Below is a selection of the 10 most cringeworthy responses taken from Private Eye's new book, Dumb Britain 2, edited by Marcus Berkmann.
Classics (on The Weakest Link, BBC One)
Anne Robinson. presenter: What was the principal language used by the ancient Romans?
Contestant: Greek.
Geography (on In It To Win It, BBC One)
Dale Winton, presenter: Alderney and Sark – are they part of the Channel Islands?
Contestant: Ooooh! Is that the English Channel? I don't know, are there islands in the English Channel? I've never heard of any. France – that's near the English Channel, isn't it?
General Studies (on Wogan's Perfect Recall, Channel 4)
Sir Terry Wogan, presenter: "Which Duke resides at Woburn Abbey?
Contestant: Hazzard.
Music (on LBC, 97.3 FM)
Presenter: What name does Cat Stevens go under now? I'll give you a clue, he became a Muslim...
Contestant: Abu Hamza.
Maths (on The Weakest Link, BBC One)
Anne Robinson: What kind of dozen is 13?
Contestant: Half a dozen.
Politics (on Viking FM)
Presenter: Who was the Prime Minister before Tony Blair?
Contestant: George Bush.
Books (on celebrity edition of University Challenge)
Jeremy Paxman, presenter: Of all Beatrix Potter's books, which is the only one to feature a human in the title?
Antony Beevor, author: Peter Rabbit
The Arts (on 2CR FM)
Presenter: Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Caller: Leonardo Di Caprio.
Film Studies (on Radio 2)
Steve Wright, presenter: Johnny Weissmuller died on this day. Which jungle-swinging character clad only in a loincloth did he play?
Caller: Jesus
History (on BBC Radio Merseyside)
Presenter: What was Hitler's first name?
Contestant: Heil.
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