The wisdom of quiz show contestants..allegedly all true?

QUIZMANIA (ITV)


Greg Scott: We're looking for an occupation beginning with 'T'.


Contestant: Doctor.


Scott: No, it's 'T'. 'T' for Tommy. 'T' for Tango.


Contestant: Oh, right . . . (pause) . . . Doctor.


DANNY KELLY SHOW (RADIO WM)


Kelly: Which French Mediterranean town hosts a famous film festival every year?


Contestant: I don't know, I need a clue.


Kelly: OK. What do beans come in?


Contestant: Cartons?





BEG, BORROW OR STEAL (BBC2)


Jamie Theakston: Where do you think Cambridge University is?


Contestant: Geography isn't my strong point.


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.


White: I'll give you some clues: what do you call the part between your hand and your elbow?


Contestant: Arm.


White: Correct. And if you're not weak, you're...?


Contestant: Strong.


White: Correct - and what was Lord Mountbatten's first name?


Contestant: Louis.


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.





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.





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 Pounds 10, what is the nationality of the Pope?


Ruth from Rowley Regis: I think I know that one. Is it Jewish?





THE WEAKEST LINK


Anne Robinson: In traffic, what 'J' is where two roads meet?


Contestant: Jool carriageway?





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.





RTE RADIO 2FM (IRELAND)


Presenter: What is the name of the long- running TV comedy show about pensioners: Last Of The ...?


Caller: Mohicans.





QUIZMANIA


Greg Scott: We're looking for a word that goes in front of 'clock'.


Contestant: Grandfather.


Scott: Grandfather clock is already up there, say something else.


Contestant: Panda.





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


Q: Which American actor is married to Nicole Kidman?


A: Forrest Gump.





RICHARD AND JUDY


Leslie: On which street did Sherlock Holmes live?


Contestant: Er . . .


Leslie: He makes bread . . .


Contestant: Er . . .


Leslie: He makes cakes . . .


Contestant: Kipling Street?





MAGIC 52 (NORTHEAST ENGLAND)


Presenter: In what year was President Kennedy assassinated?


Contestant: Erm . . .


Presenter: Well, let's put it this way - he didn't see 1964.


Contestant: 1965?





SIMPLY THE BEST (ITV)


Phil Tufnell: How many Olympic Games have been held?


Contestant: Six.


Tufnell: Higher!


Contestant: Five.





FORT BOYARD (CHALLENGE TV)


Jodie Marsh: Arrange these two groups of letters to form a word - CHED


and PIT.


Team: Chedpit.





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.





RADIO 1 EARLY MORNING SHOW


Presenter: How many toes would three people have in total?


Contestant: 23.





NOTTS AND CROSSES QUIZ (BBC RADIO NOTTINGHAM)


Jeff Owen: In which country is Mount Everest?


Contestant (long pause): Er, it's not in Scotland, is it?





THE MICK GIRDLER SHOW (BBC RADIO SOLENT)


Girdler: I'm looking for an island in the Atlantic whose name includes the letter 'e'.


Contestant: Ghana.


Girdler: No, listen. It's an island in the Atlantic Ocean.


Contestant: New Zealand.





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)


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?





NATIONAL LOTTERY


Eamonn Holmes: There are three states of matter: solid, liquid and what?


Contestant: Jelly.





RICHARD ALLINSON SHOW (RADIO 2)


Allinson: What international brand shares its name with the Greek goddess of victory?


Contestant (after long deliberation): Erm, Kellogg's?





BLIND DATE (ITV)


Girl: Name a book written by Jane Austen.


Boy: Charlotte Bronte.





CHRIS SEARLE SHOW (BBC RADIO BRISTOL)


Searle: In which European country is Mount Etna?


Caller: Japan.


Searle: I did say which European country, so in case you didn't hear that, I can let you try again.


Caller: Er ... Mexico?





DOG EAT DOG (BBC1)


Ulrika Jonsson: Who wrote Lord of the Rings?


Contestant: Enid Blyton





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.





NATIONAL LOTTERY


Eamonn Holmes: Dizzy Gillespie is famous for playing what?


Contestant: Basketball.





NOTTS AND CROSSES QUIZ


Jeff Owen: Where did the D-Day landings take place?


Contestant (after pause): Pearl Harbor?





DARYL DENHAM'S DRIVETIME (VIRGIN RADIO)


Daryl Denham: In which country would you spend shekels?


Contestant: Holland?


Denham: Try the next letter of the alphabet.


Contestant: Iceland? Ireland?


Denham (helpfully): It's a bad line. Did you say Israel?


Contestant: No.





PHIL WOOD SHOW (BBC GMR)


Wood: What 'K' could be described as the Islamic Bible?


Contestant: Er . . .


Wood: It's got two syllables . . . Kor . . .


Contestant: Blimey?


Wood: Ha ha ha ha, no. The past participle of run . . .


Contestant: (Silence)


Wood: OK, try it another way. Today I run, yesterday I . . .


Contestant: Walked?





NATIONAL LOTTERY


Dale Winton: Skegness is a seaside resort on the coast of which sea:a) Irish Sea, b) English Channel, c) North Sea?


Contestant: Oh, I know that, you can start writing out the cheque now, Dale. It's on the east coast, so it must be the Irish Sea.





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.





BREAKFAST SHOW, RADIO 1


Chris Moyles: Which 'S' is a kind of whale that can grow up to 80 tonnes?


Contestant: Ummm . . .


Moyles: It begins with 'S' and rhymes with 'perm'.


Contestant: Shark.





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.The wisdom of quiz show contestants..allegedly all true?
I read every last one! They were hilarious! I like the ones where they give ';hints'; that give it away and they still don't get it. ROFLMAO! Will copy and paste them to an email! lol





STAR 4 UThe wisdom of quiz show contestants..allegedly all true?
One of my faves is from Family Feud.


';Name something England is famous for.';


';Pasta!';
woww.


pretty long there, hon.


but i have nothin else to do anywayz.


so oh well.


=]
There are some belters in there, have a star !