The 1% Club viewers gobsmacked as ‘easy’ question catches out contestants – would you have got it?
AN EASY question on ITV’s The 1% Club left viewers baffled after 75% of contestants answered incorrectly.
The gameshow, hosted by comedian Lee Mack, challenges participants with progressively harder questions until only the top 1% remains.
Meanwhile, ITV viewers play along while judging the contestants general knowledge.
In a recent episode, a particular maths question caught attention online, after it caught out three quarters of contestants.
The contestants were asked the question: “Which square has the biggest total area?”
They were given the option to pick from three different shapes labelled A, B and C.
They had to choose an answer within 30 seconds.
This is the length of time contestants are allowed per question.
The question stumped many because it required close attention to wording, not math.
It asked for the largest square, not the largest shape overall.
With answers B and C being rectangles, the only correct answer was the actual square, which is answer A.
This tripped up several contestants and viewers alike.
One admitted they initially picked the wrong option before re-reading the question.
Taking to X – formerly Twitter – one viewer said: “I’m [not going to lie] at first instinct I got it wrong too, then I saw the question again.”
The show’s clever phrasing keeps its audience on their toes!
The 1% Club is available to watch on ITVX.
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- Who Wants To Be A Millionaire – Earlier this year, fans were left outraged after what they described as the “worst” question in the show’s history. Host Jeremy Clarkson asked: “From the 2000 awards ceremony onwards, the Best Actress Oscar has never been won by a woman whose surname begins with which one of these letters?” The multiple choice answers were between G, K, M and W. In the end, and with the £32,000 safe, player Glen had to make a guess and went for G. It turned out to be correct as Nicole Kidman, Frances McDormand and Kate Winslet are among the stars who have won the Best Actress gong since 2000.
- The 1% Club – Viewers of Lee Mack’s popular ITV show were left dumbfounded by a question that also left the players perplexed. The query went as follows: “Edna’s birthday is on the 6th of April and Jen’s birthday falls on the 15th of October, therefore Amir’s birthday must be the ‘X’ of January.” It turns out the conundrum links the numbers with its position in the sentence, so 6th is the sixth word and 15th is the fifteenth word. Therefore, Amir’s birthday is January 24th, corresponding to the 24th word in the sentence.
- The Chase – The ITV daytime favourite left fans scratching their heads when it threw up one of the most bizarre questions to ever grace the programme. One of the questions asked the player: “Someone with a nightshade intolerance should avoid eating what?” The options were – sweetcorn, potatoes, carrots – with Steve selecting sweetcorn but the correct answer was potatoes.