Battle of the Brains (British game show)
television series
Battle of the Brains is a quiz show that aired on BBC Two from 28 July 2008 to 6 March 2009.
Round 1
Each captain chooses one member from their team of 6 to take part in one of 5 (6 in series 1) different tests of skill in one of 15 different categories. This happens 5 times in the first round and any member of the team can play except the team captain. If the player is successful they rejoin their team, if not, then the player is eliminated. If one team is totally successful, then they would have all 6 players intact, while the other team would be down to one. In series 2, the types of challenge stuck to a specific order; Speed, Memory, Wisdom, Identity and Nerve.
The 6 different types of challenge are:
Speed – The players will be asked questions about the chosen subject on the buzzer. The winner is the first person to answer three questions correctly. In series 2, this was increased to five questions answered correctly.
Memory – The players have to take it turns to name things of a list relating to the chosen subject.
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