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Isn't the idea to give the contestants a sporting chance?
Only watched it a couple of times, but I get the impression they sometimes deliberately get the odd one wrong. Certainly true in the celeb editions I've seen. |
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From tonight's Two Tribes episode
"Which singer released an album titled "1989", in reference to the year of her birth?" The answer's Taylor Swift. Contestant 1's answer: Madonna Contestant 2: Bette Midler |
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From tonight's Two Tribes episode
"Which singer released an album titled "1989", in reference to the year of her birth?" The answer's Taylor Swift. Contestant 1's answer: Madonna Contestant 2: Bette Midler
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One of my favourite trick questions that isn't a trick is:
"What was the name of the ship in the film Mutiny on the Bounty?" It's surprising how many people will not know,suspect a trick,or say something like,"I don't know,I've never seen it.". "Which chocolate bar shares its name with a ship which had a famous mutiny?" "Cadbury?" |
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This came up on The Chase today.
"Which chocolate bar shares its name with a ship which had a famous mutiny?" "Cadbury?" |
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Everyone knows it was Captain Cook.
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Well the obvious answer is Wales. But clearly it can't be that or you wouldn't be commenting on it. So I looked it up. It's Manchester,but both his parents were Welsh and Wikipedia considers him the only Welsh Prime Minister.
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Correct - not a lot of people know that.
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I remember the round on Pointless where they were asked to name a U2 top 40 single and the first 4 or 5 answers were all wrong. One suggested 'Hello, Hello' was one but that's part of the lyrics to 'Vertigo'!
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I remember the round on Pointless where they were asked to name a U2 top 40 single and the first 4 or 5 answers were all wrong. One suggested 'Hello, Hello' was one but that's part of the lyrics to 'Vertigo'!
I for one certainly couldn't name any U2 top 40 singles : how many people could? |
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Private Eye has this exact feature in every issue, titled Dumb Britain. That it can find the material every fortnight to make the column worth running is indicative of either Britain having too many idiots who freeze under pressure, or too many tv quiz shows. I'd suspect a mix of the two.
![]() ![]() Q "Where we're the recent winter Olympics held? " (Anne Robinson) A " Taunton." |
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I saw that as well and I couldn't believe my ears. Did they honestly think that these two singers, who were having hits in 1989, were also born that year?
![]() The contestants knew the names of some pop singers and so had a guess rather than pass - not really stupid at all. Stupid answer would have been "Lillie Langtry". |
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Not knowing the age of pop singers or when they had their hits doesn't make you stupid it just means you don't know the age of pop singers or when they had their hits.
The contestants knew the names of some pop singers and so had a guess rather than pass - not really stupid at all. Stupid answer would have been "Lillie Langtry". They presumably paid no attention to the album title and why it was called 1989 and just said the first names that came in their head. |
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But it's fairly obvious that Madonna & Bette Midler were not born in 1989 as that would make them 25/26 years old. They obviously knew who they were to have named them in the first place and would know how long they have been in the industry and that they are not under the age of 30. If they think Madonna & Bette Midler are in their twenties then they need to go to Specsavers.
They presumably paid no attention to the album title and why it was called 1989 and just said the first names that came in their head. |
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And another Tipping Point gem. "Who is the famous Italian composer of The Four Seasons?" Answer : " Maris Piper".
![]() I have subscribed recently to Private Eye and I love their 'Dumb Britain' section. Keep 'em coming!
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An equally daft answer would have been 'Frankie Valli'
![]() I have subscribed recently to Private Eye and I love their 'Dumb Britain' section. Keep 'em coming! |
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Beg, Borrow or Steal, BBC Two
Jamie Theakston: Where do you think Cambridge University is? Contestant: Geography isn't my strong point. Jamie Theakston: There's a clue in the title. Contestant: Leicester. ![]() ![]() ![]()
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I think the point of the thread is that it should be answers which everyone should know, or can make an attempt at from the question.
I for one certainly couldn't name any U2 top 40 singles : how many people could? People who have a passing interest in pop music over the last 35 years or so? |
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The National Lottery: Five Star Family Reunion
On tonight's episode: Nick Knowles: "How many years in a millennium?" Contestant: "10" (Correct answer - 1000) |
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On an episode of The Chase
What country borders both France and Denmark Answer given .................... Sweden . |
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My favourite answer from Family Fortunes, many years ago.
"Name a popular children's nursery rhyme" A very posh family, and the fella with a plum in his mouth, replied "Prokofiev, Peter and the Wolf" The top answer was Humpty Dumpty
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Everyone knows it was Captain Cook.
Host : "I need a first name." Contestant : "Thomas."
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And another Tipping Point gem. "Who is the famous Italian composer of The Four Seasons?" Answer : " Maris Piper".
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Sorry to be pedantic but surely that wasnt the full question. Did it refer to potatoes?
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No. That was the full question. The contestant said Maris Piper composed The Four Seasons.
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But obviously a potato connection there, even if only in the mind of the contestant.
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