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Slightly off-topic: Are there any Americans here are able to follow along and guess the answers when watching Only Connect? Genuinely curious. I’m usually pret
by senkora 2y ago
Slightly off-topic: Are there any Americans here are able to follow along and guess the answers when watching Only Connect? Genuinely curious.
I’m usually pretty good at quiz competitions, but the few times I’ve watched Only Connect I haven’t known anything at all. I think the questions might rely on shared British cultural knowledge that I don’t have.
I want to like it but it isn’t as engaging for me when I don’t know anything, and I’m wondering if that is just me or a common experience.
Could just be a skill issue :)
- zeroonetwothree 2y agoIt’s definitely hard when they have British-specific terms, but I do guess them somewhat often, even before the players sometimes. A few times I got the 5 points for guessing the first clue which was satisfying (I’ve seen most of the episodes)
- danpalmer 2y agoOnly connect is considered quite hard. It’s not random folks on it mostly, it’s practiced quiz teams. That said, there are plenty of Britishisms. As a Brit I find Jeopardy tricky just because it’s full of American specific terms and knowledge. Same with the NYT games which I mostly enjoy but can be infuriating when it is highly targeted at a US vocabulary.