Mediaballs: Thanks, Anne, for all the stupid moments
When 'Private Eye' produced its new volume of meejah pretensions, howlers and general gormlessness, a single broadcaster emerged as the chief orchestrator
Anne Robinson: Name the doctor who founded children's homes and orphanages in Britain in the 19th century.
Contestant: Dr Doolittle.
AR: What 'R' is the westernmost island of the British Isles?
Contestant: Argyll.
AR: Vietnam has land borders with Laos and Cambodia and which other country?
Contestant: (after long pause) America.
AR: What item of photographic equipment has the same name as the private chamber of a judge?
Contestant: Tripod.
AR: Which activity, which can be primary, secondary, higher, further or adult, is mainly conducted in schools or universities?
Contestant: Pass.
AR: In the City of London, the Monument commemorates which 17th-century event?
Contestant: Er ... the First World War?
AR: Which month in the Gregorian calendar is named after Augustus Caesar?
Contestant: June.
AR: What 'Z' is used to describe a human who has returned from the dead?
Contestant: Unicorn.
AR: What name is given to the field of medicine that concerns the health of women?
Contestant: Womenology.
AR: The 'Hallelujah Chorus' occurs in which oratorio by Handel?
Contestant: The Sound of Music.
AR: What is the more common name given to the government department 'Military Intelligence Six'?
Contestant: MI5.
AR: Which Conservative MP twice stood unsuccessfully for the leadership of the Conservative Party, against William Hague and Iain Duncan Smith?
Contestant: (after much thought) Ken Livingstone.
AR: A pain in the muscles or bones of the lower legs, often suffered by sportsmen is known as Shin...?
Contestant: ...dler's List.
AR: Mount Everest is in the autonomous Chinese region of Tibet and which other country?
Contestant: Nicaragua.
AR: In which city is the Scottish Parliament situated?
Former member of Boyzone: London.
AR: After Guernsey, Jersey, and Alderney, what is the next largest of the Channel Islands?
Jodie Marsh: Er ... is England a Channel Island?
AR: Which humorous poet is famous for such poems as 'Oh! I Wish I'd Looked After Me Teeth' and 'They Should Have Asked My Husband'?
Contestant: Tennyson.
AR: The title 'Countess' is given to the wife of which rank of the British nobility?
Contestant: Queen.
AR: Single combat is a fight between how many people?
Contestant: One person.
AR: What 'H' is a common variety of bean used to make baked beans?
Contestant: Heinz.
AR: King Priam was associated with which besieged city?
Contestant: Newcastle.
AR: Which Island in the Indian Ocean was named after the date of its discovery, the 25th of December 1643?
Contestant: Guam?
AR: Which prison shipped out the last of its inmates in 1963?
Contestant: Australia.
AR: What letter of the alphabet sounds exactly like the name of a female sheep?
Andy Roddick: Baa.
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