I swear I've not laughed this hard in donkey's years! It's hard to believe people like this exist. Some of them are determined not to be helped. They must have been born and raised in a deep mineshaft and only brought out for these shows! (And, by the way, how many can YOU answer correctly?)
Anne Robinson: Which 'D' is a large city in the Republic of Ireland?
Contestant: Belfast
Anne Robinson: What type of bear lives in the Arctic?
Contestant: Penguin
Anne Robinson: Which German painter was famous for his portraits of Henry VIII? Hans...
Contestant: Solo
Anne Robinson: In nature, what invertibrate has a variable number of limbs but a name that literally means 'one hundred feet' ?
Contestant: Giraffe
Anne Robinson: What type of cat is renowned for never changing its spots?
Contestant: Cheshire
Anne Robinson: The Cairngorms are home to Britain's last free-ranging herds of which animals, popularity associated with Christmas?
Contestant: Turkeys
Anne Robinson: Which 'L' animal, bred for meat, milk, and wool?
Contestant: The Gnu
Anne Robinson: Which 'S' is the only country to have a land border with Portugal?
Contestant: Pass
Anne Robinson: What is the principal language used by the ancient Romans?
Contestant: Greek
Anne Robinson: What 'C' is a former German prisoner-of-war camp which is now used as a scout hostel?
Contestant: Auschwitz
Anne Robinson: In classical Greek drama, what 'T' is the opposite of comedy?
Contestant: Theatre
Anne Robinson: Which drink is an anagram of the word 'eat' ?
Contestant: Hot chocolate
Anne Robinson: The name of which card game is also a word for the upper bony part of the nose, and a structure allowing a road to cross a river?
Contestant: Rummy
Anne Robinson: Who wrote Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, which was made into a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber?
Contestant: Old Possum
Anne Robinson: Which 'P' is the smallest native British bat?
Contestant: Pigeon
Anne Robinson: What surname was shared by historical outlaw called 'Butch' and a fictional cowboy called 'Hopalong' ?
Contestant: Lesbian
Anne Robinson: The 17th-century physician who discovered the true nature of blood circulation around the human body was William who?
Contestant: Shatner
Anne Robinson: Which of the three British Armed Forces is known as the 'senior service'?
Contestant: The SS
Anne Robinson: The medieval map of the world housed in Hereford Cathedral is known as the Mappa what?
Contestant: The World
Anne Robinson: Who won the US Open Tennis Championship wearing a black dress modelled on Audrey Hepburn's in Breakfast at Tiffany's?
Contestant: Roger Federer
Anne Robinson: 'Cornish' describes something as being from which English county?
Contestant: Devon
Anne Robinson: Three stumps with two balls on top are essential equipment in which sport?
Contestant: Horse racing
Anne Robinson: Which South American country has borders with ten others?
Contestant: China
Anne Robinson: In Russian politics, Vladimir Putin is renowned as an accomplished performer of which activity, Judo or Cluedo?
Contestant: Cluedo
Anne Robinson: In 1975, the first black tennis player to win the Wimbledon Men's Singles title was Arthur who?
Contestant: Askey
Anne Robinson: What nickname is shared by a famous Scottish golfer and a British World War II general?
Contestant: Custer
Anne Robinson: The Irish president, elected in 1990, who was the first to visit a British monarch, was Mary who?
Contestant: Queen of Scots
Anne Robinson: What three-letter word means 'at the moment' ?
Contestant: Then
Anne Robinson: What 'E' is the substance that forms a hard protective layer around the teeth?
Contestant: Enema
Anne Robinson: Which actress sang 'Happy Birthday' to John F Kennedy?
Contestant: The Queen
Anne Robinson: In the English monarchy, what was the name of the Royal house that succeeded the Tudors?
Contestant: Buckingham Palace
And a couple Big Brother stars prove they are no better, but also not any worse, than the "regular" contestants...
Charley Uchea, from Big Brother, was asked in the final round: 'What term for a potion which increases sexual desire is derived from the Greek goddess of love?'
She replied: 'I know this, I know this - Viagra!'
When asked, Brian Belo, a Big Brother winner: 'In prisoner-of-war camps during World War II, what "T" was the kind of underground passageways dug as a means of escape?'
Brian: Herbal
Anne Robinson: Which 'D' is a large city in the Republic of Ireland?
Contestant: Belfast
Anne Robinson: What type of bear lives in the Arctic?
Contestant: Penguin
Anne Robinson: Which German painter was famous for his portraits of Henry VIII? Hans...
Contestant: Solo
Anne Robinson: In nature, what invertibrate has a variable number of limbs but a name that literally means 'one hundred feet' ?
Contestant: Giraffe
Anne Robinson: What type of cat is renowned for never changing its spots?
Contestant: Cheshire
Anne Robinson: The Cairngorms are home to Britain's last free-ranging herds of which animals, popularity associated with Christmas?
Contestant: Turkeys
Anne Robinson: Which 'L' animal, bred for meat, milk, and wool?
Contestant: The Gnu
Anne Robinson: Which 'S' is the only country to have a land border with Portugal?
Contestant: Pass
Anne Robinson: What is the principal language used by the ancient Romans?
Contestant: Greek
Anne Robinson: What 'C' is a former German prisoner-of-war camp which is now used as a scout hostel?
Contestant: Auschwitz
Anne Robinson: In classical Greek drama, what 'T' is the opposite of comedy?
Contestant: Theatre
Anne Robinson: Which drink is an anagram of the word 'eat' ?
Contestant: Hot chocolate
Anne Robinson: The name of which card game is also a word for the upper bony part of the nose, and a structure allowing a road to cross a river?
Contestant: Rummy
Anne Robinson: Who wrote Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, which was made into a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber?
Contestant: Old Possum
Anne Robinson: Which 'P' is the smallest native British bat?
Contestant: Pigeon
Anne Robinson: What surname was shared by historical outlaw called 'Butch' and a fictional cowboy called 'Hopalong' ?
Contestant: Lesbian
Anne Robinson: The 17th-century physician who discovered the true nature of blood circulation around the human body was William who?
Contestant: Shatner
Anne Robinson: Which of the three British Armed Forces is known as the 'senior service'?
Contestant: The SS
Anne Robinson: The medieval map of the world housed in Hereford Cathedral is known as the Mappa what?
Contestant: The World
Anne Robinson: Who won the US Open Tennis Championship wearing a black dress modelled on Audrey Hepburn's in Breakfast at Tiffany's?
Contestant: Roger Federer
Anne Robinson: 'Cornish' describes something as being from which English county?
Contestant: Devon
Anne Robinson: Three stumps with two balls on top are essential equipment in which sport?
Contestant: Horse racing
Anne Robinson: Which South American country has borders with ten others?
Contestant: China
Anne Robinson: In Russian politics, Vladimir Putin is renowned as an accomplished performer of which activity, Judo or Cluedo?
Contestant: Cluedo
Anne Robinson: In 1975, the first black tennis player to win the Wimbledon Men's Singles title was Arthur who?
Contestant: Askey
Anne Robinson: What nickname is shared by a famous Scottish golfer and a British World War II general?
Contestant: Custer
Anne Robinson: The Irish president, elected in 1990, who was the first to visit a British monarch, was Mary who?
Contestant: Queen of Scots
Anne Robinson: What three-letter word means 'at the moment' ?
Contestant: Then
Anne Robinson: What 'E' is the substance that forms a hard protective layer around the teeth?
Contestant: Enema
Anne Robinson: Which actress sang 'Happy Birthday' to John F Kennedy?
Contestant: The Queen
Anne Robinson: In the English monarchy, what was the name of the Royal house that succeeded the Tudors?
Contestant: Buckingham Palace
And a couple Big Brother stars prove they are no better, but also not any worse, than the "regular" contestants...
Charley Uchea, from Big Brother, was asked in the final round: 'What term for a potion which increases sexual desire is derived from the Greek goddess of love?'
She replied: 'I know this, I know this - Viagra!'
When asked, Brian Belo, a Big Brother winner: 'In prisoner-of-war camps during World War II, what "T" was the kind of underground passageways dug as a means of escape?'
Brian: Herbal
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