BRAINS
OF BRITAIN
BEG, BORROW OR STEAL (BBC2)
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Jamie Theakston:
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Where do you think Cambridge University is?
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Contestant:
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Geography isn't my strong point.
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Jamie Theakston:
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There's a clue in the title.
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Contestant:
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Leicester
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BBC NORFOLK
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Stewart White:
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Who had a worldwide hit with What
A Wonderful World?
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Contestant:
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I don't know.
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Stewart White:
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I'll give you some clues: what do
you call the part between your hand and your elbow?
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Contestant:
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Arm
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Stewart White:
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Correct. And if you're not weak, you're...?
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Contestant:
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Strong.
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Stewart White:
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Correct - and what was Lord
Mountbatten's first name?
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Contestant:
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Louis
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Stewart White:
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Well, there we are then. So who
had a worldwide hit with the song What A Wonderful World?
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Contestant:
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Frank Sinatra?
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LATE SHOW
(BBC MIDLANDS)
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Alex Trelinski:
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What is the capital of Italy ?
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Contestant:
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France.
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Trelinski:
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France is another country. Try again.
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Contestant:
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Oh, um, Benidorm.
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Trelinski:
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Wrong, sorry, let's try another
question. In which country is the Parthenon?
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Contestant:
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Sorry, I don't know.
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Trelinski:
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Just guess a country then.
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Contestant:
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Paris.
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THE
WEAKEST LINK (BBC2)
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Anne Robinson:
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Oscar Wilde, Adolf Hitler and
Jeffrey Archer have all written books about their experiences in what: -
Prison, or the Conservative Party?
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Contestant:
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The Conservative Party.
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BEACON
RADIO ( WOLVERHAMPTON )
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DJ Mark:
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For 10, what is the nationality
of the Pope?
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Ruth from Rowley Regis:
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I think I know that one. Is it
Jewish?
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UNIVERSITY
CHALLENGE
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Bamber Gascoyne:
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What was Gandhi's first name?
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Contestant:
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Goosey?
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GWR FM
( Bristol )
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Presenter:
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What happened in Dallas on
November 22, 1963?
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Contestant:
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I don't know, I wasn't watching
it then.
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PHIL WOOD
SHOW (BBC RADIO?MANCHESTER)
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Phil:
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What's 11 squared?
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Contestant:
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I don't know.
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Phil:
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I'll give you a clue. It's two
ones with a two in the middle.
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Contestant:
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Is it five?
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RICHARD
AND JUDY
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Richard:
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Which American actor is married
to Nicole Kidman?
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Contestant:
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Forrest Gump.
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RICHARD
AND JUDY
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Richard:
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On which street did Sherlock
Holmes live?
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Contestant:
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Er. ... ...
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Richard:
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He makes bread . . .
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Contestant:
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Er .. .......
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Richard:
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He makes cakes . . .
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Contestant:
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Kipling Street?
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LINCS FM
PHONE-IN
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Presenter:
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Which is the largest Spanish-speaking
country in the world?
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Contestant:
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Barcelona.
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Presenter:
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I was really after the name of a
country.
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Contestant:
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I'm sorry, I don't know the names
of any countries in Spain ..
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NATIONAL
LOTTERY (BBC1)
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Question:
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What is the world's largest continent?
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Contestant:
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The Pacific..
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ROCK FM
( PRESTON )
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Presenter:
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Name a film starring Bob Hoskins
that is also the name of a famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci.
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Contestant:
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Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
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THE
BIGGEST GAME IN TOWN (ITV)
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Steve Le Fevre:
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What was signed, to bring World
War I to an end in 1918?
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Contestant:
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Magna Carta?
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JAMES
O'BRIEN SHOW (LBC)
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James O'Brien:
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How many kings of England have
been called Henry?
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Contestant:
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Er, well, I know there was a
Henry the Eighth .. ER. ER ... Three?
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CHRIS SEARLE SHOW (BBC RADIO BRISTOL )
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Chris Searle:
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In which European country
is Mount Etna?
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Caller:
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Japan.
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Chris Searle:
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I did say which European country,
so in case you didn't hear that, I can let you try again.
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Caller:
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Er ........... Mexico ?
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PAUL
WAPPAT (BBC RADIO NEWCASTLE )
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Paul Wappat:
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How long did the Six-Day War
between Egypt and Israel last?
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Contestant (long pause):
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Fourteen days.
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DARYL
DENHAM'S DRIVETIME (VIRGIN RADIO)
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Daryl Denham:
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In which country would you spend
shekels?
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Contestant:
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Holland?
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Daryl Denham:
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Try the next letter of the
alphabet..
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Contestant:
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Iceland? Ireland ?
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Daryl Denham: (helpfully)
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It's a bad line. Did you
say Israel ?
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Contestant:
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No.
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PHIL WOOD
SHOW (BBC GMR)
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Phil Wood:
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What 'K' could be described as
the Islamic Bible?
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Contestant:
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Er... ..... ..
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Phil Wood:
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It's got two syllables . . . Kor
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Contestant:
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Blimey?
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Phil Wood:
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Ha ha ha ha, no. The past
participle of run . .
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Contestant:
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(Silence)
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Phil Wood:
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OK, try it another way. Today I run,
yesterday I . . ..
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Contestant:
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Walked?
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THE VAULT
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Melanie Sykes:
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What is the name given to the
condition where the sufferer can fall asleep at any time?
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Contestant:
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Nostalgia.
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LUNCHTIME
SHOW (BRMB)
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Presenter:
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What religion was Guy Fawkes?
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Contestant:
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Jewish.
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Presenter:
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That's close enough.
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STEVE
WRIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON (BBC RADIO 2)
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Wright:
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Johnny Weissmuller died on this
day.. Which jungle-swinging character clad only in a loin cloth did he
play?
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Contestant:
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Jesus.
Here is a young man - average student - many friends - great saint!
Pray to him if you need some inspiration!
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