Private Eye...dumb Britain

[carrust]

Richard Osman: Who wrote the ballad of Reading Gaol after his incarceration there?

Contestant: Gary Glitter.

[Cloverjo]

I don't remember that one. When was it broadcast?

[Old_Geezer]

:-)
Well it is specialised knowledge who was incarcerated when and wrote what. I'm unsure it is a fair 'Dumb Britain'. I've seen more amusing ones.

[Jomlett]

September 3rd on Two Tribes according to twitter.

[Ric.ror]

I love the Coleman Balls books - they are full of these gems

[Cloverjo]

Thanks, Jomlett.
Gosh, even if you didn't know the answer, wouldn't you guess a poet instead of a paedophile?

[DTCwordfan]

Brilliant - love it and I take PE too......tomorrow though

[retrocop]

Well they both had illegal sexual preferences and both went to gaol for them!!!

[ludwig]

It's actually a perfectly reasonable guess if you've never heard of that poem before. Funny though.

[lankeela]

We had a dog club quiz and the question was who had a dog called Blondie - the answer given was Debbie Harry!

[dannyk13]

Schoolboy howlers most nights on "The Chase"

[jeffa]

The cash builder and the final round on The Chase put the contestants under an enormous amount of pressure, though, and they sometimes just blurt out the first thing that comes to mind because they don't have time to think properly. Cf:

Bradley: What three colours are on the flags of Australia and New Zealand?
Contestant: Green and yellow.

[zebo]

Two for next edition from Pointless. Name 3 elements or capital cities with 7 letters. Answers Osmium, Mercury, Ottawa.

[bluebirdino]

i love these daft answers , my favourite was ,host . " who was shot in dallas in 1963"? contestant ." i dont know i wasnt watching it back then" .

[brionon]

In which English county is Penzance ? Answer-Scotland !!!