Celebrities On General Knowledge Quizzes. How Come Celeb's Are Nearly Always

[gollob]

very thick on GK quizzes yet they are always clever when they appear on Countdown. Are most selected for being thick yet Countdown only select clever people

[naomi24]

I imagine only those who feel they're up to competing on Countdown accept the invitation. I've seen some pretty thick celebrities on Celebrity Mastermind though.

[Mamyalynne]

GK quizzes and Countdown aren't really comparable are they?

I usually view the Celebrity editions of quiz type shows purely as light entertainment, though some do well on their specialised subjects (not all).

[Cloverjo]

Ade Edmondson on Celeb Mastermind won even before he’d taken his GK round. I’m not sure if that’s because he’s clever or the others were particularly dim. I think the former.

Also, Germaine Greer is very clever but was hopeless on The Chase.

[Ken4155]

Any programme with the word "Celebrity" included ought to be avoided at all costs, imvhbtho.

[naomi24]

//I’m not sure if that’s because he’s clever or the others were particularly dim. I think the former. //

I thought the latter. Ade is reasonably intelligent, but that was embarrassing.

[weecalf]

How do we know,never heard of most of them . Why does so called celebs play for charity causes is it because they make loads of money. if I get on one of those show I’m playing for my favourite rather than have to tell the the presenter what I’m going to do the money if I win some .

[bhg481]

How are you defining thick and clever? By thick, do you mean lacking knowledge, which is not the same thing. I have a friend who is brilliant at maths but I can leave him standing with mental arithmetic; who is the thick one?

[Denton]

When did Countdown do a Celebrity version?

[naomi24]

//Why does so called celebs play for charity causes //

Because quiz shows with celebrity players are designed that way. All the winnings go to charitable causes.

[naomi24]

Denton, I think the OP means the celebrity who sits with Susie Dent.

[weecalf]

Okay Naomi do they get appearance money for appearing on the show eh tell me that

[naomi24]

Yes.

[weecalf]

Oh not a lot of people know that including me thanks Naomi

[naomi24]

You're welcome.

[Ellipsis]

The best "Celebrity" programme is "Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins", where they get taken down several pegs just like the general public do. The latest series was great, especially the Paralympian Lauren Steadman. I've never seen a one-armed woman go through anything like an SAS selection programme before. It was quite something.

[Denton]

AhI see Naomi,most boring one ever was Bob Champion the Jockey,was never asked back again I don't think.

[weecalf]

So some presenter could ask okay What are you going to do with the appearance money I’m told you get from appearing on this show tonight.

[naomi24]

Why would any presenter do that? The celebrities are being paid to do a job. What they do with their earnings is their business.

[weecalf]

So I would not be earning the money I get ?

[Bobbisox1]

Ellipses,it put me off when I saw this series had Katie Price on complete with 4inch daisy the cow lashes