As Anne Robinson quits The Weakest Link, the worst-ever answers are revealed...

I won't post the waffle about her time on the show as this is supposed to be about funnies so instead I'm just posting the worst answers ever...

GEOGRAPHY
Anne Robinson: Where was the recent Winter Olympics held?

Contestant: Taunton.

CURRENT AFFAIRS

Anne: In politics, what is the current occupation of David Blunkett?

Contestant: Blind.

Anne: The Grapple In The Apple, recently held in New York, was a debate between the journalist Christopher Hitchens and the politician George who?

Contestant: George Washington.

Anne: Name the man who was President of Italy until May 2006.

Contestant: Don Corleone.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Anne: What ‘T’ are people in a house paying rent to a landlord?

Contestant: Terrorist.

Anne: No what please we’re British?

Contestant: Thank you.

Anne: In traffic, what ‘j’ is where two roads meet?

Contestant: Jool carriageway?

Anne: Which part of the human body is closest to the floor when we are walking?

Contestant: The head.

Anne: A selection of small, highly coloured sweets is known as Dolly . . .

Contestant: Parton.

Anne: A wild guess is a shot in the . . .

Contestant: Arm.

Anne: Which hot drink is ‘eat’ an anagram of?

Contestant: Hot chocolate.

Anne: Which ‘m’ describes exhibiting clothes or making Airfix aircraft?

Contestant: Hangar.

Anne: What four-letter word beginning with D has shelves and is used for writing on?

Contestant: Table.

Anne: How many wheels does a unicycle have?

Contestant: Two.

Anne: In comedy, Ernie Wise was frequently teased by Eric Morecambe for having short, fat, hairy what?

Contestant: Hair.

CULTURE

Anne: The action of which Shakespeare play takes place between dusk on January 5 and dawn on January 6?

Contestant: A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Anne: Name the long-running TV comedy show about pensioners: Last Of The . . . what?

Contestant: Mohicans.

Anne: Which actress was married to Humphrey Bogart, and is the also the cousin of former Israeli prime minister Shimon Peres?

Contestant: Gene Kelly.

Anne: What U is given to the name of a symphony by Schubert?

Contestant: 1964.

Anne: Which 1995 film starring Pierce Brosnan shares its name with a type of duck?

Contestant: The Living Daylights.

Anne: The adjective Rubenesque, meaning a plump, voluptuous woman, is derived from the work of which 17th-century Flemish artist?

Contestant: Aretha Franklin.

Anne: In which film did Harry Lime say ‘In Switzerland they had brotherly love and they had 500 years of democracy and peace. And what did they produce? The cuckoo clock!’?

Contestant: One Flew Over The Cuckoo Clock.

Anne: What was the name of Madonna’s concert tour in 1990?

Contestant: Blonde tart.

WILDLIFE

Anne: Which insect is often found hovering over lakes?

Contestant: Crocodile.

Anne: Which animals build dams and lodges?

Contestant: Sheep.

Anne: In superstition, people salute which black-and-white bird when it is seen alone?

Contestant: Penguin.

Anne: What insect has many limbs — the name would suggest 100?

Contestant: A giraffe.

HISTORY

Anne: In Italian history, in 1919 which former journalist set up the Fascist Party?

Contestant: Silvio Berlusconi.

Anne: In the 1940s, which politician was responsible for the welfare state — William. .. ?

Contestant: The Conqueror.

SCIENCE, MEDICINE AND TECHNOLOGY

Anne: In human development, what ‘B’ is the usual four-letter word for a newborn infant?

Contestant: Wasp.

Anne: In medicine, the phrase ‘contagious disease’ literally means an illness which is spread by which of the five senses?

Contestant: Sight.

Anne: What is the branch of medicine concerned with women?

Contestant: Womenology.

Anne: What force of nature is responsible for keeping the Earth, planets and asteroids in orbit around the Sun?

Contestant: Delta Force.

Anne: What is the name of the cord cut after a woman gives birth?

Contestant: Biblical cord.

Anne: A pain in the muscles or bones of the lower legs, often suffered by sportsmen, is known as Shin. . . ?

Contestant: . . . dler’s List.

Anne: In science, what is botany the study of?

Contestant: Bottoms.

THEOLOGY

Anne: In the Lord’s Prayer, what word beginning with ‘H’ meaning ‘blessed’ comes before ‘be thy name’?

Contestant: (quietly) Howard.

Anne: (incredulously) Pardon?

Contestant: (louder) Howard.

Anne: What word for an ancient Roman marketplace is also a site on the internet for open discussion?

Contestant: Chatroom.

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Is this a Brit TV show?

Yes, but I thought there was an American version of it? Have you not seen it?

Basically, you start with nine people who are asked in turn quick-fire questions. The longer their run of correct answers goes on, the more money they accumulate. If somebody gets it wrong they lose the money. BUT if they say "bank" before their question is asked, what is accumulated is banked (and therefore protected) and the string starts again. At the end of each round, the contestants vote off "the weakest linK" basically the worst player in that round. That keeps going until there is only two left. Those two then go head to head to answer a set of five questions. Who gets the most answers wins all of the prize money.

The questions are asked so quickly, the contestants barely have time to think. That is why you get these bizarre answers.

The_Amber_Spyglass wrote:Yes, but I thought there was an American version of it? Have you not seen it?

There might be. I don't watch much TV these days. Maybe others can answer if there is a Yank version of this.

The_Amber_Spyglass wrote:Yes, but I thought there was an American version of it? Have you not seen it?

Basically, you start with nine people who are asked in turn quick-fire questions. The longer their run of correct answers goes on, the more money they accumulate. If somebody gets it wrong they lose the money. BUT if they say "bank" before their question is asked, what is accumulated is banked (and therefore protected) and the string starts again. At the end of each round, the contestants vote off "the weakest linK" basically the worst player in that round. That keeps going until there is only two left. Those two then go head to head to answer a set of five questions. Who gets the most answers wins all of the prize money.

The questions are asked so quickly, the contestants barely have time to think. That is why you get these bizarre answers.

There was an American version of the show but it only ran for a year - 2001 to 2002. And there was a daytime version that ran from 2002 to 2003. The rules differed in a very minor way, but it was pretty much the same as the British version.

As for those questions above... there were a lot I could not answer, not being British, but the answers the contestants gave are hysterical...

But I'd like to think I'd not be that far off base...

Isn't this a bit like family feud? Or am I missing something?