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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