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BRAINS OF BRITAIN
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 ( PRESTO N ) | |
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 RADIO NEWCASTLE ) | |
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. |
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. |