As Jeremy Clarkson becomes the new host, we ask how well do you know the petrolhead-turned-quizmaster?
It’s time to see if you can handle the pressure and make it all the way through to the £1 million final question.
Feel free to ask you audience. Just don’t expect £1 million if you’re still standing at the end.
As Jeremy Clarkson becomes the new host, we ask how well do you know the petrolhead-turned-quizmaster?
£100: What is Jeremy Clarkson’s nickname?
A. The Hamster.
B. Jezza.
C. Captain Slow.
D. JClaz.
£200: Which band does Clarkson always play first in a new car?
A. Leviticus.
B. Exodus.
C. Genesis.
D. Apostles.
£300: Where was he born?
A. Detroit.
B. Doncaster.
C. Isle of Man.
D. Monza.
£500: How tall is Clarkson?
A. 5ft 2in.
B. 6ft.
C. 6ft 5in.
D. 6ft 11in.
£1,000: Whom did Jeremy Clarkson punch at the 2004 British Press Awards?
A. Alan Sugar.
B. Tony Blair.
C. Rupert Murdoch.
D. Piers Morgan.
£2,000: Clarkson received an Honorary Doctorate from Oxford Brookes University in…
A. Geography. B. Spanish
C. Engineering.
D. Interpretative dance.
£4,000: According to Clarkson, ‘you can never be a true petrolhead unless you’ve owned’…
A. A petrol station.
B. An Alfa Romeo.
C. An oil well.
D. A tractor.
£8,000: What was Clarkson’s first car? A. Ford Cortina.
B. Morris Minor.
C. Jaguar E-Type.
D. Mini Cooper.
£16,000: What is Clarkson’s favourite film? A. Local Hero (1983).
B. The Italian Job (1969).
C. Reservoir Dogs (1992).
D. Casablanca (1942).
£32,000: What is his favourite moment from filming Top Gear?
A. Driving to the North Pole.
B. Meeting Helen Mirren.
C. Hugging Cameron Diaz.
D. Driving a hover van.
£64,000: Clarkson once bought a flat opposite a gym in the hope he’d glimpse…
A. Cherie Blair.
B. Catherine Zeta-Jones.
C. Theresa May.
D. Princess Diana.
£125,000: In 2013, Clarkson claimed…
A. He enjoyed his steak well-done.
B. He’d smoked half a million cigarettes.
C. He bought a Tesla.
D. He could do 100 press-ups.
£250,000: Which song title did Clarkson use as a book title?
A. Stairway To Heaven (Led Zeppelin).
B. Sympathy For The Devil (The Rolling Stones).
C. Don’t Stop Me Now (Queen).
D. Twist and Shout (The Beatles).
£500,000: In 2016, Clarkson saved four tourists who had…
A. Broken down.
B. Been robbed.
C. Missed their flight.
D. Floated out to sea on lilos.
£1 million: Clarkson once parked a fighter jet in his garden but the council told him to remove it. He claimed it was used as…
A. A burglar alarm.
B. A mini golf hole.
C. A birdwatching hide.
D. A leaf-blower.
Feel free to ask you audience. Just don’t expect £1 million if you’re still standing at the end
ANSWERS
£100
B: Jezza.
£200
C: Genesis. He is very fond of the band’s Peter Gabriel era.
£300
B: Doncaster, South Yorkshire.
£500
C: 6ft 5in.
£1,000
D: Piers Morgan — the pair had a long-running feud.
£2,000
C: He is an Honorary Doctor of Engineering. Green protesters threw custard pies at the ceremony.
£4,000
B: An Alfa Romeo.
£8,000
A: A Ford Cortina.
£16,000
A: Local Hero.
£32,000
C: Hugging Cameron Diaz.
£64,000
D: He bought a flat in Fulham that overlooked Princess Diana’s gym in the hope of seeing her. He didn’t.
£125,000
B: He claimed he had smoked half a million cigarettes.
£250,000
C: In 2007, Clarkson published Don’t Stop Me Now.
£500,000
D: He saved the tourists by diverting his yacht to pick them up off Majorca in 2016.
£1 million
D: Clarkson told the council it was used as a leaf-blower. They didn’t believe him and he removed it.
