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Pokermonster
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I have a famous person in mind.  Your challenge is to guess him or her in twenty questions or fewer.  Beware, I will only answer YES or NO to the best of my knowledge so choose the questions carefully.  As you will note from the results, below, teamwork doesn't appear to be Chit Chat's long suit.

Quiz results archive.

Quiz 1.  Answer: Jon Pertwee (not guessed).
Quiz 2.  Answer: Lyndon B. Johnson (guessed by Pumphol on the twentieth question).
Quiz 3.  Answer: Ruth Rendell (not guessed).
Quiz 4.  Answer: Peter Ebdon (not guessed).
Quiz 5.  Answer: Kirk Douglas (not guessed).
Quiz 6.  Answer: Roman Abramovich (not guessed).
Quiz 7.  Answer: Brian Cox (not guessed).
Quiz 8.  Answer: Douglas Adams (not guessed).
Quiz 9.  Answer: Timothy Spall (not guessed).
Quiz 10.  Answer: Farrah Fawcett (not guessed).
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Report Pokermonster • March 26, 2017 10:27 PM BST
I'll let the Warwick Davis question slide. :)
Report morpteh mackem • March 26, 2017 10:27 PM BST
sorry no its not c4
Report betting_masta • March 26, 2017 10:27 PM BST
ffs
Report Ibrahima Sonko • March 26, 2017 10:27 PM BST
it could be warwick then.
Report doantwin2easy • March 26, 2017 10:27 PM BST
good man pm
Report betting_masta • March 26, 2017 10:29 PM BST
Q have you made this person up?
Report Ibrahima Sonko • March 26, 2017 10:29 PM BST
is the redhead chap over 50, lemon
Report Ibrahima Sonko • March 26, 2017 10:30 PM BST
who was the catchphrase chap
Report betting_masta • March 26, 2017 10:30 PM BST
roy walker
Report betting_masta • March 26, 2017 10:30 PM BST
catchphrase was on after 6pm though I believe
Report Ibrahima Sonko • March 26, 2017 10:31 PM BST
just searched, it says uni challenge was on itv
Report betting_masta • March 26, 2017 10:31 PM BST
i've just gone through the whole tv guide
Report Ibrahima Sonko • March 26, 2017 10:31 PM BST
.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:ITV_game_shows
Report Ibrahima Sonko • March 26, 2017 10:32 PM BST
probably a repeated afternoon show.
Report betting_masta • March 26, 2017 10:32 PM BST
we have two qs remaining
Report betting_masta • March 26, 2017 10:33 PM BST
who presents golden balls?
Report betting_masta • March 26, 2017 10:33 PM BST
has op fallen asleep?
Report boxingthefox • March 26, 2017 10:34 PM BST
Jasper carrott BN
Report Ibrahima Sonko • March 26, 2017 10:34 PM BST
im down to paxman, schofield or warwick.
Report Pokermonster • March 26, 2017 10:34 PM BST
I'm still here. Waiting for question 19.
Report betting_masta • March 26, 2017 10:34 PM BST
warwick is 47
schofield presents this morning
paxman is on bbc
Report betting_masta • March 26, 2017 10:34 PM BST
jasper carrot was an actor
Report boxingthefox • March 26, 2017 10:35 PM BST
but he is an actor as well
Report Ibrahima Sonko • March 26, 2017 10:35 PM BST
paxman is not on the bbc.
Report Ibrahima Sonko • March 26, 2017 10:35 PM BST
good stuff betting masta
Report betting_masta • March 26, 2017 10:36 PM BST
jasper carrot is dawn from the office's dad
Report boxingthefox • March 26, 2017 10:37 PM BST
Not ted rodgers???/ NAQ
Report betting_masta • March 26, 2017 10:37 PM BST
he's dead
Report betting_masta • March 26, 2017 10:38 PM BST
next q
Report boxingthefox • March 26, 2017 10:38 PM BST
naw he's deed
Report Ibrahima Sonko • March 26, 2017 10:38 PM BST
we are thinking
Report boxingthefox • March 26, 2017 10:39 PM BST
is currently showing???? /NAQ
Report betting_masta • March 26, 2017 10:39 PM BST
1. Am I male? YES.
2. Am I still alive? YES.
3. Am I a singer or an actor? NO.
4. Am I over fifty? YES.
5. Am I a politician? NO.
6. Do I have an OBE, CBE or a knighthood? NO.
7. Am I British? YES.
8. Do I appear regularly on television? YES.
9. Am I a sportsman? NO.
10. Do I appear on BBC? NO.
11. Am I a THIS MORNING presenter? NO.
12. Do I appear on ITV or Channel 4? YES.
13. Am I from a famous family? NO.
14. Do I host a quiz show? YES.
15. Am I the host of Countdown? NO.
16. Regular time slot after 6pm? NO.
17. Am I Bradley Walsh? NO.
18. Do I appear on Channel 4? NO.
Report Ibrahima Sonko • March 26, 2017 10:39 PM BST
bruce forsyth
Report betting_masta • March 26, 2017 10:39 PM BST
brucie is on bbc though
Report betting_masta • March 26, 2017 10:39 PM BST
well was
Report betting_masta • March 26, 2017 10:40 PM BST
it says regularly on television
Report Ibrahima Sonko • March 26, 2017 10:40 PM BST
ok, should we ask if his show is on next week.
Report betting_masta • March 26, 2017 10:40 PM BST
yep need another q this is getting silly
Report Ibrahima Sonko • March 26, 2017 10:40 PM BST
does paul o grady host any quizzes
Report betting_masta • March 26, 2017 10:42 PM BST
not atm
Report betting_masta • March 26, 2017 10:43 PM BST
Q Are you on TV next week?
Report Pokermonster • March 26, 2017 10:45 PM BST
1. Am I male? YES.
2. Am I still alive? YES.
3. Am I a singer or an actor? NO.
4. Am I over fifty? YES.
5. Am I a politician? NO.
6. Do I have an OBE, CBE or a knighthood? NO.
7. Am I British? YES.
8. Do I appear regularly on television? YES.
9. Am I a sportsman? NO.
10. Do I appear on BBC? NO.
11. Am I a THIS MORNING presenter? NO.
12. Do I appear on ITV or Channel 4? YES.
13. Am I from a famous family? NO.
14. Do I host a quiz show? YES.
15. Am I the host of Countdown? NO.
16. Regular time slot after 6pm? NO.
17. Am I Bradley Walsh? NO.
18. Do I appear on Channel 4? NO.
19. Will my quiz be on television next week? YES.
Report Ibrahima Sonko • March 26, 2017 10:47 PM BST
its pointing to bradly walsh but he is 47
Report boxingthefox • March 26, 2017 10:48 PM BST
already been asked IS no 17
Report Ibrahima Sonko • March 26, 2017 10:50 PM BST
problem with q19, every quiz is likely to be on tv next week.

is bob holness dead
Report trilby22 • March 26, 2017 10:51 PM BST
Good to see you guys conversing here.
Report trilby22 • March 26, 2017 10:52 PM BST
Holness is totally broon breed, IS.
Report betting_masta • March 26, 2017 10:52 PM BST
go through the tv guide next week. the chase / tipping point. no other quiz shows. stumped
Report Ibrahima Sonko • March 26, 2017 10:52 PM BST
can i have p please bob
Report Ibrahima Sonko • March 26, 2017 10:53 PM BST
went through the itv1 sched next week, i reckon we have been tricked hear.
Report Pokermonster • March 26, 2017 10:54 PM BST
No tricks, Ibrahima, I strive to answer every question to the best of my ability with a YES or a NO.
Report betting_masta • March 26, 2017 10:54 PM BST
last q
Report Pokermonster • March 26, 2017 10:54 PM BST
Hence my warning in post number one.  The wise man is very careful with his question.
Report Ibrahima Sonko • March 26, 2017 10:55 PM BST
i know poker, we have asked crap questions. we were getting near early doors............
Report trilby22 • March 26, 2017 10:56 PM BST
"Is you a Muslim Bruv?"

Note, that is not my question.

Merely one for BM to ponder.
Report betting_masta • March 26, 2017 10:56 PM BST
we've narrowed it down. itv quiz show during the day, over 50s. not bradley walsh. cant be ben shephard. STUMPED
Report Ibrahima Sonko • March 26, 2017 10:56 PM BST
why cant it be scholfield
Report betting_masta • March 26, 2017 10:56 PM BST
cause he presents TM
Report betting_masta • March 26, 2017 10:56 PM BST
i think we've asked good qs. i genuinely dk who it is
Report Ibrahima Sonko • March 26, 2017 10:56 PM BST
lol, i wish i could remember the earlier post Blush
Report Pokermonster • March 26, 2017 10:57 PM BST
Very true, Ibrahima.  I don't normally do this, sir, but I will offer one small clue.  Boxingthefox was on the right lines very early on... but didn't ask the question! :(  Perhaps it would be fitting to give BTF the last guess.
Report boxingthefox • March 26, 2017 10:57 PM BST
because he is on this morning?
Report Ibrahima Sonko • March 26, 2017 10:57 PM BST
we are fooked, someone post some random bloke.
Report Pokermonster • March 26, 2017 10:58 PM BST
1. Am I male? YES.
2. Am I still alive? YES.
3. Am I a singer or an actor? NO.
4. Am I over fifty? YES.
5. Am I a politician? NO.
6. Do I have an OBE, CBE or a knighthood? NO.
7. Am I British? YES.
8. Do I appear regularly on television? YES.
9. Am I a sportsman? NO.
10. Do I appear on BBC? NO.
11. Am I a THIS MORNING presenter? NO.
12. Do I appear on ITV or Channel 4? YES.
13. Am I from a famous family? NO.
14. Do I host a quiz show? YES.
15. Am I the host of Countdown? NO.
16. Regular time slot after 6pm? NO.
17. Am I Bradley Walsh? NO.
18. Do I appear on Channel 4? NO.
19. Will my quiz be on television next week? YES.
Report betting_masta • March 26, 2017 11:00 PM BST
simon cowell?
Report CJ70 • March 26, 2017 11:00 PM BST
Haven't been following closely and I don't watch TV, so I don't know if any of his shows are back but Gordon Burns fits the bill with what has been said before.
Report Ibrahima Sonko • March 26, 2017 11:01 PM BST
I thought it could be cowell too, but he doesnt quiz host.
Report Pokermonster • March 26, 2017 11:04 PM BST
Who is going to make that final guess then, gentlemen?
Report warhan • March 26, 2017 11:04 PM BST
chris tarrant
Report Ibrahima Sonko • March 26, 2017 11:05 PM BST
not a bad answer warhan.
Report Pokermonster • March 26, 2017 11:06 PM BST
Come on guys, take the plunge.
Report boxingthefox • March 26, 2017 11:07 PM BST
havn't a scooby
Report Pokermonster • March 26, 2017 11:07 PM BST
You take the final guess, BTF, as I feel you were on the right lines very early on, sir.
Report warhan • March 26, 2017 11:11 PM BST
jim bowen
Report Pokermonster • March 26, 2017 11:12 PM BST
1. Am I male? YES.
2. Am I still alive? YES.
3. Am I a singer or an actor? NO.
4. Am I over fifty? YES.
5. Am I a politician? NO.
6. Do I have an OBE, CBE or a knighthood? NO.
7. Am I British? YES.
8. Do I appear regularly on television? YES.
9. Am I a sportsman? NO.
10. Do I appear on BBC? NO.
11. Am I a THIS MORNING presenter? NO.
12. Do I appear on ITV or Channel 4? YES.
13. Am I from a famous family? NO.
14. Do I host a quiz show? YES.
15. Am I the host of Countdown? NO.
16. Regular time slot after 6pm? NO.
17. Am I Bradley Walsh? NO.
18. Do I appear on Channel 4? NO.
19. Will my quiz be on television next week? YES.
20. Am I Jim Bowen? YES.
Report betting_masta • March 26, 2017 11:12 PM BST
regular on tv. bullseye hasnt been on since 1995 Laugh
Report boxingthefox • March 26, 2017 11:13 PM BST
I said  scofield. early on he's on 5 gold rings anyone the time slot
Report betting_masta • March 26, 2017 11:13 PM BST
wd anyway warhan
Report Pokermonster • March 26, 2017 11:14 PM BST
I feel that I was very lenient on you this evening, gentlemen!  I don't normally show such generosity during my quizzes, you know! :)

Joking aside, thank you all very much for playing, it's much appreciated.
Report boxingthefox • March 26, 2017 11:14 PM BST
ITV 2, 3, or 4 for JB
Report warhan • March 26, 2017 11:14 PM BST
pokermonster obv watches a lot of challenge tv like meWink
Report Pokermonster • March 26, 2017 11:14 PM BST
Bullseye is on television every day, BM. :)
Report boxingthefox • March 26, 2017 11:15 PM BST
WD warhanWink
Report Ibrahima Sonko • March 26, 2017 11:15 PM BST
well done poker and cheers.
Report Ibrahima Sonko • March 26, 2017 11:15 PM BST
I had Jim in my mind early but i thought he was dead Sad
Report boxingthefox • March 26, 2017 11:16 PM BST
I thought Challenge was owned by SKY???
Report Pokermonster • March 26, 2017 11:16 PM BST
Boxingthefox suggested asking if it was an old or current quiz show back at the outset... but nobody picked up on it.  Had you asked that question, gentlemen, I believe we would have had a record success on our hands.
Report boxingthefox • March 26, 2017 11:17 PM BST
WD Poker good stuff
Report boxingthefox • March 26, 2017 11:17 PM BST
CryLaugh
Report Ibrahima Sonko • March 26, 2017 11:18 PM BST
we were close thou. Reckon poker got worried early doors.
Report betting_masta • March 26, 2017 11:18 PM BST

Mar 26, 2017 -- 5:14PM, Pokermonster wrote:


Bullseye is on television every day, BM. :)


is it? not where i live it isn't

Report Ibrahima Sonko • March 26, 2017 11:19 PM BST
just searched, its on challenge at 4am monday, maybe we should all stay up.

I hope they dont win a boat.
Report Pokermonster • March 26, 2017 11:19 PM BST
Quiz results archive.

Quiz 1.  Answer: Jon Pertwee (not guessed).
Quiz 2.  Answer: Lyndon B. Johnson (guessed by Pumphol on the twentieth question).
Quiz 3.  Answer: Ruth Rendell (not guessed).
Quiz 4.  Answer: Peter Ebdon (not guessed).
Quiz 5.  Answer: Kirk Douglas (not guessed).
Quiz 6.  Answer: Roman Abramovich (not guessed).
Quiz 7.  Answer: Brian Cox (not guessed).
Quiz 8.  Answer: Douglas Adams (not guessed).
Quiz 9.  Answer: Timothy Spall (not guessed).
Quiz 10.  Answer: Farrah Fawcett (not guessed).
Quiz 11.  Answer: Jim Bowen (guessed by Warhan on the twentieth question).
Report Ibrahima Sonko • March 26, 2017 11:21 PM BST
you are too kind poker, it was the 21st guess.
Report Pokermonster • March 26, 2017 11:22 PM BST
I know, sir, but I was getting tired and just wanted to finish the quiz so I could leave for a cup of tea! :)
Report Pokermonster • March 26, 2017 11:24 PM BST
Gordon Burns and Chris Tarrant were other excellent guesses, too.
Report pumphol. • March 27, 2017 12:56 AM BST
missed it !
Report morpteh mackem • March 27, 2017 8:47 AM BST
wd warhanGrin
Report Makybe_Diva • March 27, 2017 12:06 PM BST
Well done, Warhan!

Just read this entire thread. It's very funny Laugh

I thought Jim Bowen was dead, too Confused

Good quiz, PM Happy
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