All I can think of when I read these is ......they walk among us!
Host: Where do you think
Contestant: Geography isn’t my strong point.
Host: There’s a clue in the title.
Contestant:
Host: Who had a worldwide hit with “What a Wonderful World?”
Contestant: I don’t know.
Host: I’ll give you come clues: what do you call the part between your hand and your elbow?
Contestant: Arm
Host: Correct, and if you’re not weak you’re _____?
Contestant: Strong.
Host: Correct – and what was Lord Mountbatten’s first name?
Contestant: Louis
Host: Well, there we are then. So who had a worldwide hit with the song What a Wonderful World?
Contestant: Frank Sinatra?
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Host: What is the capital of
Contestant:
Host:
Contestant: Oh, um Benidorm.
Host: Wrong, sorry. Let’s just try another question. In which country is the Parthenon?
Contestant: Sorry, I don’t know.
Host: Just a guess then……
Contestant:
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DJ: For 10 [points], what is the nationality of the Pope?
Caller: I think I know that one. Is it Jewish?
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Host: What is another name for ‘cherry pickers’ and ‘cheese mongers’?
Contestant: homosexuals
Host: No, they’re regiments in the British Army who will be very upset with you!
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Host: What’s 11 squared?
Contestant: I don’t know.
Host: I’ll give you a clue. It’s two ones with a two in the middle.
Contestant: Is it five?
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Host: Which is the largest Spanish-speaking country in the world?
Contestant:
Host: I was really after the name of a country.
Contestant: I’m sorry, I don’t know the names of any countries in
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On the National Lottery:
Question: What is the world’s largest continent?
Contestant: The Pacific.
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Host: How many kings of
Contestant: Er, well, I know there was a Henry the Eighth…..Er.Er….
Three?
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Host: In which European Country is
Contestant:
Host: I did say European country, so in case you didn’t hear that, I can let you try again.
Contestant: Er……
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Host: In which country would you spend shekels?
Contestant:
Host: Try the next letter of the alphabet.
Contestant:
Host: The line is bad; did you say
Contestant: No.
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Host: What “K” could be described as the Islamic Bible?
Contestant: Er…..
Host: It’s got two syllables…..Kor____
Contestant: Blimey.
Host: Ha ha ha, no. The past participle of run….
Contestant: (silence)
Host: Ok, try it another way. Today I run, yesterday I…
Contestant: walked?
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Host: Johnny Weismuller died on this day. Which jungle-swinging character clad only in a loin cloth did he play?
Contestant: Jesus.
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Now before you think we're picking on Britain, I submit that some people in almost any other country wouldn't do all that well either. Susan is from Britain, and the list originated in Canada.
17 comments:
Are you sure some of these weren't from American TV game shows or the "ask the man on the street" segments of Leno or Letterman? They remind me of the classic... who is buried in Grant's tomb?
The last one is my favourite!
It is comforting to know there are such dense people in other parts of the world. "Jay walking" segment on Leno cracks me up but also scares me as to the future of our youth. Feel better knowing "Duh" is a universal condition.
It scares me to think we walk among these people! AND they may vote!
I love that the host practically "gave away" the answers every time and they still couldn't get it right! LOL.
Scary is the only word that came to mind.
It's good to know that the American education system isn't the only one to produce less than brilliant graduates!
I am often amazed that some people manage to get thru a day without hurting themselves ;)
I played your name game - it was fun.
Some of those made me LOL and believe me we do have folk like that even in Britain:)
BTW who wrote Gray's elegy?
And the late Jade Goody famously thought Rio de Janeiro was a foot-baller.
We watch jay Leno every night....it is a hoot to watch his Jay Walking blips. He asks similar USA questions and i am amazed at the answers...and scared a bit....these folks are our next generation. He also will bring in the 3 most bizarre and ridiculous people that answered and host a Jay Walking All Stars where even more foolish answers are given. The worst part? Jay Leno NEVER brings on anyone that does NOT have a college degree.
Wow...you typed out that whole interview. I'm sure we have the same dense people here!
Didn't have to read even past the first one to get a real chuckle. Thanks!!!
LOL
These were so funny I had to read them out to my wife.
Just hilarious.
Some of these are shocking to me. Funny? Well, i guess in some ways...but....in other ways it is truly pitiful...lol!
A good smile to end the day!
I'm with Arkansas Patti on this one. I find this really comforting! I was beginning to think that maybe Americans were the only ones with fluffy people.
Don't you think even the Son Of God would laugh at this one?
"What jungle-swinging character clad only in a loin cloth did Johnny Weismuller play?
Contestant: Jesus.
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