Ingram Wilcox

Ingram Wilcox (born 1944) is a professional quiz player from Bath, Somerset. He became the fifth person to win £1 MILLION on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire in the United Kingdom, on September 23, 2006. He became the first million pound winner to come back the following day to complete his game, and his first question on the second day, being the million pound question. Here are the questions he faced:

Questions faced
1. (£100): What is the name of the red light at the rear of a motor vehicle?

A. Brake light

B. Candlelight

C. Floodlight

D. Tea light �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  � Correct Answer:A

2. (£200): People jokingly called 'twinkletoes' are often very good at doing what?

A. Dancing

B. Gardening

C. Cooking

D. Hairdressing �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  Correct Answer:A

3. (£300): Which of these is a large shallow dish or plate, used especially for serving food?

A. Platitude

B. Plateau

C. Platter

D. Platypus �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  Correct Answer:C

4. (£500): Fawn is a shade of which colour?

A. Brown

B. Green

C. Blue

D. Pink �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  � Correct Answer:A

5. (£1,000): Kaye Adams is a regular presenter on which lunchtime talk show?

A. Laughing Women

B. Loose Women

C. Lazy Women

D. Little Women �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �   Correct Answer:B

6. (£2,000): The Kodiak bear is native to which continent?

A. Europe

B. Africa

C. North America

D. Australia �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  � Correct Answer:C

7. (£4,000): The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is a Formula One Venue in which country?

A. Canada

B. Brazil

C. France

D. Belgium �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  Correct Answer:A

8. (£8,000): Jake Shears is a member of which band?

A. Coldplay

B. Scissor Sisters

C. New Order

D. Keane �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  � Correct Answer:B

9. (£16,000): Who wrote the novel 'The Water Babies'?

A. Charles Kingsley

B. Rudyard Kipling

C. Charles Dickens

D. E. Nesbitt �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  Correct Answer:A

10. (£32,000): Which emperor did Peter Ustinov portray in the 1951 film 'Quo Vadias'?

A. Claudius

B. Nero

C. Hadrian

D. Augustus �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �   Correct Answer:B

11. (£64,000): Which of these is a famous painting by Thomas Gainsborough?

A. Mr and Mrs Brown

B. Mr and Mrs Andrews

C. Mr and Mrs Jackson

D. Mr and Mrs Bennett �  �  �  �  �  �  �  Correct Answer:B

12. (£125,000): In which city were the majority of the kings of France crowned?

A. Dijon

B. Reims

C. Limoges

D. Toulouse �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �   Correct Answer:B

13. (£250,000): To whom did Beethoven originally dedicate his 'Erotica' symphony?

A. George Washington

B. Napolean Bonaparte

C. Horatio Nelson

D. Lord Byron �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  � Correct Answer:B

14. (£500,000): Which is the deepest lake in the world?

A. Lake Baikal

B. Lake Superior

C. Caspian Sea

D. Lake Victoria �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  �  � Correct Answer:A

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

When Ingram Wilcox won a million, his two children, Issac and Flora came down and left the studio with their father who had just become a millionaire.