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Blackandblue

New Member
Location
London
UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE (BBC2)

Jeremy Paxman:
What is another name for 'cherrypickers' and 'cheesemongers'?

Contestant:
Homosexuals.

Jeremy Paxman:
No. They're regiments in the British Army who will be very upset with you



BEG, BORROW OR STEAL (BBC2)

Jamie Theakston:
Where do you think Cambridge University is?

Contestant:
Geography isn't my strong point.


Jamie Theakston:
There's a clue in the title.


Contestant:
Leicester.



BBC NORFOLK

Stewart White:
Who had a worldwide hit with What A Wonderful World?


Contestant:
I don't know.


Stewart White:
I'll give you some clues: what do you call the part between your hand and your elbow?


Contestant:
Arm


Stewart White:
Correct. And if you're not weak, you're...?


Contestant:
Strong.


Stewart White:
Correct - and what was Lord Mountbatten's first name?


Contestant:
Louis


Stewart White:
Well, there we are then. So who had a worldwide hit with the song What A Wonderful World?


Contestant:
Frank Sinatra?



LATE SHOW (BBC MIDLANDS)

Alex Trelinski:
What is the capital of Italy?


Contestant:
France.


Trelinski:
France is another country. Try again.


Contestant:
Oh, um, Benidorm.


Trelinski:
Wrong, sorry, let's try another question. In which country is the Parthenon?


Contestant:
Sorry, I don't know.


Trelinski:
Just guess a country then.


Contestant:
Paris.


THE WEAKEST LINK (BBC2)

Anne Robinson:
Oscar Wilde, Adolf Hitler and Jeffrey Archer have all written books about their experiences in what: - Prison, or the Conservative Party?


Contestant:
The Conservative Party.



BEACON RADIO (WOLVERHAMPTON)


DJ Mark:
For �10, what is the nationality of the Pope?


Ruth from Rowley Regis:
I think I know that one. Is it Jewish?



UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE


Bamber Gascoyne:
What was Gandhi's first name?


Contestant:
Goosey?



GWR FM (Bristol)

Presenter:
What happened in Dallas on November 22, 1963?

Contestant:
I don't know, I wasn't watching it then.



PHIL WOOD SHOW (BBC RADIO MANCHESTER)

Phil:
What's 11 squared?


Contestant:
I don't know.


Phil:
I'll give you a clue. It's two ones with a two in the middle.


Contestant:
Is it five?



RICHARD AND JUDY


Richard:
Which American actor is married to Nicole Kidman?


Contestant:
Forrest Gump.



RICHARD AND JUDY


Richard:
On which street did Sherlock Holmes live?


Contestant:
Er. . .


Richard:
He makes bread . . .


Contestant:
Er . ...


Richard:
He makes cakes . . .


Contestant:
Kipling Street?



LINCS FM PHONE-IN


Presenter:
Which is the largest Spanish-speaking country in the world?


Contestant:
Barcelona.


Presenter:
I was really after the name of a country.


Contestant:
I'm sorry, I don't know the names of any countries in Spain.



NATIONAL LOTTERY (BBC1)


Question:
What is the world's largest continent?


Contestant:
The Pacific.



ROCK FM (PRESTON)


Presenter:
Name a film starring Bob Hoskins that is also the name of a famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci.


Contestant:
Who Framed Roger Rabbit?



THE BIGGEST GAME IN TOWN (ITV)


Steve Le Fevre:
What was signed, to bring World War I to an end in 1918?


Contestant:
Magna Carta?



JAMES O'BRIEN SHOW (LBC)


James O'Brien:
How many kings of�England�have been called Henry?


Contestant:
Er, well, I know there was a Henry the Eighth ... ER. ER ... Three?




CHRIS SEARLE SHOW (BBC RADIO�BRISTOL)


Chris Searle:
In which European country is�Mount Etna�?


Caller:
Japan.


Chris Searle:
I did say which European country, so in case you didn't hear that, I can let you try again.


Caller:
Er ....�Mexico�?



PAUL WAPPAT (BBC RADIONEWCASTLE)


Paul Wappat:
How long did the Six-Day War between Egypt and Israel last?


Contestant (long pause):
Fourteen days.





DARYL DENHAM'S DRIVETIME (VIRGIN RADIO)


Daryl Denham:
In which country would you spend shekels?


Contestant:
Holland?


Daryl Denham:
Try the next letter of the alphabet.


Contestant:
Iceland? Ireland?


Daryl Denham: (helpfully)
It's a bad line. Did you say Israel?


Contestant:
No.


PHIL WOOD SHOW (BBC GMR)

Phil Wood:
What 'K' could be described as the Islamic Bible?


Contestant:
Er. .. .


Phil Wood:
It's got two syllables . . . Kor . .


Contestant:
Blimey?


Phil Wood:
Ha ha ha ha, no. The past participle of run . . .


Contestant:
(Silence)


Phil Wood:
OK, try it another way. Today I run, yesterday I . . .


Contestant:
Walked?




THE VAULT

Melanie Sykes:
What is the name given to the condition where the sufferer can fall asleep at any time?

Contestant:
Nostalgia.


LUNCHTIME SHOW (BRMB)

Presenter:
What religion was Guy Fawkes?


Contestant:
Jewish.


Presenter:
That's close enough.



STEVE WRIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON (BBC RADIO 2)


Wright:
Johnny Weissmuller died on this day. Which jungle-swinging character clad only in a loin cloth did he play?


Contestant:
Jesus.
 

Greedo

Guest
Some of them are class :biggrin:
 

Melvil

Guest
Excellent! My own rather lowly participation in a live TV game show was, despite being terrible, not anywhere near as terrible as these guys!
 

Tetedelacourse

New Member
Location
Rosyth
Good work! I especially like the Roger Rabbit one.


My idiot colleague has provided me with some gems in the past in her answers to quizzes. I swear to God these are true. She's 45.

Name the only Englishman to occupy the papal chair: Prince Charles.

Who succeeded Elizabeth I on the throne of England? Elizabeth II - wait, Elizabeth I, that's the queen mum right?

Which book begins with the line "Call me Ishmael"? The Koran

Name the biblical character who was swallowed by a whale? Moby Dick

What's the square root of 9? ehhhhh, 3. Correct! What's 3 squared? eh, dunno.

DOing a crossword - What was Nelson's flagship called? Seven letters... The Armada.
 

Melvil

Guest
longers said:
Very good :smile:

What show were you on Melvil?

15 to 1? Blockbusters?

I'm too embarassed to say...it was nowhere near as high quality as the ones you mention above!

I was up against a malevolent dwarf. The dwarf won...:smile::smile:
 

Greedo

Guest
The Wheel of Fortune :biggrin:

Melvil said:
I'm too embarassed to say...it was nowhere near as high quality as the ones you mention above!

I was up against a malevolent dwarf. The dwarf won...:sad:;)
 

Melvil

Guest
Uncle Mort said:
That just has to be the Crystal Maze. Did you get to wear a cape? :biggrin:

No and No.

To wit the questions I got wrong included 'What is 100th of a rouble?' and 'what is the capital of Jordan?'

The dwarf got primary school stuff. I was gutted at his 'luck' with the questions.
 

Arch

Married to Night Train
Location
Salford, UK
a) a kopek?
;) umm, oooh, I should know this...

When I was on University challenge, my starter for ten answers were: Basil Brush, Polenta, Sciatica and Neap Tides. And they were all correct...:biggrin:
 
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