Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Quiz

Try to answer the one million pound and one million dollar questions from the UK and USA versions of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.

The One Million Questions

1. Which King was married to Eleanor of Aquitane?
   A – Henry I, B – Henry II, C – Richard I, D – Henry V


2. If you planted the seeds of Quercus robur, what would grow?
   A – Trees, B – Flowers, C – Vegetables, D – Grain


3. Which scientific unit is named after an Italian nobleman?
   A – Pascal, B – Ohm, C – Volt, D – Hertz







4. 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


5. 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


6. The Earth is approximately how many miles away from the Sun?
   A - 9.3 million, B – 39 million, C – 93 million, D – 193 million


7. Which insect shorted out an early supercomputer and inspired the term "computer bug"?
   A – Moth, B – Roach, C – Fly, D – Japanese beetle


8. Khrushchev's famous 1960 shoe-banging outburst at the UN was in response to a delegate from what nation?
   A – Australia, B – The Netherlands, C – The Philippines, D – Turkey


9. Which of the following men does not have a chemical element named for him?
   A – Albert Einstein, B – Niels Bohr, C – Isaac Newton, D – Enrico Fermi


10. Which of the following landlocked countries is entirely contained within another country?
    A – Lesotho, B – Burkina Faso, C – Mongolia, D – Luxembourg


11. In the children’s book series, where is Paddington Bear originally from?
    A – India, B – Peru, C – Canada, D – Iceland


12. Who is credited with inventing the first mass-produced helicopter?
    A – Igor Sikorsky, B – Elmer Sperry, C – Ferdinand von Zeppelin, D – Gottlieb Daimler


13. The US icon Uncle Sam was based on Samuel Wilson who worked during the War of 1812 as a what?
    A – Meat inspector, B – Mail deliverer, C – Historian, D – Weapons mechanic


14. Who did artist Grant Wood use as the model for the farmer in his classic painting "American Gothic"?
    A – Traveling salesman, B – Local sheriff, C – His dentist, D – His butcher


15. According to the Population Reference Bureau, what is the approximate number of people who have ever lived on earth?
    A – 50 billion, B – 100 billion, C – 1 trillion, D – 5 trillion


16. The song "God Bless America" was originally written for what 1918 musical?
    A – "Oh Lady! Lady!!", B – "Yip, Yip, Yaphank", C – "Blossom Time", D – "Watch Your Step"


17. Now used to refer to a cat, the word "tabby" is derived from the name of a district of what world capital?
    A – Baghdad, B – New Delhi, C – Cairo, D – Moscow


18. Neurologists believe that the brain's medial ventral prefrontal cortex is activated when you do what?
    A – Have a panic attack, B – Remember a name, C – Get a joke, D – Listen to music


19. What club did astronaut Alan Shepard use to make his famous golf shot on the moon?
    A – Nine iron, B – Sand wedge, C – Six iron, D – Seven iron


20. Famous pediatrician and author Dr. Benjamin Spock won an Olympic gold medal in what sport?
    A – Swimming, B – Rowing, C – Fencing, D – Sailing


21. How many days make up a non-leap year in the Islamic calendar?
    A – 365, B – 400, C – 354, D – 376


22. What scientist first determined that human sight results from images projected onto the retina?
    A – Galileo, B – Copernicus, C – Johannes Kepler, D – Isaac Newton

Answers:

1. Which King was married to Eleanor of Aquitane?
   B – Henry II


2. If you planted the seeds of Quercus robur, what would grow?
   A – Trees


3. Which scientific unit is named after an Italian nobleman?
   C – Volt


4. Which of these is not one of the American Triple Crown horse races?
   A – Arlington Million


5. Which boxer was famous for striking the gong in the introduction to J Arthur Rank films?
   A – Bombardier Billy Wells


6. The Earth is approximately how many miles away from the Sun?
   C – 93 million


7. Which insect shorted out an early supercomputer and inspired the term "computer bug"?
   A – Moth


8. Khrushchev's famous 1960 shoe-banging outburst at the UN was in response to a delegate from what nation?
   C – The Philippines


9. Which of the following men does not have a chemical element named for him?
   C – Isaac Newton


10. Which of the following landlocked countries is entirely contained within another country?
    A – Lesotho


11. In the children’s book series, where is Paddington Bear originally from?
    B – Peru


12. Who is credited with inventing the first mass-produced helicopter?
    A – Igor Sikorsky


13. The US icon Uncle Sam was based on Samuel Wilson who worked during the War of 1812 as a what?
    A – Meat inspector


14. Who did artist Grant Wood use as the model for the farmer in his classic painting "American Gothic"?
    C – His dentist


15. According to the Population Reference Bureau, what is the approximate number of people who have ever lived on earth?
    B – 100 billion


16. The song "God Bless America" was originally written for what 1918 musical?
    B – "Yip, Yip, Yaphank"


17. Now used to refer to a cat, the word "tabby" is derived from the name of a district of what world capital?
    A – Baghdad


18. Neurologists believe that the brain's medial ventral prefrontal cortex is activated when you do what?
    C – Get a joke


19. What club did astronaut Alan Shepard use to make his famous golf shot on the moon?
    C – Six iron


20. Famous pediatrician and author Dr. Benjamin Spock won an Olympic gold medal in what sport?
    B – Rowing


21. How many days make up a non-leap year in the Islamic calendar?
    C – 354


22. What scientist first determined that human sight results from images projected onto the retina?
    C – Johannes Kepler