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Old 17-07-2015, 01:54
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Bloke on Tipping Point today.

"Which US state comes after the word 'Baked' to make an ice cream and meringue dessert?"

Alaska,maybe? I know next to nothing about Food and Drink,it's my worst subject,but even I've heard of Baked Alaska.

His answer? Victoria. That well known US state.

His next question was "Ernest Rutherford won a Nobel prize in 1908 in which subject?"

Now I wasn't absolutely sure on that. I knew he worked on the structure of the atom,so it was either Chemistry or Physics. In fact it was Chemistry,but Physics would have been a reasonable answer. Or Economics,Peace or Medicine would have been half decent guesses (the other Nobel prize categories).

His answer,after,to be fair,admitting he had no idea? "Railways".

The Nobel prize for railways. As we say in Scotland,"Aye,right."

You do wonder why people with such a demonstrably limited general knowledge apply to go on these shows.
Did you miss his answer to the question "Finish the title of the hit Queen song, Bohemian?"

His answer............."Devil"

Words fail me
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Old 17-07-2015, 09:53
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You do wonder why people with such a demonstrably limited general knowledge apply to go on these shows.
It's almost as though they don't want to give any prizes away sometimes.

"Hey Derek, we need a couple of cheap shows with no prizes."
"I'll get on the phone to Mr Baked Victoria..."
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Old 17-07-2015, 09:55
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'Bohemian devil' !! Ha ha ha ha ha.
That's probably the worlds most famous record after 'happy birthday' !!
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Old 17-07-2015, 10:13
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Bloke on Tipping Point today.

"Which US state comes after the word 'Baked' to make an ice cream and meringue dessert?"

Alaska,maybe? I know next to nothing about Food and Drink,it's my worst subject,but even I've heard of Baked Alaska.

His answer? Victoria. That well known US state.

His next question was "Ernest Rutherford won a Nobel prize in 1908 in which subject?"

Now I wasn't absolutely sure on that. I knew he worked on the structure of the atom,so it was either Chemistry or Physics. In fact it was Chemistry,but Physics would have been a reasonable answer. Or Economics,Peace or Medicine would have been half decent guesses (the other Nobel prize categories).
His answer,after,to be fair,admitting he had no idea? "Railways".

The Nobel prize for railways. As we say in Scotland,"Aye,right."

You do wonder why people with such a demonstrably limited general knowledge apply to go on these shows.
There are six Nobel prize categories - you missed Literature, won by Rudolf Eucken in 1908.

Rutherfold himself was slightly baffled why he won Chemistry in 1908

“I have dealt with many different transformations with various periods of time, but the quickest that I have met was my own transformation in one moment from a physicist to a chemist.” Ernest Rutherford (Nobel banquet 1908).
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Old 17-07-2015, 11:07
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heard on Tipping Point

what does the E stand for in the famous equation E = mc2

Answer "Einstein " !! ??
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Old 17-07-2015, 11:12
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You do wonder why people with such a demonstrably limited general knowledge apply to go on these shows.
Tipping Point is mostly a game of chance with a small element of general knowledge. The addition of the x2 counter makes it even more a game of chance.

If you have limited general knowledge then Tipping Point is a good choice of game show to enter. That contestant almost won.
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Old 17-07-2015, 15:15
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'Bohemian devil' !! Ha ha ha ha ha.
That's probably the worlds most famous record after 'happy birthday' !!
How about the woman on Sunday Night at the Palladium recently

Which musical features the song 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow'?

Blank expression and no answer given
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Old 17-07-2015, 17:18
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Mayonnaise is a "salad dressing"?
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Old 17-07-2015, 17:21
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Mayonnaise is a "salad dressing"?
You should go on Tipping Point.
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Old 17-07-2015, 17:53
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This one makes me laugh. From Family Fortunes:

Question: Name a bird with a long neck

Contestant: Naomi Campbell



I remember Bob Monkhouse telling a story about Family Fortunes:
Bob: Name something that's abandoned in winter.
Contestant: My sister.
Aahhh

On that quiz hosted by Bradley Walsh.

Where do guinea pigs come from?

Pets at home.
hahahahahahahaha
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I'd better stop reading these, I could be here all day

To be fair though I think sometimes it's brain freeze under pressure.
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Old 17-07-2015, 17:55
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Old 17-07-2015, 18:09
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Mind you that bl**dy music playing while you're trying to think would put you off completely
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Old 17-07-2015, 19:25
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Mayonnaise is a "salad dressing"?
Isn't it? What's it used for then? Greasing bike chains?
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Old 17-07-2015, 19:35
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Isn't it? What's it used for then? Greasing bike chains?
To be fair I'd say it was more of a condiment.
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Old 17-07-2015, 19:47
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On tonight's Pointless:

Question Posed: "Assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas."

Girl's Answer: "JR!"

Words fail me.
Didn't her partner answer something almost as stupid....something about who was murdered in a bath and he answered Joan of Arc?
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Old 17-07-2015, 20:00
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Didn't her partner answer something almost as stupid....something about who was murdered in a bath and he answered Joan of Arc?
Yes he said the French revolutionary stabbed in the bath was Joan of Arc.
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Old 17-07-2015, 20:19
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Yes he said the French revolutionary stabbed in the bath was Joan of Arc.
Thought I remembered it right! Not quite as bad as JR but not far off....
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Old 17-07-2015, 22:19
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When I was a teenager (about 40 years ago!!!!) myself and four friends went on the Capital Radio quiz 'Cash on delivery' hosted by Dave Cash.

It's amazing what nerves can do to you.

One of my friends was asked, 'Where do Mancunians come from?'

To which he replied 'Under the sea'

Now, you'd have go a long way to beat that as a wrong answer.
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Old 18-07-2015, 09:25
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When I was a teenager (about 40 years ago!!!!) myself and four friends went on the Capital Radio quiz 'Cash on delivery' hosted by Dave Cash.

It's amazing what nerves can do to you.

One of my friends was asked, 'Where do Mancunians come from?'

To which he replied 'Under the sea'

Now, you'd have go a long way to beat that as a wrong answer.

Excellent inothernews. Excellent.
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Old 18-07-2015, 11:10
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When I was a teenager (about 40 years ago!!!!) myself and four friends went on the Capital Radio quiz 'Cash on delivery' hosted by Dave Cash.

It's amazing what nerves can do to you.

One of my friends was asked, 'Where do Mancunians come from?'

To which he replied 'Under the sea'

Now, you'd have go a long way to beat that as a wrong answer.



I do believe that being there is so different from being at home on the sofa.
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Old 18-07-2015, 12:29
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Well,this is quite fun,this thread lay dormant for over a month and then I posted on Thursday to start it back up again and since then it's got quite lively.

I have a good general knowledge and would probably consider myself an above average pub quizzer but I'd still be wary of going on one of these shows and potentially making a total horlicks of one of the questions.

Unless it was Food & Drink,which I freely admit to knowing nothing about,nor caring either. Any time I'm doing a pub quiz and it's a Food & Drink question I just switch off and let the rest of our team answer it. They don't bother asking me my opinion on it because they know I'll have absolutely no clue. Or interest.

I can name you all fifty US state capitals but as soon as I hear a question with the word "ingredient" in it I'm off to the bar.
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Old 18-07-2015, 14:37
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To be fair I'd say it was more of a condiment.
I thought so too but it never stopped my wife getting pregnant.

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Old 18-07-2015, 14:46
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To be fair, the pressure of being on TV, potentially winning money, etc. is enough to make your mind go blank. If I'm watching a quiz with someone else the pressure of just beating them renders me useless.

If I heard a question with the words 'shot' and 'Dallas', my mind would probably go straight to 'JR'.
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Old 18-07-2015, 14:52
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I have a good general knowledge and would probably consider myself an above average pub quizzer but I'd still be wary of going on one of these shows and potentially making a total horlicks of one of the questions.


I can name you all fifty US state capitals but as soon as I hear a question with the word "ingredient" in it I'm off to the bar.
It doesn't take much to get me to the bar either.

I agree with your other point too, I'd be scared of my mind going blank on a really easy obvious question and then facing the mocking you'd probably get at the above mentioned bar.
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Old 18-07-2015, 19:21
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Tipping Point is mostly a game of chance with a small element of general knowledge. The addition of the x2 counter makes it even more a game of chance.

If you have limited general knowledge then Tipping Point is a good choice of game show to enter. That contestant almost won.
Yes,there doesn't seem to much of an edge for a good quizzer being quick on the buzzer,at least in the first round. In the first round you only get three counters to put into the machine. So even if you get the first three questions right,you've used up your three counters and that's you out of the round and can't put any more in until the penalty round at the end,even if you knew the answer to every question.

There is a bit more emphasis on general knowledge in the later rounds,but as you say there is still a lot of luck in how the counters fall - or don't fall.

Also,in the final round,why anybody would ever go for anything other than a three point question is beyond me. Most of the questions aren't that difficult and even if you've got no idea at all,you've got a 1 in 3 chance of getting it right just by guessing.

On average you'd do better going for three point questions even if you guessed every time than one point questions that you had an 80% chance of getting right.

I saw a bloke on it a few weeks ago who had no clue how to play the final round. He kept on going for two point questions even when the jackpot counter had hardly moved. He had no chance of getting it out with two point questions. He eventually switched to three pointers,but by then it was too late.
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