Pointless
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Pointless is a long-running British television quiz show in which contestants try to provide the most obscure correct answers to general knowledge questions.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | British television quiz show ⓘ |
| broadcastBy | BBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | daytime television ⓘ |
| broadcastSchedule | weekday afternoons ⓘ |
| coHostRole | Richard Osman provides facts and scores ⓘ |
| coPresenter | Richard Osman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator |
Alexander Armstrong
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard Osman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
BBC Television Centre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elstree Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalRoundName | Jackpot round ⓘ |
| firstAired | 2009-08-24 ⓘ |
| formatCharacteristic |
answers scored by number of survey respondents
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contestants aim for low scores ⓘ |
| genre | quiz show ⓘ |
| goal |
to find answers that none of the surveyed people gave
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to give the most obscure correct answers ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
2000s British game shows
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2010s British game shows ⓘ 2020s British game shows ⓘ BBC television game shows NERFINISHED ⓘ British game shows ⓘ |
| hasCelebrityVersion | Pointless Celebrities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpinOff | Pointless Celebrities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostRole | Alexander Armstrong asks questions ⓘ |
| jackpotCurrency | pounds sterling ⓘ |
| jackpotFeature | rolling jackpot ⓘ |
| notableCatchphrase |
Let’s see how many of our 100 people said that
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That’s a pointless answer ⓘ |
| numberOfContestantsPerTeam | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeamsPerEpisode | 4 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork |
BBC One
ⓘ
BBC Two NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presenter | Alexander Armstrong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prizeType | cash prize ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Endemol UK
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ⓘ
Remarkable Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| questionType | general knowledge ⓘ |
| round |
elimination rounds
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final round ⓘ head-to-head round ⓘ |
| scoringSystem | fewer points are better ⓘ |
| spinOff | Pointless Celebrities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | family audience ⓘ |
| targetScore | zero points ⓘ |
| typicalEpisodeLength | 45 minutes ⓘ |
| usesSurvey | 100-person survey of the British public ⓘ |
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