Tv Quizzes - do you participate?

we record them and watch either eggheads or chase while we eat tea, like to answer them out loud as well.
Don't mind a bit of Mastermind but not a lover of University Challenge, don't get Pointless at all, and topping point the questions are designed to be easy so no challenge in that for watching.

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I am addicted to University Challenge in particular, and Only Connect. As far as I’m concerned, they exist to test me. I often don’t know or care who has won onscreen.

Me too. I'm sure that they help to keep my brain active. DH does better than me because his recall is faster. At least that's my excuse.

Oh yes, mind you if I get 3 right in University Challenge I feel victorious 😂, I feel pleased if I understand many of the questions to be honest.
The length of the questions on Mastermind drive me mad, would any GNetter have enough knowledge on any subject to be able to do the first round and if so what would be your specialist subject?
Being very mean I know but do you ever wonder about some of the contestants? Some seem to have very little general knowledge and I wonder why they put themselves in that position.

That made me smile, GrannyGravy13!! I too can come up with bizarre answers … from where🤷‍♀️? Sometimes surprise myself. We’d make an interesting psychological study, you and me 🤪!

Love Only Connect and University Challenge,the Chase is quite good,but can’t stand Richard Osman so don’t watch those that he’s on.

Cagsy, back in the day when I used to watch University Challenge I thought the subtitles always helped. I need them anyway.

Of course, isn't it obligatory. The quiz that gets me is Connect. So pleased when I manage to answer any question.

I shout out the answers to quizzes .

Of course, doesn't everyone? That's part off the fun!

Yes, we sometimes watch Lingo, The Chase and Moneyball.

Yes yes yes !! 1% club, Only Connect and very chuffed when I get an answer right! The Chase, and most other quizzes, it keeps my brain functioning 😂😂😂 (sometimes)

I love quizzes and was on The Chase a couple of years back. Despite being quite good at quizzing I came home with just a memory but it was a very enjoyable experience.

I don't watch them all though and to be honest even I am getting a bit jaded with some of them now.

Never quizzes but challenge each other every week with university challenge and Mastermind.

I watch all the quizzes and shout the answers. Surprised how they don’t know the answers to the most simple questions especially Mastermind and University Challenge.

Oh yes indeed! Live in the States, and watch Jeopardy every evening. We try and answer every question. Love it!

Try Puzzling then with Lucy Worsley. She’s unlike all the other compères but the questions - really quite hard.

Love them. Especially when I get them right and my husband gets them wrong. Love Eggheads and 1% club.

The Chase and 1% Club - wish the latter was on every day. My H likes Tipping Point and Lingo while I am preparing the dinner. University Challenge is beyond me but I quite like watching the students as they are so knowledgeable.

BBC often put on the odd new quiz but after the first few episodes we never see them again.

I love the quizzes on TV. FAvourites are Only Connect (Well done Victoria), University challenge, Eggheads and definitely The Chase. Beat the Chasers is good but too much audience participation, i.e. cheering etc. But, hey ho, that is the way of popular television. Richard Osman comes in close with his House of Games. Pointless, well the name says it all. Sorry AA. You are much better than this. Yes, I do shout out the answers and feel particularly pleased when I get the answer and the contestant(s) do not. My 86 year old Mother really likes The Chase. Life is not the same if she cannot watch The Chase even if it is a repeat on Challenge TV. Speaking of which, Mum likes Bullseye, which she reminds me is on a Saturday night and I'd better hurry home if I do not want to miss it. I'm stuck in a traffic jam that night!

Like Pointless, the Chase, Tipping point, Master mind not 1% or anything with Jeremy Vine, find egg heads very smug. Yes I do answer the questions, amazing what your brain retains over the years. Do find it hilarious when some competitors know all about celebrity, but nothing of any use in a quiz.

I watch them all but Countdown is my favourite , mind you I usually end up with 6 letter words and never the 9

Yes, love all the quizzes. Keeps your brain sharp. Hubby has better general knowledge than me but we still compete.😂

I enjoy them all but Only Connect is completely beyond me.

We watched the one with Lucy Worsley last night for the first time - if I'd had 5 minutes for each question and had them written in front of me, I might have got them all right

Never watched one