Contestant with “Geography A-level” appears to think that Paris is a country.
A clip from a British quiz show Pointless has gone viral after a contestant gave what some viewers are referring to as the “worst answer of all time”.
Pointless airs every weekday on BBC One, Hosted by Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman, it sees pairs of contestants attempting to provide an obscure answer to a variety of surveyed questions.
In a recent episode, a contestant named Sarah failed to name a correct country which ends with two consonants, instead appearing to believe that Paris is its own country.
The contestant, who claimed to have an A-level in Geography, said that she was “having a blank” and that she “couldn’t think of anything”, much to the dismay of her team partner, Mariam, whose expression has been the source of many jokes and memes online. (One of the very firsts this year)
Possible answers to countries whose names end in two consonants include Bangladesh, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Marshall Islands, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Solomon Islands, Swaziland, Switzerland, Thailand and Vatican City. But Sarah gave “Paris” as an answer. Though it’s not a country, it also doesn’t end in two consonants.
Richard Osman, the host of the show, later retweeted a post that said “Life lesson: never piss off Mariam”, Sarah’s partner in the game.
See the clip in full below.
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Mariam’s reaction sparked a trend online.
Is this the Pointless answer that killed a friendship? pic.twitter.com/3o2j6s9Ouv
— BBC Three (@bbcthree) January 3, 2017
Her mate is FUMING! #pointless pic.twitter.com/eyj7WIcwYM
— Rusty (@rusty103) January 2, 2017
Saw this on #bbc #pointless earlier.... She did A-Level Geography and said Paris is a country.... The Schools are failing! #education #fail pic.twitter.com/ELp844pcaW
— Adam Blazza (@81Blazza) January 2, 2017
Mariam and Sarah getting knocked out in the first round on #pointless One of them saw it coming... pic.twitter.com/MTrWgo4XmF
— basil creese jr (@basilcreesejr) January 2, 2017
#rhythmofthecity #y101fm #alwaysfirst #entertainment