The USA and the UK have a unique relationship. We speak the same language, eat the same foods, and fight the same wars. We are, our politicians tell us, allies and friends.
It hasn’t always been that way however. In 1773 America got upset because the UK failed to RSVP to their tea party in Boston and the relationship soured. The spat was soon over (although not until the French, Spanish, and Dutch stuck their big noses in), but some residual bitterness remains.
Well now it’s time to reopen old wounds so they can heal again without a scar. Time to thrash it all out and find out who indeed is the best nation.
Ladies and Gentelmen, it’s time for World War III.
Here’s how it will work. I will post a set of questions each weekend. Saturdays questions will be for British people, and Sundays for the Americans. If you are neither of these nationalities then quite frankly I have no sympathy for you. Just get off the fence for goodness sake and pick a side.
Bloody foreigners, coming onto our blogs and whinging that they aren’t catered for. Send them all back to where they came from, that’s my oppinion.
Saturdays questions for the British team will be posted at 12 noon London Time (currently GMT +1). Sunday’s questions for the American Team will be posted at 12 noon Chicago time (currently GMT –5).
The winning team will be the ones who answer the most questions correctly. In the case of a tie the team which has taken the shortest amount of time to answer their questions correctly will be the winner. The contest will be open for exactly one week. There is no prize other than basking in the glorious knowledge that your nation is truly superior to all others.
So here we go with the UK’s questions for this week.
Name the TV show to go with the following theme tunes.
I’ll warn you now, some of them aren’t easy. There is a way to cheat on this quiz (not your iTunes version Phil, I fixed that). If you do know how to cheat, please don’t as it spoils the fun for everyone. We may be at war, but we still have to play fair.
Tomorrows theme tunes will be for the Americans and will all be US shows.
Tune 1
Tune 2
Tune 3
Tune 4
Tune 5
Tune 6
Tune 7
Tune 8
Tune 9
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on Sep 6th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
1. Willo the Wisp
2. Hetty Wainthrop
3. ???
4. ???
5. Mr Men
6. ???
7. University Challenge
8. Magic Roundabout
9. On the Buses
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on Sep 6th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
1. Willo the wisp
5. Mr Men
8. Magic Roundabout
9. On the Buses
I didn’t think anyone would get On the Buses!
Still needed are 2,3,4,6 & 7
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on Sep 6th, 2008 at 2:26 pm
7. Give us a clue
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on Sep 6th, 2008 at 2:41 pm
Keep guessing, your country needs you.
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on Sep 6th, 2008 at 2:43 pm
I KNOW 6…I just don’t know it.
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on Sep 6th, 2008 at 3:10 pm
Of course I have no clue about the other 8.
Here’s hoping the ones for the US team aren’t as hard or I’m sunk.
And it won’t help me that my parents threw away the TV when I was six.
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on Sep 6th, 2008 at 3:25 pm
2 is Jonathan Creek
I think 6 might be The (New?) Adventures of Heidi
7 is Call My Bluff
Haven’t got the foggiest on 3 and 4. While some were a doddle (does anyone NOT know the Magic Roundabout) the remaining ones are very tricky. You’ve picked a good selection here. Bravo Dan!
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on Sep 6th, 2008 at 3:33 pm
I think I was too busy playing in the woods, climbing trees and making dens to watch TV.
Sorry, don’t think I’m one for the front line.
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on Sep 6th, 2008 at 5:05 pm
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on Sep 6th, 2008 at 5:12 pm
JJ Daddy-O – I imagine many of them are especially hard for you because they were only ever shown over here.
Pandora – number two isn’t jonathan Creek I’m afraid. But you are right on Heidi and Call my Bluff. I can’t believe I’ve stumped the mighty Pandora.
Gail – Too busy playing in the woods, climbing trees and making dens to watch TV? What a wasted childhood.
Ok, so the right answers we have so far are:
1 – Willo the Wisp
2 – ?
3 – ?
4 – ?
5 – Mr Men
6 – Heidi
7 – Call my bluff
8 – Magic Roundabout
9 – On the Buses
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on Sep 6th, 2008 at 5:13 pm
Dans last blog post..Revelling in past glories
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on Sep 6th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
No. 2 is Sherlock Holmes. No 4 makes me think of a sitcom, the crashing glass half way through makes me think of someone going D’oh or whatever phrase we used pre-simpsons.
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on Sep 6th, 2008 at 8:48 pm
I swear that Kerry got that off her own back and there was no cheating involved. Now there is only numbers three and four left. Can it be done before midnight? Possibly not as those two are the hardest ones.
Dans last blog post..Revelling in past glories
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on Sep 6th, 2008 at 9:04 pm
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on Sep 6th, 2008 at 9:05 pm
We were just going to put Sherlock Holmes for 2 too, in fact Isa got it straight away but we were busy checking out the others.
3. Dr Findlay’s casebook
4. Home to Roost
(Do the other 3 count still if they are Scottish?)
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on Sep 6th, 2008 at 9:15 pm
The Malcolms – Number three is right – Dr Findlay’s casebook. Four isn’t though.
Only number four left to go. How exciting.
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on Sep 6th, 2008 at 9:28 pm
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on Sep 6th, 2008 at 9:40 pm
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on Sep 6th, 2008 at 9:49 pm
Gails last blog post..Appreciating Home
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on Sep 6th, 2008 at 9:58 pm
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on Sep 6th, 2008 at 10:01 pm
Damn, back to the drawinhg board, I was convinced it was a robin twittering at the end of the clip.
Gails last blog post..Appreciating Home
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on Sep 6th, 2008 at 10:14 pm
here it is….
Never the Twain!!
What do I win..!?
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on Sep 6th, 2008 at 10:19 pm
Neil – Hurrah! It is indeed Never the Twain. A classic sitcom if ever there was one.
Stop the clock at 10 hours 14 minutes.
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on Sep 6th, 2008 at 10:22 pm
Thanks very much Neil for getting that, now Bobby can go for a smoke having spent 2 hours sweating over what that bloody tune was! However we have had a laugh watching him re-enact several sitcoms in an attempt to convince us he had guessed the correct one.
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on Sep 6th, 2008 at 10:29 pm
Yayy for the Brits ;o)
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on Sep 6th, 2008 at 10:46 pm
Penelope – Indeed, yay for the Brits. I’m hoping that I didn’t make it harder for us than i did for them out of an over enthusiastic desire not to be biased.
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on Sep 6th, 2008 at 11:04 pm
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on Sep 7th, 2008 at 11:28 am
I’ll have to watch the Munsters box set now to get my equilibrium back.
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on Sep 7th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
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on Sep 7th, 2008 at 3:41 pm
I got Call My Bluff just before I scrolled down to see Pandora’s answer, but other than the obvious ones, I was stumped.
And as Chris Tarrant says, they’re only obvious if you know the answer.
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on Sep 7th, 2008 at 11:44 pm
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