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  • happyvalley
    happyvalley Posts: 8,996
    Lincsaddick said:
    3 today from Tipping Point (yes it has been a boring day) 

    3 on the trot from the bloke who actually was the winner !!

    How many pennies were there to a pre decimal pound .. answer given  6  (fair enough he is quite young)   correct = 240

    Who was the USA President on 1/1/2000 .. answer given George Washington .. correct = Bill Clinton

    The name of a North Sea shipping area named after a Norse invader .. answer given Christopher Columbus .. correct = Viking

    The wife and I were pissing ourselves laughing at him. 
  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 7,737
    Yup - That bloke was as thick as a whale omelette.......and he won!

    I had a major Tourette's moment when he said George Washington........I involuntarily just shouted out CU**!  :D
     
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,835
    Thought I misheard the question as I was on a work phone call 


  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,835
    Tipping Point today

    Ben : A Mars quake occurs on which planet

    Contestant : The moon.  
  • paulie8290
    paulie8290 Posts: 23,344
    This was also tipping point a few days ago, saw it on twitter

    Ben: The names of 3 American States begin and end with the letter A, Alaska, Alabama and which other state

    Contestant- Florida
  • randy andy
    randy andy Posts: 5,454
    paulie8290 said:
    This was also tipping point a few days ago, saw it on twitter

    Ben: The names of 3 American States begin and end with the letter A, Alaska, Alabama and which other state

    Contestant- Florida
    On today's Tipping Point:

    Q: on what planet would you experience a marsquake
    A: The Moon

    Or yesterday's episode

    Q: What type of wing animal is a Gold Finch
    A: A fish
  • Stewart
    Stewart Posts: 2,451
    edited January 2021
    MrOneLung said:
    Tipping Point today

    Ben : A Mars quake occurs on which planet

    Contestant : The moon.  
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,779
    edited January 2021
    Ignore me. I’m an idiot.

    😂
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,989
    lordromford said:
    paulie8290 said:
    This was also tipping point a few days ago, saw it on twitter

    Ben: The names of 3 American States begin and end with the letter A, Alaska, Alabama and which other state

    Contestant- Florida
    Even the question is stupid. There are 4:
    Alaska, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas.
    Que?
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,779
    edited January 2021
    Covered End said:
    lordromford said:
    paulie8290 said:
    This was also tipping point a few days ago, saw it on twitter

    Ben: The names of 3 American States begin and end with the letter A, Alaska, Alabama and which other state

    Contestant- Florida
    Even the question is stupid. There are 4:
    Alaska, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas.
    Que?
    See above. Misread it.

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  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,147
    On this week's University Challenge a team identified Roy Orbison's voice as Tammy Wynette.  
  • meldrew66
    meldrew66 Posts: 2,561
    edited January 2021

    My embarrassing moment when appearing on Alphabetical:

    Q: Beginning with 'Y', which Star Wars Character...……………………

    My Answer: Yeti

    I'm not proud of that. I am a more than decent quizzer but, sometimes, the need to answer quickly under pressure leads to a very wrong answer.

    …………….at least my answer started with the correct first letter!

  • hawksmoor
    hawksmoor Posts: 2,608
    So you're telling me the big furry fella in the Star Wars films ISN'T a Yeti?
  • hawksmoor
    hawksmoor Posts: 2,608
    Or the little fella? He's got a to a small Yeti.

  • hawksmoor
    hawksmoor Posts: 2,608
    edited January 2021
    But honestly, as Algarve suggested, if you want to confuse contestants on University Challenge, ask them questions about any pop act in the last 50 years. They won't have a clue.
  • thenewbie
    thenewbie Posts: 11,000
    hawksmoor said:
    So you're telling me the big furry fella in the Star Wars films ISN'T a Yeti?
    He's quite obviously a sasquatch. DUH.
  • hawksmoor
    hawksmoor Posts: 2,608
    'Name the performer.' 'Plays Can I Get A Witness by Marvin Gaye. 'Erm, errr. Madame Gaga?'
  • cafcfan
    cafcfan Posts: 11,198
    golfaddick said:
    ricky_otto said:
    Couple of great ones from yesterday afternoon on Cash Trapped:

    In Which southern county is Leeds Castle - Yorkshire.

    what is the highest value Bank of England note -£100 note. 
    Saw a programme about the BOE recently.....they actually hold £1m notes in the vault.
    There are also £100mn pound notes, nicknamed Titans.  They look like the old white fiver in style. They are held to back the issue of notes by the commercial banks in Scotland and Northern Ireland.  Obviously quicker to count when balancing the books than a load of fivers.


  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,147
    hawksmoor said:
    But honestly, as Algarve suggested, if you want to confuse contestants on University Challenge, ask them questions about any pop act in the last 50 years. They won't have a clue.
    The starter was The Everly Brothers - one brave soul guessed The Mamas and the Papas (sic). Then Dolly Parton - they said Tammy Wynette (in fairness one girl did say Dolly Parton or Tammy Wynette - and they went the wrong way). Then the Orbison question, then Buddy Holly who they guessed was Dean Martin.

    In fairness ask me anything about pop acts from the past twenty years and I wouldn't exactly set the world on fire.    
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,824
    Watching Lingo and the bloke just guessed the word was BONER lol 
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  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 7,737
    AFKABartram said:
    Watching Lingo and the bloke just guessed the word was BONER lol 
    Was is a hard one?
  • paulbaconsarnie
    paulbaconsarnie Posts: 9,423
    edited January 2021
    AFKABartram said:
    Watching Lingo and the bloke just guessed the word was BONER lol 
    Must admit to giggling when ‘prick’ was an answer then the next go they guessed ‘flaps’.

    edited - I mean my other half told me as I was working from home.
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,609
    Can't remember which show it was, but the question was a music one and they played "Pop Muzik"
    The contestant answered with ERMMMMMMM and they gave it to them.
  • sillav nitram
    sillav nitram Posts: 10,163

  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,223
    edited May 2021
    Pointless last night. Question name a European Club that is rated in the top 100 by UEFA.

    Girl says 'I don't know much about football so I'll go for a team that I've heard my friends talking about a lot.........Crystal Palace'.

    Needless to say she scored 100 points.


  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,348
    Pointless .. name a country with a land border of 2,000 km or more with another country .. Hubby and Wife team podium 1 .. Wife .. Africa .. XXXXX .. Back down the line .. Hubby .. United Kingdom .. XXXXX .. where DID they find this pair ? :)
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,223
    Yes indeed but a couple of shows later they got through to the last round with a chance of about £5,000.
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,348
    edited May 2021
    iaitch said:
    Yes indeed but a couple of shows later they got through to the last round with a chance of about £5,000.
    NOOOOOO .. the other contestants must all have been 3 year old chimps lol
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,780
    clb74 said:
    Anyone watching the chase at the moment
    Oh I know this one. Is it... you?
    I was. People say about stupid answers but How many minutes in a netball game? they answered pass. F@ck me you can say any minute What soap was pat phelan in? Pass Any f@cking soap
    Not as easy as you'd think, there being two possible answers.  I know, one of my past pastimes (I wouldn't call it a job) was umpiring my Uni's netball team.  There'd never be a men's changing room made available, so I had to get changed with the women.
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,780
    A-R-T-H-U-R said:
    WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE? Chris Tarrant (asking the audience): 'Jambon' is the French for which food? 11 per cent of the audience: Jam.
    Whereas we all know it's French for 'good jam'.

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