Must admit I'm struggling as to why this would be 'Most stupid answer to a quiz question ever!'

I'm assuming it might be that John Lennon, her answer, was possibly dead by this time? But, personally, I wouldn't have a clue what year he died if that was the case.

Maybe you have to be 'of a certain age' to know details such as the year John Lennon died? Many of us wouldn't have a clue, so I can't see how it can be 'Most stupid answer to a quiz question ever!' unless, of course, you happen to know the date that every pop star was born and died.

Just goes to show, perhaps, what happens when you answer a question (or write a comment on a forum) too quickly, without thinking

Lisbon...Spain, hmmm.

But the Spanish Armada did set sail from Lisbon, didn't it?

It left Lisbon in May 1588 (Spain and Portugal being unified at this point) and came to rest in Coruna. It then left Coruna in July 1588 and made its way towards the English coast.

Tilbury isn't the worst guess in the world, if you make due allowance for time and pressure, seeing as how the famous speech made by Elizabeth I did occur at Tilbury.

The Chase

Q: Band Hero is the spin-off to what video game series?

A: Grand Theft Auto

You have to be careful about voyage starting points. Ask most people from which port the Mayflower set off for America. and they'd answer Plymouth.

In fact it set off from, in order, Rotherhithe, Southampton, Dartmouth, Plymouth and there are local claims that it then stopped at Newlyn.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayflower#Voyage

That's not a stupid answer though, probably just a guess from someone who is unfamiliar with video games. Like myself, who has only ever heard of that one famous video game!

A male elephant is still called an elephant, isn't it? Unless you're giving it a name such as Fred or Joe

The answer sought is presumably "bull" but I probably wouldn't have thought of that in the heat of the moment. I would never have said "Tudor" though!

Was it a question shown on screen or a question read out in the quickfire round?

Band hero written down is fair enough. Banned hero read out but not shown on screen could sound like a spin off from a crime game

Band and Banned sound the same read out

I knew that because of the Mayflower pub. Very nice it is too.

Somebody will be along in a minute to say there's a difference because of the double n

It must have been a question read out, because if it was during the multiple choice (with the question spelling on screen), Guitar Hero would have been an obvious choice of answer even if you knew nothing about video games.

PS: I think this is my favourite thread

Quite a bit off thread, but,
As someone who has lived maybe 250 to 300 metres from The Mayflower for the past 31 years I'd have to say that if you think it's nice, you're very easily pleased, IMO.
It wasn't bad up until around 1999 - 2000, but it's always had a bad rep with its beer prices among the cognoscenti in the area.
That had never concerned us, I usually drink white wine, or sometimes vodka and tonic, and my old man would probably contemplate tap water before opting for a beer.
The only times that I've ever seen him drink beer is if we've been somewhere like Amarillo, TX., or somewhere in Queensland, Aus., and the temps are hovering around 33 or 34C., he'll normally drink Armagnac, or Calvados when at home in London.
The steep prices in The Mayflower may be because they get a steady flow of tourists, who'll pay top dollar because of where they are.
Another turn off, for me at any rate, is the bar staff, usually Kiwis, Aussies, or South Africans, all great people the former colonials, but they're not really interested whether you get served or not, there'll always be someone else to take your place at the bar if you walk out.
Whereas a pub that has an owner and his wife behind the bar, like The Ship, near The Mayflower, will always make you welcome and get to know you by name, they WANT you to enjoy their pub, and keep coming back.
By the way, I have no connection to The Ship, other than as a satisfied customer.

Wrong forum love.....you want Trip Advisor

I admit the prices are on the high side, but not ridiculously more than some other places in London, and of course that doesn't detract from the pleasant atmosphere inside, or the view over the river from the balcony. The only downside is that if you're sitting outside the stupid wooden fence obstructs the view. I've only been in once since Greene king abandoned it, but I can't imagine that's had much negative impact.

Don't notice the bar staff to be honest. If you don't like Aussies, kiwis and saffers serving you, you aren't going to enjoy drinking in London much anyway.

Classic daft answer today on an old '15 to 1' on Challenge.
Young-ish contestant was asked: What BRITISH film won
an award ( I think an academy award but missed part of
the question) and was directed by and starred Lawrence
Olivier,in 1940'
Answer' Lawrence of Arabia'? (very hopefully asked)

Is that really massively stupid answer? OK, the date's 20-odd years off, but if you don't know, you don't know.

Plus, I'm pretty sure Lawrence of Arabia is a British film...

My old local used to have a very pleasant ex-colonial barman, from Idaho. Despite having a fantastic musical history (Lennon's father used to be a potman, David Bowie and the Stones appeared here, as did many stars of the 60s and 70s, they pulled it down about 12 years ago.

What's a potman?

A potman is someone who collects the empty glasses.

Surely in this day of overly wild PC, that should be "potperson", or more likely "Beverage container replenishment coordinator"

In some boozers it's an old duffer and he gets a few free drinks every night.

A classic one from the Ally Ross on TV column in The Sun yesterday.

" TV GOLD:.....This Morning’s Dosh On Your Doorstep contestant who needed a prompt and two guesses to identify “Mickey Mouse’s duck friend whose name rhymes with Ronald”, the first answer to which, I promise you, was: “Daffy?”

So what was the correct answer?

According to IMDB Olivier didn't direct his first film until 1944?

I assume the film referred to is Rebecca which he starred in but that was directed by Hitchcock, I think you may have misheard the question.

I saw that, she said Daffy before Alison gave her a clue.

If you're talking about a specific person, I see no harm in using the appropriate suffix.


I think that was a fair description by this point in his life. Note that this is local legend, plus something I read in one of those "Memories of ...." type books.