[Ammi]

...so this is what Shaun always says or more or less...he might have made a few seasonal changes each time but we’ll go with this for this season...hopefully it’s all clear to you people but I’ll have to read it quite a few times and maybe my head will hold the information and explanation eventually...so let’s begin...

Pointless

- Here's where my previous expertise comes in. In the past I have sometimes run a corresponding game with Niamh where - as per the quiz show 'Pointless' - I ask members to submit a correct answer to every question but also happens to be one that you think no other member will submit. So to borrow our old L Countries example, you might be more tempted to answer 'Liechtenstein' or 'Laos' for this one because it's not as well-known to us simple Europeans as 'Latvia'.
- At the end of the round I will take all unique scores and give them "0" points. Everyone else who submits the same answer will incur a point... depending on the number of sharing persons. For example: if, by some atrocity, 9 of you all said "Laos", then you would score 8 points (because 2 people sharing would be 1 point) for that question.
- There's an element of peril, however, because if you give me an answer that is not correct, I have to give you maximum points (the number of people who participated in that question). So before you go saying 'Lapland', think twice and do some bloody research otherwise you'll score 20pts for one question.
- At the end of the game the person with the lowest combined total score will win.

TLDR AGAIN: If you want to play both, you can, just think of them as putting your Family Fortunes answer and Pointless answer in the same PM. If you want to differentiate between your answers with fancy colours then feel free, otherwise just write "Top - Latvia, Pointless - Laos" or something similar. If this really gets a little too complicated for you, you can send me two separate PMs for your different answers, but that would be a slight strain on my inbox Or indeed you can bin the whole thing off and just submit your Top Answers, or just your Pointless answers; whatever floats your boat


...let me go find a nice little pic from somewhere that colourfully enhances the first round announcement of television related questions....

...and the first round questions are...


1) Name an iconic, male, 'Coronation Street' character
2) Name an X Factor judge that isn't Simon Cowell
3) Name a 'Strictly Come Dancing' judge
4) Name a character from 'The Simpsons' that isn't one of the Simpsons
5) Name someone who has presented 'The Great British Bake-Off'
6) Name a UK Freeview channel that isn't BBC One, BBC Two, ITV, C4 or Channel 5.
7) Name one of the major US television channels (not cable)
8) Name a male musician/popstar whose career was launched by a TV talent show/competition
9) Name one of the child actors from the Netflix series 'Stranger Things'
10) Name a competitor on the UK edition of 'RuPaul's Drag Race'
11) Name a British sitcom from the 1980s
12) Name someone who became famous through the Australian soap 'Neighbours'
13) Name a time of the day when the news broadcast is on TV
14) Name one of the colours of the 'Power Rangers'
15) Name someone who has presented the Channel 4 quiz show 'Countdown'.


...I’m going to close the deadline for Pointless slightly before Shaun at midnight on Monday 12th after your day of shopping until you’re dropping ...just because I’ll start looking at the answers first thing in Tuesday...and I’m sure I’ll have lots of googling to do ...

...hopefully, I’ll see you all in my PM box in the immediate up and coming and good luck all...if you take part, you’re already a winner ......

[Alf]

If I don't get a pointless answer for question 11, then that will be the most shameful moment of my life.

You can give me 100 points if I don't get a pointless for question 11, just to make it a bit more challenging for me.

[Ammi]

...I might even add the 100 points and cancel you for the whole next round, Alf...but you will get a pointless answer, I’m confident of it....


...answers received from Shaun.../thank you.....

[Calderyon]

I'll try to make them as pointless as possible.

[Ammi]

...thank you Cald ......and now received from Shaun and Cald...so a little bump for a few more would be simply splendid.....

[Kazanne]

Im going to have a go at this.

[Ammi]

...and thank you, Kaz......I have Pointless answers from Shaun, Cald and Kaz...

[Kate!]

Coming soon to an inbox near you.....my answers. It will be sometime tonight. X

[Ammi]

...I’ll be waiting by my inbox door, Kate......

[Kate!]

Sent

[Ammi]

...thank you for the answers so far from...Shaun, Calderon, Kaz, Niamh, Mitchell and Miss Kate......

[Ammi]

...I have answers now from Shaun, Calderon, Kaz, Niamh, Mitchell, Kate, Alf, GiRTh and Denver...and thank you......midnight tonight is the be there or be Pointless deadline...

[AnnieK]

I will get mine to you later Ammi x

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

I will get mine to you later Ammi x

...perfectly splendid, Annie...thank you.....

[Shaun]

no such promises to me tart

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Ammi

...I have answers now from Shaun, Calderon, Kaz, Niamh, Mitchell, Kate, Alf, GiRTh, Denver, Strictly Jake...and thank you......midnight tonight is the be there or be Pointless deadline...

...just amending this to add Strictly Jake as well...thank you, Jake......

[Ammi]

...I have answers now from Shaun, Calderon, Kaz, Niamh, Mitchell, Kate, Alf, GiRTh, Denver, Strictly Jake, Cherie...and thank you......midnight tonight is the be there or be Pointless deadline...


...and added answers from Cherie also, thank you.....

[Ammi]

...last bump/at midnight the glass slipper of opportunity will be gone...I’ll post the answers and scores as soon as I can tomorrow...hmmmm, it might not be the exact same format as Shaun’s, I’ll see how it flows but it’ll be similar anyway ...thank you all for playing and being so patient if I’ve needed to clarify anything etc, I really appreciate your support in the game and a very good luck to you all......

...and a huge thank you to Shaun who has put up with my endless questions through this first round and hasn’t screamed at me once......

[Ammi]

...so then....here we go...let’s get this bit done...

[Kate!]

Good morning Miss Ammi. Xx

[Shaun]

You'll smash it I'm sure

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Kate!

Good morning Miss Ammi. Xx

Originally Posted by Shaun

You'll smash it I'm sure

......

[Ammi]

...so sorry about the delay but I think that we’re counted and verified now so I’ll try to transfer from my PM box...

[Ammi]

Pointless Answers - Round 1 TV

1) 1) Name an iconic, male, Coronation Street character

Shaun - Jim McDonald
Calderyon - Gary Windass
Kazanne - Jack Duckworth
Niamh - Graeme Proctor
Mitchell - Billy Walker
Kate - Tony Gordon
GiRTh - Len Fairclough
Denver - Matt Carter
Alf - Don Brennan
Strictly Jake - Curly Watts
Cherie - Brian Tilsley
Black Dagger - Tyrone Dobbs
LukeB - Charlie Stubbs

No answers duplicated in that round at all so well done...0 points to all...



2) Name an X Factor judge that isn't Simon Cowell

Shaun - Gary Barlow - 1 point
Calderyon - Mel B
Kazanne - Dannii Minogue
Niamh - Rita Ora - 1 point
Mitchell - Brian Friedman
Kate - Rita Ora - 1 point
GiRTh - Nick Grimshaw
Denver - Skin
Alf - Louis Walsh
Strictly Jake - Gary Barlow - 1 point
Cherie - Mette Lindbergh
Black Dagger - Alexandra Alden
LukeB - Kelly Rowland

Obviously they aren’t all U.K. judges because that wasn’t specified to be that...



3) Name a Strictly Come Dancing judge

Shaun - Darcey Bussell
Calderyon - Jennifer Grey - 1 point
Kazanne - Shirley Ballass
Niamh - Craig Revel Horwood
Mitchell - Alesha Dixon - 1 point
Kate - Arlene Philips - 1 point
GiRTh - Arlene Philips - 1 point
Denver - Motsi Mabuse
Alf - Len Goodman - 1 point
Strictly Jake - Len Goodman - 1 point
Cherie - Donny Osmond
Black Dagger - Jennifer Grey - 1 point
LukeB - Alesha Dixon - 1 point



4) Name a character from the Simpsons that isn't one of the Simpsons

Shaun - Manjula Nahasapeemmapethlon
Calderyon - Hank Scorpio
Kazanne - Ned Flanders
Niamh - Laura Powers
Mitchell - Ralph Wiggum
Kate - Troy McClure
GiRTh - Patty Bouvier
Denver - Just Stamp the Ticket Man
Alf - Marilyn Muntz
Strictly Jake - Bumblebee Man
Cherie - Jessica Lovejoy
Black Dagger - Comic Book Guy
LukeB - Fat Tony

...no duplications you Simpsonites so a point free round......



5) Name someone who has presented the Great British Bake-Off

Shaun - Sue Perkins - 3 points
Calderyon - Sandi Toksvig - 1 point
Kazanne - Sue Perkins - 3 points
Niamh - Sue Perkins - 3 points
Mitchell - Jennifer Saunders
Kate - Noel Fielding - 2 points
GiRTh - Noel Fielding - 2 points
Denver - Matt Lucas - 1 point
Alf - Sue Perkins - 3 points
Strictly Jake - Noel Fielding - 2 points
Cherie - Sandi Toksvig - 1 point
Black Dagger - Mel Giedroyc
LukeB - Matt Lucas - 1 point


6) Name a UK freeview channel that isn't 1-5

Shaun - Channel 4 plus 1
Calderyon - London Live
Kazanne - Talking Pictures
Niamh - More 4
Mitchell - Shopping Quarter
Kate - Challenge
GiRTh - ITVbe
Denver - Babestation
Alf - Paramount Network
Strictly Jake - 5 Star
Cherie - Quest Red plus 1
Black Dagger - Clubland TV
LukeB - Pick TV

A beautiful point free perfect round...as Remy would say, we love to see it......I have to say that asking Shaun at 6am if he knew if Babestation was a free view channel (asking for a friend, obviously...) wasn’t a chat that I ever expected to have.



7) Name one of the major US television networks (not cable)

Shaun - Fox
Calderyon - ABC - 2 points
Kazanne - True Crime Network
Niamh - NBC
Mitchell - CBS - 2 points
Kate - Ion Television
GiRTh - CBS 2 points
Denver - Retro TV
Alf - CBS - 2 points
Strictly Jake - ABC - 2 points
Cherie - Classic Art Showcase
Black Dagger - ABC - 2 points
LukeB - CW



8) Name a male musician/popstar whose career was launched by a TV talent show competition

Shaun - Callum Scott
Calderyon - Zayn Malik
Kazanne - Matt Cardle
Niamh - Louis Tomlinson
Mitchell - Lloyd Daniels
Kate - Rylan Clark
GiRTh - Clay Aitkin
Denver - Edward Grimes
Alf - Justin Timberlake
Strictly Jake - Andy Abraham
Cherie - Brian McFadden
Black Dagger - David Cook
LukeB - Olly Murs

Another perfect round - I have to say that I thought Alf’s answer was genius because Justin wasn’t a Timberlake at the time so not something that I knew anyway.



9) Name one of the child actors from the Netflix series 'Stranger Things'

Shaun - Tinsley Price - 2 points
Calderyon - Tinsley Price - 2 points
Kazanne - Natalia Dyer
Niamh - Millie Bobby Brown
Mitchell - Noah Schnapp - 1 point
Kate - Elle Graham
GiRTh - Sadie Sink - 2 points
Denver - Sadie Sink - 2 points
Alf - Tinsley Price - 2 points
Strictly Jake - Priah Ferguson
Cherie - Sadie Sink 2 points
Black Dagger - Noah Schnapp - 1 point
LukeB - Caleb McLaughlin




10) Name a competitor on the UK edition of RuPaul's Drag Race

Shaun - Blu Hydranga
Calderyon - Vinegar Stokes - 1 point
Kazanne - Divina de Campo - 1 point
Niamh - Sum Ting Wong
Mitchell - Sister Sister
Kate - Tia Kofi
GiRTh - Veronica Green
Denver - The Vivienne
Alf - Divina de Campo - 1 point
Strictly Jake - Baga Chipz
Cherie - Joe Black
Black Dagger - Vinegar Strokes - 1 point
LukeB - Crystal

That was an excellent round because I know many of you don’t watch so some excellent answers...



11) Name a British sitcom from the 1980s

Shaun - Ever Decreasing Circles
Calderyon - A Gentleman’s Club
Kazanne - Open All Hours
Niamh - Mog
Mitchell - Hi De Hi
Kate - Mind Your Language
GiRTh - Goodbye, Mr Kent
Denver - Tandoori Nights
Alf - The Lady is a Tramp
Strictly Jake - Last of the Summer Wine
Cherie - Home James
Black Dagger - After Henry
LukeB - Terry and June

Obviously Cherie drank the last of the summer wine, which is why James had to take her home and through these last few days, Mr A’s most used phrase to me has been Mind your language...an excellent point free round...



12) Name someone who became famous thanks to the Australian soap opera 'Neighbours'

Shaun - Natalie Bassingthwaighte 1 point
Calderyon - Russell Crowe- 1 point
Kazanne - Russell Crowe - - 1 point
Niamh - Craig McLachlan
Mitchell - Alan Fletcher
Kate - Charlene Fenn
GiRTh - Stefan Dennis
Denver - Takaya Honda
Alf - Guy Pearce
Strictly Jake - Stephanie McKintosh
Cherie - Alan Dale
Black Dagger - Natalie Bassingthwaighte - 1 point
LukeB - Margot Robbie



13) Name a time of the day when the news is broadcast on TV

Shaun - 2.34 BBC News24
Calderyon - 10.50pm
Kazanne - 6.30pm
Niamh - 6pm
Mitchell - 7.45am Newsround in CBBC
Kate - 1pm
GiRTh - 7pm on Channel 4
Denver - 3.37am
Alf - 7pm
Strictly Jake - 9am
Cherie - 9.25 rolling Sky News
Black Dagger - 10pm
LukeB - 10pm

Because LukeB and Lucas were the only two who put down the exact same answer of 10pm, those were the only two that I counted as duplicates.



14) Name one of the colours of the Power Rangers

Shaun - blue - 1 point
Calderyon - white - 5 points
Kazanne - white - 5 points
Niamh - red
Mitchell - pink
Kate - white - 5 points
GiRTh - white - 5 points
Denver - white - 5 points
Alf - yellow - 1 point
Strictly Jake - blue - 1 point
Cherie - white - 5 points
Black Dagger - yellow - 1 point
LukeB - green

So only Niamh, Mitchell and LukeB having 0 points there



15) Name someone who has presented the Channel 4 quiz show 'Countdown'

Shaun - Colin Murray - 3 points
Calderyon - Des Lynam - 3 points
Kazanne - Richard Whiteley - 1 point
Niamh - Richard Whitely 1 point
Mitchell - Colin Murray - 3 points
Kate - Colin Murray - 3 points
GiRTh - Jeff Stelling
Denver - Des Lynam - 3 points
Alf - Colin Murray - 3 points
Strictly Jake - Des O’Connor - 1 point
Cherie - Des O’Connor - 1 point
Black Dagger - Des Lynam - 3 points
LukeB - Des Lynam - 3 points

...and I think that GiRTh was the only non duplicated answer there, well done sir......

FIN


So if I have this correct, the leaderboard and scores would be...

Niamh - 5
LukeB - 6
Strictly Jake - 8
Mitchell - 9
Shaun - 11
Cherie - 10
Black Dagger - 11
Kazanne - 12
Kate - 12
Denver - 12
GiRTh - 15
Calderyon - 16
Alf - 16

[Ammi]

1) Name a region or city of the UK with a Duke
2) Name a country invaded by Nazi Germany in the build-up to, or during, World War II
3) Name an American president who was assassinated
4) Name someone who invented or discovered a medicine / cure to disease
5) Name one of the languages regarded as a "classical" language
6) Name someone who died in a famous plane crash
7) Name a country in Africa that was a part of the French colonial empire
8) Name a UK prime minister that served office before Margaret Thatcher
9) Name a format that music was sold on before downloading and streaming were invented
10) Name one of the main UK political parties
11) Name an ancient Greek philosopher
12) Name an infamous serial killer
13) Name a country that was a part of the Ottoman Empire
14) Name an Egyptian god or goddess
15) Name a country of the world that currently has a female president or prime minister

REMEMBER: If you wish to take part in this game, you must PM your answers to me. Discussion of the answers in any form in this thread (or indeed elsewhere) is not permitted, and I'll have to penalise you for cheating or attempting to influence others' answers.

This round will be open until midnight on Thursday 15 April