I'm slightly staggered that Ms Autumn is unaware of the origins of her name. Still I've never had a very high regard for academic study outside of the great universities. I've met too many people with degrees who seem to unable to read, write, add and subtract construct an argument or make a plan based on an appreciation of the situation or indeed - think.

Dumb Britain is an feature in 'Private Eye' where the stupid answers contestants give in TV quizzes are published:

Irony


Sara Cox Show, BBC Radio 1
Sara Cox 'Beauty is in the eye of the...'
Contestant Tiger.

Fifteen-to-One, Channel 4
William G. Stewart: Above the entrance to which place do the words “Abandon all hope, ye who enter here” appear?
Contestant: A church?
Stewart: Er, sorry, no, hell.

The Weakest Link, BBC Two
Anne Robinson: Where was the recent Winter Olympics held?
Contestant: Taunton.

The Weakest Link, BBC Two
Anne Robinson: The Grapple in the Apple, recently held in New York, was a debate between the journalist Christopher Hitchens and the politician George who?
Contestant: George Washington.

The Weakest Link, BBC Two
Anne Robinson: In which film did Harry Lime say 'In Switzerland they had brotherly love and they had 500 years of democracy and peace. And what did they produce? The cuckoo clock!'?
Contestant: One Flew Over the Cuckoo Clock.

The Weakest Link, BBC Two
Anne Robinson: In Italian history, in 1919 which former journalist set up the Fascist Party?
Contestant: Silvio Berlusconi.

The Weakest Link, BBC Two
Anne Robinson: Name the man who was President of Italy until May 2006.
Contestant: Don Corleone.

Beg, Borrow or Steal, BBC Two
Jamie Theakston: Where do you think Cambridge University is?
Contestant: Geography isn't my strong point.
Jamie Theakston: There's a clue in the title.
Contestant: Leicester.

The Weakest Link, BBC Two
Anne Robinson: A selection of small, highly coloured sweets is known as Dolly...
Contestant: Parton.

The Weakest Link, BBC Two
Anne Robinson: In politics, what is the current occupation of David Blunkett?
Contestant: Blind. (He was an MP and Home Secretary at the time)

The Weakest Link, BBC Two
Anne Robinson: The adjective Rubenesque, meaning a plump, voluptuous woman, is derived from the work of which 17th century Flemish artist?
Contestant: Aretha Franklin.

The Weakest Link, BBC Two
Anne Robinson: He was known as the King of the Cowboys. He was Roy who?
Contestant: Keane.

Sara Cox Show, BBC Radio 1
Sara Cox What was Bram Stoker's most famous creation?
Contestant Branston Pickle.

The Weakest Link, BBC Two
Anne Robinson: In the 1940s which politician was responsible for the welfare state; William...?
Contestant: The Conqueror.

The Vault, ITV
Melanie Sykes: What is the name given to the condition where the sufferer can fall asleep at any time?
Contestant: Nostalgic

The Weakest Link, BBC Two
Anne Robinson: What force of nature is responsible for keeping the Earth, planets and asteroids in orbit around the Sun?
Contestant: Delta Force.

Ignorance

The Vault, ITV
Melanie Sykes: In which European city was the first opera house opened in 1637?
Contestant: Sydney.

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Leno: Who was the first man on the moon?
Contestant: Louis Armstrong.

National Lottery Jet Set, BBC One
Anne Robinson: There are three states of matter: solid, liquid and what?
Contestant: Jelly.

The Weakest Link, BBC Two
Anne Robinson: Which m describes exhibiting clothes or making airfix aircraft?
Contestant: Hangar.

The Weakest Link, BBC Two
Anne Robinson: What 4 letter word beginning with d has shelves and is used for writing on.
Contestant: Table.

Chris Searle Show, BBC Radio Bristol
Searle: In which European country is Mount Etna?
Caller: Japan.
Searle: I did say which European country, so in case you didn't hear that, I can let you try again.
Caller: Er... Mexico?

The Weakest Link, BBC Two
Anne Robinson: No what please we’re British?
Contestant: Thankyou. (There is a well known play: No Sex Please, We're British)

The Weakest Link, BBC Two
Anne Robinson: Which hot drink is eat an anagram of
Contestant: Hot chocolate.

The Weakest Link, BBC Two
Anne Robinson: A wild guess is a shot in the...
Contestant: Arm.

Family Fortunes with Les Dennis
Dennis: Name something people believe in but cannot see.
Contestant: Hitler.

The James O'Brien Show with James O'Brien
O'Brien: How many kings of England have been called Henry?
Contestant: Er, well I know there was a Henry the eighth ... Er ... er... three?

The Weakest Link, BBC Two
Anne Robinson: Which part of the human body is closest to the floor when we are walking?
Contestant: The head.

The Big Ask, LBC
Gary King: What is the largest carnivore that lives on the land?
Contestant: A Whale.

Bizarre

Steve Wright in the Afternoon, BBC Radio 2
Steve Wright: On this day in 1963, how did Valentina Tereshkova become famous?
Contestant: Was she the first woman to grow a potato?

The Weakest Link, BBC Two
Anne Robinson: A pain in the muscles or bones of the lower legs, often suffered by sportsmen is known as Shin...?
Contestant: ...dlers List.

Studio 7, The WB Network
Presenter: Which former British colony was handed back to the Chinese in 1997?
Contestant: London.

The Weakest Link, BBC Two
Anne Robinson: Which actress was married to Humphrey Bogart, and is the also the cousin of former Israeli prime minister Shimon Peres?
Contestant: Gene Kelly.

24 Hour Challenge, BBC Radio York
Jonathon Cowap: If someone is described as hirsute, what are they?
Contestant: Erm.
Cowap: Here's a clue. Most men are, and most women would like us to think they are not.
Contestant: Is it gay, Jonathon?

The Weakest Link, BBC Two
Anne Robinson: In the Lord's Prayer, what word beginning with 'H' meaning 'blessed' comes before 'be thy name'?
Contestant: (quietly) Howard.
Anne Robinson: (incredulously) Pardon?
Contestant: (louder) Howard.

The Weakest Link, BBC Two
Anne Robinson: What word for an ancient Roman marketplace is also a site on the internet for open discussion?
Contestant: Chatroom.

Are You Smarter Than A 10 Year Old?, Sky One
Presenter: Was the Tyrannosaurus Rex a carnivore or a herbivore?
Contestant: No, it was a dinosaur