Hardest Who Wants To Be A Millionaire £1m questions - see if you can answer them

Katy Hallam & Sonia Sharma
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Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? host Jeremy Clarkson
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? host Jeremy Clarkson -Credit:ITV


Who Wants To Be A Millionaire is a popular quiz show on ITV but it has only been won five times in its history.

Viewers at home love playing along to see if they know the right answers to the questions. But how many of the final £1m questions can you answer?

Here is a round-up of all the hardest final questions - 17 in total - that have ever been put to players on the ITV show since it started in 1998, with Chris Tarrant at the helm. Now Jeremy Clarkson is the host.

Judith Keppel, a former garden designer, was the first person to win the show in 2000. Her win even secured her a place as an expert on the BBC gameshow Eggheads, reports BirminghamLive.

Her win was followed by success for some other contestants. All of their final questions and others from those who missed out at the last hurdle are below. The answers are at the bottom.

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire's hardest £1m questions

1. The first ever £1m question on the show was: Which county cricket side is based at Chester-le-Street?

⬥ A: Warwickshire ⬥ B: Durham

⬥ C: Northants ⬥ D: Leicestershire

2. Which monarch was known as "the wisest fool in Christendom"?

⬥ A: James I ⬥ B: Charles I

⬥ C: Edward ⬥ D: Henry I

3. Which king was married to Eleanor of Aquitaine?

⬥ A: Henry ⬥ B: Henry II

⬥ C: Richard ⬥ D: Henry V

4. Oberon is a satellite of which planet?

⬥ A: Mercury ⬥ B: Neptune

⬥ C: Uranus ⬥ D: Mars

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

6. Tomas Masaryk was the first President of which country?

⬥ A: Czechoslovakia⬥ B: Poland

⬥ C: Hungary ⬥ D: Yugoslavia

7. If you planted the seeds of 'Quercus robur', what would grow?

⬥ A: Trees⬥ B: Flowers

⬥ C: Vegetables ⬥ D: Grain

8. A number one followed by one hundred zeros is known by what name?

⬥ A: Googol⬥ B: Megatron

⬥ C: Gigabit⬥ D: Nanomole

9. Which scientific unit is named after an Italian nobleman?

⬥ A: Pascal⬥ B: Ohm

⬥ C: Volt⬥ D: Hertz

10. What was the occupation of the composer Borodin?

⬥ A: Naval captain ⬥ B: Chemist

⬥ C: Lawyer ⬥ D: Chef

11. Which of these is a butterfly, not a moth?

⬥ A: Mother Shipton⬥ B: Red Underwing

⬥ C: Burnished Brass⬥ D: Speckled Wood

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

13. 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

14. Which of these UK prime ministers never served as foreign secretary?

⬥ A: Winston Churchill ⬥ B: Alex Douglas-Home

⬥ C: Anthony Eden ⬥ D: Harold Macmillan

15. 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

16. 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

17. In 1718, which pirate died in battle off the coast of what is now North Carolina?

⬥ A: Calico Jack ⬥ B: Blackbeard

⬥ C: Bartholomew Roberts ⬥ D: Captain Kidd

The answers

1. B - Durham

2. A - James I

3. B - Henry II

4. C - Uranus

5. A - Bull Moose

6. A - Czechoslovakia

7. A - Trees

8. A - Googol

9. C - Volt

10. B - Chemist

11. D - Speckled Wood

12. A - Arlington Million

13. A - Bombadier Billy Wells

14. A - Winston Churchill

15. D - Marilyn Monroe

16. D - Isle of Man TT

17. B - Blackbeard

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