And they say that our education system is good???

Stand back and be amazed at its improvement.
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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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There you have it from an email I received earlier…. :0) Hmm!