Kate Heusser

Kate Heusser, a woman from East Sussex, became the second person to win £500,000 on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, in the UK, and the first woman to do it. Here is her fastest finger first question:

Put these names in order to form the full name of a well-known singer?

A. Louise

B. Ciccone

C. Madonna

D. Veronica Correct order: C,A,D,B

Questions faced
1. (£100): Which of these is a type of vegetable?

A. Jumper bean

B. Runner bean

C. Hurdler bean

D. Leaper bean

Correct Answer:B

2. (£200): Which of these was a hugely successful Disney film of the 1990s?

A. The Hamster Queen

B. The Frog Prince

C. The Lion King

D. The Giraffe Princess

Correct Answer:C

3. (£300): By what nickname is the cook Jamie Oliver known?

A. The Raw Restauranteur

B. The Uncovered Cook

C. The Bare Baker

D. The Naked Chef

Correct Answer:D

4. (£500): Which of these is an independent country?

A. Costa Brava

B. Costa Blanca

C. Costa Rica

D. Costa del Sol

Correct Answer:C

5. (£1,000): Which word follows "fret" and "jig" to make the names of tools?

A. Nail

B. Hammer

C. Chisel

D. Saw

Correct Answer:D

6. (£2,000): What is a "homily"?

A. Potato cake

B. Woollen hat

C. Sermon

D. Species of ape

Correct Answer:C

7. (£4,000): Which of these abbreviations does not refer to a day of the week?

A. TGIF

B. NYPD

C. TISWAS

D. POETS

Correct Answer:B

(The klaxon called time and Kate would return on £4,000 with all 3 lifelines)

8. (£8,000): Which name is associated with the annual publication of books about Fighting Ships and Military Aircraft?

A. June

B. Joan

C. Jane

D. Jean

Correct Answer:C

9. (£16,000): Who wrote the play Pygmalion?

A. Noel Coward

B. George Bernard Shaw

C. J.B. Priestley

D. Oscar Wilde

Correct Answer:B

10. (£32,000): Calvados is a type of brandy made with which of these fruits?

A. Plums

B. Cherries

C. Oranges

D. Apples Correct

Answer:D

11. (£64,000): What is a cassowary?

A. Fruit

B. Bird

C. Mouse

D. Fish

Correct Answer:B

(Kate used her phone-a-friend lifeline. She phoned her friend Ian who knew the answer immediately as Bird).

12. (£125,000): Who is the First Lord of the Treasury?

A. Prince of Wales

B. Prime Minister

C. Chancellor of the Exchequer

D. Lord Chancellor

Correct Answer:B

13. (£250,000): In mythology, who was the twin of Castor?

A. Endymion

B. Achilles

C. Leander

D. Pollux

Correct Answer:D

(This question was featured in Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? documentary DVD, Magic Moments and More, where Kate knew the answer was Pollux immediately before the answers appeared on the screen).

14. (£500,000): New Sarum is the former name of which city?

A. Salisbury

B. Stoke-on-Trent

C. Shrewsbury

D. Sheffield

Correct Answer:A

(Kate used 50:50 first, leaving Salisbury and Shrewsbury, then asked the audience. 70% said Salisbury and 30% said Shrewsbury. She then went for Salisbury, winning £500,000).

15. (£1 MILLION): Which monarch was known as "the wisest fool in Christendom"?

A. James I

B. Charles I

C. Edward I

D. Henry I

Correct Answer:A

(Kate took £500,000, as she did not have a clue of the correct answer. Chris revealed it was actually James I).