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Last night's Only Connect had a picture sequence of almost identical pictures of a cat's face!
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Bryn666 wrote: Sat Jan 12, 2019 00:04
FleetlinePhil wrote: Fri Jan 11, 2019 14:32 At very much the other end of the quizzing spectrum, an episode of The £100k Drop this week featured two contestants who could not correctly identify the warning sign for an uneven road, thinking it more likely to be that for a hump-backed bridge. :facepalm:

At least they rejected speed humps and wet road as possibilities, and they did put a small amount of their stake on uneven road as a back-up so were able to continue in the quiz. Not sure I'd want a lift off them, though.
Google the Fastest Finger First round off Who Wants To Be A Millionaire that no one got right... it was the traffic lights sequence.
I have seen that one, the question must have just been phrased in a way that nobody could understand properly. I doubt that many drivers would be unable to tell you "red then both red/amber..." if you asked them. Although if the question was in fact phrased in the right way it would be quite worrying.
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the cheesecake man wrote: Tue Jan 15, 2019 12:17 Last night's Only Connect had a picture sequence of almost identical pictures of a cat's face!
I couldnt see the colours properly and was trying to work out why the cat had blue eyes
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tom1977 wrote: Tue Jan 15, 2019 13:03 I couldnt see the colours properly and was trying to work out why the cat had blue eyes
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Bryn666 wrote: Sat Jan 12, 2019 00:04Google the Fastest Finger First round off Who Wants To Be A Millionaire that no one got right... it was the traffic lights sequence.
Saw that one last night (same episode as someone won the million), 4 of us watching and only 1 got the correct answer. The question was "Starting with Stop put the traffic light sequence in the correct order". 2 of us had the correct sequence but starting with amber as amber means stop, 1 completely misread the question and put green first and the 4th is a non driver but she did get the correct answer as she said amber means "be prepared to stop so red must be first".

Poorly worded question?
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I think so. Although I would not have expected much confusion over which part of the sequence to start from whether it should have been amber or red. Calling it a sequence may have been a bit confusing as that would suggest an ordering with a distinct start and finish whereas traffic lights operate in a loop which repeats itself and is effectively endless.
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the cheesecake man wrote: Tue Jan 15, 2019 12:17 Last night's Only Connect had a picture sequence of almost identical pictures of a cat's face!
Yep, I got that one okay - perhaps the Calderdale connection helps?
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Tough question on RBQ today. Starts 22 minutes in.
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A9Craig wrote: Mon Jan 28, 2019 16:58 Tough question on RBQ today. Starts 22 minutes in.
RBQ does nothing but tough questions. All the same, the amount of prodding that the team needed to get the answer was quite astonishing. Though the woman (Adele Goras) did say that she doesn't drive. Mind you, Stuart Maconie, who seems to pride himself on being a hoarder of useless knowledge, should really have known better.
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A9Craig wrote: Mon Jan 28, 2019 16:58 Tough question on RBQ today. Starts 22 minutes in.
That was pretty fiendish but ultimately quite satisfactory.
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vlad wrote: Mon Jan 28, 2019 20:59
A9Craig wrote: Mon Jan 28, 2019 16:58 Tough question on RBQ today. Starts 22 minutes in.
That was pretty fiendish but ultimately quite satisfactory.
It frustrated me that a single question was dragged out painfully for about six minutes with a clueless team. University Challenge would have got through about three or four starter and bonus rounds in that time. It also frustrated me that (without spoiling it) I had no clue about the bit that didn't relate to roads :( .
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A team doing the Only Connect wall tonight seemed to me to take an age to spot the names of Porsche models were on there (Boxster-Cayenne-Cayman-Panamera).
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A9Craig wrote: Mon Jan 28, 2019 16:58 Tough question on RBQ today. Starts 22 minutes in.
Once I heard the names Edinburgh, Dover, Portsmouth, Avonmouth and Holyhead I was confident of the missing place.
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Euan wrote: Tue Jan 15, 2019 13:03 I have seen that one, the question must have just been phrased in a way that nobody could understand properly. I doubt that many drivers would be unable to tell you "red then both red/amber..." if you asked them. Although if the question was in fact phrased in the right way it would be quite worrying.
I think you're giving drivers way too much credit. I'd bet half don't even know there is a red and amber phase: they just stare at the amber light until it comes on.
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Johnathan404 wrote: Mon Jan 28, 2019 23:22
Euan wrote: Tue Jan 15, 2019 13:03 I have seen that one, the question must have just been phrased in a way that nobody could understand properly. I doubt that many drivers would be unable to tell you "red then both red/amber..." if you asked them. Although if the question was in fact phrased in the right way it would be quite worrying.
I think you're giving drivers way too much credit. I'd bet half don't even know there is a red and amber phase: they just stare at the amber light until it comes on.
Quite possibly!

Most importantly they will know to stop on a red light and go on a green light. Once that rule becomes unclear it will be time to worry.
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Euan wrote: Mon Jan 28, 2019 23:37
Johnathan404 wrote: Mon Jan 28, 2019 23:22
Euan wrote: Tue Jan 15, 2019 13:03 I have seen that one, the question must have just been phrased in a way that nobody could understand properly. I doubt that many drivers would be unable to tell you "red then both red/amber..." if you asked them. Although if the question was in fact phrased in the right way it would be quite worrying.
I think you're giving drivers way too much credit. I'd bet half don't even know there is a red and amber phase: they just stare at the amber light until it comes on.
Quite possibly!

Most importantly they will know to stop on a red light and go on a green light. Once that rule becomes unclear it will be time to worry.
In Luton you could be forgiven for observing that the rule must be "if the vehicle in front of you goes, go, unless it's been red for more than two seconds". Seriously, we really need some red light cameras in these parts, I'm sure it's getting worse.
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owen b wrote: Tue Jan 29, 2019 00:05
Euan wrote: Mon Jan 28, 2019 23:37
Johnathan404 wrote: Mon Jan 28, 2019 23:22
I think you're giving drivers way too much credit. I'd bet half don't even know there is a red and amber phase: they just stare at the amber light until it comes on.
Quite possibly!

Most importantly they will know to stop on a red light and go on a green light. Once that rule becomes unclear it will be time to worry.
In Luton you could be forgiven for observing that the rule must be "if the vehicle in front of you goes, go, unless it's been red for more than two seconds". Seriously, we really need some red light cameras in these parts, I'm sure it's getting worse.
Not necessarily in Luton, there have been quite a few times in recent years when I've gone past lights thinking that perhaps I could have safely stopped when the amber came on, only for a further 2 cars or vans to follow me past them.
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Euan wrote: Mon Jan 28, 2019 23:14
A9Craig wrote: Mon Jan 28, 2019 16:58 Tough question on RBQ today. Starts 22 minutes in.
Once I heard the names Edinburgh, Dover, Portsmouth, Avonmouth and Holyhead I was confident of the missing place.
... Carlisle, Carlisle, Greenock, Scrabster? :lol:
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Surely the border, the border, the border, the border, the border, Londonderry/Derry, Downpatrick, and Larne?
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nowster wrote: Tue Jan 29, 2019 11:45
Euan wrote: Mon Jan 28, 2019 23:14
A9Craig wrote: Mon Jan 28, 2019 16:58 Tough question on RBQ today. Starts 22 minutes in.
Once I heard the names Edinburgh, Dover, Portsmouth, Avonmouth and Holyhead I was confident of the missing place.
... Carlisle, Carlisle, Greenock, Scrabster? :lol:
I've not heard the RBQ question but would ... Carlisle, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Grangemouth work?
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