Hard to pick a winner here...BRAINS OF BRITAIN
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 (BBC)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.
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 JUDYRichard: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) JJames 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 . .: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 VAULTMelanie Sykes:What is the name given to the condition where the sufferer can fall asleep at any time?
: Nostalgia.
LUNCHTIME SHOW (BRMB) Presenter:What religion was Guy Fawkes?
Contestant:Jewish. Presenter:That's close enough.
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
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 (BBC)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.
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 JUDYRichard: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) JJames 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 . .: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 VAULTMelanie Sykes:What is the name given to the condition where the sufferer can fall asleep at any time?
: Nostalgia.
LUNCHTIME SHOW (BRMB) Presenter:What religion was Guy Fawkes?
Contestant:Jewish. Presenter:That's close enough.
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
