# Stupidest Answer on a Quiz Show **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 16, 2003, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-answer-on-a-quiz-show/169122 "2003-04-16T17:33:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Greg\_Charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-answer-on-a-quiz-show/169122/101 "2004-06-24T05:53:11Z")
> [@AndrewT](#): > > No, in fact Sherlock Holmes \*was \*based on a real person, [Dr Joseph Bell](http://www.siracd.com/work_bell.shtml) . Hmm, that’s interesting. It’s a bit of a stretch to say that Holmes was based on Bell in some greater way than any character of a story is based on someone the author has known in real life. Still, maybe that’s the right answer. Just to revive my ego a bit, Little Jack Horner pulled out a plumb, there are 50 States, and of them Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Michigan, Minnesota, and Maine start with “M”. Did I miss any? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![tanstaafl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@tanstaafl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanstaafl)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-answer-on-a-quiz-show/169122/102 "2004-06-24T16:08:24Z")
> [@Greg Charles](#): > > Just to revive my ego a bit, Little Jack Horner pulled out a plumb, there are 50 States, and of them Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Michigan, Minnesota, and Maine start with “M”. Did I miss any? 🙂 Montana ---
**Author:** ![Kizarvexius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/da6949/32.png) [@Kizarvexius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kizarvexius)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-answer-on-a-quiz-show/169122/103 "2004-06-24T18:23:56Z")
Classic _Family Feud_ moment. Question: Name something that droops. Contestant: (buzzes in, blushes, hangs his head and mutters) Breasts. It was on the board. ---
**Author:** ![Nuveena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a587f6/32.png) [@Nuveena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nuveena)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-answer-on-a-quiz-show/169122/104 "2004-06-24T20:00:42Z")
> [@tanstaafl](#): > > Montana And Maryland ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-answer-on-a-quiz-show/169122/105 "2004-06-24T20:23:57Z")
Groucho had a standard question he would ask of any contestant who won nothing: “Who’s buried in Grant’s tomb?” One night he had a man on who was at least an octagenarian and hard of hearing. His answer? “Me.” ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-answer-on-a-quiz-show/169122/106 "2004-06-24T20:31:56Z")
> [@Greg Charles](#): > > It seems to be I’ve heard both sides of whether Tarzan was based on a true story or not. . . . Yep. True story. Philip Jose Farmer did an excellent bio of him called “Tarzan Alive.” Likewise, he wrote a book on James Clark Wildman, the real Doc Savage, in “Doc Savage: His Apocalyptic Life.” ---
**Author:** ![Kaitlyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/73ab20/32.png) [@Kaitlyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaitlyn)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-answer-on-a-quiz-show/169122/107 "2004-06-24T20:43:23Z")
I’ve played Family Feud for a local radio station a couple of times and done abominably (my answers aren’t really bad so much as I tend to misinterpret the questions quite badly), so I’m really in no place to make fun of others. However, Husband and wife doing the speed round: Q: How many months does it take to house train a puppy? Wife: Forever Q: How many months does it take to house train a puppy? Husband: Forever ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2004, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-answer-on-a-quiz-show/169122/108 "2004-06-25T00:26:00Z")
At this juncture, it seems appropriate to bring up the episode of _Saturday Night Live_ where the Coneheads were on Family Feud. In the big money round at the end: DAWSON: “Name a famous explorer.” CONEHEAD: “Zen 1-2-3.” DAWSON: “Name something that goes with eggs.” CONEHEAD: “Fiberglass.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-answer-on-a-quiz-show/169122.md?page=5)