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I cannot, cannot, cannot recommend Only Connect enough. Readers here should enjoy it. As an American, a lot of UK geography and history questions are beyond m

I cannot, cannot, cannot recommend Only Connect enough. Readers here should enjoy it. As an American, a lot of UK geography and history questions are beyond my ken, but it's well-worth your time. Victoria Coren Mitchell is a national treasure. It's sort of exactly what I'd think LLMs would be good at. Maybe not so much the lateral thinking—the occasional "math(s) question but actually it's a word one"—but rapidly assessing "what connects these" or "what would continue this sequence" is right up their alley. The joy, of course, is trying it yourself and seeing others do the same.

dpoloncsak 1y ago
James Acaster introduced me to the wonderful world of British Game-Shows. Victoria pops up on a lot of them. 8 Out of Ten Cats. Countdown. Would I Lie to You? All great viewing
- scrollaway 1y ago
  You're giving me an idea for a spinoff show "Would I Hallucinate To You?"...
- xnorswap 1y ago
  Do you mean Countdown or "8 out of 10 cats does countdown"? Because they're somewhat different shows.
  - sunrunner 1y ago
    Perhaps parent poster actually did mean Countdown or 8 Out of 10 Cats, and is about to discover the wonder that is 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown.
empath75 1y ago
I actually find it very stressful and frustrating to watch because they answer faster than I can reason through stuff.
waisbrot 1y ago
> As an American, a lot of UK geography and history questions are beyond my ken But note that the UK-based contestants have no problem with sequences like "US vice presidents ordered by number of terms served" or "US capitals ordered alphabetically by the state they're in".
stoneman24 1y ago
I will echo the recommendation. Though some of the puzzles do require local knowledge, there are quite a few based on the US. Though not really applicable to LLM, the last rapid fire round (missing vowels, work out what the words/phrase without any vowels, on the buzzer) is a favourite. Currently Monday evening on BBC 2 is Mastermind, Only Connect and then University Challenge. This excellent sequence will stretch pretty much anyone's knowledge.
sunrunner 1y ago
> The joy, of course, is trying it yourself "Trying" being the operative word here (for myself at least)

dpoloncsak 1y ago

James Acaster introduced me to the wonderful world of British Game-Shows. Victoria pops up on a lot of them. 8 Out of Ten Cats. Countdown. Would I Lie to You? All great viewing

scrollaway 1y ago
You're giving me an idea for a spinoff show "Would I Hallucinate To You?"...
xnorswap 1y ago
Do you mean Countdown or "8 out of 10 cats does countdown"? Because they're somewhat different shows.
- sunrunner 1y ago
  Perhaps parent poster actually did mean Countdown or 8 Out of 10 Cats, and is about to discover the wonder that is 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown.

empath75 1y ago

I actually find it very stressful and frustrating to watch because they answer faster than I can reason through stuff.

waisbrot 1y ago

> As an American, a lot of UK geography and history questions are beyond my ken But note that the UK-based contestants have no problem with sequences like "US vice presidents ordered by number of terms served" or "US capitals ordered alphabetically by the state they're in".

stoneman24 1y ago

I will echo the recommendation. Though some of the puzzles do require local knowledge, there are quite a few based on the US. Though not really applicable to LLM, the last rapid fire round (missing vowels, work out what the words/phrase without any vowels, on the buzzer) is a favourite. Currently Monday evening on BBC 2 is Mastermind, Only Connect and then University Challenge. This excellent sequence will stretch pretty much anyone's knowledge.

sunrunner 1y ago

> The joy, of course, is trying it yourself "Trying" being the operative word here (for myself at least)