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Pointless Season 5 Episodes

60 Episodes 2011 - 2012

Episode 1

Episode #5.1

45 mins

Rounds are; Film Stars, Historical Figures, Flintstone Characters, Ranks Of The Metropolitan Police Force, U.S. States That Border Canada, Final Round - Popular Fiction.

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Episode 2

Episode #5.2

45 mins

Rounds are; Birds, Literature, Take That Top 40 UK Singles With One Word Titles, Australian State Capitals, Final Round - Hollywood Legends.

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Episode 3

Episode #5.3

45 mins

Rounds are; Words, Chemistry, Kate Winslet Films Of The Noughties, Caribbean Countries, U2 Top 40 Albums, Final Round - Pop Divas.

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Episode 4

Episode #5.4

45 mins

Rounds are; Classical Music, TV Comedy, Countries That Have Hosted Both The Summer And Winter Olympics, Non-Eponymous Charles Dickens Novels, Final Round - Politicians.

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Episode 5

Episode #5.5

45 mins

Rounds are; Family Films, Anniversaries, Countries In The Arctic Circle, Bells Of 'Oranges And Lemons', Prime Ministers Of Israel, Final Round -1980's Pop.

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Episode 6

Episode #5.6

45 mins

Rounds are; Meat, Education, Madonna Films, Members Of The Travelling Wilbury's, Final Round - Comic Strip Books.

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Episode 7

Episode #5.7

45 mins

Rounds are; Literature, The USA, Dates of Patron Saints Days, Nordic Countries, British Prime Ministers Whose Surnames Begin With C, Final Round - Languages.

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Episode 8

Episode #5.8

45 mins

Rounds are; Fictional Animals, Musicians, Trumpton Firemen, Boxers Who Defeated Mike Tyson, Countries Beginning Or Ending In O, Postwar Conservative Chancellors Of The Exchequer, Final Round - European Geography.

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Episode 9

Episode #5.9

45 mins

Rounds are; Boy Bands/Rock Bands, British Geography, A-Team Actors, Coronation Decades, Countries That Border Brazil, Final Round - British Actresses.

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Episode 10

Episode #5.10

45 mins

Rounds are; 'Star Wars' Characters, European Football Teams And Their Countries, Monopoly Spaces Worth £200 Or More, Herbie Films, Final - UK Hit Singles With 'New York' In The Title.

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Episode 11

Episode #5.11

45 mins

Rounds are; Chemistry, Famous People, Countries That Begin And End With A, Artists That Had A UK Christmas Number One Single In The 1990's, Final - Golf.

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Episode 12

Episode #5.12

45 mins

Rounds are; Water/Land, Pop Music, Male Tennis Career Grand Slam Champions, Songs From 'Oliver', G8 Countries, Final Round - Oscars

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Episode 13

Episode #5.13

45 mins

Rounds are; England World Cup Squads Since 2000, Hollywood Couples And Their Films, Original Warsaw Pact Countries, Rising Damp Actors, Final Round - Michael Crichton Novels.

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Episode 14

Episode #5.14

45 mins

Rounds are; Hebridean Islands, TV Show And Their Spin-Offs, Winners Of The Cricket World Cup, Pink Ladies And T-Birds In Grease, Final Round - Audrey Hepburn Films.

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Episode 15

Episode #5.15

45 mins

Rounds are; Geology, Pop Music, Olympic Host Cities Beginning With "A", Labour Party Leaders Who Have Not Been Prime Minister, Final - Pop Legends.

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Episode 16

Episode #5.16

45 mins

Rounds are; Demi Moore Films, European Landmarks and Their Cities, Members of the Bronte Family, 'Bones' Mentioned in the Song 'Dem Bones', England Footballers Named Peter or Paul; Final - Grand National Winning Jockeys.

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Episode 17

Episode #5.17

45 mins

Rounds are; Houseplants/Species of Butterfly, Famous Brothers, Countries With 'J' In their Name, Harry Callahan Films, US States On The Gulf Of Mexico; Final - David Bowie UK Top 40 Studio Albums.

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Episode 18

Episode #5.18

45 mins

Rounds are; Words Ending In '...ope', TV Characters and Their Jobs, Artists With Ten Or More UK Number One Singles, Landlocked Countries In Africa, The Last Ten Bond Films; Final - England Cricketers Who Were Not Born in England.

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Episode 19

Episode #5.19

45 mins

Rounds are; Acids, Football Managers And Their Teams, The Wives That Henry VIII Outlived, Coen Brother Films; Final - Wacky Races Characters.

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Episode 20

Episode #5.20

45 mins

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Episode 21

Episode #5.21

45 mins

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Episode 22

Episode #5.22

45 mins

Rounds are; 2010 Winter Olympic Gold Medal Winning Nations, Books With Living Creatures In Their Titles, Blondie UK Top 40 Titles, Leaders Of Parties Elected in 2010, Tom Cruise Films Of The 1980's; Final - Male French Open Winners.

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Episode 23

Episode #5.23

45 mins

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Episode 24

Episode #5.24

45 mins

Rounds are; Ewan McGregor Films, Districts And Suburbs Of UK Cities, The 'Big Five' African Safari Animals, Shakespeare Plays Set In Italy, Nationalities Of 2011 Formula 1 Drivers; Final - Pet Shop Boys UK Top 40 Singles.

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Episode 25

Episode #5.25

45 mins

200th Episode - 200 Club - Rounds are; Varieties Of Potato, Chart-Topping Movie Stars, Sports Represented By Winners Of 'BBC Sports Personality Of The Year', Countries That Border India; Final - European Ryder Cup Golfers.

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Episode 26

Episode #5.26

45 mins

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Episode 27

Episode #5.27

45 mins

Rounds are; 'XYZ' Countries, Actors And The Film In Which They Cross-Dressed, Steve Redgrave Gold Medal Partners, Members Of The Munster Family, UK Cities Beginning With 'N'; Final - UEFA Champions League Final Host Cities.

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Episode 28

Episode #5.28

45 mins

Rounds are; Types Of Footwear, Songs And Their Musicals, 2011 Rugby League Teams, Baldwin Brothers; Final - R.E.M. UK Top 40 Singles.

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Episode 29

Episode #5.29

45 mins

Rounds are; Trade Unions, Singers Known By One Name, South Africa 2010 World Cup Cities, Strictly Come Dancing Finalists, Public Schools; Final Round - James Stewart Films.

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Episode 30

Episode #5.30

45 mins

Rounds are; Cartoon Cats And Dogs, Historical Events And Their Prime Ministers, Pink Floyd Albums, River Nile Countries, Finalists Defeated By Roger Federer; Final - British Vogue's Best Dressed Women of 2010.

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Episode 31

Episode #5.31

45 mins

Rounds are; Census Languages, BBC Sitcoms And Their Settings, Locations Of UK Political Conferences, The Bangles UK Top 40 Hits; Final - John Le Carre Novels.

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Episode 32

Episode #5.32

45 mins

Rounds are; Christian Bale Films/Shirley Bassey UK Top 40 Singles, American Attractions And Their Cities, Olympic Sports Played On A Court, Male 'Oliver!' Characters, Countries With Four-Letter Names; Final - Escape To Victory Footballers.

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Episode 33

Episode #5.33

45 mins

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Episode 34

Episode #5.34

45 mins

Rounds are; WTA Number 1 Ranked Tennis Players, Fictional Schools And Their Works Of Fiction, Countries With a Black Sea Coast, 'Yellow' UK Top 40 Singles; Final - Prime Ministers Of Italy.

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Episode 35

Episode #5.35

45 mins

Rounds are; Types Of Bread, Fictional Robots Computers, Teams That Gary Lineker Played For, Liberal Democrats In The Coalition Cabinet, Michael Ball West End Musicals; Final - Antonio Banderas Films.

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Episode 36

Episode #5.36

45 mins

Rounds are; National Flags That Contain The Colour Green, Albums Of The Noughties And Their Artists, Rhinoceroses, Oscar Winning British Actors Since 2000; Final - Cricketers Who Have Taken More Than 300 Test Wickets.

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Episode 37

Episode #5.37

45 mins

Rounds are; Characters From Asterix/Characters From 'The Dandy', People Known By Their Initials, Royal Parks In London, The First 20 Elements of The Periodic Table; Final - Broadway Plays Of Tennessee Williams.

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Episode 38

Episode #5.38

45 mins

Rounds are; Gemstones, TV Shows And Their Theme Music, Characters In Hamlet, Teams Managed By Jose Mourinho, Reservoir Dogs Actors, Capital Cities Of South America; Final - Authors In The BBC 'Big Read' Top 100.

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Episode 39

Episode #5.39

45 mins

Rounds are; Words Ending In '...eek', Famous Stephens, Best Animated Feature Oscar Winners, American Wimbledon Winners, UK Cities Beginning With 'B'; Final - 2012 Olympic Games Venues.

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Episode 40

Episode #5.40

45 mins

Rounds are; Types Of Tool/Ways To Cook Or Serve Eggs, Famous Plays And Their Playwrights, Chas And Dave UK Top 40 Hits, European Countries With A Monarch, Conservative Michaels In Government; Final - Helen Mirren Films.

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Episode 41

Episode #5.41

45 mins

Rounds are; TV 'Gladiators', Scales Of Measurement, Things That Cliff Richard's 'Living Doll' Can Do, Countries That Border Turkey, Actor's Who Appeared In Both 'Bridget Jones' Film's; Final - England World Cup Goal Scorers.

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Episode 42

Episode #5.42

45 mins

Rounds are; Mythical Creatures, Actors And Their Common Roles, Beatles UK Top 40 Singles With Three Word Titles, Rugby World Cup Winning Nations, Cher Films; Final - Capital Cities Of Canadian Provinces And Territories.

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Episode 43

Episode #5.43

45 mins

Rounds are; UK Cabinet Posts, Rhyming Answers, Boxing Weight Categories For The 2012 London Olympics, Chemical Elements Beginning With 'P', Countries Larger Than India; Final - Snooker Players With A Maximum Break.

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Episode 44

Episode #5.44

45 mins

Rounds are; Words Ending In '...aze', Famous Drummers And Their Bands, Oscar Wilde Plays, 2011 Cricket World Cup Quarterfinalists; Final - Enid Blyton's 'Famous Five' Titles.

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Episode 45

Episode #5.45

45 mins

Rounds are; Types Of Trouser, Comedians And Their Comic Partners, Von Trapp Children, Political Party Leaders Since 1990 Who Were Born In Scotland, Barbra Streisand Films; Final - Commonwealth Capitals.

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Episode 46

Episode #5.46

45 mins

Rounds are; US States Ending In A, Film Villains And Their Films, Gases With A Single-Letter Chemical Symbol, Top-Flight Winning Football Managers, Names In Book Titles Of The New Testament; Final - Hosts Of 'An Audience With...'

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Episode 47

Episode #5.47

45 mins

Rounds are; Melons, Famous Women And Their Famous Mothers, Cities That Have Held The FIFA World Cup Final, Papal Names Taken By Five Or More Popes, Police UK Top 40 Singles; Final - George Michael UK Top 40 Singles.

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Episode 48

Episode #5.48

45 mins

Rounds are; Countries That Have Won 'Miss World'/Goalkeepers Who Have Played For England', US TV Shows And Their Cities, European Monarchs, Days Of The Week In German, Oscar Winning Australian Actors; Final - Boxers Fought Professionally By Muhammad Ali.

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Episode 49

Episode #5.49

45 mins

Rounds are; Keira Knightley Films, Fictional Sleuths And Their Creators, EU Countries On The North Sea, Frankie Goes To Hollywood UK Top 40 Singles, Chelsea Managers Under Roman Abramovich; Final - Countries That Have Had A Female Leader.

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Episode 50

Episode #5.50

45 mins

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Episode 51

Episode #5.51

45 mins

Rounds are; Percussion Instruments, Film Duos And Their Films, Olympic Host Cities Beginning With L, Fire And Water Signs of The Zodiac, US States On The Historic Route 66; Final - Prince Top 40 Singles.

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Episode 52

Episode #5.52

45 mins

Rounds are; Nationalities Ending In '...ian', Palindromic Answers, Bob Marley UK Top 40 Singles, 'The Royle Family' Actors; Final - Films Directed By Ron Howard.

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Episode 53

Episode #5.53

45 mins

Rounds are; Horse And Pony Breeds, Characters And Their Musicals, British Swimmers Who Have Won An Olympic Gold Medal, River Danube Countries, Mel Brooks Films; Final - Bill Bryson Books.

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Episode 54

Episode #5.54

45 mins

Rounds are; Words Ending In '...arm', TV Gameshow And Their Presenters, England Footballers Named 'David', Members Of Pink Floyd; Final - Blur Top 40 Singles.

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Episode 55

Episode #5.55

45 mins

Rounds are; Trees, Film Stars With Alliterative Names, Commonwealth Games Host Cities, 'One Foot In The Grave' Characters; Final - Agatha Christie 'Marple' and 'Poirot' Novels.

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Episode 56

Episode #5.56

45 mins

Rounds are; Presenters And Team Captains Of 'A Question Of Sport', Imaginary Places And Their Creators, Alfred Hitchcock Films With One-Word Titles, Boney M UK Top 40 Singles; Final - Olivier Award Winning Actors.

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Episode 57

Episode #5.57

45 mins

Rounds are; Solo Artists With A UK Number One Album In the 1990's, Countries In Their Native Languages, 'Best Picture' Oscar Winners Of The 21st Century, Sebastian Faulks Novels, UK Cities Beginning Wit 'C'; Final - Humphrey Bogart Films.

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Episode 58

Episode #5.58

45 mins

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Episode 59

Episode #5.59

45 mins

Rounds are; Sigourney Weaver Films, Footballers And Their National Teams, Songs From 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang', US Presidents Who Served At Least Two Full Terms, Post-War Ashes Winning England Captains; Final - Post-War Home Secretaries.

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Episode 60

Episode #5.60

45 mins

Rounds are; Words Ending In '...inch', TV Detectives And Their Shows, Christina Aguilera UK Top 40 Singles, Ricky Gervais Films; Final - Ben Affleck Films.

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