Dumb Britain

My sister-in-law in London sent me this. I found it very funny.

UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE (BBC2)
Questioner: What is another name for 'cherrypickers' and 'cheesemongers'?
Contestant: Homosexuals..
Questioner: No. They're regiments in the British Army who will be very upset with you.

BEG, BORROW OR STEAL (BBC2)
Questioner: Where do you think Cambridge University is?
Contestant: Geography isn't my strong point.
Questioner: There's a clue in the title.
Contestant: Leicester

BBC NORFOLK
Questioner: Who had a worldwide hit with What A Wonderful World?
Contestant: I don't know.
Questioner: I'll give you some clues: what do you call the part between your hand and your elbow?
Contestant: Arm.
Questioner: Correct. And if you're not weak, you're...?
Contestant: Strong.
Questioner: Correct - and what was Lord Mountbatten's first name?
Contestant: Louis.
Questioner: Well, there we are then. So who had a worldwide hit with the song What A Wonderful World?
Contestant: Frank Sinatra?

LATE SHOW (BBCMIDLANDS)
Questioner: What is the capital of Italy ?
Contestant: France
Questioner: France is another country. Try again..
Contestant: Oh, um, Benidorm.
Questioner: Wrong, sorry, let's try another question. In which country is the Parthenon?
Contestant: Sorry, I don't know.
Questioner: Just guess a country then.
Contestant: Paris .

THE WEAKEST LINK (BBC2)
Anne Robinson: Oscar Wilde, Adolf Hitler and Jeffrey Archer have all written books about their experiences in what: prison, or the Conservative Party?
Contestant: The Conservative Party.

GWR FM ( Bristol )
Presenter: What happened in Dallas on November 22, 1963?
Contestant: I don't know, I wasn't watching it then.