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.
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.
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.
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.
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 ?
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.
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I had a major Tourette's moment when he said George Washington........I involuntarily just shouted out CU**!
Ben : A Mars quake occurs on which planet
Contestant : The moon.
Ben: The names of 3 American States begin and end with the letter A, Alaska, Alabama and which other state
Contestant- Florida
Q: on what planet would you experience a marsquake
Or yesterday's episode
Q: What type of wing animal is a Gold Finch
😂
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!
In fairness ask me anything about pop acts from the past twenty years and I wouldn't exactly set the world on fire.
edited - I mean my other half told me as I was working from home.
The contestant answered with ERMMMMMMM and they gave it to them.
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.