And as a bonus, the host may grin like a possum when the answer is correct, too. That happens on trivia questions, such as on winners of the Eurovision Song Contest. Contestants are supposed to be British students, know their Shakespeare and recognize 13th century music from four notes played, even if they are studying, say, analytic chemistry. You may get a snide remark "Aren't you ashamed to know that?"
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University Challenge in the UK is a great example of this.
And as a bonus, the host may grin like a possum when the answer is correct, too. That happens on trivia questions, such as on winners of the Eurovision Song Contest. Contestants are supposed to be British students, know their Shakespeare and recognize 13th century music from four notes played, even if they are studying, say, analytic chemistry. You may get a snide remark "Aren't you ashamed to know that?"