UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE (BBC2) |
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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) |
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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 |
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Stewart White: |
Who had a worldwide hit with What A Wonderful World? |
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Contestant: |
I don't know. |
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Stewart White: |
I'll give you some clues: what do you call the part between your hand and your elbow? |
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Contestant: |
Arm |
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Stewart White: |
Correct. And if you're not weak, you're...? |
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Contestant: |
Strong. |
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Stewart White: |
Correct - and what was Lord Mountbatten's first name? |
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Contestant: |
Louis |
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Stewart White: |
Well, there we are then. So who had a worldwide hit with the song What A Wonderful World? |
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Contestant: |
Frank Sinatra? |
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LATE SHOW (BBC MIDLANDS ) |
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Alex Trelinski: |
What is the capital of Italy ? |
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Contestant: |
France. |
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Trelinski: |
France is another country. Try again. |
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Contestant: |
Oh, um, Benidorm. |
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Trelinski: |
Wrong, sorry, let's try another question. In which country is the Parthenon? |
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Contestant: |
Sorry, I don't know. |
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Trelinski: |
Just guess a country then. |
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Contestant: |
Paris. |
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THE WEAKEST LINK (BBC2) |
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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 ) |
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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 |
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Bamber Gascoyne: |
What was Gandhi's first name? |
Contestant: |
Goosey? |
GWR FM ( Bristol ) |
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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) |
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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 |
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Richard: |
Which American actor is married to Nicole Kidman? |
Contestant: |
Forrest Gump. |
RICHARD AND JUDY |
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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 |
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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) |
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Question: |
What is the world's largest continent? |
Contestant: |
The Pacific. |
ROCK FM ( PRESTON ) |
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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) |
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Steve Le Fevre: |
What was signed, to bring World War I to an end in 1918? |
Contestant: |
Magna Carta? |
JAMES O'BRIEN SHOW (LBC) |
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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 ) |
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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 ) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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 |
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Melanie Sykes: |
What is the name given to the condition where the sufferer can fall asleep at any time? |
Contestant: |
Nostalgia. |
STEVE WRIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON (BBC RADIO 2) |
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Wright: |
Johnny Weissmuller died on this day. Which jungle-swinging character clad only in a loin cloth did he play? |
Contestant: |
Jesus. |
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