Quiz Show Answers

Classics (on The Weakest Link, BBC One)

Anne Robinson. presenter: What was the principal language used by the ancient Romans?

Contestant: Greek.

Geography (on In It To Win It, BBC One)

Dale Winton, presenter: Alderney and Sark – are they part of the Channel Islands?

Contestant: Ooooh! Is that the English Channel? I don’t know, are there islands in the English Channel? I’ve never heard of any. France – that’s near the English Channel, isn’t it?

General Studies (on Wogan’s Perfect Recall, Channel 4)

Sir Terry Wogan, presenter: “Which Duke resides at Woburn Abbey?

Contestant: Hazzard.

Music (on LBC, 97.3 FM)

Presenter: What name does Cat Stevens go under now? I’ll give you a clue, he became a Muslim…

Contestant: Abu Hamza.

Maths (on The Weakest Link, BBC One)

Anne Robinson: What kind of dozen is 13?

Contestant: Half a dozen.

Politics (on Viking FM)

Presenter: Who was the Prime Minister before Tony Blair?

Contestant: George Bush.

Books (on celebrity edition of University Challenge)

Jeremy Paxman, presenter: Of all Beatrix Potter’s books, which is the only one to feature a human in the title?

Antony Beevor, author: Peter Rabbit

The Arts (on 2CR FM)

Presenter: Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

Caller: Leonardo Di Caprio.

Film Studies (on Radio 2)

Steve Wright, presenter: Johnny Weissmuller died on this day. Which jungle-swinging character clad only in a loincloth did he play?

Caller: Jesus

History (on BBC Radio Merseyside)

Presenter: What was Hitler’s first name?

Contestant: Heil.