Originally Posted by Charenton: “It was almost as ridiculous as the earlier question, Romeo & Juliet was based on which Shakespeare play? That was a toughie”
It was "Gnomeo and Juliet" though still ridiculously easy.
Just as bad was "Pythagorean refers to which Greek mathematician?"
They do everything they can to negate quizzing knowledge and make it more random, another example of this was the "Decembeard" question where the quickest buzzer was always going to be a wrong answer.
Originally Posted by anyonefortennis: “Great drop from Michael to take the lead. He deserves it. The other guy is as thick as the proverbial. Oooof only £50 in it now.”
I agree. Steve is too full of himself, he didn't deserve to win.
Originally Posted by Charenton: “I think the questions for today's programme were written for a proposed children's show that got cancelled. And they still managed to get some wrong.
Question: Labour supporters called Brownites supported which Scottish MP.
Ans: John Brown”
Well, John Brown was a Scottish Labour politician so not such a daft answer.
Originally Posted by Virgin Queen: “Yes, there's something a bit odd about it but I'm not sure why.
Maybe it's the very pale skin/make-up with the dark eyes.”
Originally Posted by Charenton: “If there was such a person Google have yet to hear of him.”
Perhaps your Googling skills aren't up to scratch. He was very well known.
He was a politician for 25 years and became Shadow Chancellor and then Leader of the Labour Party in 1992. He died of a heart attack in 1994