All Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? jackpot questions – can you answer them?
Tonight, September 14, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? will crown its first jackpot winner in 14 years.
Only a select few contestants have gone all the way to the last question – and even fewer have walked away with the prize.
In order to get there the contestant must answer 14 questions correctly before getting to the final one.
If they answer the million pound question correctly they win, you guessed it, £1million.
Here we have brought together all the final questions that have featured on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
Can you answer any of the 17 correctly? You can find the answers below.
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? jackpot questions
Peter Lee, January 18, 2000
1. Which county cricket side is based at Chester-le-Street?
A: Warwickshire
B: Durham
C: Northants
D: Leicestershire
Kate Heusser, November 2, 2000
2. Which monarch was known as "the wisest fool in Christendom?"
A: James I
B: Charles I
C: Edward I
D: Henry I
Judith Keppel, November 20, 2000 (winner)
3. Which king was married to Eleanor of Aquatine?
A: Henry 1
B: Henry II
C: Richard I
D: Henry V
John Randall, November 27, 2000
4. Oberon is the satellite of which planet?
A: Mercury
B: Neptune
C: Uranus
D: Mars
Steve Devlin, January 20, 2001
5. In 1912, former US President Theodore Roosevelt was a candidate for which political party?
A: Bull Moose
B: Bull Dog
C: Bull Elephant
D: Bull Frog
Mike Pomfrey, March 12, 2001
6. Tomas Masaryk was the first president of which country?
A: Czechoslovakia
B: Poland
C: Hungary
D: Yugoslavia
David Edwards, April 21, 2001 (winner)
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7. If you planted the seeds of “Quercus robur”, what would grow?
A: Trees
B: Flowers
C: Vegetables
D: Grain
Charles Ingram, September 18, 2001 (winner, but cheating controversy)
8. A number one followed by one hundred zeros is known by what name?
A: Googol
B: Megatron
C: Gigabit
D: Nanomole
Robert Brydges, September 29, 2001 (winner)
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9. Which scientific unit is named after an Italian nobleman?
A: Pascal
B: Ohm
C: Volt
D: Hertz
Peter Spyrides, October 16, 2001
10. What was the occupation of the composer Borodin?
A: Naval captain
B: Chemist
C: Lawyer
D: Chef
Roger Walker, February 16, 2002
11. Which of these is a butterfly, not a moth?
A: Mother Shipton
B: Red Underwing
C: Burnished Brass
D: Speckled Wood
Pat Gibson, April 24, 2004 (winner)
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12. 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
Laurence and Jackie Llewellyn Bowen, February 11 ,2006
13. Translated from the Latin, what is the motto of the United States?
A: In God We Trust
B: One out of many
C: All as one
D: Striving together
Hint: This question turned out to have a significant flaw as there were technically two correct answers
Ingram Wilcox, September 23, 2006 (winner)
14. Which boxer was famous for striking the gong in the introduction to J. Arthur Rank films?
A: Bombardier Billy Wells
B: Freddie Mills
C: Terry Spinks
D: Don Cockell
John Robinson, March 4, 2019
15. Which of these UK prime ministers never served as home secretary?
A: Winston Churchill
B: Alex Douglas-Home
C: Anthony Eden
D: Harold Macmillan
Davyth Fear, September 1, 2019
16. Which of these people was born the same year as Queen Elizabeth II?
A: Audrey Hepburn
B: Judy Garland
C: Julie Andrews
D: Marilyn Monroe
Andrew Townsley, May 12, 2020
17. In the history of motor sport, which of these iconic races was held first?
A: Le Mans 24 Hours
B: Monaco Grand Prix
C: Indy 500
D: Isle of Man TT
How many questions did you get right? Let us know in the comments below…
Answers:
1B – Durham
2A – James I
3D – Henry II
4C – Uranus
5A – Bull Moose
6A – Czechoslovakia
7A – Trees
8A – Googol
9C – Volt
10D – Chemist
11D – Speckled Wood
12A – Arlington Million
13A&B – In God we trust & One out of Many
14A – Bombardier Billy Wells
15A – Winston Churchill
16D – Marilyn Monroe
17D – Isle of Man TT
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