Who Wants To Be A Millionaire

[DoubleD]

CaptainSlow said:

DoubleD said:

Different people know different things so its no surprise.

At extremes ie specialisms yes, but there is a big overlap of knowledge in the middle that is generally known. Basic geography sits there.

There will be people who know things that you are I wouldn't, but they might not know this question. There will also be things that are considered by some to be "generally known" that you or I don't know. Thats just how things go.

[stevensdrs]

They do say that if you can't do, then teach instead. It's inconceivable that a Geography teacher would not know that Montreal is in Quebec but there you are. The contestants were rubbish both in knowledge and strategy. For me, a school dropout, to know the answer to every question on the show without any crunching of my mind palace doesn't say much for the contestants or the audience for that matter who couldn't get the Dracula opening line question correct. Makes for interesting television though and a chance to rant and swear profusely at the box.

[Vipers]

stevensdrs said:

They do say that if you can't do, then teach instead. It's inconceivable that a Geography teacher would not know that Montreal is in Quebec but there you are. The contestants were rubbish both in knowledge and strategy. For me, a school dropout, to know the answer to every question on the show without any crunching of my mind palace doesn't say much for the contestants or the audience for that matter who couldn't get the Dracula opening line question correct. Makes for interesting television though and a chance to rant and swear profusely at the box.

Guess we dont all read Dracula, as said previously, some you know some you dont, I often get the question correct watching "The Chaser", when the chaser doesn't.

Looks like your talents are wasted here, get on the show, so we can see how you get on.

[biggbn]

stevensdrs said:

They do say that if you can't do, then teach instead. It's inconceivable that a Geography teacher would not know that Montreal is in Quebec but there you are. The contestants were rubbish both in knowledge and strategy. For me, a school dropout, to know the answer to every question on the show without any crunching of my mind palace doesn't say much for the contestants or the audience for that matter who couldn't get the Dracula opening line question correct. Makes for interesting television though and a chance to rant and swear profusely at the box.

I would agree a gelgraphy teacher should know the Canada question. I'm an English teacher and I knew the Dracula one, not because I remembered the opening line but because I remembered the way the book was written as a series of diary entries. I have read, and written about both Frankenstein and Heart of Darkness so process of elimination would have seen me through, all of which validates what another poster said. Different folks know different things. I did not know the Canada question, nor the history one in the later competitors questions. Shoot me.

[Hilts]

After he went 50/50 I knew the audience would get it wrong but not by as much as they did. 80 odd% and he'd already spent the money...lol

BTW Dracula is a good read but Frankenstein is terrible.

[Vipers]

biggbn said:

......... I would agree a. Different folks know different things. I did not know the Canada question, nor the history one in the later competitors questions. Shoot me.

I remember university challenge with 8 students, no one knew what SCUBA meant.

No one knows everything, although it seems some do, apparently

[Frank7]

DoubleD said:

Different people know different things so its no surprise.

Fair enough, I was shocked at her struggle with Montréal, but I guessed the Dracula one wrong.

[biggbn]

Hilts said:

After he went 50/50 I knew the audience would get it wrong but not by as much as they did. 80 odd% and he'd already spent the money...lol

BTW Dracula is a good read but Frankenstein is terrible.

I thought exactly the opposite. Frankenstein, although an enhancement of an original story, was a wonderful book with so many meanings and potential translations. Semi autobiographical in a way. Dracula? I found dull. The best book on the list was Conrad's Heart of Darkness, essentially the idea behind Apocalypse Now. A wonderfully dense novella packed with so much more than its pages should allow

[DoubleD]

biggbn said:

I would agree a gelgraphy teacher should know the Canada question. I'm an English teacher and I knew the Dracula one, not because I remembered the opening line but because I remembered the way the book was written as a series of diary entries. I have read, and written about both Frankenstein and Heart of Darkness so process of elimination would have seen me through, all of which validates what another poster said. Different folks know different things. I did not know the Canada question, nor the history one in the later competitors questions. Shoot me.

You're a what teacher?!

[Vipers]

DoubleD said:

biggbn said:

I would agree a gelgraphy teacher should know the Canada question. I'm an English teacher and I knew the Dracula one, not because I remembered the opening line but because I remembered the way the book was written as a series of diary entries. I have read, and written about both Frankenstein and Heart of Darkness so process of elimination would have seen me through, all of which validates what another poster said. Different folks know different things. I did not know the Canada question, nor the history one in the later competitors questions. Shoot me.

You're a what teacher?!

To do with jellys I believe.

Edited by Vipers on Wednesday 1st July 18:57

[biggbn]

DoubleD said:

biggbn said:

I would agree a gelgraphy teacher should know the Canada question. I'm an English teacher and I knew the Dracula one, not because I remembered the opening line but because I remembered the way the book was written as a series of diary entries. I have read, and written about both Frankenstein and Heart of Darkness so process of elimination would have seen me through, all of which validates what another poster said. Different folks know different things. I did not know the Canada question, nor the history one in the later competitors questions. Shoot me.

You're a what teacher?!

The kind that doesn’t proof read clearly!!

[biggbn]

Vipers said:

To with jellys I believe.

[Hilts]

biggbn said:

Hilts said:

After he went 50/50 I knew the audience would get it wrong but not by as much as they did. 80 odd% and he'd already spent the money...lol

BTW Dracula is a good read but Frankenstein is terrible.

I thought exactly the opposite. Frankenstein, although an enhancement of an original story, was a wonderful book with so many meanings and potential translations. Semi autobiographical in a way. Dracula? I found dull. The best book on the list was Conrad's Heart of Darkness, essentially the idea behind Apocalypse Now. A wonderfully dense novella packed with so much more than its pages should allow

I'll try and read that.

The guy in the programme probably won't want to read Dracula now, 93K down the swanny. If I knew him I'd buy it for his Xmas.

[Vipers]

biggbn said:

DoubleD said:

biggbn said:

I would agree a gelgraphy teacher should know the Canada question. I'm an English teacher and I knew the Dracula one, not because I remembered the opening line but because I remembered the way the book was written as a series of diary entries. I have read, and written about both Frankenstein and Heart of Darkness so process of elimination would have seen me through, all of which validates what another poster said. Different folks know different things. I did not know the Canada question, nor the history one in the later competitors questions. Shoot me.

You're a what teacher?!

The kind that doesn’t proof read clearly!!

If there was a diploma for that, I wood have one

[biggbn]

Hilts said:

I'll try and read that.

The guy in the programme probably won't want to read Dracula now, 93K down the swanny. If I knew him I'd buy it for his Xmas.

[Skyedriver]

CaptainSlow said:

That's pretty bad, anyone with an ounce of general knowledge should know that.

I measure my knowledge in grams, so didn't know that answer.
Knew some of the others but not the Dracula one, but fangs will be different if the question comes up again.

[nikaiyo2]

I have always thought that I would never ask the audience for questions over £32,000 as I would not feel confident trusting their answer.

81% were wrong.

I did know the answer but only because I went through a phase of reading the free "classics" on my ipad

[Vipers]

nikaiyo2 said:

I have always thought that I would never ask the audience for questions over £32,000 as I would not feel confident trusting their answer.

81% were wrong.

I did know the answer but only because I went through a phase of reading the free "classics" on my ipad

I wonder how many in the audience just don't know and guess, rather than not voting so those who have a good idea do.

Noticed as well Jeremy asks the phone a friend if there is someone there, on some occasions he doesn't.

[Vipers]

nikaiyo2 said:

I have always thought that I would never ask the audience for questions over £32,000 as I would not feel confident trusting their answer.

81% were wrong.

I did know the answer but only because I went through a phase of reading the free "classics" on my ipad

I wonder how many in the audience just don't know and guess, rather than not voting so those who have a good idea do.

Noticed as well Jeremy asks the phone a friend if there is someone there, on some occasions he doesn't.

[thegreenhell]

Vipers said:

nikaiyo2 said:

I have always thought that I would never ask the audience for questions over £32,000 as I would not feel confident trusting their answer.

81% were wrong.

I did know the answer but only because I went through a phase of reading the free "classics" on my ipad

I wonder how many in the audience just don't know and guess, rather than not voting so those who have a good idea do.

You should never ask the audience after discussing your own thoughts on the answer. The undecided audience members always tend to reinforce the contestant's thoughts, even if they are wrong. If you think you're going to use that lifeline you should dive straight in and ask them without giving them any hints that would bias their selection.