The Thomas Cook One Thousand Pound Minute

Here are the questions and answers from the last round.

Published 3rd Jan 2017

All this month at 08:10 Steve and Karen could be sorting your holiday for 2017 with Thomas Cook

We’ll give you £20 summer sun money for every question you get right, but get all 10 correct you win a £1000 Thomas Cook holiday gift card!

We'll have the questions and answers for you here after each day's round.

Questions and Answers---------------------

Monday 16 January

1

Which company makes iPhones & iPods?

Apple

2

Who was the cat – Tom or Jerry?

Tom

3

A Cube has how many faces?

4

Suzanne Collins wrote which well-known book trilogy?

Hunger Games

5

Who is the manager of the England national football team?

Gareth Southgate

6

Megan Trainer sang it’s All About That what?

100

7

Complete the TV show title: ‘Auf Wiedersehen...’ what?

Pet

8

Florence Nightingale was associated with which health care profession?

Nursing

9

Did Joe McElderry get a Christmas number one single?

No

10

Who won the X Factor in 2015?

Louisa Johnson

Friday 13 January

1

Who was the Prime Minister immediately before David Cameron?

Gordon Brown

2

We all know Ant & Dec, but what is Dec's surname?

Donnelly

3

Machu Picchu is a ruin found in what country?

Peru

4

What TV show did the pop band Hear’say win in 2001?

Popstars

5

Morecambe and Wise sang a song called Bring Me what?

Sunshine

6

What temperature, in degrees Celsius, does water boil?

100

7

Which British actor plays Sherlock Holmes in the current TV series ‘Sherlock’?

Benedict Cumberbatch

8

What country are The Script from?

Ireland

9

Situated in the North East, what is the largest artificial lake in the UK?

Kielder Water

10

Which company manufactures the Cheerios & Shredded Wheat cereals?

Nestle

Tuesday 10 January

1

Which singer last week released singles titled ‘Castle on the Hill’ & ‘Shape of You’?

Ed Sheeran

2

John Wilkes Booth assassinated which US President?

Abraham Lincoln

3

What is the name of the racetrack that hosts the British Formula 1 Grand Prix?

Silverstone

4

In America, what does CIA stand for?

Central Intelligence Agency

5

What is the capital city of Bulgaria?

Sofia

6

How many members of Little Mix are from the North East?

7

What is the square root of 81?

8

What cosmetic company uses the catchphrase ‘Because I’m worth it’?

L’Oreal

9

To what family of instruments does a Bassoon belong to?

Woodwind

10

Into which body of water does the River Tees flow?

North Sea

Monday 9 January

1

The Cooper was successful race and rally car for which motor company?

Mini

2

Babe Ruth was a well-known American Sports star in what sport?

Baseball

3

Which social media service was acquired by Facebook in 2012 for $1BN?

Instagram

4

What is the closest planet to the Sun?

Mercury

5

Which North East seaside town has lifts from a cliff-top to the beach?

Saltburn (by the Sea)

6

Who is the host of the TV show ‘Tipping Point’?

Ben Shepherd

7

Which US Singer last week gave birth to a baby boy called Eissa?

Janet Jackson

8

Mauritania is a country in which continent?

Africa

9

Cuticles are found at the base of which body part?

Nails (Fingers & Toes)

10

How many is in a baker’s dozen?

13

Friday 6 January

1

Which TV Soap setting has the postcode E20?

EastEnders

2

How many MP’s are in the houses of Parliament?

650

3

What sport would you associate with Jason & Laura Kenny?

Cycling

4

What is the name given to the sticks that are used as eating utensils in East Asia?

Chopsticks

5

CO2 is the Chemical name for which gas?

Carbon Dioxide

6

How many wives did Henry the 8th have?

7

Which North East island is also the name of a band?

Lindisfarne

8

Worldwide, what is the highest grossing film of all time to date?

Avatar

9

What Japanese word means empty orchestra?

Karaoke

10

The Galapagos Islands are found in which Ocean?

Pacific Ocean

Thursday 5 January

1

What is talk show host Oprah’s second name?

Winfrey

2

In what film franchise would you find the line ‘A long time ago, in a Galaxy far far away”?

Star Wars

3

Which North East star sang about being an Englishman in New York?

Sting

4

Beehive & Bob are both types of styles for what part of your body?

Hair

5

What sport would you associate with the terms Albatross & Caddy?

Golf

6

What does the K in the Queen’s honour KBE stand for?

Knight

7

In what decade was the only UK General Strike?

1920’s (1926)

8

Austin is the State Capital of which US State?

Texas

9

According to the Proverb, what do actions speak louder than?

Words

10

Who had hits in 2006 with ‘My Love’ & ‘What Goes Around…Comes Around’?

Justin Timberlake

Wednesday 4 January

1

What is the busiest airport in the UK?

Heathrow

2

Which country Celebrates New Year on 28th January this year?

China

3

Andy Murray has won how many Tennis Grand Slams?

4

In which North East town will you find The Sage?

Gateshead

5

Which actress will the play the character of Belle in the upcoming film ‘Beauty & the Beast’?

Emma Watson

6

During what War was The Battle of Midway?

World War 2

7

Mars is often referred to as the what planet?

Red

8

In what classic British Sitcom would you find the character Baldrick?

Blackadder

9

YSL is an abbreviation for what fashion house?

Yves Saint Laurent

10

How many minutes are in 4 hours?

240

Tuesday 3 January

1

Which Robert Burns poem is traditionally sung at New Year?

Auld Lang Syne

2

How many days are in 2017?

365

3

In what year did England win the Rugby Union World Cup?

2003

4

Which team did Newcastle United play yesterday?

Blackburn Rovers

5

In what book series would you meet the character Anastasia Steele?

Fifty Shades of Grey

6

Which Sea lies between Ukraine & Turkey?

Black Sea

7

On what TV channel will The Voice air on from this weekend?

ITV

8

Who is the Queen’s youngest son?

Prince Edward

9

Zayn Malik collaborates with what US singer on his song ‘I don’t wanna live forever’?

Taylor Swift

10

Majorca is an island belonging to which country?

Spain