Retired doctor bottles it on the million pound question but walks away with £500,000

Question 1 for £100

‘Which of these products is sold by the brands Colgate, Oral-B and Sensodyne?’

A: Deodorant                                                      C: Toothpaste

B: Shampoo                                                        D: Sun cream 

Question 2 for £200

‘Which tool was used as a weapon by the Norse god Thor?’

A: Pliers                                                                 C: Screwdriver

B: Hammer                                                           D: Saw 

Question 3 for £300

‘What is the name of the classic dessert consisting of sponge cake and ice cream covered in meringue?’ 

A: Baked Rhode Island                                    C: Baked Connecticut

B: Baked Wyoming                                           D: Baked Alaska 

Question 4 for £500

‘Trigonometry is a branch of which subject?’

A: Biology                                                             C: Psychology

B: Economics                                                      D: Mathematics 

Question 5 for £1000 

‘Lily Savage was a persona of which TV personality?’

A: Paul O’Grady                                                  C: Les Dawson

B: Barry Humphries                                          D: Brendan O’Carroll 

Question 6 for £2000

‘Which of these means a speech in a play where a character talks to themselves rather than to other characters?’ 

A: Interlude                                                          C: Soliloquy

B: Revue                                                                D: Chorus 

Question 7 for £4000

‘Which of these is a religious event celebrated in Hinduism?’

A: Diwali                                                                 C: Hanukkah

B: Ramadan                                                          D: Whitsun 

Question 8 for £8000

‘British athlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson became a world champion in which athletics event in 2019?’

A: Heptathlon                                                       C: 100 metres

B: Marathon                                                          D: 400 metres hurdles 

Question 9 for £16,000

‘Which iconic horror film involves a couple whose newborn child is replaced at birth with the Antichrist?’

A: The Shining                                                      C: The Exorcist

B: Don’t Look Now                                              D: The Omen 

Question 10 for £32,000

‘In the opera by Rossini, what is the first name of ‘The Barber of Seville’?’

A: Tamino                                                               C: Don Carlos

B: Alfredo                                                               D: Figaro 

Question 11 for £64,000

‘Which of these books is believed to have been inspired by the real-life experiences of the Scottish sailor Alexander Selkirk?’

A: Moby Dick                                                         C: Treasure Island

B: Robinson Crusoe                                            D: The Court of Monte Cristo 

Question 12 for £125,000

‘Which toxic substance is obtained from the pressed seeds of the caster oil plant?’

A: Sarin                                                                    C: Ricin

B: Strychnine                                                        D: Cyanide 

Question 13 for £250,000

‘The Twelve Apostles is a series of peaks connected to which mountain?’

A: Aoraki Mount Cook                                       C: Table Mountain

B: K2                                                                        D: Mont Blanc 

Question 14 got £500,000 

‘First performed in 1804, Beethoven’s ‘Eroica Symphony’ was originally dedicated to which historical figure?’

A: Marie Antoinette                                             C: Louis XVIII of France

B: Napoleon Bonaparte                                     D: Voltaire 

Question 15 for £1,000,000

‘Which of these iconic races was held first?’

A: Le Mans 24 Hours                                            C: Indy 500

B: Monaco Grand Prix                                         D: Isle Of Man TT