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Family Fortunes

Question Answer provided Name something you would do regularly on a Saturday Clean my teeth Name something you would put on top of a salad Whipped cream Name a cartoon mouse Top Cat Name any symbol shown on a one-armed bandit Tomato A fuel that can be burnt in a fire grate Petrol A way of saying it’s cold It’s chickens A measurement of liquid Paint A type of big cat Persian Something with a hole in it A window Something you might take from a hotel as a souvenir The lamps Something you eat with fish A plate An animal that lives wild in Britain A lion Not including cutlery, a type of fork Banana Something a blind person might use A sword A song with moon in the title Blue Suede Moon A bird with a long neck Naomi Campbell An occupation where you need a torch A burglar A famous brother and sister Bonnie and Clyde A dangerous race The Arabs An item of clothing worn by the Three Musketeers A horse Something that floats in the bath Water Something you wear on the beach A deckchair Something red A cardigan A famous cowboy Buck Rogers A famous royal Mail A number you have to memorise 7 Something you do before going to bed Sleep Something you put on walls Roofs Something in the garden that’s green A shed Something that flies that doesn’t have an engine A bicycle with wings Something you might be allergic to Skiing A musical instrument you can play in the bath A drum kit Something a cat does Goes to the toilet Something you do in the bathroom Decorate An animal you might see at the zoo A dog Something associated with the police Pigs A sign of the zodiac April Something slippery A conman A kind of ache Fillet o’ Fish A food that can be brown or white Potato A jacket potato topping Jam A famous Scotsman Jock Another famous Scotsman Vinnie Jones An animal with horns A bee A non-living object with legs A plant A domestic animal Leopard A part of the body beginning with ‘N’ Knee A way of cooking fish Cod Something you open other than a door Your bowels A famous soap opera Romeo and Juliet One of Harry Enfield’s characters Sooty Something with a red light A Dalek A bird that can also be a man’s name Chicken Something that has a shell Batman A famous Parisian landmark Hawaii And then I was reminded of this priceless moment, which I also had the pleasure of actually seeing. A family of half-wits had somehow managed to get themselves through to the show’s climax, ‘Big Money’. A middle-aged bloke was second up to answer the five quick-fire questions. To his own amusement (but not to the amusement of his disgruntled family who, thanks to this chap, had to do without the £5,000 and the car / holiday) he gave the same answer three times in succession. One answer was good, one was okay (but wouldn’t be most people’s choice), and the other… well… see for yourself: Something you take to the beach Turkey Something you buy in a supermarket Turkey Something you eat at Christmas Turkey