Model Boat Mayhem
Mess Deck: General Section => Humour => Topic started by: elmo on January 23, 2008, 05:45:47 pm
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Here is a collection of trivia questions asked by Media personalities,
together with answers given by their quiz show contestants!
UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE (BBC2)
Jeremy Paxman : What is another name for 'cherrypickers' and 'cheesemongers'?
Contestant : Homosexuals.
Paxman : No. They're British Army regiments - who will be most upset with you!
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. ::)
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 is 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, so who had a worldwide hit with the song 'What A Wonderful World'?
Contestant : Frank Sinatra? :-\
LATE SHOW (BBC MIDLANDS)
Alex Trelinski : What is the capital of Italy?
Contestant : France.
Trelinski : But France is another country.Try again.
Contestant : Oh, um, Benidorm.
Trelinski : Wrong, sorry, let's try another question.
Trelinski : In which country is the Parthenon?
Contestant : Sorry, I don't know.
Trelinski : Well just guess a country then.
Contestant : Paris.
THE WEAKEST LINK (BBC2)
Anne Robinson : Oscar Wilde, Adolf Hitler and Jeffrey Archer have all written
books about their experiences in what :- Prison, or the Conservative Party?
Contestant : The Conservative Party.
BEACON RADIO (WOLVERHAMPTON)
DJ Mark : For 10 quid, what is the nationality of the Pope?
Contestant : I think I know that one. Is it Jewish? :D
UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE
Bamber Gascoigne : What was Gandhi's first name?
Contestant : Goosey?
GWR FM (Bristol)
Presenter : What happened in Dallas on November 22, 1963?
Contestant : I don't know. I wasn't watching it then. {-) {-) {-)
RTE RADIO 2FM (IRELAND)
Presenter : What is the name of the long-running TV comedy show
about a group of pensioners : Last Of The ...?
Caller : Mohicans?
PHIL WOOD SHOW (BBC RADIO MANCHESTER)
Phil Wood : What's 11 squared?
Contestant : I don't know.
Phil Wood : I'll give you a clue. It's two ones with a two in the middle.
Contestant : Is it five?
RICHARD AND JUDY
Q : Which American actor is married to Nicole Kidman?
A : Forrest Gump.
RICHARD AND JUDY
Leslie : On which street did Sherlock Holmes live?
Contestant : Er . . .
Leslie : He makes bread . . .
Contestant : Er . . ..
Leslie : He makes cakes . . ..
Contestant : Kipling Street? :embarrassed:
LINCS 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)
Question : What is the world's largest continent?
Contestant : The Pacific
ROCK FM (PRESTON)
Presenter : Name a film starring Bob Hoskins that is also the name of a
famous painting by Leonardo Da Vinci.
Contestant : Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
THE BIGGEST GAME IN TOWN (ITV)
Steve Le Fevre : What was signed to bring World War I to an end in 1918?
Contestant : The Magna Carta ?
JAMES O'BRIEN SHOW (LBC)
O'Brien : How many kings of England have been called Henry?
Contestant : Er, well, I know there was a Henry the Eighth ... so... er... 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)
Paul 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)
Daryl Denham : In which country would you spend shekels?
Contestant : Holland?
Denham : Try the next letter of the alphabet.
Contestant : Iceland? Ireland?
Denham (helping) : It's a bad line. Did you say Israel?
Contestant : No. O0
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?
Wood : Ha ha ha ha, no. The past participle of run . . .
Contestant : (Silence)
Wood : OK, try it another way. Today I run, yesterday I . . .
Contestant : Walked?
THE VAULT
Melanie Sykes : What is the name given to the condition where
the sufferer can fall asleep at any time?
Contestant : Nostalgia.
LUNCHTIME SHOW (BRMB)
Presenter : What religion was Guy Fawkes?
Contestant : Jewish.
Presenter : That's close enough.
STEVE WRIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON (BBC RADIO 2)
Wright : Johnny Weissmuller died on this day. Which
jungle-swinging character clad only in a loincloth did he play?
Contestant : Lord.
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Elmo- don`t worry, we have lots of these samples either.
Question at the quiz, for 125000 Euros: Who`s coffin was burried in 1991, 102 years after his death at Sanssouci-Castle in Potsdam/Germany?
Answer (a teacher!): Sanssouci? Oh, that sounds French. Well, must have been one of the French monarchy after the French Revolution. Ludwig the XIV !!!!!
Correct answer: The French Revoltion was about 200 years earlier, Sanssouci-castle is in Potsdam Germany, so no need to burry a French monarch either, not even 1991. It was the Prussian King Friedrich II, whos coffin was kept at Hohenzollern-castle in Suebia until the re-union.
No wonder do the pupils just learn rubbish in school.....
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The results of a UKTV survey in our paper today - apparently 45% think Sherlock Holmes was real, and 25% think Winston Churchill was a fictional character! Pity no one was asked about the current Education Minister.
Rick
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...Hi Guys...
I present Pub Quizzes on occasions...
Here are some of the stupid trick questions that I have received stupid wrong answers to...
How many BRATZ DOLLS were there in the orignal movie..& For a Bonus Point name all four...
What colour is a NEW YORK YELLOW CAB...
Where would you find the BOSTON HARBOUR BRIDGE...
Name the Ship in the MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY...
Some of the answers i have received are not suitable for a web site like this...Norry...
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Norry, don't want to be beaten to the answer to that Mutiny question, but wasn't it HMS Mars Bar?? ;)
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No, thats the wrong TOPIC!!
Bob
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Lots of snickers from this end!
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I'm totally flaked out...
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Methinks the question is a bit of a mal-teaser...
But, I do have the answer to Question 2.... :o It should be... What color is a NEW YORK YELLOW CAB? O0
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This is turning into a Marathon Topic...
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...This Topic is Becoming a Marathon...
Elmo...The Question is correct...What Colour...I am in the UK, therefore i use the UK spelling...
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...This Topic is Becoming a Marathon...
Elmo...The Question is correct...What Colour...I am in the UK, therefore i use the UK spelling...
Norry, I appreciate that - it was but a poor attempt at humour... as were my other postings on this topic! ::)
Actually HMS Mars would probably have been funnier...?
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And our transatlantic cousins would spell it humor, I suppose. Never mind, it's our language, we'll just let them borrow it for a bit! {-)
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.... Meeching, please don`t let me (as a Jonny Foreigner) know what the differences are.... :D
So, may we turn this headline into: "Global Stupidity?"
I think we will overtake the Jokes/humour (do you agree to my writing?) easily.
Jörg
P.s.: The dots over the O are not some kind of fleas or flies-dirt on your screen........ ::)
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Dammit. I've been trying to clean them off for the last hour! ::)
Seriously, I have many friends and colleagues from when I worked in Germany, most have those umlauts somewhere in their names.
And yes, stupidity is definitely a global commodity!
Andy