My mate was on WWTBAM. £16K question. What African country is nearest to Gibraltar? Morocco, Tunisia or Egypt? A bright guy he had a panic attack and decided to phone a friend. A boyfriend of a work colleague he'd never met who was a travel agent and chose Egypt. Luckily mate took the 8 grand already won.
Amazes me why people go on these types of shows - must be for their 15 mins of fame. Tipping Point the other day the winner chose 3 1 counter questions in the final part. Why on earth go on it if you don't think you'll going to know any of the questions.
The Weakest Link, BBC2: Anne Robinson Oscar Wilde, Adolf Hitler and Jeffrey Archer have all written books about their experiences in: Prison or the Conservative Party?
We asked a hundred people to name something red.....
You said..."My Cardigan".........
Henners went on pointless?
*whispers* Isn't that from Family Fortunes?
I sincerely apologise for not watching enough shite daytime tv
*Whispers* Family Fortunes wasn't a daytime show and hasn't been on TV for about 15 years...
I guess you missed 'All Star Family Fortunes' which ran from 2006-2015 and was hosted by Vernon Kay. It was basically a run of Celebrity Specials...that ran for ummm...9 years and around 100 episodes...
Michael Miles: (John Cleese) And could we have the next contender, please? (a pepperpot walks out onto the set towards Michael Miles) Ha ha ha... Good evening, madam, and your name is?
Woman: (Terry Jones) Yes, yes.
Michael Miles: And what's your name?
Woman: I go to church regularly.
Michael Miles: Jolly good, I see, and which prize do you have particular eyes on this evening?
Woman: I'd like the blow on the head.
Michael Miles: The blow on the head.
Woman: Just there. (points to the back of her head)
Michael Miles: Jolly good. Well your first question for the blow on the head this evening is: What great opponent of Cartesian dualism resists the reduction of psychological phenomena to physical states?
Woman: I don't know that!
Michael Miles: Well, have a guess.
Woman: Henri Bergson.
Michael Miles: Is the correct answer!
Woman: Ooh, that was lucky. I never even heard of him.
Michael Miles: Jolly good.
Woman: I don't like darkies.
Michael Miles: Ha ha ha. Who does? And now your second question for the blow on the head is: What is the main food that penguins eat?
Woman: Pork luncheon meat.
Michael Miles: No.
Woman: Spam?
Michael Miles: No, no, no. What do penguins eat? Penguins.
Woman: Penguins?
Michael Miles: Yes.
Woman: I hate penguins.
Michael Miles: No, no, no.
Woman: They eat themselves.
Michael Miles: No, no, what do penguins eat?
Woman: Horses! Armchairs!
Michael Miles: No, no, no. What do penguins eat?
Woman: Oh, penguins.
Michael Miles: Penguins.
Woman: Cannelloni.
Michael Miles: No.
Woman: Lasagna, moussaka, lobster thermidor, escalopes de veau a l'estragon avec endives gratineed with cheese.
Michael Miles: No, no, no, no. I'll give you a clue. (mimes a fish swimming)
Woman: Ah! Brian Close.
Michael Miles: No. no.
Woman: Brian Inglis, Brian Johnson, Bryan Forbes.
Michael Miles: No, no!
Woman: Nanette Newman.
Michael Miles: No. What swims in the sea and gets caught in nets?
Woman: Henri Bergson.
Michael Miles: No.
Woman: Goats. Underwater goats with snorkels and flippers.
Michael Miles: No.
Woman: A buffalo with an aqualung.
Michael Miles: No.
Woman: Reginald Maudling.
Michael Miles: Yes, that's near enough. I'll give you that. Right, now, Mrs Scum, you have won your prize, do you still want the blow on the head?
Woman: Yes, yes.
Michael Miles: I'll offer you a poke in the eye.
Woman: No! I want a blow on the head.
Michael Miles: A punch in the throat?
Woman: No.
Michael Miles: All right then, a kick in the kneecap?
Woman: No.
Michael Miles: Mrs Scum, I'm offering you a boot in the teeth and a dagger up the strap?
Woman: Er...
Voices: Blow on the head! Take the blow on the head!
Woman: No, no. I'll take the blow on the head.
Michael Miles: Very well then, Mrs Scum, you have won tonight's star prize, the blow on the head.
(He strkes her on head with an enormous mallet and she falls unconscious. A sexily dressed hostess in the background strikes a small gong. The three bishops rush in and jump on her.)
I’m absolutely baffled by this
I laughed so much I nearly passed out through not breathing.
We asked a hundred people to name something red.....
You said..."My Cardigan".........
Henners went on pointless?
*whispers* Isn't that from Family Fortunes?
I sincerely apologise for not watching enough shite daytime tv
*Whispers* Family Fortunes wasn't a daytime show and hasn't been on TV for about 15 years...
I guess you missed 'All Star Family Fortunes' which ran from 2006-2015 and was hosted by Vernon Kay. It was basically a run of Celebrity Specials...that ran for ummm...9 years and around 100 episodes...
Yes I have. That question wasn't on All Star Family Fortunes though, it was on Family Fortunes...
As Uboat says, it's all down to pressure most of the times. Not even on TV, but a few weeks ago, the missus & I went for dinner at a mates house (Blackheathaddick) and we were playing a board game that has some pretty easy questions, but you only have 5 seconds to answer.
My question was: Name 3 former England managers. Now, I could name them all in order, but the first name to come out my gob?...................."Alan Sugar" ffs...........
Yes, where people go wrong sometimes in multiple choice programmes like millionaire is that the question is only easy because the wrong answer options are completely ridiculous. You notice that some people hear the question, realise they don't know the answer and lose focus that a quick think about the choices would point you in the right direction. It must be nerves!
I was on Pointless in January and Alexander Armstrong asked me what the stupidest thing I'd ever done was. I told him about the time I'd driven an Austin Allegro eighty miles to Bristol down the Kennet and Avon canal because my satnav thought it was the M4.
Of course now I realise what a stupid answer that was.
I should have told him about the time I didn't fully support the Roland Duchatelet regime. If I had, Charlton would be in the premier league by now.
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Anne Robinson: In the 1940s which politician was responsible for the welfare state; William...?
Contestant: 'The Conqueror'.
Anne Robinson: What force of nature is responsible for keeping the Earth, planets and asteroids in orbit around the Sun?
Contestant: 'Delta Force'
Anne Robinson: What word for an ancient Roman marketplace is also a site on the internet for open discussion?
Contestant: Chatroom.
Anne Robinson: No what please we’re British?
Contestant: Thank you.
Anne Robinson: A pain in the muscles or bones of the lower legs, often suffered by sportsmen is known as Shin...?
Contestant: ...dlers List.
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?
Anne Robinson: In the Lord's Prayer, what word beginning with 'H' meaning 'blessed' comes before 'be thy name'?
Contestant: (quietly) Howard.
Anne Robinson: (incredulously) Pardon?
Contestant: (louder) Howard.
Hope you enjoyed them!
Q: Name a dangerous race
A: Arabs
You said..."My Cardigan".........
Q-How many planets have the letter A in there name
A-1 Aries
Anne Robinson Oscar Wilde, Adolf Hitler and Jeffrey Archer have all written books about their experiences in: Prison or the Conservative Party?
Contestant: The Conservative Party.
CONTESTANT Barcelona
LINCS FM DJ: I was really after the name of a country
CONTESTANT; I'm sorry, I don't know the name of any countries in Spain
Back of the (pedantic) net!
Of course now I realise what a stupid answer that was.
I should have told him about the time I didn't fully support the Roland Duchatelet regime. If I had, Charlton would be in the premier league by now.