Fifteen-to-One - 432 Challenge
This page shows all of the 46 questions answered by Daphne Fowler, when she made the score of 432 on Fifteen to One. Just one point (and one correct answer) short of the record maximum held by Bill McKaig.
The show was screened in spring 2000, it is necessary to remember this as some of the questions are now out of date.
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Any comments made by William G. Stewart appear after a dash '-'.
Daphne's incorrect answer is Question 2 of Round 2. The correct answer is therefore given by William G. Stewart.
Round 1 - Two questions. Daphne stood at position 15.
Q1. From the French for re-birth, what term is used to describe the revival of Art and Literature in Europe from the 14th to the 16th Centuries?
| A. Renaissance. |
Q2. History please Daphne, Who came to the British throne in 17th Century as a result of the glorious revolution?
| A. William the 3rd and Mary - Yes, William and Mary. |
Round 2 - The game was 4 down, 11 to go. Daphne was one of two contestants with three lives at then end of round 1. All four questions faced were nominations.
Q1. This is Classical Literature Daphne, The name please of the imaginary city built in the year in the play the Birds by the 5th Century BC dramatist Aristophanes?
| A. Cloud Cuckoo Land. |
Q2. Monarchy and the Coronation Daphne, What representing sovereign power and Christian rule did the Queen carry in her left hand during her coronation procession?
| A. A Bible - The Orb. [One Life Deducted] |
Q3. Daphne Please, The name of which chemical element is taken from the Greek for light-bearing?
| A. Phosphorus. |
Q4. ur Daphne, What word describes the underground cemeteries where early Christians were buried in niches in the walls of tunnels?
| A. Catacombs. |
The Final - Questions numbered 40 to 1. First three questions are on the buzzer (hence two of them are incomplete). Daphne then elects to take questions.
40. Sport, which small but important trophy containing the burnt remains of some sports equipment [buzz] Daphne.
| A. The Ashes. |
39. Musicals, Which film musical starring Julie Andrews is a pastiche of the 1920's and the world of silent movies, and is the story of a young woman who is eager to [buzz] Daphne.
| A. Thoroughly Modern Millie. |
38. Where in London are the Golden Gallery, the Stone Gallery and the Whispering Gallery? [buzz] Daphne.
| A. St. Paul's Cathedral. |
37. Parliament, the member of parliament for Hampstead and Highgate has two Oscars for best actress. Either of the films please.
| A. A Touch of Class - yes, and Women in Love. |
36. Which city and historic county town in the north-west of England stands at the head of the estuary of the river Lune?
| A. Lancaster. |
35. Mathematics and Prime numbers 2,3,5,7,11,13,17 which two numbers come next?
| A. 19 and 23. |
34. What phrase which came into common usage from the mid-1960's describes the practice of newspapers paying large sums of money in order to obtain exclusive rights to stories?
| A. Cheque-book journalism. |
33. 20th Century innovations, Which type of pavement warning light gets its name from the minister of transport who introduced it in the mid-1930's?
| A. Oh, a Belisha Beacon. |
32. Look at this please. The logo of which computer company contains a visual pun on the word byte.
| A. Apple. |
31. Law, in a coroners court, what phrase affirms a crime has been committed but without specifying the criminal, or in a case of suspicious death the cause of death?
| A. An open verdict. |
30. 19th century American, famed as a marksman, bear-hunter and fighter, he fought under Andrew Jackson in the Creek war in 1813-14, became a congressman, and was killed at the Alamo in 1836. Which American folk hero?
| A. Davey Crockett. |
29. The present queen has opened parliament in person every year of her reign so far, with the exception of the years 1959 and 1963. Why not those two years?
| A. Because she was pregnant. - Indeed, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward. |
28. The flag of Hawaii, what do the eight red, white and blue stripes on Hawaii's state flag represent?
| A. The eight islands. |
27. On the 1st of May 1707, Queen Anne rode in state to St. Paul's cathedral for a ceremony of thanksgiving. Thanksgiving for what?
| A. The act of union being passed - Yes indeed, union of Scotland and England. |
26. Look at this and tell me, who is this stand-up comedian pulling a face?
| A. Harry Hill. |
25. What word in Germany means a secondary school, and in Britain means a sports hall?
| A. Gymnasium. |
24. Popular music, Which of the three husbands of Marilyn Monroe is mentioned in the Simon and Garfunkel song Mrs Robinson?
| A. Joe Di Maggio. |
23. Commonwealth day is now celebrated on the second Monday in March. What was it called before 1958?
| A. Empire Day. |
22. Clothing, items of clothing, what are digital socks?
| A. Their ones where they've got like fingers where you can put your toes in - yes they are, someone once sent me a pair on this program. |
21. Which former athlete and Conservative member of parliament is William Hague's judo partner?
| A. Sebastian Coe. |
20. The Bayeux Tapestry commemorates the Norman invasion of 1066. What event is commemorated in the Overlord Embroidery which is 272 feet long and kept in a museum at Southsea in Hampshire?
| A. The Normandy Invasion - Yes, D-Day Landings, Normandy Invasion. |
19. The Dharma Chakra or Wheel of Law is an ancient symbol that features at the centre of which commonwealth country national flag.
| A. India - Yes, There it is, quick glance at it, that's what it looks like. |
18. Industry, What name is given to the large bottle protected by a cage of metal or basket work used for carrying liquid chemicals - acids for example?
| A. Carboy. |
17. The sea, what popular term is applied the stormy ocean tracts which lie between 40 and 50 degrees south?
| A. The Roaring 40's. |
16. Medicine, The BCG vaccine is used against which disease?
| A. TB - well yes, tuberculosis. |
15. Zoology, what descriptive term is often given to platypuses because they have a broad flat hair-less snout?
| A. Duck-billed. |
14. Public holidays, in England and Wales the first public holiday of the year is new years day. Which is the last public holiday in the calendar year.
| A. Boxing Day - yes, 26th of December, St. Stephen's Day. |
13. Superstition, Ornithoscopy is a means of fortune-telling by observing the activities of what?
| A. Birds. |
12. Classic films, "Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling" is a hauntingly recurrent ballad in which classic western starring Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly?
| A. High Noon. |
11. Look at this please, At the time of its official opening in 1981 this bridge in England was the longest single span bridge in the world. Which bridge is it?
| A. The Humber Bridge. |
10. How many meters are there in a kilometre and a half?
| A. One thousand five hundred. |
9. The largest island on the pacific coast of North America shares its name with the largest city in British Columbia. What name?
| A. Vancouver. |
8. How is the Latin word videlicet or videlicet, whichever you like, meaning namely usually abbreviated?
| A. V-I-Z, viz - yes, viz. |
7. The armed forces, what in World War Two were named after the towns of Stirling, Wellington, Halifax, and Lancaster?
| A. Bombers. |
6. Of which Mediterranean island is Valetta the capital?
| A. Malta. |
5. The USA, With a television audience of millions, whom in 1963 did Jack Ruby shoot and kill?
| A. Lee Harvey-Oswald. |
4. If someone is said to be in Carey Street, what sort of trouble have they encountered?
| A. Financial - they're Bankruptcy, yes, okay. |
3. What does a body known by the acronym CAMRA support?
| A. Real Ale. |
2. In Alice's adventures in Wonderland, which small animal sits between the march hare and the mad hatter at the mad hatters tea party?
| A. The Dormouse |
1. Which famous 19th Century novel published in 1857 describes the experiences of an upper-middle class boy going to boarding school for the first time?
| A. Tom Brown's school days. |