#16 times the answers on Family Fortunes had our jaws dropping in disbelief

Oh Brian (Picture: ITV)

After 35 years of livening up our weekends with its endless round of surveys,  Family Fortunes is still going strong. And no, it hasn t run out of questions yet.

But for every contestant who aces those questions, passes the 200 barrier and heads home with a big cheque and a new carriage clock, there s others both from the regular show and the All-Star edition whose answers on the show have left us scratching our heads in puzzlement.

Like, for example, these times when the show asked 100 people to

1  Name something you put on jacket potatoes

Well yes you could. But just because you can do something doesn t necessarily mean you should do it

Our survey said: No points. Quelle surprise.

2  Name something people take with them to the beach

If in doubt, just answer turkey to every single question. After all it worked for this man.

Our survey said: 21 points. But only because one of the questions was name a food that you often stuff

3 Name something you wouldn t try even once

You ll have to fast forward to the 0:42 mark for this one but we promise you it s worth it. A contender for one of the most obscure answers ever given within a Family Fortunes setting

Our survey said: Funnily enough, no points.

4 Name a game you can play in bed

Contestant answers I Spy, much to the amusement of the audience. I Spy turns out to be the top answer. The ultra-confused look on Les Dennis face alone makes this worth watching.

Our survey says: 46 points. Who wouldn t love to be a fly on the wall at those 46 households?

5 Name a type of bean  

Brian Dowling s rather unexpected answer to this one might just be our favourite Family Fortunes answer of all time, ever.

Our survey says: No points. Poor Brian

6 Name a type of ache

Or, alternatively, pluck some baffling answer out of thin air at random. We can t help feeling sorry for this bloke, mind

Our survey says: What do you think?

7 (We asked 100 men) name a part of your body that s bigger than it was when you were 16

Family Feud, the US version of Family Fortunes, has also served up some gems over the years, none more so than this one. And it s not so much the answer that s jaw-dropping (if inevitable) as host Steve Harvey s reaction to it

Our survey says: Well how many points would you have given it?

8 (We asked 100 women) name a part of your husband s body you would change

Another quality moment from Family Feud. Do you see a theme developing here ?

Our survey says: A big old pile of nope, in case you hadn t already guessed.

9 Name something you do in a lift

Can someone remind us NEVER to get in a lift with Melinda Messenger ?

Our survey says: No idea since the clip ends before that moment. But we can hazard a guess

10 Name something made of wool

Well, TECHNICALLY he s right

Our survey says: Not nearly as many points as he DESERVES.

11 Name something you associate with the sea

Not only does the first contestant come out with something deeply weird, but his competitor then goes and follows it up with an answer which makes his look vaguely sensible. Chaos ensues.

Our survey says: No points at all, ever.

12 Name a famous Irishman

Possibly the longest opening round in Family Fortunes history, to the point when the increasingly desperate contestants seem to be just making it up as they go along.

Our survey says: If any of them had scored any points we could have been spared all of this

13 Name a famous cartoon cat

In this round of All Star Family Fortunes a member of Claire Richards clan served up one clanger only for one of Danny Mac s family to outdo her only moments later. If it s up there we ll give em the money ourselves.

Our survey says: No points, the lot of em.

14 Name a way of toasting someone

We assume this means raising a glass in their honour. That s not how this contestant interpreted it.

Our survey says: 12 points. No, we have no idea either

15 Name something associated with The X-Files

Fast forward to the 1:12 mark. And don t all shout at once, people

Our survey says: Giving an answer usually helps in this regard.