Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?

Friday 11 May –  Street to A Certain Village

Today’s route from Street saw us leave the Somerset Levels and enter more undulating countryside, following quiet country lanes and the occasional busy road. We seemed to chew up the miles quickly and the day passed uneventfully, arriving at today’s destination in time to treat ourselves to mid-afternoon ice-creams.

So, what did we see and learn?

In keeping with the games theme, over the past week we have been ‘treated’ to Jeremy Clarkson hosting the 20^th anniversary reboot of Who wants To be A Millionaire. So here goes: your chance to win £1 million! You know the rules, now play…

Q1 for £1000: When walking past Glastonbury, you realise it’s famous for:
A. The Tor                                                 B.  the Glastonbury Festival
C. Middle-aged hippies                          D. A mile of ugly run-down factories

Answer: A, B and D, and probably C too for all we know…

Q2 for £2000: Glastonbury Tor can be seen from:
A. 1 mile                                                    B. 5 miles
C. 10 miles                                                D. half of Britain

Answer: C but we suspect D may also be correct!

Q3 for £5000: The roads across the Somerset Levels are:
A. Flat                                                        B. Boring
C. Endless                                                 D. All of the above

Answer: Most definitely D

Q4 for £10,000: Passing through the pretty village of Croscombe at lunchtime, and spotting an open pub, the George Inn, Peter and Val popped in. Peter had a half of beer. In terms of beers at lunchtime on this walk, was this the:
A. First time                                             B. Second time
C. Fifth time                                             D. Thirtieth time

Answer: A (surprisingly!) And not only is it a free house, it brews its own beer and it wasn’t a bad drop, especially with a couple of packets of crisps.

Q5 for £20,000:  Phone boxes are frequently marked on the Ordnance Survey maps. When you get to one, it may actually now be:
A. A working phone box                       B. Housing the local defibrillator
C. A book swap/local noticeboard      D. Derelict.

Answer: all of the above, but in our experience, most commonly B.!

Q6 for £100,000: Binegar Bottom is:
A. What you get when you accidentally sit in stinging nettles.  B. Salad dressing
C. A nasty disease you should get treatment for           D. A lane near the village of Binegar

Answer: D (but who knows about the others, they may well be true too…)

Q7 for £250,000: What are the chances of finding a Royal Mail post collection box in even the smallest hamlet in Britain? (Hamlet = more than one house)
A. 100%                                                     B. 100%
C. 100%                                                     D. 100%

Answer: guess what!

Q8 for £500,000:  Gurney Slade is:
A. A gastric condition                                  B.  A village in Somerset, our destination today
C. A character in Game of Thrones          D. A 70s glam rock tribute band

Answer: Surprisingly, B – we’re staying here tonight!

Drum roll… the £1,000,000 question:

Q9: How many fields with cows did Val and Peter walk through today?
A. 0                B. 1                       C. 5                       D. 50

Answer: are you joking? After yesterday’s experience, we made sure it was a resounding zero!

PS No actual prizemoney is available for answering this quiz
PPS No cows’ feelings were hurt in its making.

Distance today: 23km