Sheila McHale

Sheila McHale, an IT consultant from Weston-Super-Mare was a contestant on the show on the 8th February 2001. She became the first woman to get the £250,000 question wrong and lose £93,000.

Fastest Finger First question:

Starting with the earliest put these films in order they won the Best Picture Oscar

A: Braveheart

B: Out Of Africa

C: The Godfather

D: Tom Jones

Correct Order: D, C, B, A

1. (£100) Which of these is a type of underware?

A: Wrestler Tights

B: Football Stockings

C: Boxer Shorts

D: Angler Trousers

Correct Answer: C

2. (£200) Which word goes before 'setter' and 'squirrel' to make the names of animals?

A: Red

B: Green

C: Blue

D: Yellow

Correct Answer: A

3. (£300) Which of these creatures does not have a backbone

A: Woodpecker

B: Wildebeest

C: Wombat

D: Worm

Correct Answer: D

4. (£500) In Cookery, what are croutons made from?

A: Rice

B: Cheese

C: Ham

D: Bread

Correct Answer: D

5. (£1,000) Who wrote the sitcom 'Absolutely Fabulous'?

A: Victoria Wood

B: Jennifer Saunders

C: Tracey Ullman

D: Kathy Burke

Correct Answer: B

6. (£2,000) Which of these countries is not on Asian mainland?

A: China

B: Mongolia

C: India

D: Phillipines

Correct Answer: D

7. (£4,000) During which of these activities might someone use a 'crampon'?

A: Horse Racing

B: Rock Climbing

C: Bell Ringing

D: Waterskiing

Correct Answer: B

8. (£8,000) Which of these was not a member of rock group The Who?

A: Roger Daltrey

B: Keith Moon

C: Charlie Watts

D: Pete Townsend

(Sheila asked the audience and 73% said Charlie Watts which won her £8,000)

9. (£16,000) As what is Mike Leigh best known?

A: Fashion Designer

B: Football Commentator

C: Film Director

D: TV Weatherman

Correct Answer: C

10. (£32,000) The word 'riparian' means situated or taking place alongside what?

A: Railway

B: Glacier

C: Riverbank

D: Motorway

(Sheila used her Phone A Friend and phoned Neil who said Riverbank, which was correct)

11. (£64,000) Who was the first person to fly across the English Channel?

A: Louis Bleriot

B: Wilbur Wright

C: Amy Johnson

D: Charles Lindbergh

Correct Answer: A

12. (£125,000) By what name is Samuel Langhorne Clemens better known?

A: Mark Twain

B: Groucho Marx

C: W.C Fields

D: George Bernard Shaw

Correct Answer: A

13. (£250,000) Which is the most abundant metal in the Earth's crust?

A: Sillicon

B: Iron

C: Aluminium

D: Potassuim

(Sheila used her 50:50 lifeline which left B and C, Sheila went for Iron but it was the wrong answer)