Chto? Gde? Kogda?
| What? Where? When? | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Game show |
| Starring |
Vladimir Voroshilov Boris Kryuk |
| Opening theme | Owl with Crown |
| No. of seasons | 39 |
| No. of episodes | 409 |
| Production | |
| Running time | up to 90 min. (live) |
| Release | |
| Original network | Channel One |
| Audio format | Mono, Stereo |
| Original release | 1975 – present |
| Website | chgk |
What? Where? When? (Russian: Что? Где? Когда?, translit. Chto? Gde? Kogda?) is an intellectual game show well known in Russian-language media and other CIS states since the mid-1970s. Today it is produced for television by TV Igra on the Russian Channel One and also exists as a competitive game played in clubs organized by the World Association of Clubs. Over 21,000 teams worldwide play the sport version of the game, based on the TV show.
Throughout the game, a team of 6 experts attempts to answer questions sent in by viewers. For each question, the time limit is 1 minute. The questions require a combination of skills such as logical thinking, intuition, insight, etc. to find the correct answer. The person who sent in the question earns a prize if the experts cannot get the correct answer, while the team of experts earns points if they manage to get the correct answer.
The basic rules of the game are:
Any question ends: is "What is in the Black box"? In some questions it was another black box and even Flight data recorder (in Russian the words are the same). There are three black boxes, but the large black box is the ordinary, the smaller (smallest) used only if there are two or three boxes in the question (or in blitz rounds) or the item must (not would) be little.
In big black box was even
The experts are presented an item and usually asked how it is used.
The game was developed between 1975 and 1977 by artist, television host and director Vladimir Voroshilov. The very first version of the game (aired September 4, 1975) emphasized knowledge rather than logic; two families competed from their homes. In the next two years only two games were aired, the second of which, on 24 December 1977, already was close to the today's format: a top spinning on the table selects a viewer's question which is discussed for one minute by a team of 6 persons; the host is "invisible" and present only as a voice. (At the time, Voroshilov was banned from appearing on the screen, even his name was not indicated in the show credits.) Since 1978, the game is aired regularly. The final major change in rules, in 1982, established that the game continues until 6 points are scored by either side. Since 1986, the games are broadcast live.
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