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Here's Dermot, Dermot's dad's and the real
answers (indicated by bold):
£100 question:
| What phrase is used to describe
words that are written without the use of
captal letters? |
| A:Lower rucksack |
B:Lower case (answered
by Dermot) |
| C:Lower bag |
D:Lower holdall |
£200 question:
| What is someone having done
if they are asked to "watch the birdie"?
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| A:Blood test |
B:Haircut |
| C:Photograph taken
(answered by Dad) |
D:Pedicure |
£300 question:
| Which is of these is a bird
of the Crow family noted for its thieving
habits? |
| A:Jimdaw |
B:Johndaw |
| C:Jockdaw |
D:Jackdaw (answered
by Dad) |
£500 question:
| What is the first name of
the film director Polanski? |
| A:Greek |
B:Roman (answered by
both) |
| C:Dutch |
D:French |
£1,000 question:
| Which word, taken from the
name of a notorious hospital, describes
scenes of uproar and confusion? |
| A:Bedlam (answered
by Dad) |
B:Pandemonium |
| C:Chaos |
D:Clamour |
£2,000 question:
| Who plays the role of Rachel
in "Friends"? |
| A:Lisa Kudrow |
B:Jennifer Aniston
(answered by Dermot) |
| C:Courteney Cox |
D:Elle McPherson |
£4,000 question:
| In which county is the Isle
of Thanet? |
| A:Cornwall |
B:Essex |
| C:Lincolnshire |
D:Kent (answered by
Dad) |
£8,000 question:
| The Australian Dawn Fraser
is an Olympic gold medalist in which event? |
| A:Cycling |
B:Athletics |
| C:Swimming (answered
by Dad) |
D:Gymnastics |
£16,000 question:
| Which legendary German scholar
supposedly sold his soul to the devil? |
| A:Faust |
B:Tannhäuser |
| C:Lohengrin |
D:Fafnir |
They then took a 50:50 to leave:
| A:Faust
(answered by Dad) |
B:Tannhäuser |
£32,000 question:
| One of the Wonders of the
Ancient World, what type of building was
constucted at Halicarnassus in the 3rd century
BC? |
| A:Mausoleum
(both agreed) |
B:Lighthouse |
| C:Zoo |
D:Library |
They had to phone a friend, "Norman"
(one of Dermot's Dad's friends from Colchester),
who answered Mausoleum.
£64,000 question:
| Which of these countries shares
a border with Russia? |
| A:Pakistan |
B:Nepal |
| C:Bangladesh |
D:Mongolia (answered
by both) |
£132,000 question:
| Which of these bishops is
not automatically a member of the House
of Lords? |
| A:Winchester |
B:Durham |
| C:London (answered by both) |
D:Salisbury |
This mistake meant that their final prize money
was £32,000.
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