Issue 1675
dumb britain The Chase, ITV
Bradley Walsh: The pop group Emerson, Lake and Palmer had how many members?
Contestant: Two.


The Weakest Link, BBC1
Romesh Ranganathan: In anagrams, the name of which Greek god is an anagram of "rose"?
Contestant: Athena.

Ranganathan: Puccini's opera telling the story of the romance between a Japanese geisha girl and an American naval officer is Madame… what?
Contestant: Tussauds.


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