Pat Gibson

Pat Gibson (born in Ireland) is a professional quiz player from Wigen, Lancashire, in Greater Manchester. He became the fourth person in the United Kingdom to win one million pounds (£1 MILLION) on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? He is currently a panellist on the TV quiz series Eggheads. Here are his questions:

Questions faced
1. (£100): In children's stories, how many wishes are traditionally granted by a genie or a fairy?

A. One

B. Two

C. Three

D. Four �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �   Correct Answer:C

2. (£200): Which phrase refers to a discussion about work outside working hours?

A. Talking factory

B. Talking store

C. Talking shop

D. Talking mill �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �   Correct Answer:C

3. (£300): What is the colour of the front door of Number Ten Downing Street?

A. Red

B. Blue

C. Yellow

D. Black �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  � Correct Answer:D

4. (£500): Complete TV presenter David Dickinson's famous catchphrase, "Cheap as...?"

A. Cheddar

B. Chowder

C. Chips

D. Chilli �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  Correct Answer:C

5. (£1,000): What is the first word in the phonetic alphabet?

A. Apple

B. Alpha

C. Armadillo

D. Amazon �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  � Correct Answer:B

6. (£2,000): Which girl's name is the title of a song on The Beatles album 'Rubber Soul'?

A. Mandy

B. Michelle

C. Madeline

D. Marianne �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �   Correct Answer:B

7. (£4,000): In 1581, Sir Francis Drake became mayor of which city?

A. Hull

B. Glasgow

C. Plymouth

D. Bristol �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �   Correct Answer:C

8. (£8,000): 'The Walrus and the Carpenter' is a well known verse from which novel?

A. Swallows and Amazons

B. The Hobbit

C. Through the Looking-Glass

D. Stig of the Dump �  �  �  �  �  � Correct Answer:C

9. (£16,000): In heraldry, a lion standing on one or two hind legs with one foreleg raised above the other is described as what?

A. Dormant

B. Passant

C. Couchant

D. Rampant �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �   Correct Answer:D

10. (£32,000): What is the name of the world's highest active volcano?

A. Etna

B. St Helens

C. Cotopaxi

D. Krakatoa �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �   Correct Answer:C

11. (£64,000): In Welsh place names, what does 'afon' mean?

A. Fort

B. Meadow

C. Pool

D. River �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  Correct Answer:D

12. (£125,000): Which king wrote a famous denunication of smoking?

A. Richard I

B. William I

C. George I

D. James I �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  � Correct Answer:D

13. (£250,000): What is the female equivalent of the Oedipus complex?

A. Electra complex

B. Athena complex

C. Diana complex

D. Pandora complex �  �  �  �  �  Correct Answer:A

14. (£500,000): Which of these creatures are most associated with the naturalist and artist John James Audubon?

A. Beetles

B. Butterflies

C. Birds

D. Bats �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  � Correct Answer:C

15. (£1 MILLION): 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 �  �  �  �  �  Correct Answer:A

(Pat used his last two lifelines, 50:50 and phone-a-friend on this million pound question, eventually giving Arlington Million as the correct answer)

When he won a million, he left the studio with his wife Shiela and the contestant after him was Lesley Cook.