The 1% Club viewers left stunned by ‘easy’ question 90% of people couldn’t solve – but can you?
THE 1% Club viewers have been left stunned by an ‘easy’ question 90% of people couldn’t solve – but can you?
The quiz show has proven to be a huge hit in the UK and across the pond in the US.
The format sees 100 contestants receive a £1,000 stake each at the beginning of the game, and the questions are classified by the percentage of participants who answered correctly.
The participants are asked 15 questions of increasing difficulty from 90% to 1%, and if anyone left manages to answer the final question correctly, they win or share the jackpot.
The US version of The 1% Club gives the players the chance to win up to $100,000.
During one episode, host Patton Oswalt asked a 10% question revolving around a sequence which was shown on screen.
It read: “What month comes next in the sequence below?” and then a second line read: “April, August, December, February” and then a blank space.
Half of the players remaining were stumped by the question and were knocked out after getting it wrong.
It was then revealed that the correct answer was January, as the sequence was listing the months of the year in alphabetical order.
However, some viewers were baffled how so many could get it wrong, having guessed other months such as September and July.
One wrote on social media: “How… how are there people saying anything other than January. Like… how??? This is insanely easy.”
Another added: “How is the us one so easy.”
A third commented: “This would be 80% question in the UK.”
However, the claims that the US version is easier than its British counterpart may not be accurate if a recent episode is anything to go by.
The episode, once again hosted by comedian Lee Mack, saw a particular maths question gain attention online, after it caught out three quarters of contestants.
Hardest Quiz Show Questions
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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.
The 1% Club airs on ITV1 and is available on ITVX.