Game Show Hilarious Answers

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1. THE CHASE

• Bradley Walsh: "Name the television naturalist the 'Attenborosaurus' dinosaur is named after."
• Contestant: "Erm... pass."

2. THE WEAKEST LINK

• Anne Robinson: "In the Lord's Prayer, what word beginning with 'H' meaning 'blessed' comes before 'be thy name'?"
• Contestant: (quietly) "Howard."
• Anne: "Pardon?"
• Contestant: (louder) "Howard."

3. TIPPING POINT

• Ben Shephard: "Between 1991 and 1999 Peter Schmeichel was the goalkeeper for which English football club?"
• Contestant: "Germany?"

4. ALSO TIPPING POINT

• Ben: "What day is Christmas Day traditionally celebrated in the UK?".
• Contestant: "Wednesday".

5. POINTLESS

• Alexander Armstrong: "Who was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas?"
• Contestant: "JR".

6. JAMES O'BRIEN SHOW, LBC

• James O'Brien: "How many kings of England have been called Henry?
• Contestant: "Well, I know Henry VIII. So, um, three?"

7. PAUL WAPPAT SHOW, BBC Radio Newcastle

• Paul Wappat: "How long did the Six-Day War between Egypt and Israel last?"
• Contestant: [long pause] "14 days."

8. LINCS FM

• DJ: "Which is the largest Spanish-speaking country in the world?"
• Contestant: "Barcelona."
• DJ: "I was really after the name of a country."
• Contestant: "I don't know the name of any countries in Spain."

9. UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE

• Bamber Gascoigne: "What was Gandhi's first name?"
• Contestant: "Goosey?"

10. ALSO UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE

• 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."

11. BLOCKBUSTERS

• Bob Holness: "What 'L' do you make in the dark, when you don't consider the consequences?"
• Contestant: "Love?"
• Bob: "No, I'm sorry, I'm afraid the actual answer was 'leap'."

12. LBC

• DJ: "What name does Cat Stevens go under now? I'll give you a clue, he became a Muslim..."
• Contestant: "Abu Hamza."

13. BBC RADIO MERSEYSIDE

• DJ: "What was Hitler's first name?"
• Contestant: "Heil."

14-17. FAMILY FORTUNES

• A vocalist known by only one name? "Michael Jackson."
• A TV game show with the word 'family' in the title? "The Generation Game."
• A bird with a long neck? "Naomi Campbell."
• A big bird? "Pauline Quirke."

18. BEG, BORROW OR STEAL

• 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?"

19. GWR FM

• DJ: "What happened in Dallas on November 22, 1963?"
• Contestant: "I don't know, I wasn't watching it then."

20. ROCK FM

• DJ: "Name a film starring Bob Hoskins that is also the name of a famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci."
• Contestant: "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?"

21. FAMILY FEUD

• Steve Harvey: "Name something that follows the word 'pork'?"
• Contestant: "Cupine."

 

[Ome]

This whole incredible moment from BBC Radio Merseyside's Hold Your Plums that might just be the best thing to have occurred on radio… (stick with it to the end)

 

[Long Lashes]

These are hilarious

This whole incredible moment from BBC Radio Merseyside's Hold Your Plums that might just be the best thing to have occurred on radio… (stick with it to the end)

"Pot eight toes"
What are they?
"I don't know"



Heres a few more..

Weakest Link

Anne: What is the branch of medicine concerned with women?
Contestant: Womenology.

Anne: In science, what is botany the study of?
Contestant: Bottoms.

Anne: Which insect is often found hovering over lakes?
Contestant: Crocodile.



Phil Wood on BBC Radio Manchester’s quiz

Phil Wood: What’s 11 squared?
Contestant: I don’t know.
Phil Wood: I’ll give you a clue. It’s two ones with a two in the middle.
Contestant: Is it five?

Phil Wood: What “K” could be described as the Islamic bible?
Contestant: Er…
Phil: It’s got two syllables. Kor…
Contestant: Blimey?
Phil: Ha ha ha, no. The past participle of run…
Contestant: -------
Phil: OK, try it another way. Today I run, yesterday I…
Contestant: Walked?


Richard & Judy Quiz

Richard: On which street did Sherlock Holmes live?
Contestant: Er...
Richard: He makes bread.
Contestant: Er...
Richard: He makes cakes.
Contestant: Kipling Street?

 

[Barbara Fan]

Was it Bullsye (super, smashing, great, lets see what you could have won, oh its a speedboat) when Jim Bowen asked

What city in Dallas, texas was JFK assasinated?

Family Fortunes
name somthing red
Ans - my cardigan

Nothing tops naomi campbell for me lol

 

[Daniel Avery]

I've only ever really liked the "fast money" round (the final bit) of Family Feud simply because that seems to be when people come up with the really goofy answers. They're totally put on the spot, and don't have time to second-guess themselves.

 

[Englishboy]

Who could forget this from Family Fortunes.

 

[Ome]

Contestant: Kipling Street?

That had me crying with laughter

They're totally put on the spot

So many fantastic answers in this

Who could forget this from Family Fortunes.

Was there ever an interview with the contestant? I'm curious why his first answer was turkey.

 

[Sarah]

Brian Dowling once said 'Les-bean' when asked on family fortunes 'name a type of bean'.