Swelling: on bones. Finger: at the tip of the middle finger. Mouse: throughout the body. Pan: in the knees.” It’s hard to know what to do with those four clues. One looks medical. Another sounds anatomical. Then there’s a mouse and a pan thrown into the mix. Put them together and the connection seems almost impossible to find — which may explain why both Only Connect teams were left completely stuck. As the clock ran down, one team eventually gambled on “Dead”. It didn’t work. Viewers at home were no more convinced, with some calling the question “terrible” and others suggesting it belonged among the show’s worst ever. Yet there is a single word that links swelling, finger, mouse and pan. The frustrating part is that the clues are technically giving you everything you need. The real challenge is seeing them in the way the question expects.
Only Connect viewers furious over ‘worst question ever’ on BBC quiz show. Can you solve it? Only Connect is famous for questions that can leave even the sharpest contestants scratching their heads. But one puzzle on the BBC quiz show pushed viewers’ patience to the limit, with some branding it one of the worst questions … Read more