The most hilariously wrong quiz show answers of all time from Pointless to The Chase

QUIZ shows are great for testing your knowledge and enjoying some friendly competition with your family.

But let's be honest: the best thing about them is the side-splitting incorrect answers some contestants come out with.

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And although many are hilarious, it's not always a laughing matter.

The BBC is currently under fire amid claims the new Mastermind champion won with an incorrect answer.

But for the most part, it's just hysterical when hopeful contestants drop an absolute clanger.

Here's our round up of some of the best quiz show howlers of all time.

The Chase

Bradley Walsh: "The 'Attenborosaurus' dinosaur was named in honour of which TV naturalist?"

Contestant: "Pass."

Bradley Walsh: "What is a herd of elephants called?"

Contestant: "Cows."

Bradley Walsh: "Which member of the crow family, native to the UK, has a bare face?"

Contestant: "Russell Crowe."

Bradley Walsh: "What is the only planet known to support life?"

Contestant: "Mars."

Bradley Walsh: "The Asteroid 4238 Audrey is named after which actress?"

Contestant: "Kim Basinger."

Bradley Walsh: "Haymarket and Park are train stations in what Scottish city?"

Contestant: "London."

Celebrity Mastermind

John Humphrys: "In an 1819 poem, what season of the year does Keats describe as a 'season of mists and mellow fruitfulness'?"

Monty Panesar: "Oliver Twist?"

John Humphrys: "Autumn. In which city is the television comedy series 'Cheers' set?"

Monty Panesar: "America."

Pointless

Alexander Armstrong: "Who was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas?"

Contestant: "JR."

Alexander Armstrong: "The category is 'countries that end with two consonants'."

Contestant: "Paris?"

The Weakest Link

Anne Robinson: "In the Lord's Prayer, what word beginning with 'H' meaning 'blessed' comes before 'be thy name'?"

Contestant: "Howard."

Anne Robinson: "Pardon?"

Contestant: [louder] "Howard."

Anne Robinson: "In UK geography, the road called Wapping Street that now forms part of the A5 was originally built by which civilisation?"

Contestant: "Apes."

University Challenge

Bamber Gascoigne: "What was Gandhi's first name?"

Contestant: "Goosey?"

Jeremy Paxman: "What is another name for 'cherrypickers' and 'cheesemongers'?"

Contestant: "Homosexuals."

Paxman: "No, they're regiments in the British Army, who will be very upset with you."

Tipping Point

Ben Shephard: "Between 1991 and 1999, Peter Schmeichel was the goalkeeper for which English football club?"

Contestant: "Germany?"

Radio 1 Breakfast Show

Chris Moyles: "What 'S' is a kind of whale that can grow up to 80 tonnes?

Contestant: "Umm..."

Moyles: "It begins with 'S' and rhymes with 'perm'."

Contestant: "Shark."

Perfect Recall

Terry Wogan: "Which Duke resides at Woburn Abbey?"

Contestant: "Hazzard."

Family Feud

Steve Harvey: "Name something that follows the word 'pork'?

Contestant: "Cupine."

LBC

James O'Brien: "How many kings of England have been called Henry?"

Contestant: "Well, I know Henry VIII. So, um, three?"

Blockbusters

Bob Holness: "What 'L' do you make in the dark when you don't consider the consequences?

Contestand: "Love?"

Bob Holness: "No, I'm sorry, I'm afraid the actual answer was 'leap'."

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