Issue 1647
dumb britain Tipping Point, ITV
Ben Shephard: Austria is bordered by how many other countries?
Contestant: None!


The Finish Line, BBC1
Roman Kemp: Which country invaded the Netherlands in 1940?
Contestant: Sweden.


Mastermind Australia
Host: Who was Germany's chancellor when the Berlin Wall fell?
Contestant: Adolf Hitler.


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