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Tuesday, 18 January, 2000, 20:28 GMT
The lucky questions

Chris Tarrant poses the questions in the quiz


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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