[Nobby]

There is often the odd bad question in gameshows.  I don't think many would say that is one of them. 

I do wonder what effect erroneous questions, or more importantly answers, have on the population at large. There have been numerous studies on fake news and social media posts but has anyone ever conducted a study in to the effects of wrong answers given as correct on gameshows?

A colleague tells me that a contestant (gender unspecified) on Tipping Point this week was asked the question, "Which cartoon character is known for the catchphrase 'Yabba Dabba Do!'?" The contestant apparently answered incorrectly "Yogi Bear".

It makes you wonder if that contestant had seen the famous incident when Neil Buchanan gave that as a correct answer to a very similar question in a 20th century episode of Fun House and had subconsciously carried that with them for all these years.

I'm sure the contestant would know that the answer they gave was incorrect if they were given the chance to think about it and maybe they would even be able to conjure up the correct answer, but in the moment, the stress of being in a TV studio with Ben Sheppard saying stuff at you, maybe you revert to a child like state and the only thing you remember is the trusted face of Neil Buchanan telling you that Yogi Bear is famous for saying "Yabba Dabba Do!" when you were 10 years old.