A Question of Genius
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| Genre | Quiz show |
| Presented by | Kirsty Wark |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 45 |
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| Location(s) | BBC Pacific Quay |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company(s) | BBC Scotland |
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| Original network | BBC Two |
| Picture format | 16:9 1080i |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 16 March 2009 – 4 June 2010 |
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A Question of Genius was a game show hosted by Kirsty Wark and produced by BBC Scotland. The show was broadcast on BBC Two. It was recorded at BBC Pacific Quay in Glasgow. It ran from 16 March 2009 to 4 June 2010.
Each week there is a pool of an unspecified number of contestants. 8 of these contestants play each day. Although, it's not televised, this seems to be referred to as the first round in the show.
Played the same as A Question of Knowledge in series 1 (see below).
In this round, the six/eight players are given a starter question. the first person to get it right is given a follow-up question on the same subject and must choose a difficulty level between 1 and 3 (between 1 and 5 in the first series). If they get the follow-up right, they get the same number of points as their level of difficulty. However, other players can also buzz in on the follow-up and steal the points. The first five players (six in the first series) to get five points go through to the next round. The remaining player is eliminated. In the first series the other two contestants came back for the first round on the next show.
As with the first round, the five/six players are given a question. The player who answers the question correctly gets the chance to answer a question related to that question and have to choose which level they want for that question, then they choose which other player they wish to play against in a head-to-head on that question. The person who buzzes in with the correct answer gets the points. The first four to reach 6 points go through to the next round. The remaining player is eliminated. In the first series the other two contestants came back for the first round on the next show.
As with the last two rounds, they are given a starter question. Whoever gets it right gets three follow-up questions on the same topic. The first follow-up question is worth one point, the second one is worth two points, and the remainder question is worth three points. Itf they get the starter and the follow-up questions right, they get the right number of points and go through to the next round. If they get one of their follow-ups wrong, another starter question is given. However, the other players cannot interject during the follow-ups. The first three to get seven points go through to the next round.
The remaining 4 players are each given 60 seconds to answer as many questions as possible. They are given the category and have to choose which level they want answer. If they answer correctly, they get the points, but if they answer wrongly, the first of the other 3 players to buzz in can steal the points. The 2 players who get the most points go through to the next round. The other 2 have to wait until the next day until they can play again.
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