"A cube has how many edges" - that's surely something you can spend a few seconds working out in your head, especially when it's multi choice. But she went for 24. The mind boggles.
Most stupid answer to a quiz question ever!
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How about this one from Celebrity Family Feud with Snoop Dog:
Q: Fill in the blank: Pie in the 'what'?
Check Snoop's surreal answer from 1:20...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awaGRJJ9Vz4
Q: Fill in the blank: Pie in the 'what'?
Check Snoop's surreal answer from 1:20...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awaGRJJ9Vz4
Originally Posted by albion-mad-nick:
“"A cube has how many edges" - that's surely something you can spend a few seconds working out in your head, especially when it's multi choice. But she went for 24. The mind boggles.”
“"A cube has how many edges" - that's surely something you can spend a few seconds working out in your head, especially when it's multi choice. But she went for 24. The mind boggles.”
Moreover that was a 'Science' question
Originally Posted by snafu65:
“There was one on Tipping Point a while back, I can't remember the exact question but it was something like which African country such and such. The answer given was Europe!”
“There was one on Tipping Point a while back, I can't remember the exact question but it was something like which African country such and such. The answer given was Europe!
”
Originally Posted by Bulge_:
“Didn't hear full question but Tipping point just now:
'In [YEAR], [NAME] was named president of which European country?'
A: Africa!
No words”
“Didn't hear full question but Tipping point just now:
'In [YEAR], [NAME] was named president of which European country?'
A: Africa!
No words”
Maybe these two contestants should get together.
Originally Posted by Purves Grundy:
“How about this one from Celebrity Family Feud with Snoop Dog:
Q: Fill in the blank: Pie in the 'what'?
Check Snoop's surreal answer from 1:20...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awaGRJJ9Vz4”
“How about this one from Celebrity Family Feud with Snoop Dog:
Q: Fill in the blank: Pie in the 'what'?
Check Snoop's surreal answer from 1:20...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awaGRJJ9Vz4”
Can't you just tell us?
Originally Posted by degsyhufc:
“Can't you just tell us?”
“Can't you just tell us?”
Do I have to do all the leg work?
Snoop Dog's answer:
Spoiler
Originally Posted by Purves Grundy:
“Do I have to do all the leg work?
Snoop Dog's answer:
”
“Do I have to do all the leg work?
Snoop Dog's answer:
Spoiler
Is it that big a story that it has to go in spoiler tags? Can't see anybody complaining "Oh, you swine, I wanted to look that up on YouTube myself..."
(Especially as somebody already revealed it a couple of posts up!)
Originally Posted by albion-mad-nick:
“"A cube has how many edges" - that's surely something you can spend a few seconds working out in your head, especially when it's multi choice. But she went for 24. The mind boggles.”
“"A cube has how many edges" - that's surely something you can spend a few seconds working out in your head, especially when it's multi choice. But she went for 24. The mind boggles.”
Seems a very logical answer.. a cube has 6 sides, each side has 4 edges, 6x4=24
so what was the answer?
Originally Posted by Eagle9a:
“Seems a very logical answer.. a cube has 6 sides, each side has 4 edges, 6x4=24
so what was the answer?”
“Seems a very logical answer.. a cube has 6 sides, each side has 4 edges, 6x4=24
so what was the answer?”
I think it's 12 - four at the top, four at the bottom and four (vertical) round the "middle".
Originally Posted by davads:
“I think it's 12 - four at the top, four at the bottom and four (vertical) round the "middle".”
“I think it's 12 - four at the top, four at the bottom and four (vertical) round the "middle".”
You are probably right but in the context of the thread title the given answer didnt really make it on to the leaderboard...wrong but not stupid.
Originally Posted by Eagle9a:
“You are probably right but in the context of the thread title the given answer didnt really make it on to the leaderboard...wrong but not stupid.”
“You are probably right but in the context of the thread title the given answer didnt really make it on to the leaderboard...wrong but not stupid.”
I agree it's not the easiest answer to come up with under time pressure.
Originally Posted by Eagle9a:
“Seems a very logical answer.. a cube has 6 sides, each side has 4 edges, 6x4=24
so what was the answer?”
“Seems a very logical answer.. a cube has 6 sides, each side has 4 edges, 6x4=24
so what was the answer?”
Yes each side has four edges but each edge is shared with another side so divide by two to give twelve.
Originally Posted by davads:
“I agree it's not the easiest answer to come up with under time pressure.”
“I agree it's not the easiest answer to come up with under time pressure.”
There isn't really time pressure only the pressure they feel they are under because of being on TV.
Just count the edges by visualizing the cube in your mind. 4 on the top face, 4 on the bottom then 4 around the side making 12 in total. It takes a couple of seconds if you don't panic.
This was an example of how panic affects the thinking process rather than being a stupid answer.
Think it was 15 to 1 yesterday I heard this one.
Which island in the Irish Sea, though not a part of the UK, has the UK dialing code 01624?
Answer, after short deliberation - CORK! Fails on two counts, Not an Island, doesn't have a UK dialing code.
I thought that contestants on this show were actually selected for their brains; on tthat performance Tipping point might prove a tad challenging for them.
Which island in the Irish Sea, though not a part of the UK, has the UK dialing code 01624?
Answer, after short deliberation - CORK! Fails on two counts, Not an Island, doesn't have a UK dialing code.
I thought that contestants on this show were actually selected for their brains; on tthat performance Tipping point might prove a tad challenging for them.
Originally Posted by bobcar:
“There isn't really time pressure only the pressure they feel they are under because of being on TV.
Just count the edges by visualizing the cube in your mind. 4 on the top face, 4 on the bottom then 4 around the side making 12 in total. It takes a couple of seconds if you don't panic.
This was an example of how panic affects the thinking process rather than being a stupid answer.”
“There isn't really time pressure only the pressure they feel they are under because of being on TV.
Just count the edges by visualizing the cube in your mind. 4 on the top face, 4 on the bottom then 4 around the side making 12 in total. It takes a couple of seconds if you don't panic.
This was an example of how panic affects the thinking process rather than being a stupid answer.”
You can work it out, but I'd wager a lot of quiz show contestants think only in terms of facts that they've already heard. The number of sides on a cube is a pretty well-known fact, whether you know it from observation or not - as is, say, the total that opposite sides of a die add up to. The number of edges on a cube I'd suggest isn't - I only know it from learning it on "old Fifteen to One" with William G Stewart where that sort of question used to be a staple - so I think a lot of people will panic and just say either anything or else pass.
I know that sounds daft, because you're doing yourself out of a possible point, but I'm just second-guessing thought processes...
Originally Posted by bobcar:
“There isn't really time pressure only the pressure they feel they are under because of being on TV.
Just count the edges by visualizing the cube in your mind. 4 on the top face, 4 on the bottom then 4 around the side making 12 in total. It takes a couple of seconds if you don't panic.
This was an example of how panic affects the thinking process rather than being a stupid answer.”
“There isn't really time pressure only the pressure they feel they are under because of being on TV.
Just count the edges by visualizing the cube in your mind. 4 on the top face, 4 on the bottom then 4 around the side making 12 in total. It takes a couple of seconds if you don't panic.
This was an example of how panic affects the thinking process rather than being a stupid answer.”
I have to admit I thought it was 24. I can't quite remember why or how I came to that conclusion.
Originally Posted by Eagle9a:
“Seems a very logical answer.. a cube has 6 sides, each side has 4 edges, 6x4=24
so what was the answer?”
“Seems a very logical answer.. a cube has 6 sides, each side has 4 edges, 6x4=24
so what was the answer?”
That is a good logic to work it out, but you need to remember that each edge is shared by two faces, so you need to half it to get 12.
There was one a few years back on Pointless, I think it's on You Tube somewhere.
American States with coastlines.
"Mexico".
American States with coastlines.
"Mexico".
Originally Posted by eugenespeed:
“There was one a few years back on Pointless, I think it's on You Tube somewhere.
American States with coastlines.
"Mexico".”
“There was one a few years back on Pointless, I think it's on You Tube somewhere.
American States with coastlines.
"Mexico".”
You could argue that Mexico is a state, and it's geographically in North America, so therefore it's an American state! But perhaps the question was phrased less ambiguously.
Well, the literal translation of the full country name is "The United Mexican States", but if you went for that logic you'd have to name a Mexican state rather than Mexico itself.
You could argue they meant to say "New Mexico" which is a USA state, but would still be wrong as it has no coastline.
You could argue they meant to say "New Mexico" which is a USA state, but would still be wrong as it has no coastline.
Originally Posted by Paul_DNAP:
“Well, the literal translation of the full country name is "The United Mexican States", but if you went for that logic you'd have to name a Mexican state rather than Mexico itself.”
“Well, the literal translation of the full country name is "The United Mexican States", but if you went for that logic you'd have to name a Mexican state rather than Mexico itself.”
Not necessarily. The word "state" can just mean a nation or country. But maybe the question actually stipulated states of the USA rather than "American states".
Originally Posted by jjwales:
“Not necessarily. The word "state" can just mean a nation or country. But maybe the question actually stipulated states of the USA rather than "American states".”
“Not necessarily. The word "state" can just mean a nation or country. But maybe the question actually stipulated states of the USA rather than "American states".”
Yes a bit of googling shows the question in question was indeed name a "US State with a coastline."
Originally Posted by Paul_DNAP:
“Yes a bit of googling shows the question in question was indeed name a "US State with a coastline."”
“Yes a bit of googling shows the question in question was indeed name a "US State with a coastline."”
In which case there is no excuse for answering "Mexico"!
Originally Posted by jjwales:
“In which case there is no excuse for answering "Mexico"!”
“In which case there is no excuse for answering "Mexico"!”
I think you'll find there is: they were guessing.
This is why I loathe and detest quizmasters who smirk "Are you asking me or telling me?"
It forces the contestant to answer in a voice of absolute confidence, but sometimes you're floundering, and have to have a stab at it.
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