Issue 1645
dumb britain Tipping Point, ITV
Ben Shephard: The birthday on October 2nd of which Indian political activist is now a national holiday in India?
Contestant:
Guy Fawkes.


Celebrity Weakest Link, BBC1
Romesh Ranganathan: The West End musical '& Juliet' is based on a play by which playwright?
Contestant:
Hugo Boss.


Vernon Kay, BBC Radio 2
Vernon Kay: Two separate hits by OMD [Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark] in the early 1980s each had the name of the same French warrior and patron saint in the title. Who was she?
Caller:
Enola Gay.


Mastermind, BBC2
Clive Myrie: Which British racing driver won the Formula 1 world championship in 1962 and 1968?
Contestant:
Nigel Havers.


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