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1. The game show: "The Weakest Link." Host George Gray asked: "What Hostess snack cake is named after the sound of bells ringing?" Instead of saying "Ding-Dongs" (the correct answer), what did the contestant say?

Answer: Twinkies

Not surprisingly, the contestant was voted off in the next round. Like his predecessor Anne Robinson, host George Gray was never one to get in one last zinger when dismissing an eliminated contestant: "Jesse, the team has decided to send you back to your church, where the bells in the bell tower go, 'Twinkie! Twinkie!' [pause] You are the Weakest Link, goodbye."

2. The show: "Wheel of Fortune." Most of the letters in the puzzle had been revealed, so host Pat Sajak probably expected the contestant was able to figure out the solution. Much to everyone's disgust, what unappetizing answer did the contestant guess?

Answer: Mustard-Filled Chocolate Eclair

The next contestant guessed correctly "Custard-Filled Chocolate Eclair," proving that it only takes one letter to turn a tasty pastry into ... well, a much-different dish. As a side note, there's a delicacy in France called a mustard tart, and word is it's quite tasty; it's made with cheese, mustard, tomatoes and puff pastry. Sounds a lot more appetizing than an eclair with mustard!

3. This question is for the birds. The show: "Match Game," the revival hosted by Alec Baldwin. After he read the fill-in-the-blank question, the panelists wrote their answers, and Baldwin turned to the contestant and read: "Last night was singles night at Chuck E. Cheese, [so] they emptied the ball pit and filled it with BLANK." What bizarre reply did the confused contestant give?

Answer: Fish

There was a clue at the beginning: "This question is for the birds." When it comes to "Match Game," anything goes -- mundane answers, nonsensical ones, puns, etc. So appropriately silly answers would be things like "bubble bath," "red wine," "chocolate Kisses" and the like.

But this contestant answered "fish." Why? Everyone in the studio was wondering the same thing! Turns out he misheard the question and thought it said "SEAGULLS night," not "singles night." "Fish" would have been a great answer -- if "seagulls night" had actually been part of the question, that is!

4. The show: "The Newlywed Game." The objective: give answers that you think will match your spouse's. Host Bob Eubanks posed this question: "What will your husband say is his favorite condiment?" This time around, *two* people had no idea -- one lady replied "his pool table upstairs." What was the second lady's equally goofy answer?

Answer: Karate school

Yes, she said "karate school"! More appropriate answers would have been things like "relish" or "tartar sauce," of course, but clearly both wives didn't know what a "condiment" was. What was amusing about this incident was that while the first wife answered very matter-of-factly, the second wife had no qualms about admitting ignorance: "I never heard that word before neither, so I'll say 'karate school.'" Maybe her husband had requested pork chops for dinner?

5. The show: "Jeopardy!". Quizmaster Alex Trebek gave this clue: "The most popular men's jacket named for a meal." What did one contestant ring in and say?

Answer: Oatmeal

In a case of taking the clue too literally, this contestant replied, "What is oatmeal?", thinking the answer was something with the word "meal" in it. Well, at least he remembered to answer in the form of a question. With his usual dry wit, Trebek replied, "Obviously you have seen me eat at the breakfast table." The correct response, given by the next player, was "What is a dinner jacket?"

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6. The show: "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?", Australian version. The host Eddie McGuire read the following question, along with the four options, to the contestant: "What is a 'pecan'?" Instead of giving the correct answer, "type of nut," which incorrect answer choice did the player lock in with?

Answer: Tropical bird

It seems hard to imagine that someone wouldn't know the answer to "What is a pecan?", but the contestant managed to miss it by answering that a pecan is a "tropical bird." A moment later, he realized his mistake: "Tropical bird. ... Hang on. A pecan. A *toucan* is what I'm thinking of!" But with the answer locked in, it was too late, and as the host observed, the contestant became the Australian series' first person to lose before even reaching the $1000 question.

7. The show: "Distraction," the original U.K. series. In each round, players try to answer various questions while trying to endure bothersome, embarrassing or painful gimmicks. Jimmy Carr asked one woman: "Give me a type of cheese beginning with the letter M." What did the very distracted contestant say?

Answer: Moldy cheese

The poor soul didn't say something sensible like "mozzarella." The reply given was "moldy cheese." Equally incredulously -- or perhaps out of sympathy -- Carr actually gave her credit: "I will accept that desperate guess." This game show was not for the faint of heart -- players had to be able to think quickly *and* put up with some real devilry.

In this case, the gimmick was that before answering a question, players had to set off a mousetrap -- the old wooden, spring-loaded kind -- with one hand.

When those things snap, it HURTS!

8. The show: "Family Fortunes" (the U.K. equivalent of "Family Feud"). The first host, Bob Monkhouse, asked this survey question: "Name something that uses microchips." Apparently not familiar with the term, what answer did one contestant ring in with?

Answer: Fish fryer

Back in the very early '80s, when this episode aired, a couple of good answers would have been "calculator" or "computer." This contestant, however, chose "fish fryer" (aka a deep fryer). Nowadays, it seems just about anything can have a microchip in it -- even cooking implements -- the answer that provoked laughter back then would have made more sense in this day and age.

The fellow was ahead of his time. His answer gives a new meaning to "fish and chips," doesn't it?

9. The show: "Password." In the original version, hosted by Allen Ludden, the team that won the main game played the "Lightning Round." The celebrity gave one-word clues to try to get the contestant to guess secret words, or "passwords." To get his partner to say "comic," one celebrity used the word "me" as a clue. What food-related guess did the contestant instead reply with?

Answer: Ham

Back in the late '60s, when "Password" was still black-and-white, one of the show's many popular celebrity players was an actor and comedian named Alan King. Perhaps the best way to showcase the humorous incident in question is to simply convey the dialogue like a short script:
[The first password is "comic."]
Alan King: Me.
Contestant: Ham.
[crowd roars with laughter]
Host: Stop the clock! ... Alan, you give a clue like that, you leave yourself wide open!

10. The show: "Family Feud." During the bonus round, host Ray Combs asked the contestant to name "a food that makes noise when you eat it." Instead of giving a sensible answer like "potato chips" or "celery," what did the contestant say?

Answer: A really loud hamburger

In the "Fast Money" round, five survey questions are asked, and contestants try to guess the most-popular answers given by other people. Granted, players only have about 20 seconds in this round, so it's not easy to think up answers that quickly. Still, raucous laughter ensued when the contestant said "a really loud hamburger." The host dryly remarked, "That's called 'extra-rare,' Mike."

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Game-Show Gateau: Dumb Answers for Dessert Quiz

When it comes to game shows, half-baked answers know no bounds. Let's sink our teeth into some food-related flubs. I'll tell you a game show and the question that was asked. From the four options, choose which one was the contestant's actual answer.

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