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What? Where? When? pitted a team of young "whiz kids" against the "team" of television viewers, who submitted questions about science, history, or literature that were presented in the form of riddles. Teams were given one minute—the show's famous 'minute for reflection'--to come up with an answer. As we can see in this clip, this format made possible lively debates among the team members that were intended to promote team-work and collaboration in Soviet institutions.
What? Where? When? pitted a team of young "whiz kids" against the "team" of television viewers, who submitted questions about science, history, or literature that were presented in the form of riddles. Teams were given one minute—the show's famous 'minute for reflection'--to come up with an answer. As we can see in this clip, this format made possible lively debates among the team members that were intended to promote team-work and collaboration in Soviet institutions.
