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Brains of Britain

  • 09-03-2012 10:15am
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,602 ✭✭✭


    UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE (BBC2)

    Jeremy Paxman:
    What is another name for 'cherrypickers' and 'cheesemongers'?
    Contestant:
    Homosexuals..
    Jeremy Paxman:
    No. They're regiments in the British Army who will be very upset with you


    BEG, BORROW OR STEAL (BBC2)

    Jamie Theakston:
    Where do you think Cambridge University is?
    Contestant:
    Geography isn't my strong point.
    Jamie 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.
    Stewart White:
    I'll give you some clues: what do you call the part between your hand and your elbow?
    Contestant:
    Arm
    Stewart White:
    Correct. And if you're not weak, you're...?
    Contestant:
    Strong.
    Stewart White:
    Correct - and what was Lord Mountbatten's first name?
    Contestant:
    Louis
    Stewart 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 is 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.



    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, what is the nationality of the Pope?
    Ruth from Rowley Regis:
    I think I know that one. Is it Jewish?



    UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE

    Bamber Gascoyne:
    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.



    PHIL WOOD SHOW (BBC RADIO?MANCHESTER)

    Phil:
    What's 11 squared?
    Contestant:
    I don't know.
    Phil:
    I'll give you a clue. It's two ones with a two in the middle.
    Contestant:
    Is it five?


    RICHARD AND JUDY

    Richard:
    Which American actor is married to Nicole Kidman?
    Contestant:
    Forrest Gump.



    RICHARD AND JUDY

    Richard:
    On which street did Sherlock Holmes live?
    Contestant:
    Er. ... ...
    Richard:
    He makes bread . . .
    Contestant:
    Er .. .......
    Richard:
    He makes cakes . . .
    Contestant:
    Kipling Street?



    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:
    Magna Carta?




    JAMES O'BRIEN SHOW (LBC)

    James O'Brien:
    How many kings of England have been called Henry?
    Contestant:
    Er, well, I know there was a Henry the Eighth .. ER. ER ... Three?




    CHRIS SEARLE SHOW (BBC RADIO BRISTOL )

    Chris Searle:
    In which European country is Mount Etna?
    Caller:
    Japan.
    Chris 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 (long pause):
    Fourteen days.




    DARYL DENHAM'S DRIVETIME (VIRGIN RADIO)

    Daryl Denham:
    In which country would you spend shekels?
    Contestant:
    Holland?
    Daryl Denham:
    Try the next letter of the alphabet..
    Contestant:
    Iceland? Ireland ?
    Daryl Denham: (helpfully)
    It's a bad line. Did you say Israel ?
    Contestant:
    No.




    PHIL WOOD SHOW (BBC GMR)

    Phil Wood:
    What 'K' could be described as the Islamic Bible?
    Contestant:
    Er... ..... ..
    Phil Wood:
    It's got two syllables . . . Kor .
    Contestant:
    Blimey?
    Phil Wood:
    Ha ha ha ha, no. The past participle of run . .
    Contestant:
    (Silence)
    Phil 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 loin cloth did he play?
    Contestant:
    Jesus.


Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,218 ✭✭✭dexter647


    Some good ones there pat...Actually rem seeing that episode of university challenge a few weeks back.. Funny:D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 177 ✭✭JohnDee


    Presenter:
    What happened in Dallas on November 22, 1963?
    Contestant:
    I don't know, I wasn't watching it then.

    Lol


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