Teacher Donald Fear has become the sixth contestant to hit the jackpot on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
The happily married father of four from Telford is the first contestant to scoop the seven-figure prize for 14 years.
In the latest episode broadcast on Friday, he was crowned champion thanks to his knowledge of a famous 18th Century pirate.
Here is a full list of the questions he faced – scroll down to the bottom of the page for the answers.
1 – For £100
In the UK, the abbreviation NHS stands for National what Service?
Humanity / Health / Honour / Household
2 – £200
Which Disney character famously leaves a glass slipper behind at a royal ball?
Pocahontas / Sleeping Beauty / Cinderella / Elsa
3 – £300
What name is given to the revolving belt machinery in an airport that delivers checked luggage from the plane to baggage reclaim?
Hangar / Terminal / Concourse / Carousel
4 – £500
Which of these brands was chiefly associated with the manufacture of household locks?
Phillips / Flymo / Chubb / Ronseal
5 – £1,000
The hammer and sickle is one of the most recognisable symbols of which political ideology?
Republicanism / Communism / Conservatism / Liberalism
6 – £2,000
Which toys have been marketed with the phrase “robots in disguise”?
Bratz Dolls / Sylvanian Families / Hatchimals / Transformers
7 – £4,000
What does the word loquacious mean?
Angry / Chatty / Beautiful / Shy
8 – £8,000
Obstetrics is a branch of medicine particularly concerned with what?
Childbirth / Broken bones / Heart conditions / Old age
9 – £16,000
In Doctor Who, what was the signature look of the fourth Doctor, as portrayed by Tom Baker?
Bow-tie, braces and tweed jacket / Wide-brimmed hat and extra long scarf / Pinstripe suit and trainers / Cape, velvet jacket and frilly shirt
10 – £32,000
Which of these religious observances lasts for the shortest period of time during the calendar year?
Ramadan / Diwali / Lent / Hanukkah
11 – £64,000
At the closest point, which island group is only 50 miles south-east of the coast of Florida?
Bahamas / US Virgin Islands / Turks and Caicos Islands / Bermuda
12 – £125,000
Construction of which of these famous landmarks was completed first?
Empire State Building / Royal Albert Hall / Eiffel Tower / Big Ben Clock Tower
13 – £250,000
Which of these cetaceans is classified as a “toothed whale”?
Gray whale / Minke whale / Sperm whale / Humpback whale
14 – £500,000
Who is the only British politician to have held all four “Great Offices of State” at some point during their career?
David Lloyd George / Harold Wilson / James Callaghan / John Major
15 – £1 million
In 1718, which pirate died in battle off the coast of what is now North Carolina?
Calico Jack / Blackbeard / Bartholomew Roberts / Captain Kidd
Answers:
1: Health
2: Cinderella
3: Carousel
4: Chubb
5: Communism
6: Transformers
7: Chatty
8: Childbirth
9: Wide-brimmed hat and extra long scarf
10: Diwali
11: Bahamas
12: Big Ben Clock Tower
13: Sperm whale
14: James Callaghan
15: Blackbeard
