In which American town or cities were the following set:
a. Hill Street Blues
b. Cheers
c. Cannon
d. Hawaii 5-0
e. Little house on the prairie
f. The golden girls
g. Frasier
h. Married with children
i. Ironside
j. Northern Exposure
2. In which classic comedy do the characters Polly and The Major both appear?
3. In Dad's Army, what was Private Fraser's occupation?
4. Which sitcom about a local cricket club starred Josie Lawrence as Timothy Spall's wife?
5. Which Last of the Summer Wine actor narrates Wallace and Grommit?
6. In which comedy series did a giant cat terrorise London?
7. What was the name of the pub in Only Fools and Horses?
8. In Absolutely Fabulous, what is Edina's surname?
9. Which comedy series was set in a Leisure Centre?
10. What was the name of the cab firm in the series Taxi?
ANSWERS
1. Ten Answers:
a. New York
b. Boston
c. Los Angeles
d. Honolulu
e. Walnut Grove
f. Miami
g. Seattle
h. Chicago
i. San Francisco
j. Cicely
2. Fawlty Towers
3. Undertaker
4. Outside Edge
5. Peter Sallis
6. The Goodies
7. The Nag's Head
8. Monsoon
9. The Brittas Empire
10. Sunshine Cab Co.
1. Alan Titchmarsh hosted Ask the Family in 1999, but who was the original host?
2. Which Snooker player assisted Jim Davidson on Big Break?
3. Name the three hosts of Blankety Blank?
4. Which Quiz had a catchphrase of ?I?ll have A ?P? Bob?
5. Tony Green assisted Jim Bowen on which TV quiz show?
6. Robin Ray, Robert Robinson & Bob Holness have all hosted which panel game?
7. What was the first game show shown on Channel 4?
8. What are the names of the two men who have hosted The Crystal Maze?
9. William G. Stewart hosts which TV Quiz Show?
10. Friends like these was hosted by which former pop duo?
11. What were the names of the FOUR original hosts of Game for A Laugh?
12. Who was Larry Grayson?s ?Glamorous Assistant? on The Generation Game?
13. Lionel Blair and Una Stubs were the original team captains on which charades based game show?
14. Who are the two team captains on Have I Got News for You?
15. Stuart Hall and Eddie Waring hosted which over the top 'sports' challenge game show?
16. John Hart, Roger Pritchard, Sir David Hunt & Fred Housego have all won which cerebral quiz show?
17. Who hosts the TV quiz It?s Only TV But I Like It?
18. Who hosted the cerebral & action quiz The Krypton Factor?
19. Which two people have hosted the BBC?s Masterchef?
20. What was the booby prize on 3-2-1?
ANSWERS
1. Robert Robinson
2. John Virgo
3. Terry Wogan, Les Dawson and Lily Savage
4. Blockbusters
5. Bullseye
6. Call My Bluff
7. Countdown (Also the first programme shown on channel 4)
8. Richard O'Brien and Edward Tudor Pole.
9. Fifteen To One
10. Ant and Dec (Ant McPartlin and Decland Donnelly)
11. Jeremy Beadle, Matthew Kelly, Henry Kelly, Sarah Kennedy.
12. Isla St Clair
13. Give Us A Clue
14. Paul Merton and Ian Hislop.
15. It?s A Knockout
16. Mastermind
17. Jonathan Ross
18. Gordon Burns
19. Lloyd Grossman & Gary Rhodes
20. Dusty Bin
1. Who is always in pursuit of the canary Tweety Pie?
2. What is Bugs Bunny?s catchphrase?
3. Why are the popular Tom & Jerry cartoons the most criticised of cartoons?
4. Name the cartoon cat who kept walking
5. Where do the flinstones live?
6. What breed of dog is snoopy from the peanuts cartoon?
7. Who has a girlfriend named Olive Oyl?
8. Who has the reputation as the fastest mouse in Mexico?
9. Chip N dale are the 2 clever chipmunks. What is the difference in their appearance?
10. What is the full name of the creators of Scooby Doo?
ANSWERS
1. Sylvester
2. Whats up Doc?
3. Because of their Violence
4. Felix
5. Bedrock
6. Beagle
7. Popeye
8. Speedy Gonzalez
9. Chip has 1 tooth, Dale 2
10. William Hanna and Joseph Babbera
1. Who Played Blake Carrington In Dynasty?
2. Who Was The Last Actor To Play Dangerfield?
3. In Which Program Is There A Surgery In Cardale?
4. What Were The Names Of Ma Boswells Children In Bread?
5. In Which Programme Were Leslie Grantham And Don Henderson Brothers?
6. Which Comic Duo Lived In Oil Drum Lane?
7. What Was the Name of Jacques Cousteau?s Boat?
8. Whose Was The First Televised Royal Funeral?
9. What Was The Name Of The Child In Bewitched?
10. Who Hosted Going For A Song?
11. Trapper, Hawkeye And Radar Appear In Which TV Programme?
12. What Type Of Creature Was Chorlton From Chorlton And The Wheelies?
13. Which Telletubbie Has A Handbag?
14. Who Has A Friend Called Wendolene?
15. Which Clanger Owed A Musical Boat?
16. Who Was The Farmer In Camberwick Green?
17. Who Played Emily Bishop In Coronation Street?
18. Who Played Peggy In Hi De Hi?
19. Who played Nurse Gladys Emmanuel in TV?s Open All Hours?
ANSWERS
1. John Forsythe
2. Nigel Havers
3. Peak Practice
4. Joey, Jack, Adrian, Aveline And Billy
5. The Paradise Club
6. Steptoe And Son
7. The Calypso
8. George VI
9. Tabitha
10. Max Robertson
11. Mash
12. A Dragon
13. Tinky Winky
14. Wallace And Grommit
15. General Clanger
16. Jonathon Bell
17. Eileen Derbyshire
18. Su Pollard
19. Linda Baron
1. Which series was set mainly at 34 Claremont Avenue, London, W11 4BS?
2. In which area was Citizen Smith set?
3. Where did Rupert Bear live?
4. What soap is set in Beckindale?
5. Where was Noels House Party set?
6. What series was set in Walnut Grove, Plum Creek, Minnesota?
7. Who lived at 1313 Mockingbird Lane, Mocking Bird Heights?
8. On which farm did Worzel Gummidge live?
9. In which wood is the dire sitcom Babes in the wood set?
10. What medical series is set in Cardale?
ANSWERS
1. Absolutely Fabulous
2. Tooting
3. Nutwood
4. Emmerdale
5. Crinkley Bottom
6. Little House on the Prairie
7. The Munsters
8. Scatterbrook
9. St Johns Wood
10. Peak Practice
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OK, a bit of harmless fun this one. We'll give you the guts of a joke by the famous Welsh comedian Tommy Cooper and the aim is to complete the joke with the punchline.
1. I went to the doctor's. He said 'I'd like you to lie on the couch'.
I said 'What for?'
He said ________________
2. I went to the doctor's the other day. I said 'have you got anything for wind'
so he _______________
3. I'm on a whisky diet, I've lost three ____________
4. A policeman stopped me the other night, he taps on the window of the car and says: 'Would you please blow into this bag, Sir'.
I said: 'What for, Officer?'
He says: ________________
5. "I bumped into an old acquaintance the other day, he told me he had taken a job as a postman. He said it was better than _________________
6. I slept like a log last night. I woke up ______________
7. I bought my wife a wooden leg for christmas! It's not her main present, just __________________
8. "Doctor, I can't pronounce my F's, T's and H's."
Doctor: _________________________
9. A man walked into the doctor's, he said "I've hurt my arm in several places.
The doctor said ________________________
10. So I went to the dentist.
He said "Say Aaah."
I said "Why?"
He Said ___________________
ANSWERS
1. 'I'd like to sweep the floor'
2. gave me a kite.
3. days already.
4. 'My chips are too hot'.
5. walking the streets."
6. in a fireplace
7. a stocking filler
8. "Well you can't say fairer than that then"
9. "well don't go there any more"
10. "My dog is dead"
1. Which 1997 series featured detectives Slade and Holly?
2. Which TV detective is based in Shrewsbury?
3. Maddy Magellan assisted which offbeat TV detective?
4. In which TV show could you see Superintendent Hatcher and DC Hames?
5. Who had a business card which included a matchstick-man logo?
6. Chief Superintendent Charles Brownlow was in charge of which police station?
7. How many Angels did Charlie have at any one time?
8. Who worked for the Bureau des Etranges?
9. Which detective often embarrassed Inspector Slack?
10. How was detective Sergeant Johnny Ho better known?
11. Ronnie barker played Norman Stanley Fletcher in a TV sequel to ?porridge? what was it called?
12. Which lawyer made actor Raymond Burr famous?
13. Which fictional village is home to Miss Marple?
14. Who played the character of Steve Biko in the film ?cry freedom??
15. Who was the first us president to be assassinated?
16. Who co-presented Crimewatch with Nick Ross, prior to Jill Dando?
17. Who was the American half of ?the persuaders??
18. Which murder weapon in ?Cluedo? would be second alphabetically?
19. Who assassinated Martin Luther King?
20. What is the character name of the original constable in ?heartbeat??
21. Which convicted bank robber did Roger Daltry play on film in 1980?
ANSWERS
1. Crime Traveller
2. Cadfael
3. Jonathan Creek
4. Crimewatch
5. The Saint
6. Sun Hill (The Bill)
7. 3
8. Bergerac
9. Miss Marple
10. The Chinese Detective
11. Going Straight
12. Perry mason
13. St Marys Mead
14. Denzel Washington
15. Abraham lincoln
16. Sue Cook
17. Tony Curtis
18. Dagger
19. James Earl Ray
20. PC Nick Rowan
21. John McVicar
1. Which TV series was based on the novel Cyborg by Martin Caiden?
2. Which Irish actor played the part of Duran Duran in the 1968 film Barbarella?
3. Which former Mr World and Mr Universe played the part of the Hulk in the Incredible Hulk?
4. In which century does Star Trek take place?
5. Who wrote and directed the 1971 film THX 1138?
6. What was the name of the atomic submarine featured in the TV series Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea?
7. Which character played by actor Craig Charles is the sole survivor of the Red Dwarf?
8. Which former Miss USA played the part of Wonder Woman?
9. Before coming to New York in the 1933 film King Kong where had king Kong lived?
10. The TV series Doomwatch was based on the activities of which fictional government department?
11. Who is the author of the "Discworld" series of science fiction novels?
12. What is the significance of the temperature in the title of the 1960's science fiction film "Fahrenheit 451?
13. Which fictional organisation was based on Tracy island?
14. Where would you regularly see the code NCC1701?
15. Who captained Stingray?
16. What was the name of Blake’s Sevens first ship?
17. Who was the 4th doctor who on TV?
18. What were people searching for in Waterworld?
19. What was the name of George Jetsons dog?
20. Who provided Darth Vaders voice?
21. What was the Highlanders name in the film?
22. Who played a young Obi Wan in Star Wars Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace?
23. Who was the female star of Weird Science?
24. Ian Holm plays Ash in Alien, what is different about him?
25. Who wrote the first major novel about a war with alien invaders?
26. In what car does Michael J Fox go back to the future?
27. Which pop star played "The man who fell to earth"?
28. Which character makes a series of quantum leaps?
29. In which book do you meet a character called Thorin son of Thrain son of Thror?
30. Which actress played the equivalent of the 6 million Dollar man?
31. Who plays Arnold Schwarzeneggers wife in total Recall?
32. What is futile against the Borg?
ANSWERS
1. The Six Million Dollar man
2. Milo O’Shea
3. Lou Ferrigno
4. The 23rd Century
5. George Lucas
6. Seaview
7. Dave Lister
8. Lynda Carter
9. Skull Island
10. Department for the Observation and Measurement of Science
11. Terry Pratchett
12. It is the temperature in degrees at which books (paper) burns
13. International Rescue
14. On the Starship Enterprise
15. Troy Tempest
16. The Liberator
17. Tom Baker
18. Dry Land
19. Astro
20. James Earl Jones
21. Connor McCleod
22. Ewan McGregor
23. Kelly Le brock
24. Android
25. H G Wells
26. DeLorean
27. David Bowie
28. Dr Sam Becket
29. The Hobbit
30. Lindsay Wagner
31. Sharon Stone
32. Resistance
1. In 1984, Margaret Thatcher wrote a sketch for, and played herself in which series?
2. Which TV series features International Rescue?
3. In which town is Fawlty Towers set?
4. In Minder, name Arthur Daley's club.
5. What period drama was set at 165 Eaton Place, London?
6. What is the name of Captain Pugwash's ship?
7. Who did Reggie Perrin work for, before GROT?
8. Which Brit TV series inspired America's All In The Family?
9. Who did Ronnie Corbett play in Sorry? Two points for his full name.
10. Who played the first Doctor Who?
11. Who played Robin in Robin's Nest?
12. Sue Nicholls and Molly Weir starred in which 1980's kids' series?
13. In The New Avengers, who does Joanna Lumley play?
14. Which British soap is set in Glendarroch?
15. What did Alf Garnet call his son-in-law in Till Death Us Do Part?
16. Who did Dennis Waterman play in The Sweeney?
17. What does Rumpole of the Bailey call his wife?
18. In the TV series Porridge, what was the name of the prison?
19. Who chaired Question Time immediately before Peter Sissons?
20. In The Goon Show, who played Eccles?
ANSWERS
1. Yes, Minister
2. Thunderbirds
3. Torquay
4. The Winchester Club
5. Upstairs Downstairs
6. The Black Pig
7. Sunshine Desserts
8. 'Till Death Us Do Part
9. Timothy Lumsden
10. William Hartnell
11. Richard O'Sullivan
12. Rentaghost
13. Purdey
14. Take the High Road
15. Scouse Git
16. Sgt George Carter
17. She who must be obeyed
18. Slade
19. Sir Robin Day
20. Spike Milligan
1. One of Bambi's friends was called Thumper. What type of animal was Thumper?
2. In Sleeping Beauty what were the names of Princess Aurora's three fairy godmothers?
3. What type of animal was the friendly Thomas O'Malley?
4. Dewey, Huey and Louie were the nephews of which famous Disney character?
5. What was the name of the animal who sang Zip-a-Dee- Doo-dah in Walt Disney's adaptation of Joel Chandler Harris's Tales of Uncle Remus?
6. What was the name of the cartoon cat who constantly tried to eat the canary called Tweety Pie?
7. What was the name of the Disney elephant with jumbo-sized ears?
8. Name the cartoon character who was 'the fastest " mouse in all Mehico'.
9. Musky Muskrat was the sidekick of which cartoon lawman?
10. Who was the big brown bear who protected Mowgli in ~ Walt Disney's The Jungle Book?
11. What type of animal was J Worthington Foul Fellow?
12. Where was the home of Fred Flinstone?
13. What were the names of the Seven Dwarfs in Disney's first full feature length cartoon, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs?
14. Name the beagle in the Peanuts comic strip
15. Who was Popeye's chief opponent who tried to woo Olive Oyl away from her spinach-eating boyfriend?
16. Which cartoon character was featured in the short Steamboat Willie?
17. Dumbo the elephant made friends with a mouse. What was the name of this mouse?
18. Who created the popular 1920s cartoon character Felix the Cat?
19. Who is the hero of the Snoopy cartoons created by Charles M Schulz?
20. What is the name of the calculating fat cat created by Jim Davis in his comic strips?
21. Which cartoon character is stalked by Doctor Von Goosewing?
ANSWERS
1. Rabbit
2. Flora, Fauna and Merryweather
3. An Alley cat
4. Donald Duck
5. Brer Rabbit
6. Sylvester
7. Dumbo
8. Speedy Gonzales
9. Deputy Dawg
10. Baloo
11. A fox (in Pinocchio)
12. Bedrock
13. Doc, Sneezy, Grumby, Happy, Sleepy, Dopey and Bashful
14. Snoopy
15. Bluto
16. Mickey Mouse
17. Timothy
18. Pat Sullivan
19. Charlie Brown
20. Garfield
21. Count Duckula
1. Who Played Blake Carrington In Dynasty?
2. Who Was The Last Actor To Play Dangerfield?
3. In Which Program Is There A Surgery In Cardale?
4. What Were The Names Of Ma Boswells Children In Bread?
5. In Which Programme Were Leslie Grantham And Don Henderson Brothers?
6. Which Comic Duo Lived In Oil Drum Lane?
7. What Was the Name of Jacques Cousteau?s Boat?
8. Whose Was The First Televised Royal Funeral?
9. What Was The Name Of The Child In Bewitched?
10. Who Hosted Going For A Song?
11. Trapper, Hawkeye And Radar Appear In Which TV Programme?
12. What Type Of Creature Was Chorlton From Chorlton And The Wheelies?
13. Which Telletubbie Has A Handbag?
14. Who Has A Friend Called Wendolene?
15. Which Clanger Owed A Musical Boat?
16. Who Was The Farmer In Camberwick Green?
17. Who Played Emily Bishop In Coronation Street?
18. Who Played Peggy In Hi De Hi?
19. Who played Nurse Gladys Emmanuel in TV?s Open All Hours?
ANSWERS
1. John Forsythe
2. Nigel Havers
3. Peak Practice
4. Joey, Jack, Adrian, Aveline And Billy
5. The Paradise Club
6. Steptoe And Son
7. The Calypso
8. George VI
9. Tabitha
10. Max Robertson
11. Mash
12. A Dragon
13. Tinky Winky
14. Wallace And Grommit
15. General Clanger
16. Jonathon Bell
17. Eileen Derbyshire
18. Su Pollard
19. Linda Baron
1. Which TV series was based on the novel Cyborg by Martin Caiden?
2. Which Irish actor played the part of Duran Duran in the 1968 film Barbarella?
3. Which former Mr World and Mr Universe played the part of the Hulk in the Incredible Hulk?
4. In which century does Star Trek take place?
5. Who wrote and directed the 1971 film THX 1138?
6. What was the name of the atomic submarine featured in the TV series Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea?
7. Which character played by actor Craig Charles is the sole survivor of the Red Dwarf?
8. Which former Miss USA played the part of Wonder Woman?
9. Before coming to New York in the 1933 film King Kong where had king Kong lived?
10. The TV series Doomwatch was based on the activities of which fictional government department?
11. Who is the author of the "Discworld" series of science fiction novels?
12. What is the significance of the temperature in the title of the 1960's science fiction film "Fahrenheit 451?
13. Which fictional organisation was based on Tracy island?
14. Where would you regularly see the code NCC1701?
15. Who captained Stingray?
16. What was the name of Blake’s Sevens first ship?
17. Who was the 4th doctor who on TV?
18. What were people searching for in Waterworld?
19. What was the name of George Jetsons dog?
20. Who provided Darth Vaders voice?
21. What was the Highlanders name in the film?
22. Who played a young Obi Wan in Star Wars Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace?
23. Who was the female star of Weird Science?
24. Ian Holm plays Ash in Alien, what is different about him?
25. Who wrote the first major novel about a war with alien invaders?
26. In what car does Michael J Fox go back to the future?
27. Which pop star played "The man who fell to earth"?
28. Which character makes a series of quantum leaps?
29. In which book do you meet a character called Thorin son of Thrain son of Thror?
30. Which actress played the equivalent of the 6 million Dollar man?
31. Who plays Arnold Schwarzeneggers wife in total Recall?
32. What is futile against the Borg?
ANSWERS
1. The Six Million Dollar man
2. Milo O’Shea
3. Lou Ferrigno
4. The 23rd Century
5. George Lucas
6. Seaview
7. Dave Lister
8. Lynda Carter
9. Skull Island
10. Department for the Observation and Measurement of Science
11. Terry Pratchett
12. It is the temperature in degrees at which books (paper) burns
13. International Rescue
14. On the Starship Enterprise
15. Troy Tempest
16. The Liberator
17. Tom Baker
18. Dry Land
19. Astro
20. James Earl Jones
21. Connor McCleod
22. Ewan McGregor
23. Kelly Le brock
24. Android
25. H G Wells
26. DeLorean
27. David Bowie
28. Dr Sam Becket
29. The Hobbit
30. Lindsay Wagner
31. Sharon Stone
32. Resistance
1. Which 1997 series featured detectives Slade and Holly?
2. Which TV detective is based in Shrewsbury?
3. Maddy Magellan assisted which offbeat TV detective?
4. In which TV show could you see Superintendent Hatcher and DC Hames?
5. Who had a business card which included a matchstick-man logo?
6. Chief Superintendent Charles Brownlow was in charge of which police station?
7. How many Angels did Charlie have at any one time?
8. Who worked for the Bureau des Etranges?
9. Which detective often embarrassed Inspector Slack?
10. How was detective Sergeant Johnny Ho better known?
11. Ronnie barker played Norman Stanley Fletcher in a TV sequel to ?porridge? what was it called?
12. Which lawyer made actor Raymond Burr famous?
13. Which fictional village is home to Miss Marple?
14. Who played the character of Steve Biko in the film ?cry freedom??
15. Who was the first us president to be assassinated?
16. Who co-presented Crimewatch with Nick Ross, prior to Jill Dando?
17. Who was the American half of ?the persuaders??
18. Which murder weapon in ?Cluedo? would be second alphabetically?
19. Who assassinated Martin Luther King?
20. What is the character name of the original constable in ?heartbeat??
21. Which convicted bank robber did Roger Daltry play on film in 1980?
ANSWERS
1. Crime Traveller
2. Cadfael
3. Jonathan Creek
4. Crimewatch
5. The Saint
6. Sun Hill (The Bill)
7. 3
8. Bergerac
9. Miss Marple
10. The Chinese Detective
11. Going Straight
12. Perry mason
13. St Marys Mead
14. Denzel Washington
15. Abraham lincoln
16. Sue Cook
17. Tony Curtis
18. Dagger
19. James Earl Ray
20. PC Nick Rowan
21. John McVicar
1. What kind of creature was Lassie?
2. What was ITV given permission to include with its programmes that BBC could not?
3. Where were you invited to sit in to watch some theatre?
4. In which game did a group of National Service soldiers appear?
5. What were the names of the Flowerpot Men?
6. Gerald Campion played which overweight pupil of Greyfriars school?
7. Which bandleader's catchphrase was 'Wakey Wakey!'?
8. Which kid's series coined the phrase, 'Here's one we made earlier'?
9. Which series began in 1950 and has since been presented by Terry Wogan, David Jacobs and Rosemarie Ford?
10. Where was PC George Dixon's 'patch'?
11. What major TV event happened in 1955 on the night Grace Archer died on radio?
12. Which sports programme, begun in 1958, can still be seen on Saturday afternoons?
13. Who played the title role in 'I Love Lucy'?
14. What type of entertainer was David Nixon?
15. Which much-knocked talent show began its 20-year run in 1956?
ANSWERS
1. A dog
2. Advertisements
3. Armchair
4. Army
5. Bill and Ben
6. Billy Bunter
7. Billy Cotton
8. Blue Peter
9. Come Dancing
10. Dock Green
11. First night of ITV
12. Grandstand
13. Lucille Ball
14. Magician
15. Opportunity Knocks
1. Which ad featured Buzby, a feathered friend?
2. Who said, rather hopefully, "we're getting there"?
3. What was the first TV advert advertising?
4. Which ad, featuring cigarettes, said they were " cool as a mountain stream"?
5. What items of confectionery, now called "Starburst", were "made to make your mouth water"?
6. "Every little helps" according to this shopping chain
7. This product makes "budgies bounce with health"
8. Tony says these are "Grrreat!"
9. Leonard Rossiter appeared in a series of adverts alongside Joan Collins. What product were they advertising?
10. Which ad promoted a product "full of Eastern promise"?
11. This ad featured an enquiry for a book entitled "Fly Fishing" by J R Hartley. What was it actually advertising?
12. The ad showed robots laughing at humans who "peeled them with their metal knives". The product was?
13. "Mr Shifter, do you know the piano's on my foot?" "You hum it, son, and I'll play it." These are lines from which advert, featuring our national beverage
14. According to the adverts, this product is "the real thing"
15. Rowan Atkinson played an inept secret agent in this series of ads but, what was he advertising?
16. Who played Beattie, the proud Jewish grandmother, whose grandson gained an 'ology in this commercial?
17. Harry Enfield said: "This bloke's a nutter". What was he advertising?
18. Which company was telling everyone to 'put a tiger in your tank' back in the 60s?
19. Businessman Victor Kyam 'liked this product so much' he 'bought the company'. What was the product?
20. This is 'probably the best lager in the world'.
ANSWERS
1. British Post Office Telephones ? I?ll accept BT
2. Good old British Rail
3. Gibbs SR toothpaste ? the tube was set in a block of ice to highlight its cool taste ? first appeared on UK television on 22nd September 1955
4. Consulate menthol cigarettes
5. Opal Fruits
6. Tesco
7. Trill
8. Kellogg?s Frosties
9. Cinzano Bianco
10. Fry?s Turkish Delight
11. Yellow Pages
12. Cadbury?s Smash
13. PG Tips
14. Coca Cola (Coke)
15. Barclaycard
16. Maureen Lipman
17. Dime Bar
18. Esso
19. Remington razor
20. Carlsberg
1. In the 1970?s what was the surname of the family who owned 165 Eaton Place?
2. Which detective had a manservant called Magersfontein Lugg?
3. Which weatherman assured viewers on the 15th October 1987 that there would be no hurricane just hours before the country was devastated by one?
4. What was the title of the sequel to Porridge?
5. What is the link between the astronauts Alan Shephard, Virgil Grissom, John Glenn, Scott Carpenter and Gordon Cooper?
6. Which TV series title music was ?Wheels on Fire??
7. Who played the part of Rowdy Yates in Rawhide?
8. Who was the original presenter of The Golden Shot?
9. Who was the captain of the ship, the Black Pig?
10. Which character on TV lived between Nick Swainey and his mother on one side and Patrick and Pippa on the other?
ANSWERS
1. Bellamy (Upstairs and Downstairs)
2. Campion
3. Michael Fish
4. Going Straight
5. Their first names were used for the Thunderbirds
6. Absolutely Fabulous
7. Clint Eastwood
8. Jackie Rae
9. Captain Pugwash
10. Victor Meldrew
1. Who is always in pursuit of the canary Tweety Pie?
2. What is Bugs Bunny?s catchphrase?
3. Why are the popular Tom & Jerry cartoons the most criticised of cartoons?
4. Name the cartoon cat who kept walking
5. Where do the flinstones live?
6. What breed of dog is snoopy from the peanuts cartoon?
7. Who has a girlfriend named Olive Oyl?
8. Who has the reputation as the fastest mouse in Mexico?
9. Chip N dale are the 2 clever chipmunks. What is the difference in their appearance?
10. What is the full name of the creators of Scooby Doo?
ANSWERS
1. Sylvester
2. Whats up Doc?
3. Because of their Violence
4. Felix
5. Bedrock
6. Beagle
7. Popeye
8. Speedy Gonzalez
9. Chip has 1 tooth, Dale 2
10. William Hanna and Joseph Babbera
1. Which high class gentleman gun fighters' name was also that of an Arthurian Knight?
2. Name the TV western with the aid of the following characters.
a. Lucas and Mark McCain
b. Miss Kitty
c. Hannibal Hayes and Kid Cury
d. Palidin
3. What kind of agents were the two heroes in 'The Wild Wild West'?
4. What was the name of John Cannon's 2nd wife in 'The High Chaparel'?
5. Which gunfighter hero in black kept a Derringer under his belt?
6. In a TV western comedy, which two 'good' outlaws "never shot anybody"?
7. Burt Reynolds played an Indian agent in which long running TV western?
8. With the aid of the following actors, name the TV western.
a. James Garner
b. Richard Boone
c. Chuck Connors
d. Leif Erikson
e. Robert Conrad and Ross Martin
f. Larry Storch
g. Pete Duel and Ben Murphy
h. James Drury
i. Pernell Roberts
j. Barbara Stanwyck and Lee Majors
9. A cocktail with cola, grenedine and a maraschino cherry is named after which TV western hero?
10. Which TV western does one associate with Rossini's 'William Tell Overture'?
ANSWERS
1. Paladin in 'Have Gun Will Travel'
2. four answers
a. The Rifleman
b. Gunsmoke
c. Alias Smith and Jones
d. Have Gun Will Travel
3. Secret Service Agents
4. Victoria. "... and Linda Cristal as Victoria"
5. Palidin
6. Hanibal Hayes and Kid Cury (Alias Smith and Jones)
7. Gunsmoke
8. 10 answers
a. Maverick
b. Have Gun Will Travel
c. The Rifleman
d. The High Chaparel
e. The Wild Wild West
f. F Troop
g. Alias Smith and Jones
h. The Virginian
i. Bonanza
j. The Big Valley
9. Roy Rogers
10. The Lone Ranger
1. In which American town or cities were the following set:
a. Hill Street Blues
b. Cheers
c. Cannon
d. Hawaii 5-0
e. Little house on the prairie
f. The golden girls
g. Frasier
h. Married with children
i. Ironside
j. Northern Exposure
2. In which classic comedy do the characters Polly and The Major both appear?
3. In Dad's Army, what was Private Fraser's occupation?
4. Which sitcom about a local cricket club starred Josie Lawrence as Timothy Spall's wife?
5. Which Last of the Summer Wine actor narrates Wallace and Grommit?
6. In which comedy series did a giant cat terrorise London?
7. What was the name of the pub in Only Fools and Horses?
8. In Absolutely Fabulous, what is Edina's surname?
9. Which comedy series was set in a Leisure Centre?
10. What was the name of the cab firm in the series Taxi?
ANSWERS
1. Ten Answers:
a. New York
b. Boston
c. Los Angeles
d. Honolulu
e. Walnut Grove
f. Miami
g. Seattle
h. Chicago
i. San Francisco
j. Cicely
2. Fawlty Towers
3. Undertaker
4. Outside Edge
5. Peter Sallis
6. The Goodies
7. The Nag's Head
8. Monsoon
9. The Brittas Empire
10. Sunshine Cab Co.
1. In the 1970?s what was the surname of the family who owned 165 Eaton Place?
2. Which detective had a manservant called Magersfontein Lugg?
3. Which weatherman assured viewers on the 15th October 1987 that there would be no hurricane just hours before the country was devastated by one?
4. What was the title of the sequel to Porridge?
5. What is the link between the astronauts Alan Shephard, Virgil Grissom, John Glenn, Scott Carpenter and Gordon Cooper?
6. Which TV series title music was ?Wheels on Fire??
7. Who played the part of Rowdy Yates in Rawhide?
8. Who was the original presenter of The Golden Shot?
9. Who was the captain of the ship, the Black Pig?
10. Which character on TV lived between Nick Swainey and his mother on one side and Patrick and Pippa on the other?
ANSWERS
1. Bellamy (Upstairs and Downstairs)
2. Campion
3. Michael Fish
4. Going Straight
5. Their first names were used for the Thunderbirds
6. Absolutely Fabulous
7. Clint Eastwood
8. Jackie Rae
9. Captain Pugwash
10. Victor Meldrew
1. Which high class gentleman gun fighters' name was also that of an Arthurian Knight?
2. Name the TV western with the aid of the following characters.
a. Lucas and Mark McCain
b. Miss Kitty
c. Hannibal Hayes and Kid Cury
d. Palidin
3. What kind of agents were the two heroes in 'The Wild Wild West'?
4. What was the name of John Cannon's 2nd wife in 'The High Chaparel'?
5. Which gunfighter hero in black kept a Derringer under his belt?
6. In a TV western comedy, which two 'good' outlaws "never shot anybody"?
7. Burt Reynolds played an Indian agent in which long running TV western?
8. With the aid of the following actors, name the TV western.
a. James Garner
b. Richard Boone
c. Chuck Connors
d. Leif Erikson
e. Robert Conrad and Ross Martin
f. Larry Storch
g. Pete Duel and Ben Murphy
h. James Drury
i. Pernell Roberts
j. Barbara Stanwyck and Lee Majors
9. A cocktail with cola, grenedine and a maraschino cherry is named after which TV western hero?
10. Which TV western does one associate with Rossini's 'William Tell Overture'?
ANSWERS
1. Paladin in 'Have Gun Will Travel'
2. four answers
a. The Rifleman
b. Gunsmoke
c. Alias Smith and Jones
d. Have Gun Will Travel
3. Secret Service Agents
4. Victoria. "... and Linda Cristal as Victoria"
5. Palidin
6. Hanibal Hayes and Kid Cury (Alias Smith and Jones)
7. Gunsmoke
8. 10 answers
a. Maverick
b. Have Gun Will Travel
c. The Rifleman
d. The High Chaparel
e. The Wild Wild West
f. F Troop
g. Alias Smith and Jones
h. The Virginian
i. Bonanza
j. The Big Valley
9. Roy Rogers
10. The Lone Ranger
1. In which American town or cities were the following set:
a. Hill Street Blues
b. Cheers
c. Cannon
d. Hawaii 5-0
e. Little house on the prairie
f. The golden girls
g. Frasier
h. Married with children
i. Ironside
j. Northern Exposure
2. In which classic comedy do the characters Polly and The Major both appear?
3. In Dad's Army, what was Private Fraser's occupation?
4. Which sitcom about a local cricket club starred Josie Lawrence as Timothy Spall's wife?
5. Which Last of the Summer Wine actor narrates Wallace and Grommit?
6. In which comedy series did a giant cat terrorise London?
7. What was the name of the pub in Only Fools and Horses?
8. In Absolutely Fabulous, what is Edina's surname?
9. Which comedy series was set in a Leisure Centre?
10. What was the name of the cab firm in the series Taxi?
ANSWERS
1. Ten Answers:
a. New York
b. Boston
c. Los Angeles
d. Honolulu
e. Walnut Grove
f. Miami
g. Seattle
h. Chicago
i. San Francisco
j. Cicely
2. Fawlty Towers
3. Undertaker
4. Outside Edge
5. Peter Sallis
6. The Goodies
7. The Nag's Head
8. Monsoon
9. The Brittas Empire
10. Sunshine Cab Co.
1. Which 1997 series featured detectives Slade and Holly?
2. Which TV detective is based in Shrewsbury?
3. Maddy Magellan assisted which offbeat TV detective?
4. In which TV show could you see Superintendent Hatcher and DC Hames?
5. Who had a business card which included a matchstick-man logo?
6. Chief Superintendent Charles Brownlow was in charge of which police station?
7. How many Angels did Charlie have at any one time?
8. Who worked for the Bureau des Etranges?
9. Which detective often embarrassed Inspector Slack?
10. How was detective Sergeant Johnny Ho better known?
11. Ronnie barker played Norman Stanley Fletcher in a TV sequel to ?porridge? what was it called?
12. Which lawyer made actor Raymond Burr famous?
13. Which fictional village is home to Miss Marple?
14. Who played the character of Steve Biko in the film ?cry freedom??
15. Who was the first us president to be assassinated?
16. Who co-presented Crimewatch with Nick Ross, prior to Jill Dando?
17. Who was the American half of ?the persuaders??
18. Which murder weapon in ?Cluedo? would be second alphabetically?
19. Who assassinated Martin Luther King?
20. What is the character name of the original constable in ?heartbeat??
21. Which convicted bank robber did Roger Daltry play on film in 1980?
ANSWERS
1. Crime Traveller
2. Cadfael
3. Jonathan Creek
4. Crimewatch
5. The Saint
6. Sun Hill (The Bill)
7. 3
8. Bergerac
9. Miss Marple
10. The Chinese Detective
11. Going Straight
12. Perry mason
13. St Marys Mead
14. Denzel Washington
15. Abraham lincoln
16. Sue Cook
17. Tony Curtis
18. Dagger
19. James Earl Ray
20. PC Nick Rowan
21. John McVicar
1. What kind of animal is the cartoon character Bullwinkle?
2. Which cartoon bird made its debut in Walky Talky Hawky in 1946? Woody Woodpecker or Foghorn Leghorn?
3. Which bird is the state bird of New Mexico, and also the name of a cartoon character?
4. What was the name of the character played by Donald Sutherland in the 1975 film `The Day Of The Locust` which is also the name of a famous cartoon character?
5. With which cartoon series would you associate `The Buzzwagon`, `The Crimson Haybayler` and `The Mean Machine`?
6. Who is the only TV cartoon dog to have an Antarctic island named after him?
7. What was the name of the police officer in the cartoon Top Cat?
8. Which cartoon characters name is Italian for `pine eye`?
9. In the cartoon world, who has a cousin called Slowpoke Rodriguez?
10. What famous cartoon character was born on April 1st, 1980?
ANSWERS
1. A moose
2. Foghorn Leghorn
3. Roadrunner
4. Homer Simpson
5. Wacky Races
6. Huckleberry Hound
7. Officer Dibble
8. Pinocchio
9. Speedy Gonzales
10. Bart Simpson
1. Who Played Blake Carrington In Dynasty?
2. Who Was The Last Actor To Play Dangerfield?
3. In Which Program Is There A Surgery In Cardale?
4. What Were The Names Of Ma Boswells Children In Bread?
5. In Which Programme Were Leslie Grantham And Don Henderson Brothers?
6. Which Comic Duo Lived In Oil Drum Lane?
7. What Was the Name of Jacques Cousteau?s Boat?
8. Whose Was The First Televised Royal Funeral?
9. What Was The Name Of The Child In Bewitched?
10. Who Hosted Going For A Song?
11. Trapper, Hawkeye And Radar Appear In Which TV Programme?
12. What Type Of Creature Was Chorlton From Chorlton And The Wheelies?
13. Which Telletubbie Has A Handbag?
14. Who Has A Friend Called Wendolene?
15. Which Clanger Owed A Musical Boat?
16. Who Was The Farmer In Camberwick Green?
17. Who Played Emily Bishop In Coronation Street?
18. Who Played Peggy In Hi De Hi?
19. Who played Nurse Gladys Emmanuel in TV?s Open All Hours?
ANSWERS
1. John Forsythe
2. Nigel Havers
3. Peak Practice
4. Joey, Jack, Adrian, Aveline And Billy
5. The Paradise Club
6. Steptoe And Son
7. The Calypso
8. George VI
9. Tabitha
10. Max Robertson
11. Mash
12. A Dragon
13. Tinky Winky
14. Wallace And Grommit
15. General Clanger
16. Jonathon Bell
17. Eileen Derbyshire
18. Su Pollard
19. Linda Baron
1. Which 1997 series featured detectives Slade and Holly?
2. Which TV detective is based in Shrewsbury?
3. Maddy Magellan assisted which offbeat TV detective?
4. In which TV show could you see Superintendent Hatcher and DC Hames?
5. Who had a business card which included a matchstick-man logo?
6. Chief Superintendent Charles Brownlow was in charge of which police station?
7. How many Angels did Charlie have at any one time?
8. Who worked for the Bureau des Etranges?
9. Which detective often embarrassed Inspector Slack?
10. How was detective Sergeant Johnny Ho better known?
11. Ronnie barker played Norman Stanley Fletcher in a TV sequel to ?porridge? what was it called?
12. Which lawyer made actor Raymond Burr famous?
13. Which fictional village is home to Miss Marple?
14. Who played the character of Steve Biko in the film ?cry freedom??
15. Who was the first us president to be assassinated?
16. Who co-presented Crimewatch with Nick Ross, prior to Jill Dando?
17. Who was the American half of ?the persuaders??
18. Which murder weapon in ?Cluedo? would be second alphabetically?
19. Who assassinated Martin Luther King?
20. What is the character name of the original constable in ?heartbeat??
21. Which convicted bank robber did Roger Daltry play on film in 1980?
ANSWERS
1. Crime Traveller
2. Cadfael
3. Jonathan Creek
4. Crimewatch
5. The Saint
6. Sun Hill (The Bill)
7. 3
8. Bergerac
9. Miss Marple
10. The Chinese Detective
11. Going Straight
12. Perry mason
13. St Marys Mead
14. Denzel Washington
15. Abraham lincoln
16. Sue Cook
17. Tony Curtis
18. Dagger
19. James Earl Ray
20. PC Nick Rowan
21. John McVicar
1. In 1984, Margaret Thatcher wrote a sketch for, and played herself in which series?
2. Which TV series features International Rescue?
3. In which town is Fawlty Towers set?
4. In Minder, name Arthur Daley's club.
5. What period drama was set at 165 Eaton Place, London?
6. What is the name of Captain Pugwash's ship?
7. Who did Reggie Perrin work for, before GROT?
8. Which Brit TV series inspired America's All In The Family?
9. Who did Ronnie Corbett play in Sorry? Two points for his full name.
10. Who played the first Doctor Who?
11. Who played Robin in Robin's Nest?
12. Sue Nicholls and Molly Weir starred in which 1980's kids' series?
13. In The New Avengers, who does Joanna Lumley play?
14. Which British soap is set in Glendarroch?
15. What did Alf Garnet call his son-in-law in Till Death Us Do Part?
16. Who did Dennis Waterman play in The Sweeney?
17. What does Rumpole of the Bailey call his wife?
18. In the TV series Porridge, what was the name of the prison?
19. Who chaired Question Time immediately before Peter Sissons?
20. In The Goon Show, who played Eccles?
ANSWERS
1. Yes, Minister
2. Thunderbirds
3. Torquay
4. The Winchester Club
5. Upstairs Downstairs
6. The Black Pig
7. Sunshine Desserts
8. 'Till Death Us Do Part
9. Timothy Lumsden
10. William Hartnell
11. Richard O'Sullivan
12. Rentaghost
13. Purdey
14. Take the High Road
15. Scouse Git
16. Sgt George Carter
17. She who must be obeyed
18. Slade
19. Sir Robin Day
20. Spike Milligan
1. One of Bambi's friends was called Thumper. What type of animal was Thumper?
2. In Sleeping Beauty what were the names of Princess Aurora's three fairy godmothers?
3. What type of animal was the friendly Thomas O'Malley?
4. Dewey, Huey and Louie were the nephews of which famous Disney character?
5. What was the name of the animal who sang Zip-a-Dee- Doo-dah in Walt Disney's adaptation of Joel Chandler Harris's Tales of Uncle Remus?
6. What was the name of the cartoon cat who constantly tried to eat the canary called Tweety Pie?
7. What was the name of the Disney elephant with jumbo-sized ears?
8. Name the cartoon character who was 'the fastest " mouse in all Mehico'.
9. Musky Muskrat was the sidekick of which cartoon lawman?
10. Who was the big brown bear who protected Mowgli in ~ Walt Disney's The Jungle Book?
11. What type of animal was J Worthington Foul Fellow?
12. Where was the home of Fred Flinstone?
13. What were the names of the Seven Dwarfs in Disney's first full feature length cartoon, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs?
14. Name the beagle in the Peanuts comic strip
15. Who was Popeye's chief opponent who tried to woo Olive Oyl away from her spinach-eating boyfriend?
16. Which cartoon character was featured in the short Steamboat Willie?
17. Dumbo the elephant made friends with a mouse. What was the name of this mouse?
18. Who created the popular 1920s cartoon character Felix the Cat?
19. Who is the hero of the Snoopy cartoons created by Charles M Schulz?
20. What is the name of the calculating fat cat created by Jim Davis in his comic strips?
21. Which cartoon character is stalked by Doctor Von Goosewing?
ANSWERS
1. Rabbit
2. Flora, Fauna and Merryweather
3. An Alley cat
4. Donald Duck
5. Brer Rabbit
6. Sylvester
7. Dumbo
8. Speedy Gonzales
9. Deputy Dawg
10. Baloo
11. A fox (in Pinocchio)
12. Bedrock
13. Doc, Sneezy, Grumby, Happy, Sleepy, Dopey and Bashful
14. Snoopy
15. Bluto
16. Mickey Mouse
17. Timothy
18. Pat Sullivan
19. Charlie Brown
20. Garfield
21. Count Duckula
1. What kind of animal is the cartoon character Bullwinkle?
2. Which cartoon bird made its debut in Walky Talky Hawky in 1946? Woody Woodpecker or Foghorn Leghorn?
3. Which bird is the state bird of New Mexico, and also the name of a cartoon character?
4. What was the name of the character played by Donald Sutherland in the 1975 film `The Day Of The Locust` which is also the name of a famous cartoon character?
5. With which cartoon series would you associate `The Buzzwagon`, `The Crimson Haybayler` and `The Mean Machine`?
6. Who is the only TV cartoon dog to have an Antarctic island named after him?
7. What was the name of the police officer in the cartoon Top Cat?
8. Which cartoon characters name is Italian for `pine eye`?
9. In the cartoon world, who has a cousin called Slowpoke Rodriguez?
10. What famous cartoon character was born on April 1st, 1980?
ANSWERS
1. A moose
2. Foghorn Leghorn
3. Roadrunner
4. Homer Simpson
5. Wacky Races
6. Huckleberry Hound
7. Officer Dibble
8. Pinocchio
9. Speedy Gonzales
10. Bart Simpson
Name the 6 members of Monty python?
2. Who brought the Python team together?
3. Which brain challenged character delivered the line ?My brain hurts??
4. Who bought the dead parrot and who was the pet shop dealer who sold it to him?
5. With which Life of Brian song did the team reach Number 3 in the UK charts in 1991?
6. In which film did Rick Moranis star with 2 of the Monty python team in a film about a lost heir to a fortune who is adopted by an Asian family??
7. Who delivered the Nudge-nudge, wink-wink line?
8. Who played most of the mother figures?
9. With which ministry is John Cleese associated?
10. In which town was Eric Idle educated as a boy
ANSWERS
1. John Cleese, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam
2. Barry Took
3. Mr Gumby
4. John Cleese and Eric Idle
5. Always look on the bright side of life?
6. Terry Gilliam
7. Eric Idle
8. Terry Jones
9. Silly walks
10. Wolverhampton
1. What is the name of the Simpson?s' next door neighbour?
2. In which town do the Simpson?s reside?
3. What did Bart name his pet elephant?
4. What is the name of the school bus driver?
5. Who provided the voice for Poochie in the itchy & scratchy & Poochie show?
6. What did Homer buy Marge for her 34th birthday?
7. What nationality were the people who bought the power plant from Mr. Burns?
8. Who runs the Kwik-e-mart?
9. Where does Marge hide the Christmas money?
10. What is the name of the minister at the first church of Springfield?
11. What does Bart do in the opening credits?
12. What does Smithers collect?
13. Who are Lisa?s favourite cartoon characters?
14. What did homer smuggle on board the space shuttle?
15. How long was Marge in prison for when she was caught shoplifting?
16. What is Marge?s maiden name?
17. Who did Marge go to her high school prom with?
18. What is the name of the realty firm homer and Marge used to buy their house?
19. Who sold a defective monorail system to Springfield?
20. Who ran Bart over in his car?
21. What is the name of the first Simpson?s episode shown?
22. Which famous person does Marge love to paint?
23. What is Sideshow Bob's middle name?
24. What is the name of Bart?s favourite comic book action hero?
25. Where does Otto immediately move to upon losing his job?
26. Why must Santa's little helper get an operation?
27. What award does Homer receive in "brother can you spare two dimes?"
28. What is the code name of Adil, the foreign exchange student from Albania?
29. What do Patty + Selma say you can't spell without i.o.u.?
30. What is Burns' oldest dog's name?
31. What holds up the volunteer fire department as they are trying to rescue Homer?
32. Who does Bart have to sit beside on the filed trip to SNPP?
33. What is Apu's last name?
34. What is Barney's short film called (a star is Burns)?
35. How much did the Simpsons pay to get illegally hooked up to cable?
36. What is Mr. Burns and Bart's blood type?
37. What game can't Lisa play because she is too sad?
38. How do the German owners of SNPP describe their country to Homer? (Burns verkaft das Kraftverk)
ANSWERS
1. Ned Flanders
2. Springfield
3. Stampy
4. Otto
5. Homer
6. Bowling Ball
7. German
8. Apu
9. In Her Hair
10. Timothy Lovejoy
11. Writes On The Blackboard
12. Malibu Stacey Dolls
13. Happy Little Elves
14. Bag Of Potato Chips
15. 30 Days
16. Bouvier
17. Artie Ziff
18. Stinking Fish Realty
19. Lyle Lanley
20. Burns
21. Simpsons Roasting On An Open Fire
22. Ringo Starr
23. Underdunk
24. Radioactive Man
25. A trash-co. waste disposal unit
26. He has a twisted stomach
27. The first annual Montgomery Burns award for outstanding achievement in the field of excellence
28. Sparrow
29. Obsequious
30. Crippler
31. Ducks crossing the street
32. Wendel
33. Nahasapeemapetilon
34. Puke-a-hantas
35. $50
36. Double o negative
37. Dodgeball
38. The land of chocolate