SAMPLE QUESTIONS
POINTLESS
Questions are based on the quiz show pointless. 100 people were asked the following question and given 100 seconds to name as many answers as possible.
Your aim is to find the most obscure correct answer as you can. The fewer people that gave your answer the more points you will get.
Scoring system
A pointless answer gives you 5 points
A score of 1-10 equates to 4 points
11-30 equates to 3 points
31- 50 equates to 2 points
51-99 equates to 1 point
Incorrect answers score no points
QUESTION: Name any male golfer who was world ranked no.1 between 1986 and the end of 2010
ANSWERS:
Tiger Woods 86 (scores 1 point)
Seve Ballesteros 18 (scores 3 points)
Lee Westwood 18 (scores 3 points)
Nick Faldo 16 (scores 3 points)
Ernie Els 8 (scores 4 points)
Greg Norman 6 (scores 4 points)
Vijay Singh 4 (scores 4 points)
Bernhard Langer 3 (scores 4 points)
David Duval 1 (scores 4 points)
Tom Lehman 0 (scores 5 points)
Ian Woosnam 0 (scores 5 points)
Nick Price 0 (scores 5 points)
Fred Couples 0 (scores 5 points)
321
The following Cryptic clue is taken from the 80’s quiz show 321. The clue describes a prize which can range from a dustbin to a car. Simply work out what the prize is for 3 points.
CLUE : Find your own gear; go for a sail
And search in the place of the fishy tale.
PRIZE A Cruise (correct answer scores 3 points)
FAMILY FORTUNES
The following question is taken from Family Fortunes; with the top 4 answers scoring points. However unlike family fortunes you get fewer points for the top answer.
The top answer gets you 1 point
The 2nd most popular answer gets you 2 points
The 3rd most popular answer gets you 3 points
The 4th most popular answer gets you 4 points
All other answers score no points
So you can play safe by naming an obvious answer or try and find a more obscure, but not too obscure, for more points.
QUESTION: Name something which is thought to bring good luck
ANSWERS:
1 Horse shoe (1 point)
2 Four leaf clover (2 points)
3 Rabbits foot (3 points)
4 White heather (4 points)