Half term is over; and it's back to earth with a bump. Here's some absolute crackers to put you in the best frame of mind for the week ahead!
Happy Giggling!
| 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 isMount 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 Israellast? |
| 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. |
6 comments:
Makes you wonder whether some people actually went to school doesn't it?!
CJ x
I was talking to a couple just last week who thought the 1st world war was fought on American soil.
Funny but worrying!!!
I had to laugh hard about these. It is very sad, though. I hope it was nerves that made them answer the questions wrong.
I had such a good laugh. Which I needed. It's been that kind of day.
A few of those were actually quite brilliant. Wrong, but brilliant, in their own way.
Yet, all of them were troubling. As Kathryn noted, it's had to believe that these people had any experiences in a school. Anywhere.
*snort* LOVE this kind of thing...
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