Q 01/05

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown owes half its title to a much-misquoted advert for which cat food brand?

A) Felix

B) Kitekat

C) Whiskas

D) Sheba

Answer · why

C) Whiskas

Whiskas adverts cited a survey of cat owners, but the public remembered the claim as being about the cats themselves, and the misquote stuck.

Q 02/05

Sean Lock read his pub parody of which children's book on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown?

A) The Gruffalo's Child

B) The Tiger Who Came to Tea

C) The Very Hungry Caterpillar

D) Room on the Broom

Answer · why

B) The Tiger Who Came to Tea

The Tiger Who Came to Tea became Lock's The Tiger Who Came for a Pint, and after his death fans called for the parody to be published.

Q 03/05

Which presenter stood in for Rachel Riley on two 2016 episodes of 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown?

A) Davina McCall

B) Victoria Coren Mitchell

C) Sandi Toksvig

D) Claudia Winkleman

Answer · why

D) Claudia Winkleman

Claudia Winkleman covered the numbers board for episodes in series nine, and she later came back to the show as a panellist and guest captain.

Q 04/05

On 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, how long does the famous clock give players to find a word?

A) 30 seconds

B) 60 seconds

C) 2 minutes

D) 5 minutes

Answer · why

A) 30 seconds

30 seconds is all the clock allows, and Jimmy Carr often fills it with a stunt such as stacking a house of cards or tempting a bird of prey onto his a...

Q 05/05

Rachel Riley of 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown took over Countdown's numbers board from which presenter?

A) Anneka Rice

B) Philippa Forrester

C) Carol Vorderman

D) Ulrika Jonsson

Answer · why

C) Carol Vorderman

Carol Vorderman had been on Countdown since 1982, and Riley beat roughly 1,000 applicants to replace her despite having no TV presenting experience.