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23 of the Most Hilarious Game Show Answers Ever Given

Updated on Dec. 16, 2022

Game show questions can be pretty hard, but these people weren’t thinking at all when they gave their answers.

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New purchase

Family Feud Question: Name something you feel before you buy it.

Answer: Excited.

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Did you mean Donkey Kong? Still wrong

Jeopardy! Answer: This video game character is blue, collects rings, and goes fast.

Question: Who is Dankey Kang?

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One of the options was flan

Who Wants to be a Millionaire Question: Which of the following dishes is not made with tortillas?

Answer: Taco

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Wrong on all accounts

Family Feud Question: Give us a vegetable you marinate.

Answer: Grapes.

For more laughs, read these 25 corny jokes that are still hilarious.

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The category was U.S. cities

Jeopardy! Answer: Its largest airport is named for a World War II hero; its second largest, for a World War II battle.

Question: What is Toronto?

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We wouldn’t want to see that either

Family Feud Question: Name something a burglar would not want to see when he breaks into a house.

Answer: Naked grandma!

You’ll get a laugh out of these ridiculous excuses real people have used to get out of work.

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Month three or four would be a better answer

Family Feud Question: During what month of pregnancy does a woman begin to look pregnant?

Answer: September.

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He didn’t say “author”

Family Feud Question: Name a famous Arthur.

Answer: Shakespeare.

You can definitely relate to these ridiculous things that people believed as kids.

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The correct answer is a rake, shortened from the term “rakehell” or “hellraiser”

Jeopardy! Answer: This term for a long-handled gardening tool can also mean an immoral pleasure seeker.

Question: What is a hoe?

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It’s Winnie the Pooh

Family Feud Question: Real or fictional, name a famous Willy.

Answer: Willy the Pooh.

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Sir, you are very, very wrong

Jeopardy! Answer: In common law, the age of this, signaling adulthood, is presumed to be 14 in boys and 12 in girls.

Question: What is the age of consent?

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Phony, not pony

Family Feud Question: Name something you might buy that could turn out to be phony.

Answer: A horse.

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Wrong musical (it was supposed to be Rock of Ages)

Jeopardy! Answer: A Christian hymn and Jewish holiday hymn are both titled this, also the name of a 2009 Tony-nominated musical.

Question: What is Kinky Boots?

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Papa Bear isn’t going to get you any points

Family Feud Question: Name a kind of bear.

Answer: Papa.

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Clever, but it won’t put you in first place

Jeopardy! Answer: In 1891, this European said, “Perhaps my factories will put an end to war sooner than your congresses.”

Question: Who is this handsome gentleman? (With an arrow pointing up at himself)

Here are the Final Jeopardy questions everybody got wrong.

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Just think about that for a second

Family Feud Question: Name a yellow fruit.

Answer: Orange.

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NHL, not NBA

Jeopardy! Answer: 100+ assists in an NHL season have been accomplished only 13 times, 11 times by this player.

Question: Who is Magic Johnson?

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Are you part of a nudist colony?

Family Feud Question: Name something only worn by children.

Answer: Clothes.

If you want to sound smart (the opposite of these people), try telling these clever jokes that will impress your friends.

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Porcupine? Doesn’t work

Family Feud Question: Name something that follows the word “pork”.

Answer: Upine.

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We don’t either

Jeopardy! Answer: Harpo Marx was among this group when it met in NYC’s Rose Room for its final time, in 1943, and found there was nothing left to say.

Question: What is I have no idea?

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Try again

Family Feud Question: Name something made of wool.

Answer: Sheep.

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Got chocolate on the brain?

Jeopardy! Answer: Paul III roared at him, “I have waited 30 years for your services. Now I’m Pope. Can’t I satisfy my desire?”

Question: Who is Lady Godiva?

Check out these hilarious test answers students have given (they’re actually pretty genius).

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We were looking for sunscreen. Maybe even towel or bathing suit.

Family Feud Question: Name something people take with them to the beach.

Answer: Um, turkey.

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