Brains of Britain

> Brains of Britain - they walk among us! >
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> 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 >
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> > 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 >
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> > 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? >
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> 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. >
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> > 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. >
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> 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? >
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> UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE > Bamber Gascoyne: What was Gandhi's first name? > Contestant: Goosey? >
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> GWR FM ( Bristol ) > Presenter: What happened in Dallas on November 22, 1963 ? > Contestant: I don't know, I wasn't watching it then. >
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> > 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? >
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> RICHARD AND JUDY > Richard: Which American actor is married to Nicole Kidman? > Contestant: Forrest Gump. >
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> 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? >
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> 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 . >
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> > NATIONAL LOTTERY (BBC1) > Question: What is the world's largest continent? > Contestant: The Pacific. >
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> > 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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> > 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? >
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> 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? >
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> CHRIS SEARLE SHOW (BBC RADIO BRISTOL ) > Chris Searle: In which European country isMount 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 ? >
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> > PAUL WAPPAT (BBC RADIO NEWCASTLE ) > Paul Wappat: How long did the Six-Day War between Egypt and Israel
> last? > Contestant (long pause): Fourteen days. >
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> 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. >
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> > 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? >
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> THE VAULT > Melanie Sykes: What is the name given to the condition where the
> sufferer can fall asleep at any time? > Contestant: Nostalgia. >
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> > LUNCHTIME SHOW (BRMB) > Presenter: What religion was Guy Fawkes? > Contestant: Jewish. > Presenter: That's close enough. >
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> 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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