It isn't only the Yanks......

[flying dog]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BRAINS OF BRITAIN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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, 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.

 

Oh dear.......

 

 

[Tomo]

 

 

 

[Guest Sharp End]

Oh God, and to think I lived there for seven years!

 

Thanks F-D, I cacked myself at this one:

 

Bamber Gascoyne:

 

What was Gandhi's first name?

 

Contestant:

 

Goosey?

 

S-E

 

 

[GraemeK]

The bit about the Six Day War reminded me of this quiz:

 

1. How long did the Hundred Years War last? (116 years)

 

2. Which country makes Panama hats? (Ecuador)

 

3. From which animal do we get catgut? (sheep and horses)

 

4. In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution? (November)

 

5. What is a camel's hair brush made of? (Squirrel fur)

 

6. The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what creature? (Dog – Canus)

 

7. What was King George VI's first name? (Albert)

 

8. What colour is a purple finch? (Crimson)

 

9. Where are Chinese gooseberries from? (New Zealand)

 

 

[winsor68]

"3. From which animal do we get catgut? (sheep and horses)"

 

Actually catgut does come from horses or sheep. Although I am sure you could use cats as well.

 

 

[GraemeK]

Sorry winsor - should've pointed out the answers there are the correct answers!

 

 

[dazza 38]

That was funny FD, thanks