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Flaming Wrong

Wed, June 30, 2010 – 9:01 am

Round One at the Dr Paul quiz is often the 50/50 round where every question has two possible answers. This week at Jenny Ha’s the question was: Q. How many people died in the great fire of London in 1666? Was it sixty thousand or just six? At least two teams put “6,000″ Share on [...]

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Bad Answer – Wrong Gender, Wrong Nationality

Sun, May 30, 2010 – 12:20 pm

Newsroom, 24 May 2010. Picture question was name this tennis player. Clue: she’s American. Answer given by one team: “Pat Cash”. Jesus Christ. Share on Facebook For cheats and hints to win Dr Paul quizzes in Edinburgh, get the weekly email.

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Bad Answer: Geography Lesson

Sat, May 29, 2010 – 8:09 pm

On Monday at Jenny Ha’s, I asked the question Q. Which city in the Repuclic of Ireland was European Capital of Culture in 2004. (Clue: It wasn’t Dublin)? And at least two teams wrote A. Belfast Very poor. See that border on the map? That means different countries. The correct answer,  by the way, is [...]

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Bad Answer – CU (Jimmy)

Fri, May 28, 2010 – 3:09 pm

Question number one in the last round at Newsroom last night: If a car has “CU” on the back, What country does it come from? As far as I know, Newcastle is not yet independent and even if it was, I can’t imagine it using the letters CU. Share on Facebook For cheats and hints [...]

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Bad Answer – Double Trojan Blooper

Sat, May 15, 2010 – 8:10 am

At Reverie on Monday I had this fairly learned (for my quiz) question in the last round: Q. Who was the last King of Troy, as killed by Pyrrhus, son of Achilles? Real Answer: Priam Answer Given by Team Holland: Orlando Bloom Answer Given by Team RVC: Brad Pitt Share on Facebook For cheats and [...]

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Bad Answer – The Clue is In The Question

Sun, May 9, 2010 – 1:38 pm

From Jenny Ha’s last Monday Q: Which Scottish football manager won the title of Manager of The Year in the English Premiership in season 2000 – 2001. Clue; It’s not Alex Ferguson. A. Alex Ferguson The question is tricky, granted. But you think the clue might have made it a bit easier? Real answer… George [...]

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Bad Answers – Enter the Aardvark

Wed, May 5, 2010 – 1:35 pm

Ditloids at the Reverie on Monday night. The first question in the round is an easy one: Q. 26 L of the A Every team in the bar got this right except for E=MC HAMMER SQUARED who went for: A. 26 Legs of the Aardvark. The real answer is, of course, 26 Letters of The [...]

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Bad Answer of The Week

Sat, May 1, 2010 – 12:05 pm

Picture round: Q. Which Gladiator is this in toy form? Clue: named after a dangerous yet vegetarian animal. Answer given: “Wolf” Share on Facebook For cheats and hints to win Dr Paul quizzes in Edinburgh, get the weekly email.

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