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"Any of the nine people in the studio here today could win up to ten thousand pounds. They don't know each other; however, if they want the prize money, they'll have to work as a team. But eight of them will leave with nothing, as round by round we lose the player voted 'The Weakest Link'. Let's meet the team..." That's Anne Robinson's opening line in is a television game show called 'The Weakest', which first appeared in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 14 August 2000. Since early 90's many TV and radio stations have noted a boom sensation of game shows, reality shows, testing contestants wisdom and intelligence. It seems that from local broadcasts to famous -Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?-, people like to challenge themselves. A risk gains the double! The more difficult question, the larger cash prizes...and the larger loss as well. According the Television and Media statistics in America, the rating swiftly increased while broadcasting those kind of TV shows. Million of people found themselves stuck on TV screen, answering all sorts of contestant's questions. Possibly due to the slogan, - Don't take life too serious! -, an internet site www.jumpingjacksbar.com, created a list, consisting of the dumpiest answer ever responded. You can have a real fun time, while browsing the most unexpected pearls. To rise your taste, you can enjoy few highlights of the list. Presenter: In which European city was the first opera house opened in 1637? Contestant: Sydney As well as, Presenter: Which American actor is married to Nicole Kidman? Contestant: Forrest Gump Or Presenter: How long did the Six-Day War between Egypt and Israel last? Contestant: (after long pause) Fourteen days

related story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080131/od_nm/dumb_odd_dc;_ylt=AiQ8uL3xwmOt2JEvMsoGhQ6s0NUE

by Milota Sidorova for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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