2 voor 12

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2 voor 12
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Also known asTwee voor Twaalf
2V12
GenreGame show
Created byEllen Blazer
Presented byJoop Koopman (1971-1981)
Astrid Joosten (1991-present)
Voices ofJoop van Zijl (until 2018)
Job Cohen (2018-present)
Country of originThe Netherlands
Original languageDutch
Release
Original networkVARA (1971-2017)
BNNVARA (2017-present)
Original releaseOctober 1, 1971 (1971-10-01)-December 1981
March 16, 1991 (revival) –
present
External links
Website

2 voor 12 (English: 2 for 12), formerly Twee voor Twaalf, is a Dutch game show broadcast weekly on that country's public television system since 1971 by BNNVARA (VARA until 2017). Joop Koopman hosted the original version of the program, which aired from 1971 to 1981. A revival, hosted by Astrid Joosten, has aired since 1991, and is broadcast on NPO 2 as of 2021. The program was the longest running quiz program on Dutch television as of 2013.[1]

Gameplay[]

Astrid Joosten on the show's set in 2017.

In the program, two teams of two contestants are given twelve questions to answer with the help of reference books and, in more recent editions, Dutch Wikipedia.[2] Players cannot see if their answers are right or wrong until after the conclusion of the quiz.[3] The first letter of each answer forms an anagram the contestants must unscramble to find a twelve-letter word. Points are deducted as the references are used, and bonuses are awarded afterward based on the number of correct answers offered, with the highest scoring team winning the game.[4] Bonuses for nine or more correct answers were added beginning upon the program's return in 1991 in order to incentivize players to search for correct answers. Later on, another bonus was added for offering a correct answer without using any references.[2]

Questions are presented on myriad subjects in a variety of ways, with many using stock footage, and some being accompanied by animations produced by students at HKU.[5]

Champions are allowed to return for up to three programs, with 3-time champions and 2-time champions who choose to leave the program receiving their score multiplied into Euro (or Dutch guilder, prior to 2002).[3][4]

History[]

Ellen Blazer, a longtime worker for VARA, created the program.[6] Her aim was to create a quiz that people could play even without significant amounts of knowledge.[7] Despite its longevity, the format has not been sold to foreign broadcasters.[2]

Joosten noted upon the program's 50th anniversary in 2021 that the program has been referred to as a Rolls-Royce of quizzes.[7] The program's success has resulted in the catchphrase "Dat zoeken we op" (English: We'll look it up) entering the Dutch lexicon.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Programmamaker Ellen Blazer overleden". Het Parool (in Dutch). 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  2. ^ a b c d van Dongen, Menno (2021-08-24). "'Dat zoeken we op': waarom de iconische kennisquiz 2 voor 12 al vijftig jaar blijft boeien". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  3. ^ a b Gerechtshof's-Gravenhage (2005-06-22). "ECLI:NL:GHSGR:2002:AT8076". de Rechtspraak (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  4. ^ a b "42 jaar oud: "Twee voor twaalf"". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 2013-12-05. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  5. ^ Weaver, Iain (2020-03-15). "Weaver's Week 2020-03-15". UKGameshows.com. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  6. ^ "TELEVISIECARRIÈRE VAN PROGRAMMAMAAKSTER ELLEN BLAZER". IsGeschiedenis. (in Dutch). Geschiedenis Magazine. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  7. ^ a b Duin, Roelf Jan (2021-08-27). "Wat is al vijftig jaar het succes van 2 voor 12? Dat zoeken we op!". Het Parool (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-09-10.


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