Jim Titmuss

Jim Titmuss a computer consultant from Middlesex, was the first contestant to have the unfortunate distinction to be the very first person to get the quarter million pound question wrong and drop £93,000 on the 5th April 2000. He first got in on the 4th April 2000

Fastest Finger First question

Starting with the earliest, put these political parties in the order they were formed.

A: Whig

B: SDP

C: Labour

D: Natural Law

Correct Order: A, C, B, D

1. (£100) Which of these is a thick yellowish fog?

A: Pea-souper

B: Tomato-souper

C: Oxtail-super

D: Mushroom-super

Correct Answer: A

2. (£200) Which nickname is often applied to the actor Jean-Claude Van Damme?

A: Brute from Beirut

B: Gnome from Rome

C: Muscles from Brussels

D: Twerp from Antwerp

Correct Answer: C

3. (£300) Which dessert consists of cake and ice cream cooked in meringue?

A: Frozen Alabama

B: Arizona Pudding

C: Baked Alaska

D: Arkansas Fool

Correct Answer: C

4. (£500) What is the name of a traditional string game played on the fingers?

A: Budgie's Perch

B: Horse's Hammock

C: Cat's Cradle

D: Croc's Crib

Correct Answer: C

5. (£1,000) Which word is normally used to mean a list of options on a computer screen?

A: Tariff

B: Agenda

C: Menu

D: Index

Correct Answer: C

(The klaxon called time on £1,000 and Jim would return the next day with all 3 lifelines still in tact)