Had a pearler of a night last night. Came home early from dinner with friends to watch QI on ABC, my favourite show.

For those yet to experience this brilliant UK show, the quiz show, hosted by Stephen Fry, is based around the idea that the questions are almost impossible and so contestants are given points for funny answers rather than incorrect answers.

Contestants only lose points if their answers are wrong AND predictable.

It made my night when I sat down to see that the theme for the show was Fakes and Frauds. Instead of scratching my head, I knew all the answers.

What did Count Victor Lustig do to the Eiffel Tower? He sold it.

Where did the trio of phone box thieves hide their stash? In their bras.

Why did Robert McCulloch of Arizona buy the Old London Bridge? No, he didn’t think he was  buying Tower bridge. He bought it to relocate it to Arizona is 1967.

For once in my life, I felt smart watching a quiz show.

enjoy some classic Qi

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2 Comments to

“QI”

1. On November 12th, 2009 at 5:43 pm Kate Says:

   “…contestants are given points for funny answers rather than incorrect answers.” I wasn’t aware there were many quiz shows that points were given for incorrect answers

2. On November 13th, 2009 at 9:53 am nickjohnson Says:

   luckily, there was no round on double negatives.

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