Quote of the Day: Dumb Quiz Show Answers

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| Mon May. 9, 2011 1:19 PM PDT

From the Guardian, on two "Million Pound Drop" contestants who incorrectly guessed that Roger Bannister was "the first man ever to put the toilet seat down":

This may have cost them their shot at wealth, but Andrew and Vanessa shouldn't get downhearted. They've entered the immortal ranks of the all-time most stupid quiz show answers ever.

More entertaining quiz show idiocy at the link.

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