Test the Nation (BBC) - back on Saturday

Johnny_the_fox

Just letting you know that "Test the Nation" returns this Saturday @ 8:10 pm..

Anyone going to take part?

Mossy Monk

how many times do the BBC need to do this?

Our man in Havana

Originally posted by Mossy Monk
how many times do the BBC need to do this?

Maybe it's time for the nation to test the BBC?

eirebhoy

Will the Republic of Ireland be in it this year? N.Ireland won it last year so imagine how we would do.;)

Genghis

Doubt the Republic will ever be in it. It's not the BBC so much as BBC viewers - the sort that complain if ROI is referenced in a weather report - "I am not paying my licence fee so that the Irish can take part in a quiz", etc.

alleepally

On the topic of the weather reports on the BBC. I once sent an email to the weather department in said organisation with the point that the only border shown on their weather maps when they showed Ireland and Britain on a map with the whole of Europe shown was the border with NI. They CHANGED IT soon after (i.e. didn't show a border on the map) and I got a long and detailed reply from the head of the weather department thanking me for my input. In the reply I got they did point out that they get complaints that the whole island of Ireland was even shown on their weather reports. Now I ask you, wouldn't a BBC weather report look very odd WITHOUT including the whole island?

On the subject of Test the Nation. It will be interesting to see how NI viewers will fare though. I suspect not too well.

Johnny_the_fox

Originally posted by alleepally
On the subject of Test the Nation. It will be interesting to see how NI viewers will fare though. I suspect not too well.

Correct me if Im wrong .. but Northern Ireland have won for the last couple of years..


This years test is on "How much you know about Britain?" ...

alleepally

Previous tests were more general knowledge based. The sample questions looked to me to be more suited to those living in Wales, England or Scotland. Out of interest Johnny, did you take the demo test online and what was your score?

Johnny_the_fox

I got 8 ... I know more about Outer Mongolia...

simu

Twould be better if RTÉ did one - those tests are culturally biased.

Personlly, I think IQ test results are a way for ppl who can't be bothered to do anything worthwhile with their brain to try to convice others that they are intelligent all the same.

mike65

Originally posted by simu
Twould be better if RTÉ did one - those tests are culturally biased.

I guess they would be towards the BBCs' natural audience in er Britain!

I watched tonights show until about 10 pm but then bailed out as Robinsons clunky presentation drove me to distraction.

Mike.

Big Ears

29 in the text only test myself , em i suppose thats not terrible but not great .

Makaveli

30/75

ixoy

36/75 - Very respectable it seems (assumedly because it knows I'm not British). A bit of guessing involved .
I did the best on the historical element, which is not really a surprise.

Johnny_the_fox

31 - As I said earlier "I know about Outer Mongolia..." than I do about the Britain.

LFCFan

shows like this are a bit of crack, especially sitting at home with people etc etc. Why can't RTE do something similar? Get the country involved in something other that drinking in the pub? Be a bit of crack seeing which counties came out on top. Granted though, if RTE got their paws on this they'd probably make a complete mess of it.

sceptre

61/70 in the National quiz

57/75 in the Test The Nation quiz.
(apparently I am "definitely a Great Briton". I feel a Python moment coming on "We are all Britons... cocoanuts? We found them in Mercia")

Cork

I tought somebody would have used the net to get 75 out of 75.

It was very class concious with tour guides, chefs, lorry drivers and accountants.

RTE really needs a decent quiz - bring back blackboard jungle.