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A martial arts enthusiast pulls a vehicle with a rope connected to his eye sockets during a performance in Hefei, Anhui province November 30, 2009. Picture taken November 30, 2009. REUTERS/China Daily

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    The dumbest ever quiz answers

    Paul Majendie
    LONDON
    Thu Jan 31, 2008 12:01pm EST
    Carol Cheng (C), presenter of the Hong Kong version of the quiz show ''The Weakest Link'' stands with contestants before filming in Hong Kong August 18, 2001. REUTERS/Kin Cheung

    LONDON (Reuters) - Question: What was Gandhi's first name? Contestant's answer: Goosey Goosey.

    Oddly Enough

    Warning to all those know-alls who shout at the television screen when contestants offer dumb answers to blindingly obvious questions -- one day that could be you.

    From regional radio shows to "Who Wants To be a Millionaire?" and "University Challenge," people make fools of themselves -- as internet site www.jumpingjacksbar.com found in collating some of the worst howlers.

    Here are leading contenders for the "Dumb Down" gold medal:

    Presenter: What happened in Dallas on November 22,1963?

    Contestant: I don't know, I wasn't watching it then

    Presenter: Which American actor is married to Nicole Kidman?

    Contestant: Forrest Gump

    Presenter: In which country is Mount Everest?

    Contestant: Er, it's not in Scotland is it?

    Presenter: Name a film starring Bob Hoskins that is also the

    name of a famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci

    Contestant: Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

    Presenter: In which European city was the first opera house

    opened in 1637?

    Contestant: Sydney

    Presenter: How long did the Six-Day War between Egypt and

    Israel last?

    Contestant: (after long pause) Fourteen days

    Presenter: Where did the D-Day landings take place?

    Contestant: (after pause) Pearl Harbor?

    Presenter: What is the currency in India

    Contestant: Ramadan

    Presenter: Johnny Weissmuller died on this day. Which

    jungle-swinging character clad only in a loin cloth did he

    play?

    Contestant: Jesus

    (Editing by Steve Addison)
    Oddly Enough


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