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Are you smarter than a Briton?

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BRAINS OF BRITAIN (these are real)  :facepalm:  ;D


UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE (BBC2)

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)

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

Stewart White:  Who had a worldwide 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 you're 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 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.

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 10, what is the nationality of the Pope?

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

UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE

Bamber Gascoyne:  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.

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

Richard:  Which American actor is married to Nicole Kidman?

Contestant:  Forrest Gump.

RICHARD AND JUDY

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

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)

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)

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 )

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 )

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)

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)

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

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)

Wright: Johnny Weissmuller died on this day. Which jungle-swinging character clad only in a loin cloth did he play?

Contestant: Jesus.
 
And Brits (among most Europeans) are so smug about Americans and their lack of geography/history knowledge.
 
jollyjacktar said:
BRAINS OF BRITAIN (these are real)  :facepalm:  ;D


UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE (BBC2)

Jeremy Paxman: What is another name for . . . . 'cheesemongers'?

Contestant: Homosexuals.

Jeremy Paxman: No. They're regiments in the British Army who will be very upset with you.

I thought both statements were true.  I can't remember where I first heard it but do recall being told that if one was in the Life Guards (cheesemongers) then one was either "in trade or queer".
 
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