A quiz show to avoid or be amazed at thickies
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Just had the misfortune to encounter a show that is a must avoid. Makes me worry, these people have a vote.
New Quiz Show. BBC2 Lightning.
Stuff me, fronted by Zoe Lyons, who? It's a cross between 15 to 1, the Cube, and a spelling test. Our thoughts that in their desire to bin Eggheads and move the appeal to a younger audience they collected a class of 8 year olds just noted anything they excitedly shouted out and wound them into one format. Plus the questions, none of the contestants would fare well even faced with Tipping Point easier level questions, which to them would seem impossibly hard, especially when they have to not just give the correct answer but also spell it. I mean the words "school" and "corgi" are just so difficult.
Bring back Eggheads!
New Quiz Show. BBC2 Lightning.
Stuff me, fronted by Zoe Lyons, who? It's a cross between 15 to 1, the Cube, and a spelling test. Our thoughts that in their desire to bin Eggheads and move the appeal to a younger audience they collected a class of 8 year olds just noted anything they excitedly shouted out and wound them into one format. Plus the questions, none of the contestants would fare well even faced with Tipping Point easier level questions, which to them would seem impossibly hard, especially when they have to not just give the correct answer but also spell it. I mean the words "school" and "corgi" are just so difficult.
Bring back Eggheads!
thegreenhell said:
If you prefer celebrity thickos, on Richard Osman's House of Games this week the otherwise-lovely Melinda Messenger has guessed that the Great Wall of China is 300,000 miles long, and Elizabeth 1 first came to the throne in 1903, among other howlers.
Oh yes, sometimes there just are not enough face palms for some of the answers on that show. Points at Naga Munchetty for her attempts on various rounds.BckFlash said:
Giulia Jon said:
I knew Richard was leaving , haven't watched it recently , just looked it up ,the new woman is Sally Lindsay .
I quite like her but will take a look at Pointless tomorrow to see if she can fill Richard's vast shoes .
I think you will find that, at the moment, no. She cannot!I quite like her but will take a look at Pointless tomorrow to see if she can fill Richard's vast shoes .
You always got the impression that Osman actually knew the answers, which of course he did as they were on the screen before him, but nevertheless, a different level.
Well I never thought Mastermind would appear in this thread but did anyone see the Gogglebox Tapper girl on the celebrity version?
As Twitter put it, the s
ttest quiz contestant in the world. 2 points.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001f0cp/cel...
As Twitter put it, the s
ttest quiz contestant in the world. 2 points.https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001f0cp/cel...
Truckosaurus said:
Very poor, especially as the questions on Celeb Mastermind are very easy.
One has to admire the chutzpah of these minor celebs to shamelessly appear on a show they have no aptitude for purely for the exposure (or the fee).
There is a theory re Tapper, that this is part of raising the profile prior to appearing on 'I'm a Celebrity' as one of the late entries to the jungle.One has to admire the chutzpah of these minor celebs to shamelessly appear on a show they have no aptitude for purely for the exposure (or the fee).
I can understand the lack of historical knowledge about everyday things from folks who were not around at that time. We all have our gaps in knowledge, mine is popular culture. In a quiz in the 80s I once got asked who was George Michael's partner in Wham! Had no clue, to avoid a pass said Walt Disney just to be awkward.
However one thing that does astound me is lack of geographical knowledge by contestants and not just on celebrity versions. Some of the answers on Osman's "Where is Kazakhstan?" round just take the biscuit, particularly when it's UK questions. Or Europe typical answer being "Well I don't know the answer so guessed Paris" and it's revealed they've picked a spot in Poland, just thick.
However one thing that does astound me is lack of geographical knowledge by contestants and not just on celebrity versions. Some of the answers on Osman's "Where is Kazakhstan?" round just take the biscuit, particularly when it's UK questions. Or Europe typical answer being "Well I don't know the answer so guessed Paris" and it's revealed they've picked a spot in Poland, just thick.
cuprabob said:
nicanary said:
For some reason (laziness?) I endured Family Fortunes yesterday.
Q. Name a pop group with both male and female members.
A1 Spice Girls
Over to the opposition (with no time constraint)
A2 Take That
Indeed, it made Tipping Point look like Mastermind in comparison. Q. Name a pop group with both male and female members.
A1 Spice Girls
Over to the opposition (with no time constraint)
A2 Take That
Clearly the Take That number with Lulu didn't count.
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