rick12345 181 Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 UNIVERSITYCHALLENGE (BBC2) Jeremy Paxman: What is another name for 'cherrypickers' and 'cheesemongers'? Contestant: Homosexuals. Paxman: No. They're regiments in the British Army who will be very upset withyou. BEG, BORROW OR STEAL (BBC2) Jamie Theakston: Where do you think Cambridge University is? Contestant: Geography isn't my strong point. 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. White: I'll give you some clues: what do you call the part between your handand your elbow? Contestant : Arm. White: Correct. And if you're not weak, you're...? Contestant: Strong. White: Correct - and what was Lord Mountbatten's first name? Contestant: Louis. White: Well, there we are then. So who had a worldwide hit with the song What AWonderful World? Contestant: Frank Sinatra? LATE SHOW (BBC MIDLANDS) Alex Trelinski: What is the capital of Italy? Contestant: France. Trelinski: Franceis another country. Try again. Contestant: Oh, um, Benidorm. Trelinski: Wrong, sorry, let's try another question. In which country is theParthenon? 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 writtenbooks 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 Iknow that one. Is it Jewish? UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE Bamber Gascoigne: What was Gandhi's first name? Contestant: Goosey? GWR FM (Bristol) Presenter: What happened in Dallason November 22, 1963? Contestant : I don't know, I wasn't watching it then. RTE RADIO 2FM (IRELAND) Presenter: What is the name of the long- running TV comedy show about pensioners: Last Of The...? Caller: Mohicans. 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 Q: Which American actor is married to Nicole Kidman? A: Forrest Gump. RICHARD AND JUDY Leslie: On which street did Sherlock Holmes live? Contestant: Er. . . Leslie: He makes bread . . . Contestant: Er . ... Leslie: He makes cakes . . . Contestant: Kipling Street? LINCS FM P HONE-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 famouspainting 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) O'Brien: How many kings of Englandhave been called Henry? Contestant: Er, well, I know there was a Henry the Eighth ... ER.ER ... Three? CHRIS SEARLE SHOW (BBC RADIO BRISTOL) Searle: In which European country is Mount Etna?Caller: Japan. Searle : I did say which European country, so in case you didn't hear that, Ican let you try again. Caller: Er ....Mexico? PAUL WAPPAT (BBC RADIO NEWCASTLE) Paul Wappat: How long did the Six-Day War between Egyptand Israellast? Contestant (after long pause): Fourteen days. DARYL DENHAM'S DRIVETIME (VIRGIN RADIO) Daryl Denham: In which country would you spend shekels? Contestant: Holland? Denham: Try the next letter of the alphabet. Contestant: Iceland?Ireland? Denham (helpfully): It's a bad line. Did you say Israel? Contestant: No. PHIL WOOD SHOW (BBC GMR) Wood: What 'K' could be described as the Islamic Bible? Contestant: Er. .. . Wood: It's got two syllables . . . Kor . . . Contestant: Blimey? Wood: Ha ha ha ha, no. The past participle of run . . . Contestant: (Silence) 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 canfall 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 characterclad only in a loin cloth did he play? Contestant: Jesus Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Geoff.C 0 Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 Making allowances for these people being a bit under pressure, on a quiz show, it does make you wonder about some of the products of the British educational system these days?????? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mistwalker 0 Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 ROCK FM (PRESTON)Presenter: Name a film starring Bob Hoskins that is also the name of a famouspainting by Leonardo da Vinci. Contestant: Who Framed Roger Rabbit? :rofl: :rofl: Nearly peed myself! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scothunter 12,609 Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 "Did you say Israel?NO lmao Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bill88 6 Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 Absolute class You can see how we were such a great Empire in the past with talent and brains like that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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