Quiz Show Answers Ann Robinson Contestants on some of Britain’s best known quiz shows have given some hilariously incorrect answers when confronted by seemingly simple general knowledge questions. How many of them would you have got wrong? History (on BBC Radio Merseyside) Presenter: What was Hitler’s first name? Contestant: Heil. Film Studies (on Radio 2) Presenter: Johnny Weissmuller died on this day. Which jungle-swinging character clad only in a loincloth did he play? Contestant: Jesus General Studies (on Wogan’s Perfect Recall, Channel 4) Presenter: “Which Duke resides at Woburn Abbey? Contestant: Hazzard Music (on LBC, 97.3 FM) Presenter: What name does Cat Stevens go under now? I’ll give you a clue, he became a Muslim… Contestant: Abu Hamza. Maths (on The Weakest Link, BBC One) Presenter: What kind of dozen is 13? Contestant: Half a dozen. Classics (on The Weakest Link, BBC One) Presenter: What was the principal language used by the ancient Romans? Contestant: Greek. Geography (on In It To Win It, BBC One) Presenter: Alderney and Sark – are they part of the Channel Islands? Contestant: Ooooh! Is that the English Channel? I don’t know, are there islands in the English Channel? I’ve never heard of any. France – that’s near the English Channel, isn’t it? Politics (on Viking FM) Presenter: Who was the Prime Minister before Tony Blair? Contestant: George Bush. Books (on celebrity edition of University Challenge) Presenter: Of all Beatrix Potter’s books, which is the only one to feature a human in the title? Contestant: Peter Rabbit The Arts (on 2CR FM) Presenter: Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel? Contestant: Leonardo Di Caprio.
Posted on: Sun, 01 Jun 2014 10:21:53 +0000
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