The Thomas Cook One Thousand Pound Minute
Here are the questions and answers from the last round.
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?
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