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Old 30-07-2015, 08:41
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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.
Its definitely true for all of the chasers in the charity celeb editions, its mainly just Shaun in the normal ones.
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Old 31-07-2015, 18:18
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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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Old 31-07-2015, 18:42
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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
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?
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Old 31-07-2015, 19:58
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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.".
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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Old 31-07-2015, 20:07
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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?"
The legal system is in safe hands.
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Old 31-07-2015, 20:15
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Everyone knows it was Captain Cook.
Are you sure it wasn't Captain Birdseye?
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Old 31-07-2015, 20:54
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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.
Correct - not a lot of people know that.
Some people do remember those ... a man answering on Pointless for "European-born Wimbledon singles winners" went for a correct answer of John McEnroe ... and it scored a few points too, not pointless!
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Old 31-07-2015, 21:14
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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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Old 31-07-2015, 21:59
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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 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?
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Old 01-08-2015, 07:04
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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.
It's great! Some absolute corkers in that column ..

Q "Where we're the recent winter Olympics held? " (Anne Robinson)

A " Taunton."
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Old 01-08-2015, 08:41
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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?
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".
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Old 01-08-2015, 10:25
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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".
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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Old 01-08-2015, 12:13
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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.
Or to be charitable they could simply have misheard the tens digit in the year; it's easy enough to miss things with quickfire questions. 1959 for Madonna or 1949 for Bette Midler could both have sounded plausible.
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Old 01-08-2015, 12:34
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And another Tipping Point gem. "Who is the famous Italian composer of The Four Seasons?" Answer : " Maris Piper".
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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Old 01-08-2015, 12:36
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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!
They have plenty of material to choose from these days.
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Old 01-08-2015, 17:49
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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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Old 01-08-2015, 18:09
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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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Old 01-08-2015, 21:04
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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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Old 01-08-2015, 21:20
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On an episode of The Chase
What country borders both France and Denmark
Answer given .................... Sweden .
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Old 01-08-2015, 21:42
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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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Old 02-08-2015, 10:04
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Everyone knows it was Captain Cook.
Reminds me of an episode of Revenge of the Egghead. Captain Cook was given as an answer to a question.

Host : "I need a first name."

Contestant : "Thomas."



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Old 02-08-2015, 11:03
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And another Tipping Point gem. "Who is the famous Italian composer of The Four Seasons?" Answer : " Maris Piper".
Sorry to be pedantic but surely that wasnt the full question. Did it refer to potatoes?
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Old 02-08-2015, 11:05
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Sorry to be pedantic but surely that wasnt the full question. Did it refer to potatoes?
No. That was the full question. The contestant said Maris Piper composed The Four Seasons.
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Old 02-08-2015, 11:18
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No. That was the full question. The contestant said Maris Piper composed The Four Seasons.
But obviously a potato connection there, even if only in the mind of the contestant.
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Old 02-08-2015, 11:21
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But obviously a potato connection there, even if only in the mind of the contestant.
The contestant had no idea who composed the Four Seasons so just said any name which came into his vacuous head.
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