It's a traditional format. Basically the "clue" is supposed to be the answer to a "question" and your response has to be the question asked for the clue.
It's one of those things that it's done since time immemorial. Would be interesting to know if it was always that way.
I think it helps Alex and the answer judges prepare for the response. It helps the contestant speak clearly as well as the "Who is..." or "What is..." gets any mumbles our of the way for the follow up.
It's a traditional format. Basically the "clue" is supposed to be the answer to a "question" and your response has to be the question asked for the clue.
It's one of those things that it's done since time immemorial. Would be interesting to know if it was always that way.
I think it helps Alex and the answer judges prepare for the response. It helps the contestant speak clearly as well as the "Who is..." or "What is..." gets any mumbles our of the way for the follow up.