Phone In Answers - Priceless
(from - 28 October 2008)
Telephone competitions - alleged responses
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.
BEG, BORROW OR STEAL (BBC2)
Jamie Theakston: Where do you think
Contestant: Geography isn't my strong point.
Theakston: There's a clue in the title.
Contestant:
BBC
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
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
Alex Trelinski: What is the capital of
Contestant:
Trelinski:
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:
THE WEAKEST LINK
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 (
DJ Mark: For £10, what is the nationality of the Pope?
Ruth
UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE
Bamber Gascoigne: What was Gandhi's first name?
Contestant: Goosey?
GWR FM (
Presenter: What happened in
Contestant : I don't know, I wasn't watching it then.
RTE RADIO 2FM (
Presenter: What is the name of the long- running TV comedy show
about pensioners: Last Of The...?
Caller: Mohicans.
PHIL WOOD SHOW (BBC RADIO
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:
LINCS FM P HONE-IN
Presenter: Which is the largest Spanish-speaking country in the world?
Contestant:
Presenter: I was really after the name of a country.
Contestant: I'm sorry, I don't know the names of any countries in
NATIONAL LOTTERY (BBC1)
Question: What is the world's largest continent?
Contestant: The Pacific
ROCK FM (
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
Contestant: Er, well, I know there was a Henry the Eighth ... ER…ER ... Three?
CHRIS SEARLE SHOW (BBC RADIO
Searle: In which European country is
Caller:
Searle : I did say which European country, so in case you didn't hear that, I can let you try again.
Caller: Er ....
PAUL WAPPAT (BBC RADIO
Paul Wappat: How long did the Six-Day War between
Contestant (after long pause): Fourteen days.
DARYL DENHAM'S DRIVETIME (VIRGIN RADIO)
Daryl Denham: In which country would you spend shekels?
Contestant:
Denham: Try the next letter of the alphabet.
Contestant:
Denham (helpfully): It's a bad line. Did you say
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?
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
Comments
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Slarty Bartfast: Jezuz! Who would have thought that Brits are now as dumb as the Americans.(28/03/2009)
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tokerlot: ha funny(15/12/2008)
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seamonster: arrrhhhhaaa haaa! - class(28/10/2008)
