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23 of the Most Hilarious Game Show Answers Ever Given

Updated: 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.

Next, read these anti-jokes you can’t help but laugh at.