Accuracy of Game Shows

How often do TV Game Shows get the answers to their questions wrong?

A while ago I was flicking through TV channels and fell onto Temptation. After watching a few minutes I came across this question:

Temptation
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Question: Jane Bennet finally marries Mr Who in Pride and Prejudice?
Answer: Mr Darcy [sic]

Of course anyone who has read Pride and Prejudice would know that Jane Bennet married Charles Bingley, and it was Elizabeth Bennet who married Mr Darcy.

With a simple mistake like this in the show, and an easily verifiable question at that, you’ve got to wonder how often they get it wrong.


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