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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. His answer............."Devil" Words fail me
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You do wonder why people with such a demonstrably limited general knowledge apply to go on these shows. "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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'Bohemian devil' !! Ha ha ha ha ha.
That's probably the worlds most famous record after 'happy birthday' !! |
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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. 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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heard on Tipping Point
what does the E stand for in the famous equation E = mc2 Answer "Einstein " !! ?? |
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You do wonder why people with such a demonstrably limited general knowledge apply to go on these shows.
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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'Bohemian devil' !! Ha ha ha ha ha.
That's probably the worlds most famous record after 'happy birthday' !! Which musical features the song 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow'? Blank expression and no answer given |
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It's mayonnaise.
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Mayonnaise is a "salad dressing"?
You should go on Tipping Point.
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This one makes me laugh. From Family Fortunes:
Question: Name a bird with a long neck Contestant: Naomi Campbell ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Quote:
I remember Bob Monkhouse telling a story about Family Fortunes:
Bob: Name something that's abandoned in winter. Contestant: My sister. ![]() Quote:
On that quiz hosted by Bradley Walsh.
Where do guinea pigs come from? Pets at home. . 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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Limerice haha
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Mayonnaise is a "salad dressing"?
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Isn't it? What's it used for then? Greasing bike chains?
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On tonight's Pointless:
Question Posed: "Assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas." Girl's Answer: "JR!" Words fail me. |
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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?
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Yes he said the French revolutionary stabbed in the bath was Joan of Arc.
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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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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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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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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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To be fair I'd say it was more of a condiment.
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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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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. ![]() ![]() 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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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. 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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You should go on Tipping Point. 
