B is for Bamber
Like Sting, Prince, Madonna, and other top level celebrities with just a single brand name, Bamber (real name: ‘Bamber Gascoigne’) needs no introduction. Probably the brightest quizmaster of all time. Could happily reel out words like didaskaleinophobia* but would hilariously fumble pronouncing ‘Duran Duran’. Ah bless.

(*fear of going to school)

C is for the Chair
Mastermind’s famous leather interrogation spot, modelled on the experiences of creator, Bill Wright, who was interrogated by the Nazis during the war. Hence also the Germanic music and the lugubrious choice of locales: empty churches, Bury St Edmunds etc.

D is for Dumb Britain
Private Eye’s hilarious column documents the howlers blurted by quiz contestants under pressure. Some examples:

Anne Robinson: Which month in the Gregorian calendar is named after Augustus Caesar?
Contestant: June.

AR: Name the doctor who founded children’s homes and orphanages in Britain in the late 19th century.
Contestant: Dr Doolittle.

AR: Which D is an area of Holland famous for its distinctive pottery?
Contestant: Denmark.

AR: What item of photographic equipment has the same name as the private chamber of a judge?
Contestant: Tripod.

E is the E-Millionaire Show. Okay, not exactly a quiz, but famed for handing out the largest grand prize in UK TV history - £2 million smackeroons to two dotcom wannabies. In light of the e-crash, we were going to be cynical and say ‘HAH. WHERE’D ALL THAT DOSH GO THEN?’ but actually both winning sites – schoolsforschools.com and youreable.com – are doing quite nicely thank you.