Few TV programmes span as wide a range of contestants as ‘The Chase’.
The daytime quiz show has provided icons like ‘The Telminator’, who has already made his case to be dubbed one of the greatest ever.
We now have a new contender that has made the above mistake seem positively intelligent by comparison.
We’ll let you give it a go before we play you the answer that this chap gave. So, here it goes.
What is the only planet in the universe that’s known to support life?
No one could get that one wrong, could they? Well…
https://twitter.com/Elemcy81/status/817421618850988032
Quizmaster Bradley Walsh wasn’t the only one dismayed by the answer, as these Twitter responses demonstrate.
https://twitter.com/CW_Oldfield/status/817437173427400706
Q:What is the only planet in the universe known to support life?
A: Mars
Someone actually just gave that answer on #TheChase 😫😒😏 #facepalm— Móeiður (@moody_tink) January 6, 2017
What planet is the only one in the universe capable of sustaining life? "Mars" #thechase pic.twitter.com/hem9V7BkCP
— Cameron (@CameronnnLUFC) January 6, 2017
Now I'm not Einstein, but…
"What is the only planet in the solar system known to support life?"
"Mars"😂🙈 #TheChase
— LadyRaaRaa (@LadyRaaRaa) January 6, 2017
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