Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Your answer please ... .

Whoa!
A few of the hilarious entries from this list of Brit quiz show answers  
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.

UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE (BBC2)
Jeremy Paxman: What is another name for 'cherrypickers' and 'cheesemongers'?
Contestant: Homosexuals.
Paxman: No. They're regiments in the British Army who will be very upset with you.

BEACON RADIO (WOLVERHAMPTON)
DJ Mark: For Pounds 10, what is the nationality of the Pope?
Ruth from Rowley Regis: I think I know that one. Is it Jewish?

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.

RICHARD AND JUDY
Q: Which American actor is married to Nicole Kidman?
A: Forrest Gump.

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.

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: Jesus.

I prolly should have posted this before the Al Franken deal below, so you wouldn't have that smile so quickly ripped from your face. Too late now. 

4 comments:

B....... said...

Aflac!

JMcD said...

"... jungle-swinging character ..." Wasn't that Tarzan,the great lover of animals?...Well, except for simba of course...Say I wonder if he was a member of PETA?

Anonymous said...

Grant's Tomb? Gee, that's a tough one, Alex.

I love the "Dallas" one.
Having spent a few years in the UK, I believe this Q/A's authenticity.
—DougM

JMcD said...

US Aid gave a grant to preserve the tombs at Hierakonpolis.........Hmmmmm..Tombs grant...Alright!

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