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Stupid answers on Quiz shows

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  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,781
    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.
    I wonder if you could make a film about one of those?
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,781
    Ignore me. I’m an idiot.

    😂
    OK, that's the answer, what was the question and on which quiz show?
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,781
    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.

    To be fair, the s in Arkansas is silent.
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,779
    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.

    To be fair, the s in Arkansas is silent.
    Thanks for reminding me of my idiocy @AddicksAddict  I thought I’d got away with that!
    😳😂

    Although in my defence, this does demonstrate how some “stupid” answers are probably just caused by misreading/mishearing the question. 
    I misread it as just “begin with an A” and I suspect the contestant misheard it as just “end with an A”. So in this case I have a bit of sympathy, especially as they had the pressure of being on a quiz too. 😎
  • WHAddick
    WHAddick Posts: 1,146
    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.
    Maybe it's just me but surely there is much more to tell here, AA?
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,300
    Wonder if he chose the option...


  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,223
    edited June 2021
    Pointless last night, we are going to show you a book title and a record that have the same name, we will also show you the initial letter.

    Initial letter is E and is a book by Leon Uris and a Bob Marley song.

    Bloke says the only one I can think of is Buffalo Soldier, not sure if it's a Leon Uris book though.
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,781
    WHAddick said:
    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.
    Maybe it's just me but surely there is much more to tell here, AA?
    Actually, there isn't.  Everything was very proper and above board.


    Unfortunately.
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,223
    iaitch said:
    Pointless last night, we are going to show you a book title and a record that have the same name, we will also show you the initial letter.

    Initial letter is E and is a book by Leon Uris and a Bob Marley song.

    Bloke says the only one I can think of is Buffalo Soldier, not sure if it's a Leon Uris book though.
    Can I add that the bloke who gave that answer was from Sittingbourne.
  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 7,737
    iaitch said:
    iaitch said:
    Pointless last night, we are going to show you a book title and a record that have the same name, we will also show you the initial letter.

    Initial letter is E and is a book by Leon Uris and a Bob Marley song.

    Bloke says the only one I can think of is Buffalo Soldier, not sure if it's a Leon Uris book though.
    Can I add that the bloke who gave that answer was from Sittingbourne.
    Named after the great Native American leader. 
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  • stackitsteve
    stackitsteve Posts: 12,102



    Bloke said doughnuts.
  • KiwiValley
    KiwiValley Posts: 3,379
    Not quite as funny when you realise the contestant was probably thinking of Homer Simpson.
  • stackitsteve
    stackitsteve Posts: 12,102
    Not quite as funny when you realise the contestant was probably thinking of Homer Simpson.
    Yeah, I don’t think anyone wouldn’t realise that. Those damn Simpsons and their epic poetry.
  • KiwiValley
    KiwiValley Posts: 3,379
    Jonah Lomu on a celebrity Wheel of Fortune tv show famously selected O for Awesome
    It wasn't Jonah Lomu it was NZ heavyweight boxer (lightweight quiz show contestant) David Tua. @Blackheathen you are the weakest link. Good bye.
    @Blackheathen. Whilst i continue to be right about it being David Tua, the latest on the legendary mistake is that he actually said 'O for Olsen' but his Samoan accent made it sound like 'O for awesome'.

    https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/the-spinoff-o-for-goodness-sake-proof-that-david-tua-never-said-o-for-awesome/QZ3QV7BN3RTT4UE54LV7LC3FAE/ 

  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,973
    Not quite as funny when you realise the contestant was probably thinking of Homer Simpson.

  • JaShea99
    JaShea99 Posts: 5,457
    Not quite as funny when you realise the contestant was probably thinking of Homer Simpson.
    I can’t tell if this is a joke or not.
  • paulie8290
    paulie8290 Posts: 23,344
    Not quite as funny when you realise the contestant was probably thinking of Homer Simpson.
    That would be the same Homer Simpson the bloke who is known for telling epic poems yeah like the question stated?
  • ross1
    ross1 Posts: 50,974
    But the other contestant was asked her opinion and she agreed doughnuts
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  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 7,737
    edited October 2021



    Bloke said doughnuts.
    I wonder what it is that he's got sloshing around in that massive swede of his then?

    I hope he'd already teed his workmates up about this. He's going to get slaughtered....and rightly so  :D.

    He'll never be in a position to own a Jazz home studio - that's for sure!
  • Dave Rudd
    Dave Rudd Posts: 2,865
    edited October 2021



    Bloke said doughnuts.
    I wonder what it is that he's got sloshing around in that massive swede of his then?

    I hope he'd already teed his workmates up about this. He's going to get slaughtered....and rightly so  :D.

    He'll never be in a position to own a Jazz home studio - that's for sure!

    He thought 'ambrosia', but ruled that out as it's a tinned rice pudding.
  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 7,737
    Dave Rudd said:



    Bloke said doughnuts.
    I wonder what it is that he's got sloshing around in that massive swede of his then?

    I hope he'd already teed his workmates up about this. He's going to get slaughtered....and rightly so  :D.

    He'll never be in a position to own a Jazz home studio - that's for sure!

    He thought 'ambrosia', but ruled that out as it's a tinned rice.
    ....and he knew that as he'd been to a couple of his musicals.
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,223
    Dave Rudd said:



    Bloke said doughnuts.
    I wonder what it is that he's got sloshing around in that massive swede of his then?

    I hope he'd already teed his workmates up about this. He's going to get slaughtered....and rightly so  :D.

    He'll never be in a position to own a Jazz home studio - that's for sure!

    He thought 'ambrosia', but ruled that out as it's a tinned rice pudding.
    I thought we bought ambrosia from Ipswich?
  • MrWalker
    MrWalker Posts: 4,106
    Tipping Point

    Ben Shepherd: Which UK political party shares it's name with a collective noun for moles?
    Contestant: I'm going with The Liberal Democrats and hope for the best.
  • KiwiValley
    KiwiValley Posts: 3,379
    Wow i caused some excitement (My wife will be flabbergasted)...I do and did get it, but all i was saying was that at least it was not a totally random stupid answer. There was a logic to his answer from his misidentification,...rather than if he had said e.g. yogurt or a ploughman's lunch. Not much of a point i guess. I'll get my coat.
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,824



    Bloke said doughnuts.
    Much has been made of this on social media but I’ll happily put my hands up and say I’ve never heard of  an Ancient Greek  poet called Homer 



  • Bloke said doughnuts.
    Much has been made of this on social media but I’ll happily put my hands up and say I’ve never heard of  an Ancient Greek  poet called Homer 
    People will be Livid!! 
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,593



    Bloke said doughnuts.
    Much has been made of this on social media but I’ll happily put my hands up and say I’ve never heard of  an Ancient Greek  poet called Homer 
    You’ve never heard of The Iliad mate?