Q 01/05

Which British network aired the original series when it debuted on 4 September 1998?

A) BBC One

B) Channel 4

C) Sky One

D) ITV

Answer · why

D) ITV

The first run went out on successive evenings for around ten days before settling into a Saturday primetime slot in autumn 2000.

Q 02/05

What working title did the show carry during its design phase?

A) Money Ladder

B) The Big Prize

C) Cash Mountain

D) Top of the Pile

Answer · why

C) Cash Mountain

The final title was chosen by the network's director of programmes, David Liddiment.

Q 03/05

The show's title comes from a Cole Porter song written for which 1956 musical film?

A) High Society

B) Anything Goes

C) Silk Stockings

D) Kiss Me Kate

Answer · why

A) High Society

The film starred Frank Sinatra and Celeste Holm.

Q 04/05

Who presented the original British series from 1998 to 2014?

A) Bruce Forsyth

B) Des Lynam

C) Chris Tarrant

D) Bradley Walsh

Answer · why

C) Chris Tarrant

He signed off with a clip-show farewell in February 2014 after 30 series.

Q 05/05

The three creators had devised games for the host's morning show on which radio station?

A) Radio 1

B) Virgin Radio

C) Capital FM

D) LBC

Answer · why

C) Capital FM

One of those radio games was known as the bong game.