Series like A Question of Genius

Find more than 23 similar TV shows like A Question of Genius

A Question of Genius

A Question of Genius

Description: High pressure quiz show where contestants battle it out over increasingly difficult rounds for a chance to answer `A Question of Genius' and win a cash prize.
Genre: Game-Show
Year Released: 2009
Number of seasons: 1
Number of episodes: 1
First episode air date: March 16, 2009
Presented By: Kirsty Wark
Genre: Game show
Networks: BBC, BBC Two
Watch Trailer

A Question of Genius similar series:

1

0

0

Celebrity Mastermind

Celebrity Mastermind

Plot: John Humphrys presents this celebrity version of long-running quiz show `Mastermind'. Each episode features four celebrity contestants competing in the question-and-answer game. The famous players have two minutes to answer questions about a specialised subject before being given two more minutes to...

2

0

0

Secret Fortune

Secret Fortune

Plot: Secret Fortune is a BBC National Lottery game show that was broadcast on BBC One from 12 February 2011 to 29 December 2012. It was hosted by Nick Knowles. Wikipedia

3

0

0

Britain's Best Brain

Britain's Best Brain

Plot: Britain's Best Brain is a British game show that aired on Channel 5 from 28 October to 16 December 2009 and hosted by Jamie Theakston and Zoe Ball. It saw ordinary members of the public undertake various tasks, all scientifically designed to test different parts of the brain. Wikipedia

4

0

0

Knowitalls

Knowitalls

Plot: Knowitalls was a British quiz show hosted by Gyles Brandreth. It was shown on BBC Two in 2009. Filming took place between 15 and 21 June 2009. It was first broadcast on 27 July 2009. The show's strapline is that it's "the quiz without questions". Wikipedia

5

0

0

Hive Minds

Hive Minds

Plot: Fiona Bruce presents a game show that tests players' general knowledge and mental agility. Contestants must answer a series of questions, but knowing the answer isn't enough; they must discover the words they are looking for in a hive of letters in order to win points. The quiz is played by two opposing...

6

0

0

Make Me an Egghead

Make Me an Egghead

Plot: Some people may consider being called an egghead an insult. Others not only embrace the title but are part of a team on the quiz show of the same name. The Eggheads panel is made up of some of Britain's top quizzers, including big-money winners from other shows and other trivia Goliaths. In this series...

7

0

0

Ready or Not

Ready or Not

Plot: Ready or Not is a Canadian teen drama television series that aired on the Showtime Movie Channel and later on The Disney Channel and Global Television Network for five seasons and 65 episodes between 1993 and 1997 in both Canada and the United States. Wikipedia

8

0

0

Richard Osman's House of Games

Richard Osman's House of Games

Plot: `Pointless' presenter and quiz expert Richard Osman strikes out on his own to present `Richard Osman's House of Games'. Each week a group of four famous faces compete against each other to test their knowledge in a series of quick-paced rounds of games. Richard will then cross-examine the competitive...

9

0

0

Mastermind

Mastermind

Plot: The long-running quiz show has as its distinct prop an ominous black chair, where contestants sit and face a series of challenging questions, interrogation-style. Four contestants begin the programme, and the questions are based on both a specialised subject of their choice and a random subject. After...

10

0

0

Think Tank

Think Tank

Plot: Bill Turnbull presents `Think Tank', a quiz show featuring a regular cast of contributors who create the game content for the contestants. The nationwide collective answers hundreds of general knowledge questions and their correct, and incorrect, responses form the Think Tank. Meanwhile, three players...

11

0

0

Break the Safe

Break the Safe

Plot: Three pairs of contestants compete in this quiz show for a chance to win up to Â£100,000 if a pair are able to ultimately `break the safe'. The pairs build up the pot together during a question-and-answer session but only one team are able to play for the money that the contestants bank. That lucky...

12

0

0

Decimate

Decimate

Plot: Actor, singer and comedian Shane Richie presents a quiz show where players attempt to win a Â£20,000 cash prize. Groups of three contestants must work together in answering a series of questions. Wrong answers will result in their prize being `decimated' - reduced by ten percent of the total. With...

13

0

0

Pressure Pad

Pressure Pad

Plot: Actor John Barrowman takes on the role of quizmaster for this highly visual general knowledge quiz. The programme features two teams of five contestants descending into an illuminated arena, the Pressure Pad, to play the game. Each episode features four head-to-head rounds of trivia with the winner...

14

0

0

The National Lottery: In It to Win It

The National Lottery: In It to Win It

Plot: Dale Winton hosts the general knowledge quiz. Includes the live National Lottery draws.

15

0

0

Only Connect

Only Connect

Plot: The popular quiz show, first broadcast in 2008, consists of a tournament-type format in which teams compete by finding connections between seemingly unrelated clues, and knowledge will only take you so far.

16

0

0

For What It's Worth

For What It's Worth

Plot: Fern Britton presents an antiques quiz show where contestants can win the cash sum of a collection of items. Each week Britton is joined by a different antiques expert who assists the presenter in judging the competition. Three teams, made up in pairs, compete over three rounds. One team member must...

17

0

0

The Weakest Link

The Weakest Link

Plot: Weakest Link is a television game show which first appeared in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 14 August 2000 and originally ended on 31 March 2012 when its host Anne Robinson completed her contract. The original British version of the show is still aired around the world on BBC Entertainment. Wikipedia...

18

0

0

Two Tribes

Two Tribes

Plot: Being good at trivia isn't enough to succeed on `Two Tribes'. In addition to testing the contestants' general knowledge, the quiz show tests how much they have in common. The seven contestants are asked questions about themselves before each episode and split into two groups, called tribes, based on...

19

0

0

Beat the Brain

Beat the Brain

Plot: John Craven presents this game show, which examines the way contestants think rather than what they know. Teams of four go up against the eponymous `Brain', and they are asked to complete a series of tasks that test their full mental range. Some of the challenges they face include visual problems,...

20

0

0

Pointless

Pointless

Plot: Most quiz shows test contestants' knowledge of important topics like history, geography and literature with the winning contestant being the one who scores the most points. `Pointless' isn't most quiz shows. Contestants try to score as few points as possible by racking their brains and trying to come...

21

0

0

The Hit List

The Hit List

Plot: A music quiz show hosted by Marvin and Rochelle Humes, where pairs of contestants are tasked with naming as many hit songs and artists as possible under time pressure. The contestants hear a short audio clip, and from this they must determine the correct answer. The player with the quickest reaction...

22

0

0

Eggheads

Eggheads

Plot: Winners from shows like 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?', 'Weakest Link' and 'Mastermind' are pitted against amateur quizzers as they compete to win the title and prize money.

23

0

0

Who Dares Wins

Who Dares Wins

Plot: Five ex-Special Forces soldiers recreate the SAS's secret selection process and put 30 men through it, in the ultimate test of their physical and - more importantly - psychological resilience.

© Serieslike 2024