present. 13. £250,000 Which French Impressionist painter had a son who became a successful film director? a) Pissarro; b) Degas; c) Sisley; d) Renoir. 14. £500,000 What does the Japanese word Kamikaze literally mean? a) Sacred venture; b) Divine wind; c) Self-destruction; d) Final attack. The question Mr Lee could not answer: 15. £1,000,000 Which county cricket side is based at Chester-le-Street? a) Warwickshire; b) Durham; c) Northants; d) Leicestershire. Answers Qualifier: d,c,a,b 1. Buffalo Bill 2. Jonses 3. Eye 4. Deciduous 5. Landlubber 6. Music 7. Welsh 8. Chris Patten 9. Himalayas 10. Pastrami 11. Maureen Lipman 12. The Entertainer 13. Renoir 14. Divine wind. 15. Durham. |
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