Dumb Britain is a regular item in the fortnightly British satirical magazine, Private Eye, which depends upon material sent in by readers (see also Colemanballs). It documents the worst (and funniest) answers given by quiz-show contestants. As well as British quiz shows, other nations' worst answers are also occasionally featured, under the headings Dumb America, Dumb New Zealand, etc.

Featured answers range from the ironic:

Fifteen-to-One, C4

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.

through the panicky slip and the downright ignorant:

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Leno: Who was the first man on the moon?

Contestant: Louis Armstrong.

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?

to the purely (and sometimes multiply) bizarre:

Studio 7, The WB Network

Presenter: Which former British colony was handed back to the Chinese in 1997?

Contestant: London.

The Weakest Link, BBC2

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.