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Viewers of Club 1% are stunned by the “easy” question that surprises the candidates: would you have understood it?

Viewers of Club 1% are stunned by the “easy” question that surprises the candidates: would you have understood it?

AN EASY question on ITV’s The 1% Club left viewers perplexed after 75 per cent of contestants answered incorrectly.

THE game showhosted by the actor Lee Mackchallenges participants with increasingly difficult questions until only the richest 1% remain.

A mathematical question disconcerted 1% of Club viewers

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A mathematical question disconcerted 1% of Club viewersCredit: ITV
The obvious question eliminates 75% of candidates

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The obvious question eliminates 75% of candidatesCredit: ITV

In the meantime, ITV viewers play the game while judging the general knowledge of the candidates.

In a recent episode, a particular maths question attracted attention online, after surprising three-quarters of the contestants.

The question asked of the competitors was: “Which place has the largest total area?” »

They were given the opportunity to choose from three different shapes labeled A, B and C.

They had to choose an answer within 30 seconds.

This is the time given to candidates per question.

The question baffled many because it required careful attention to wording and not mathematics.

He asked for the largest square, not the largest overall shape.

Since answers B and C are rectangles, the only correct answer was the actual square, which is answer A.

This tripped up several contestants and viewers.

Furious 1% Club viewers criticize the show for its “trick question” and insist the answer was wrong: would you have understood?

One admitted to initially choosing the wrong option before rereading the question.

Speaking to

The clever phrasing of the series keeps its audience in suspense!

The 1% Club is available on ITVX.

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  • Who wants to make millions – Earlier this year, fans left outraged after what they described as the ‘worst’ question in the show’s history. Host Jeremy Clarkson asked, “Since the 2000 awards ceremony, the Academy Award for Best Actress has never been won by a woman whose name begins with which letter?” The multiple choice answers were between G, K, M and W. In the end, and with the £32,000 safe, player Glen had to guess and opted for G. This turned out to be correct because Nicole KidmanFrances 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 stunned by a question that also left players perplexed. The query read: “Edna’s birthday is April 6 and Jen’s is October 15, so Amir’s birthday must be the ‘X’ in January.” It turns out that the riddle relates the numbers to their position in the sentence, so 6th is the sixth word and 15th is the fifteenth word. Amir’s birthday is therefore January 24, which corresponds to the 24th word in the sentence.
  • The hunt – ITV daytime favorite left fans scratching their heads when he vomited one of the weirdest questions to always honor the program. One of the questions asked the player: “A person with nightshade intolerance should avoid eating what?” The options were – sweetcorn, potatoes, carrots – Steve selecting sweetcorn but the correct answer was potatoes.