Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg has changed the name on her verified Twitter account to read 'Sharon' in line with what some on the platform have called 'genuinely the greatest wrong answer of all time' given on the BBC quiz show Celebrity Mastermind.
, so we had high hopes for her in the general knowledge round," Emma Kelly, an entertainment editor for the UK'swrote in a column Friday."Unfortunately, that didn't go as well–but she did give one of the best wrong answers the 'Mastermind' chair has ever seen."
Within minutes, viewers took to Twitter, offering their thoughts on Henderson's good-natured mistake."...and thats why I would never do a TV quiz show, I'd be to nervous. I would have probably answered IKEA or Nokia," one person tweeted in response to the clip of the entertainer's flub, which was captioned:"2020 is cancelled."
...and thats why I would never do a TV quiz show, I'd be to nervous. I would have probably answered IKEA or Nokia ð¬Others were a little less forgiving:"better to remain silent and be thought a fool than speak and remove all doubt," another commenter said."should've said pass!"— Christine Bagot After reactions to the clip poured in across the internet, Thunberg changed her display name to"Sharon," generating further responses to the incident.
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