[BITList] Brains of Britain

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Enough to make one cringe
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BRAINS OF BRITAIN (these are real)
>
>             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, Ben idorm.
>             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 Robin son:
>             	
>             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?
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