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'The Deadly Knowledge Quiz/Show (can't remember :s!)'

(October 2006)

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RD
Rob Del Monte
On channel four.

The format is the presenter gives a fact, and then asks a question to do with the fact. Random example (off the top of my head):

"Clocks go clock-wise because they originate from sun-dials, where the shadow of the 'hand' (I don't know what it is called :s!) would rotate clock-wise as the sun moves, but . . .;

"If the minute hand points at 'X' and the hour hand at 'VI', what is the time?";
then the presenter would finish with another fact on the question after the question was answered.

Now, why have I brought this topic up?

Well to make a 'real' quotation from the programme (a while ago now):

"What is 'google' a mis-spelling of?

"Google was infact named after a googolplex, then number of quiries they get a day, one, followed by a hundred zeros."

Ah ah, a googolplex is one, followed by a googol of zeros. 'Google' was named when an investor mis-spelt their original name, 'Googol' (a googol is one followed by a hundred zeros.) on a cheque as the now famous 'Google' - according to 'Wikipedia', anyway!
PE
Pete Founding member
i hate that show. and it's annoying presenter
SP
Spencer
Shouldn't this thread be in the Inconsequential and Irrelevant Toss forum?
AN
all new Phil
Spencer For Hire posted:
Shouldn't this thread be in the Inconsequential and Irrelevant Toss forum?

I can't see any mocks in this thread.

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