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Not correct in the context of the show it's not. And no, it was red according to the onscreen text.
Top answer was "Postbox" if I recall correctly. Otherwise they'd have had to accept book, newspaper etc (don't think the contestants saw the on-screen text)... |
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Why would it be blue when the top answer was postbox? Its on YouTube somewhere if you're that desperate to prove me wrong.
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HOST: Name something you buy which could turn out to be phony. CONTESTANT: A horse. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0FSDdCXzjw |
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Why would it be blue when the top answer was postbox? Its on YouTube somewhere if you're that desperate to prove me wrong.
But the wording "Name something that is red/read" - read(!) out - would be highly ambiguous, no? If it was "Name something red", fair enough:http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Family_Fortunes_Cockups Although Bob's memory (not Les's) of it was as "blue"... "Bob Monkhouse and the rather aptly named 'Thicke Family' in 1980: (GAME BEGINS) Bob: "Name something blue..." Family Member 1 (Liam): "Sky" Bob: "Top answer!, play or pass?" Family Member 2 (Liam's Mother): We'll play! Bob: "Name something blue..." Family Member 2: "We've already answered that one!" (PAUSE) Bob explains the rules of the game. Bob: "Name something blue..." Family Member 2: "My cardigan" Bob: (looking gobsmacked) "Let's see if it's up there!" (UH UHH!)" (from the same site, ukgameshows.com) |
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On Rebound today this cocky know it all contestant was asked "which comedian made the first public mobile phone call in Britain in 1985". He answered Charlie Chaplin.
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On Rebound today this cocky know it all contestant was asked "which comedian made the first public mobile phone call in Britain in 1985". He answered Charlie Chaplin.
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Family Feud
HOST: Name a vegetable you marinate. CONTESTANT: Errrrrrr... Grapes? |
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Today on Tipping Point: "Which future King of England defeated Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485?"
Now I knew that right away,it's Henry VII. But I'm pretty good on Kings and Queens and battles and that sort of thing. But I appreciate that plenty of people won't be. The player's answer (after admitting he had no idea) ? George V. I mean he was King during the twentieth century,for goodness sake. It's about 450 or so years out. Just about any Henry or Charles or William would be a better guess than that. Some people that go on these shows have very little grasp of history at all. |
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HOST: Name a vegetable you marinate. CONTESTANT: A turnip. And why are you calling me a marinate? |
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I would have been tempted to answer:
CONTESTANT: A turnip. And why are you calling me a marinate? "I met this bloke at the Olympics. I said,'Are you a pole vaulter?' He said,'No,I'm a German,but how did you know my name was Walter?" This gag is sometimes attributed to Billy Connolly,but I believe it was originally the late,great Scottish comic Chic Murray that came up with it. Chic had many similar one liners to this. The website Electric Scotland has a good selection,like: "My parents never understood me. They were Japanese." |
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Today on Tipping Point: "Which future King of England efeated Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485?"..................The player's answer (after admitting he had no idea) ? George V.........................
If I were in a quiz, and was asked a sporting question, I'd make a wild guess, but I'd almost certainly be wrong. That would simply be a wrong answer. Even if it were something to do with a completely different sport, which is quite likely. |
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So it's an incorrect answer, but why's it a stupid one?
If I were in a quiz, and was asked a sporting question, I'd make a wild guess, but I'd almost certainly be wrong. That would simply be a wrong answer. Even if it were something to do with a completely different sport, which is quite likely. To use your sporting analogy,it's a bit like saying,"Who won the Premier League in 2013?" Now I wouldn't be sure on that,but I'd know it could only be one of three teams: Man Utd,Man City or Chelsea. So any one of those would be a reasonable guess. (It was actually Man Utd.) But,say,Blackpool wouldn't be a reasonable guess. There's just no chance that's right. Or say,if you were asked who won the Men's Singles at Wimbledon in 2013,and you said Bjorn Borg. There's no chance that's right either. I mean it's a marginally less silly answer than say,Tiger Woods,because at least Bjorn Borg was a tennis player. But it's not much less silly. If you know anything at all about English history,then George V just isn't a reasonable answer to the question who won the Battle of Bosworth Field. |
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On two tribes today the question was something like what bird completes the title of the book Jonathan Livingston...
Contestant 1: Albatross Contestant 2: Dove |
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On two tribes today the question was something like what bird completes the title of the book Jonathan Livingston...
Contestant 1: Albatross Contestant 2: Dove Looking at its Google entry,it looks quite famous,which makes me feel a bit silly not having heard of it. If I'd been on that I'd have been guessing a bird as well.
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It's probably quite a difficult question and doesn't really qualify for this thread but it made me laugh.
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If you know anything at all about English history,then George V just isn't a reasonable answer to the question who won the Battle of Bosworth Field.
As for the Jonathan Livingston Seagull one, that's a pretty esoteric one for Two Tribes. If you haven't got a scooby, it's pretty unguessable
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Well I've never heard of it. I had to Google it to get the answer. (Seagull).
Looking at its Google entry,it looks quite famous,which makes me feel a bit silly not having heard of it. If I'd been on that I'd have been guessing a bird as well. ![]() |
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Not stupid but made me laugh yesterday .Egghead Barry got a question , the three answers were
The Hague , Rotterdam , Brest Barry with a smirk says " before the answers came up I knew it was in Belgium so I will say Rotterdam !!! |
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Not stupid but made me laugh yesterday .Egghead Barry got a question , the three answers were
The Hague , Rotterdam , Brest Barry with a smirk says " before the answers came up I knew it was in Belgium so I will say Rotterdam !!! |
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How is that not stupid? (What was the question?)
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Not stupid but made me laugh yesterday .Egghead Barry got a question , the three answers were
The Hague , Rotterdam , Brest Barry with a smirk says " before the answers came up I knew it was in Belgium so I will say Rotterdam !!! |
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Well,alright,maybe it's not stupid. George V was a King of England. (Or technically the UK.) But it's got no chance of being right. George I became King in 1714..................................................
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.................................To use your sporting analogy,it's a bit like saying,"Who won the Premier League in 2013?" Now I wouldn't be sure on that,but I'd know it could only be one of three teams: Man Utd,Man City or Chelsea. So any one of those would be a reasonable guess...........................
In one quiz this week, involving photos of sports "celebrities", one contestant said "we all know it's steve [somebody], the rower". Well, I certainly didn't. So again, I'd have given a wrong answer. (Actually, I didn't even know he was a rower). |
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Wrong...
ANNE ROBINSON: Of which hot drink is ‘eat’ an anagram? CONTESTANT: Hot chocolate? (The Weakest Link, BBC1) Quote:
The Weakest Link
ANNE ROBINSON: What kind of bear lives in the arctic? CONTESTANT: Errrrr... Penguin? ![]() ![]() ![]() ANNE ROBINSON: British traffic lights are red, green and what other colour? CONTESTANT: Green. ![]() ![]() ![]() ANNE ROBINSON: What is the term used to describe a painting painted directly onto a wall? CONTESTANT: Errrr... Monarch? ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Ahh I miss the Weakest Link
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Which is fine should you happen to know that. Had the question been about an earlier event, and involved a King Henry, for example, then I'd have had no idea of the answer. Which might make my answer wrong, but not stupid.
Whereas I wouldn't have had the faintest idea. I couldn't even tell you who won this year's, should it have taken place yet. So again my guess would very probably be wrong, but not stupid. In one quiz this week, involving photos of sports "celebrities", one contestant said "we all know it's steve [somebody], the rower". Well, I certainly didn't. So again, I'd have given a wrong answer. (Actually, I didn't even know he was a rower). |
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But the wording "Name something that is red/read" - read(!) out - would be highly ambiguous, no? If it was "Name something red", fair enough: