Surely Everyone Knows That 7X8 ...

[Bazile]

... = 51 .

Him being the chancelloer as well

tut tut

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-28143553

[sandyRoe]

Who was the American Vice President who couldn't spell, 'potato'?

[royfromaus]

He could easily answered that, but had he done so the next one might not have been so easy.

[woofgang]

the answer is 42 innit?

[dannyk13]

Dan Quale

[zoe76]

I wonder if next time he visits a school he will take with him a little times table square like we were given in school, they are small, he could sit it on his lap ;0)

[Graham-W]

I find it sad that the BBC had to tell it's readers what the correct answer is. A reflection of the times I suppose.

[berniecuddles]

@ sandyRoe
"Who was the American Vice President who couldn't spell, 'potato'?"
thought it was king Edward......!