Tuesday 23 June 2009

Quiz Show Howlers

UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE (BBC2)
Jeremy Paxman: What is another name for 'cherrypickers' and 'cheesemongers?'
Contestant: Homosexuals.
Jeremy Paxman: No. They're nicknames for regiments in the British Army who will be very upset with you.
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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.
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BBC NORFOLK
Stewart White: : Who had a world wide 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 your 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 world wide hit with the song What A Wonderful World?
Contestant: Frank Sinatra?