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WE ALL have our favourite dumb answer from quiz shows – but now an internet site has pulled some of the best together. A sample of the really stupid ones are:
Q: What was Gandhi's first name?
A: Goosey Goosey
Q: What happened in Dallas on 22 November, 1963?
A: I don't know, I wasn't watching it then
Q: In which country is Mount Everest?
A: Not Scotland is it?
Q: Name a film starring Bob Hoskins that is also the name of a famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci
A: Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Q: In which European city was the first opera house opened in 1637?
A: Sydney
Q: How long did the Six-Day War between Egypt and Israel last?
A: Fourteen days
Q: Which jungle-swinging character clad only in a loincloth did Johnny Weissmuller play?
A: Jesus
But Alba's favourite was a recent entry, by former Big Brother winner Brian Dowling on the awful Family Fortunes.
When Vernon Kay asked "Name a type of bean", Brian answered "Baked". The answer had already been taken so he had to guess again. "Er, er, lesbian," he spluttered.
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