Roger Walker

Roger Walker, a man from Holmbury St Mary, Surrey, who became the seventh person to win half a million pounds on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? in the UK, on February 26, 2002. Here is his fastest finger first question:

Put these Georges in the order they were born:

A. George Formby

B. King George I

C. George Clooney

D. George Washington              Correct Order:B,D,A,C

Questions and answers
1. (100): In cookery, which term describes meat that is easy to cut and eat?

A. Passionate

B. Tender

C. Caring

D. Sentimental                         Correct Answer:B

2. (200): Which of these is a show of affection inspired by greedy or selfish motives?

A. Cabinet love

B. Cupboard love

C. Couch love

D. Cushion love                         Correct Answer:B

3. (300): What name is given to a wooden board consisting os several thin sheets of wood fixed together?

A. Plywood

B. Rosewood

C. Balsa wood

D. Beechwood                           Correct Answer:A

4. (500): Complete the title of the 1974 comedy western film directed by Mel Brooks, 'Blazing...'?

A. Stetsons

B. Saddles

C. Saloons

D. Spurs                                    Correct Answer:B

5. (1,000): What name is given to the crude metal formed into oblong blocks that comes from a smelting furnace?

A. Dog iron

B. Cow iron

C. Sheep iron

D. Pig iron                                 Correct Answer:D

6. (2,000): Which of these is not one of the Benelux countries?

A. France

B. Belgium

C. Luxembourg

D. Netherlands                           Correct Answer:A

7. (4,000): What nationality is the swimmer Mark Spitz, winner of seven gold medals at the 1972 Olympic Games?

A. Australian

B. British

C. American

D. Canadian                              Correct Answer:C

8. (8,000): In which TV show did Neal Pearson play a policeman named Tony Clark?

A. Between the Sheets

B. Between the Seasons

C. Between the Posts

D. Between the Lines                Correct Answer:D

(Roger used his ask the audience, and 85% said Between the Lines, which was right)

9. (16,000): Which of these is the name of a Roman palace in West Sussex?

A. Manbourne palace

B. Oxbourne palace

C. Fishbourne palace

D. Catbourne palace                 Correct Answer:C

(Roger used his phone a friend, who suggested Fishbourne palace, not 100% sure, and he then went 50:50 and then went for Fishbourne palace, which was correct)

10. (32,000): What was the nickname of the actress Lillie Langtry?

A. Guernsey Lily

B. Alderney Lily

C. Sark Lily

D. Jersey Lily                           Correct Answer:D

11. (64,000): 'Pulchritude' is a word applied to someone blessed with what?

A. Excessive wealth

B. Exceptional talent

C. Physical beauty

D. Good health                         Correct Answer:C

12. (125,000): The face of which of these US Presidents is not carved at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota?

A. George Washington

B. Abraham Lincoln

C. Theodore Roosevelt

D. Ulysses S. Grant                 Correct Answer:D

13. (250,000): With which form of painting is James Gillray most closely associated?

A. Landscape

B. Caricature

C. Icon

D. Triptych                              Correct Answer:B

14. (500,000): What is the currency of Bulgaria?

A. Krona

B. Zloty

C. Koruna

D. Lev                                    Correct Answer:D

15. (1 MILLION): Which of these is a butterfly, not a moth?

A. Mother Shipton

B. Red Underwing

C. Burnished Brass

D. Speckled Wood                  Correct Answer:D

(Roger immediately decided that he did not have a clue of the million pound question, and having getting up to 16,000 pounds and using up all his lifelines at that stage, and getting the next five questions correctly with no lifelines left and no problem at all, he decided to take 500,000 pounds, becoming the seventh person to do so in the history of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire in the UK, much to the relief of his daughter Alex in the audience. The contestant after him was Eric Fitzgerald on another episode, on March 10, 2002).