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Ignorance is bliss - real answers to quiz questions :-)
BEG, BORROW OR STEAL (BBC2)
Jamie Theakston: Where do you think Cambridge University is?
Contestant: Geography isn't my strong point.
Theakston: There's a clue in the title.
Contestant: Leicester.
PHIL WOOD SHOW (BBC GMR)
Wood: What 'K' could be described as the Islamic Bible?
Contestant: Er. . .
Wood: It's got two syllables . . . Kor . . .
Contestant: Blimey?
BBC NORFOLK
Stewart White: Who had a worldwide hit with What A Wonderful World?
Contestant: I don't know.
White: I'll give you some clues. What do you call the part between your hand and your elbow?
Contestant: Arm.
White: Correct. And if you're not weak, you're . .?
Contestant: Strong.
White: Correct - and what was Lord Mountbatten's first name?
Contestant: Louis.
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's 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.
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?
GWR FM, (Bristol)
Presenter: What happened in Dallas on November 22, 1963?
Contestant: I don't know, I wasn't watching it then.
LINCOLNSHIRE 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)
Q: What is the world's largest continent?
A: The Pacific
RICHARD AND JUDY (C4)
Presenter: On which street did Sherlock Holmes live?
Contestant: Er. . .
Presenter: He makes bread. . .
Contestant: Err...
Presenter: He makes cakes . .
Contestant: Kipling Street?
BREAKFAST SHOW (RADIO 1)
Chris Moyles: Which 's' is a kind of whale that can grow up to 80 tonnes?
Contestant: Ummm. . .
Moyles: It begins with 's' and rhymes with 'perm'.
Contestant: Shark.
JAMES O'BRIEN SHOW (LBC)
O'Brien: How many kings of England have been called Henry?
Contestant: Well, I know there was a Henry the Eighth. . . er . . . Three?
CHRIS SEARLE SHOW (BBC RADIO BRISTOL)
Searle: In which European country is Mount Etna?
Caller: Japan.
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)
Wappat: How long did the Six-Day War between Egypt and Israel last?
Contestant (after long pause): Fourteen days.
DARYL DENHAM'S DRIVETIME (VIRGIN RADIO)
Denham: In which country would you spend shekels?
Contestant: Holland?
Denham: Try the next letter of the alphabet.
Contestant: Iceland? Ireland?
Denham (helpfully): It's a bad line. Did you say Israel?
Contestant: No.
STEVE WRIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON (RADIO 2)
Wright: Johnny Weissmuller died on this day. Which jungle-swinging character clad only in a loincloth did he play?
Contestant: Jesus
NATIONAL LOTTERY (BBC1)
Eamonn Holmes: There are three states of matter: solid, liquid and . . ?
Contestant: Jelly.
THE WEAKEST LINK (BBC2)
Anne Robinson: In traffic, what 'j' is where two roads meet?
Contestant: Jool carriageway?
QUIZMANIA (ITV)
Greg Scott: We're looking for an occupation beginning with T.
Contestant: Doctor.
Scott: No, it's 'T'. 'T' for Tommy. 'T' for Tango.
Contestant: Oh, (pause) Doctor.
BIG QUIZ (LBC)
Gary King: Name the funny men who once entertained kings and queens at court.
Contestant: Lepers.
TALKSPORT
Andy Townsend: How many wheels does a tricycle have?
Caller: Two.
Townsend: The Beatles were known as the Fab...?
Caller: Five.
MAGIC 52 (NORTH-EAST ENGLAND)
Presenter: In what year was President Kennedy assassinated?
Contestant: Erm...
Presenter: Well, let's put it this way - he didn't see 1964.
Contestant: 1965?
FAMILY FORTUNES
Presenter : Name a bird with a long neck?
Contestant : Naomi Campbell
Presenter : Name a dangerous race?
Contestant :The Arabs
Presenter : Name something that's red?
Contestant : My Nan's Cardigan
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Re:Ignorance is bliss - real answers to quiz questions :-)
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Thanks for that.
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best regards,
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Re:Ignorance is bliss - real answers to quiz questions :-)
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TALKSPORT
Andy Townsend: How many wheels does a tricycle have?
Caller: Two.
Townsend: The Beatles were known as the Fab...?
Caller: Five. +1
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Re:Ignorance is bliss - real answers to quiz questions :-)
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MAGIC 52 (NORTH-EAST ENGLAND) Presenter: In what year was President Kennedy assassinated? Contestant: Erm... Presenter: Well, let's put it this way - he didn't see 1964. Contestant: 1965? -1
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FAMILY FORTUNES
Presenter : Name a bird with a long neck?
Contestant : Naomi Campbell
Chortle
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Re:Ignorance is bliss - real answers to quiz questions :-)
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UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE
Bamber Gascoigne: What was Gandhi's first name?
Contestant: Goosey?
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Re:Ignorance is bliss - real answers to quiz questions :-)
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MAGIC 52 (NORTH-EAST ENGLAND) Presenter: In what year was President Kennedy assassinated? Contestant: Erm... Presenter: Well, let's put it this way - he didn't see 1964. Contestant: 1965?
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Easy ... in Brazil we were let out of school in the afternoon, right after it happened. It was also my birthday ... Nov 22 ... and the year is 1963. And definitly a - on this one. -2
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Re:Ignorance is bliss - real answers to quiz questions :-)
2013/01/21 15:35:16
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Well it is sort of comforting to know that there are some equally brilliant individuals on the other side of the pond.
Then again, maybe not.
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Re:Ignorance is bliss - real answers to quiz questions :-)
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BBC NORFOLK
Stewart White: Who had a worldwide hit with What A Wonderful World?
Contestant: I don't know.
White: I'll give you some clues. What do you call the part between your hand and your elbow?
Contestant: Arm.
White: Correct. And if you're not weak, you're . .?
Contestant: Strong.
White: Correct - and what was Lord Mountbatten's first name?
Contestant: Louis.
White: Well, there we are then. So, who had a worldwide hit with the song What A Wonderful World?
Contestant: Frank Sinatra?
Steve, as a resident of Norfolk, and having missed this when it happened, please put me out of my misery........ Is Frank Sinatra the correct answer? 
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Re:Ignorance is bliss - real answers to quiz questions :-)
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BBC NORFOLK
Stewart White: Who had a worldwide hit with What A Wonderful World?
Contestant: I don't know.
White: I'll give you some clues. What do you call the part between your hand and your elbow?
Contestant: Arm.
White: Correct. And if you're not weak, you're . .?
Contestant: Strong.
White: Correct - and what was Lord Mountbatten's first name?
Contestant: Louis.
White: Well, there we are then. So, who had a worldwide hit with the song What A Wonderful World?
Contestant: Frank Sinatra?
Steve, as a resident of Norfolk, and having missed this when it happened, please put me out of my misery........
Is Frank Sinatra the correct answer?
 I once made the mistake of kidnapping someone from Norfolk... Cost me a bloody fortune sending their fingers through the post.
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Re:Ignorance is bliss - real answers to quiz questions :-)
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I take exception to that, all 13 of mine are fine. The ones on the other hand need the nails trimming though.  Lot's of people think Norfolk is a great place to come from........... not such a great place to come to though apparently. 
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Re:Ignorance is bliss - real answers to quiz questions :-)
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This girl.... Kelly Pickler , the country artist, who didn't quite win American Idol but still managed to snag a record contract.... and a product of the fine North Carolina educational system.... well... it's best just to let you see it.... than to try to explain it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cey35bBWXls she makes us so proud.... and that was just one question.... ALL OF THEM were like that... I saw that particular show and was laughing so hard I was crying....
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Re:Ignorance is bliss - real answers to quiz questions :-)
2013/01/22 01:09:08
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Man is doomed.
I liked this one even though there are actually four states (gas and plasm are the two missing).
NATIONAL LOTTERY (BBC1)
Eamonn Holmes: There are three states of matter: solid, liquid and . . ?
Contestant: Jelly.
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Karyn
Plasm? Are you sure?
And I thought I was the pedantic one around here  Now back to watching Cowboy Builders on my 37" Jelly Screen TV
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SteveStrummerUK
BIG QUIZ (LBC)
Gary King: Name the funny men who once entertained kings and queens at court.
Contestant: Lepers.
That's the one that always gets me
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Now back to watching Cowboy Builders on my 37" Jelly Screen TV Robinsons? With real fruit?
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BIG QUIZ (LBC)
Gary King: Name the funny men who once entertained kings and queens at court.
Contestant: Lepers.
That's the one that always gets me
This is my favourite: GWR FM, (Bristol)
Presenter: What happened in Dallas on November 22, 1963?
Contestant: I don't know, I wasn't watching it then.
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Karyn
Now back to watching Cowboy Builders on my 37" Jelly Screen TV
Robinsons? With real fruit?
Chivers.... Martin
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Plasm? Are you sure?
Hmm... It might be Frank Sinatra now that you mention it.
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Re:Ignorance is bliss - real answers to quiz questions :-)
2013/01/22 17:01:03
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Some quiz show I watched within the last few months:
Quizzer: Name the only continent that's also a single country.
Contestant: Africa? No... Australia? Wait, I know Australia is a continent, but is it a country, too?
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Re:Ignorance is bliss - real answers to quiz questions :-)
2013/01/22 20:45:35
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Gotta bring THIS back. More proof that mankind is doomed.
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Re:Ignorance is bliss - real answers to quiz questions :-)
2013/01/23 08:41:33
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craigb
Gotta bring THIS back. More proof that mankind is doomed.
Funny stuff
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Re:Ignorance is bliss - real answers to quiz questions :-)
2013/01/23 13:32:26
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 All else is in doubt, so this is the truth I cling to. My Stuff
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Re:Ignorance is bliss - real answers to quiz questions :-)
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Steve, this sort of thing is more frightening than it is funny, and it is funny. However I wonder how many of our parents and grandparents look at something like this and wonder for what reason did they suffer and so many die in the cause of freedom.
I am appalled at the degradation of the education system in America but I see it isn't just here. I just heard a news report, not 15 minutes ago, that the Washington D.C. government school system is considering dropping civics from the curriculum... may as well, college grads these days (for the most part, I don't want to paint with too wide of a brush) don't have a clue about our form of government, don't know who their senators or representatives are and under Bush I saw Jaywalking (Jat Leno) segments like this but random people on the street questioned... did not know who the vice president was. I saw one that I will NEVER forget. I think it was Leno. They questioned college graduates, coming off the stage after receiving a diploma.... a COLLEGE DEGREE... they asked how many moons the earth had. At least one girl did not know. Which is coser the sun or the moon, most did not know.
In the last 50 odd years education has slipped into the abyss and I think we are doomed to tyranny because people don't know any better than to embrace it. People believe lies because they know nothing of the truth. They embrace some sort of utopian plan for the future because they don't know history. Our children and grand children are in dire straits. They think we are a democracy. They think that democracy is GOOD... democracy is two wolves and a sheep deciding on what to have for dinner. Here we are protected by the constitution, it protects the minority from the will of the majority... and we have all seen the results when the people have no protection. We are giving our freedoms away by default and manifestly by the collective ignorance of younger people and we who are older are fully responsible for allowing it to happen.
Yes, it is funny.. until someone shoots their eye out. (so to speak).
Can I copy this and put it on Facebook? I apologize if I threw cold water on anything or if I once again stumbled over the bounds of the TOS... but you touched a nerve with me.
Thanks for the awesome post.
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I think I saw a reference to sheep up there...
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Re:Ignorance is bliss - real answers to quiz questions :-)
2013/01/23 21:39:10
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craigb
Man is doomed.
I liked this one even though there are actually four states (gas and plasm are the two missing).
NATIONAL LOTTERY (BBC1)
Eamonn Holmes: There are three states of matter: solid, liquid and . . ?
Contestant: Jelly.
...not to mention "a", the 5th partical of plasma"! I thought the only states that mattered were NY, CA, and TX. Or is it my state of mind. But then, I really don't mind I'm just curious, that's all. .
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