Dr. Who more mentally demanding than Jane Austen?
British television quiz show MASTERMIND is accused of “dumbing down” its questions, but a participant begs to differ:
But former contestants yesterday defended the series. Gavin Fuller became the youngest champion 11 years ago when, aged 24, he answered questions on The Crusades, 1095-1154, in the final round, and on Dr Who in the first round.
“Some of these popular culture subjects are very broad so you need to learn a lot more,” he said.
“For my Dr Who round I had to know about 158 broadcast shows. You could argue that that’s much harder than being quizzed on Jane Austen, who wrote only six novels.”
