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| British "brains" - contestants - Walt's Daughter - 07-14-2010 Thanks to Moose for providing these. I laughed so hard at the first one, I haven't even had time to read the rest... 
 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 (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. 
 
 
 
 
 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. 
 
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