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Last Updated: Saturday, 24 April, 2004, 22:27 GMT 23:27 UK

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Take the £1m jackpot quiz

Father-of-two Pat Gibson has become the fourth person to win the £1m jackpot on Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

He answered 15 questions successfully to reach the £1m prize - but how many of the questions could you have answered?

Question 1

For £100: In children's stories, how many wishes are traditionally granted by a genie ora fairy?


	A: One


	B: Two


	C: Three


	D: Four

Question 2

For £200: Which phrase refers to a discussion about work outside working hours?


	A: Talking factory


	B: Talking store


	C: Talking shop


	D: Talking mill

Question 3

For £300: What is the colour of the front door of Number 10 Downing Street?


	A: Red


	B: Blue


	C: Yellow


	D: Black

Question 4

For £500: Complete TV presenter David Dickinson's famous catchphrase: "Cheap as..."


	A: Cheddar


	B: Chowder


	C: Chips


	D: Chilli

Question 5

For £1,000: What is the first word in the phonetic alphabet?


	A: Apple


	B: Alpha


	C: Armadillo


	D: Amazon

Question 6

For £2,000: Which girl's name is the title of a song on The Beatles' album Rubber Soul?


	A: Mandy


	B: Michelle


	C: Madeleine


	D: Marianne

Question 7

For £4,000: In 1581, Sir Francis Drake became mayor of which city?


	A: Hull


	B: Glasgow


	C: Plymouth


	D: Bristol

Question 8

For £8,000: The Walrus and the Carpenter is a well-known verse in which children's novel?


	A: Swallows and Amazons


	B: The Hobbit


	C: Through the Looking-Glass


	D: Stig of the Dump

Question 9

For £16,000: In heraldry, a lion standing on one or two hind legs with one foreleg raisedabove the other is described as what?


	A: Dormant


	B: Passant


	C: Couchant


	D: Rampant

Question 10

For £32,000: What is the name of the world's highest active volcano?


	A: Etna


	B: St Helens


	C: Cotopaxi


	D: Krakatoa

Question 11

For £64,000: In Welsh place names, what does `afon' mean?


	A: Fort


	B: Meadow


	C: Pool


	D: River

Question 12

For £125,000: Which king wrote a famous denunciation of smoking?


	A: Richard I


	B: William I


	C: George I


	D: James I

Question 13

For £250,000: What is the female equivalent of the Oedipus complex?


	A: Electra complex


	B: Athena complex


	C: Diana complex


	D: Pandora complex

Question 14

For £500,000: Which of these creatures are most associated with the naturalist and artistJohn James Audubon?


	A: Beetles


	B: Butterflies


	C: Birds


	D: Bats

Question 15

For £1m: Which of these is not one of the American Triple Crown horse races?


	A: Arlington Million


	B: Belmont Stakes


	C: Kentucky Derby


	D: Preakness Stakes

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