A CONTESTANT on Impossible lost out on the £10,000 jackpot thanks to a tough music question – but could you get it right?
Helmed by Rick Edwards, the BBC quiz introduces a twist to the classic game show format.
Paul lost out on the £10,000 jackpot thanks to this tricky music question[/caption]
Rick Edwards hosts the BBC quiz[/caption]
Could you work out the correct answers?[/caption]
As well as right and wrong answers, players must also avoid “Impossible” answers – which couldn’t possibly be correct.
Paul managed to reach the final, where he faced a grid of nine possible answers.
To win the show’s jackpot, he needed to identify the three correct answers in just ten seconds.
If he gave a wrong answer, he could still win the episode’s daily prize pot.
But if Paul picked just one Impossible answer, he would be leaving with nothing.
In the episode – which originally aired a few years ago – the question asked: “UK no.1 singles that topped the chart during the 1980s.”
Options included Uptown Funk, Uptown Girl, Up Town Top Ranking, Downtown and Downtown Train.
Rounding out the list were Crosstown Traffic, Ghost Town, Town Called Malice and Run This Town.
Paul had just ten seconds to make his choices, selecting Uptown Girl, Downtown and Ghost Town.
Rick then revealed Uptown Girl and Ghost Town were both correct answers.
If Downtown was also right, Paul would be walking away with the £10,000 prize.
But unfortunately, he left empty-handed after Downtown was an Impossible answer.
The reason being that this particular Petula Clark song was from 1964, not the 1980s.
Adding to Paul’s misfortune, it transpired that Town Called Malice – which he’d considered – was the elusive third right answer that would’ve won him the money.
It comes as another contestant found himself stumped on a Harry Potter question.
Peter admitted that JK Rowling’s smash-hit fantasy series had “bypassed” him.
The question posed: “Teachers in JK Rowling‘s Harry Potter stories who have been Head of House.”
Hardest Quiz Show Questions
Would you know the answers to some of quizzing TV’s hardest questions
- Who Wants To Be A Millionaire – Earlier this year, fans were left outraged after what they described as the “worst” question in the show’s history. Host Jeremy Clarkson asked: “From the 2000 awards ceremony onwards, the Best Actress Oscar has never been won by a woman whose surname begins with which one of these letters?” The multiple choice answers were between G, K, M and W. In the end, and with the £32,000 safe, player Glen had to make a guess and went for G. It turned out to be correct as Nicole Kidman, Frances McDormand and Kate Winslet are among the stars who have won the Best Actress gong since 2000.
- The 1% Club – Viewers of Lee Mack’s popular ITV show were left dumbfounded by a question that also left the players perplexed. The query went as follows: “Edna’s birthday is on the 6th of April and Jen’s birthday falls on the 15th of October, therefore Amir’s birthday must be the ‘X’ of January.” It turns out the conundrum links the numbers with its position in the sentence, so 6th is the sixth word and 15th is the fifteenth word. Therefore, Amir’s birthday is January 24th, corresponding to the 24th word in the sentence.
- The Chase – The ITV daytime favourite left fans scratching their heads when it threw up one of the most bizarre questions to ever grace the programme. One of the questions asked the player: “Someone with a nightshade intolerance should avoid eating what?” The options were – sweetcorn, potatoes, carrots – with Steve selecting sweetcorn but the correct answer was potatoes.
Meanwhile, the options included Pomona Sprout, Quirinus Quirrell, Silvanus Kettleburn, Filius Flitwick and Myrtle Warren.
Rounding out the grid were Neville Longbottom, Pansy Parkinson, Horace Slughorn and Sybill Trelawney.
Peter correctly identified Pomona Sprout and got a wrong answer with Quirinus Quirrell.
But he left empty-handed due to choosing Myrtle Warren, an impossible answer.
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