TELEVISION QUIZ

[THE FUGITIVE]

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

[THE FUGITIVE]

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

[THE FUGITIVE]

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

[THE FUGITIVE]

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. 

[THE FUGITIVE]

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

[THE FUGITIVE]

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

[THE FUGITIVE]

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. 

[THE FUGITIVE]

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

[THE FUGITIVE]

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

[THE FUGITIVE]

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

[THE FUGITIVE]

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

[THE FUGITIVE]

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

[THE FUGITIVE]

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

[THE FUGITIVE]

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

[THE FUGITIVE]

 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