Final Jeopardy category on the US version tonight was "World War II" In 1943 millions of matchbooks were distributed in the Philippines with this 3-word quote to boost morale. One of the finalist missed it with "We are winning"
Is this the same programme where a contestant was asked the question "Paris is the capital of which country?" and the response was "Europe" TD
It's a pretty safe bet it wasn't the US Jeopardy show. Contestants have to be pretty sharp to get past screening. Sounds like something from Family Feud Jeopardy! (TV Series 1984– ) - IMDb
You could well be right - I have to say my knowledge of North American quiz/game shows is sadly lacking TD
I'm not so sure they have to be "that" sharp to get past screening. A couple of nights ago one young lad said JFK was the president in 1964.
one of the idiot members of parliament was on a charity quiz show and thought Henry vii came after Henry viii
Pub quiz question: 6 Kings of England were previously named George. The first one was George I. Name the other five.
Are you talking about clean or unclean animals - I also wonder what about insects, for example if he took termites onboard how long would the Ark last??, wood boring beetles would be a disaster So many unanswered [or are they unanswerable] questions TD
Here's the final from tonight: Category Famous Phrase Origins One theory says a phrase for euphoria comes from Plate No. 9 in an 1896 meteorological “Atlas” of these
We had the 1996 Olympics here in Atlanta. This ticketing agent did our city proud. ``I told her I was calling from New Mexico and emphasized the New,″ Miller said. ``She told me, `Sir, New Mexico, old Mexico, it doesn’t matter. I understand it’s a territory, but you still have to go through your nation’s Olympic committee.‴ New Mexico Olympic Fan Runs Into Geography Gaffe
The "Moses' Ark" question was in an article in The Times the other day. I must admit it tripped me up, until the author pointed out that Moses wasn't in the Ark building business. Noah was. The question reminded me of the story of a survey where supposedly a high percentage of Americans thought Joan of Arc was Noah's wife. I'm not sure whether this is true, or if it was just one of those "aren't Americans stupid" articles you see frequently in British newspapers that serve the purpose of making Brits feel better about themselves.
