Issue 1639
dumb britain House of Games, BBC2
Richard Osman: What country, where Carry On up the Khyber was filmed, gained its independence from Britain in the 1940s?
Contestant:
Barbados.


Mastermind, BBC2
Clive Myrie: The word "low", meaning the opposite of high, is an anagram of the name of what bird of prey?
Contestant (after a long pause):
Eagle.


Family Fortunes, ITV2
Gino D'Acampo: Name a famous "Sir".
Contestant:
Lionel Richie.


The Tournament, BBC1
Alex Scott: In the films Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein, which Boris played Frankenstein's monster?
Contestant:
Boris Johnson.


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