Were you aware that

**Were you aware that...**

**Arab World**

* ... Rita Khoury started working for Future TV in 2001 "accidentally", when her friend who was on the production team of Elhalka Eladaaf told her about the program?

* ... the Arabic-speaking countries that can participate in Elhalka Eladaaf includes: Lebanon, Jordan, Sudan, Egypt, Libya, Algeria, etc.

**Australia**

* ... a contestant got so mad after being voted off, that they threw their voting plate on the ground which bounced up and struck Cornelia Frances in the leg? This scene never aired, and was most likely scrapped by the production team.

* ... Cornelia Frances became the first female to host a game show in Australia?

**Croatia**

* ... the Croatian version reached over a thousand episodes in 2010, making it the only international version to have reached as many episodes? (Excluding UK).

**Chile**

* ... the Chilean version is one of the only international versions to achieve the A for adults TV rating? (For audiences 18+ in Chile)

**Denmark**

* ... the Danish set was later used in Norway and Estonia?

**Estonia**

* ... according to a former contestant, the pilot episode took nearly fourteen hours to film?

**Hungary**

* ... the second version of the 'A leggyengébb láncszem' called 'Nincs kegyelem,' downsized to five contestants? Making it the only version that holds up to five contestants, while they still have to make a chain of nine correct answers.

**India**

* ... the Hindi version originally had nine podiums for the first few episodes?

**Ireland**

* ... Eamon Dunphy became the first man to host a version of the Weakest Link? Few weeks later, Andrei Gheorghe became the second.

**Italy**

* ... that the Italian version of the Weakest Link lasted the shortest time on the air? (Three weeks).
* ...the host Papi Enrico hosted the Italian version of Wheel of Fortune?

**Philippines**

* ... in early 2002, the set was burned down by a fire?

* ... a contestant died of a heart attack minutes before filming?

**Russia**

* ... that if a contestant answers "Америка" (America) to a question involving the United States, the answer would count as incorrect for some unknown reason, with the host claiming that the correct answer is "США" (USA). This occurrence has been noted at least twice.

**Singapore (English)**

* ... that this version is believed to have the worst money chain? With the first question starting at S$100, while the eighth question is worth S$125,000?
* ... Host Asha Gill was born in the United Kingdom?

**South Africa**

* ... that the show won a SAFTA Golden Horn award for the "Best Game Show" in 2006?

* ... Fiona Coyne didn't like to insult others in reality?
* ... a contestant personally attacked Fiona after calling her a "wrinkly fossil" in a season 5 episode?

**Spain**

* ... that Spain was the first country to change the show's title from the Weakest Link to the Weakest Rival? This title was also used in the versions in Mexico and Chile.

**United Kingdom**

* ... Anne Robinson fainted twice while hosting one of the very first episodes of the Weakest Link?

**United States**

* ... in an attempt to achieve higher ratings than ABC's 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire,' this version's top prize became the most-valued top prize compared to any other version?

**Turkey**

* ... the version hosted by İpek Altınbaşak-Farina is believed to have the least episodes created with only 8 episodes?