Quiz 346 - British Comedy Quiz - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)

The British Comedy Quiz

A new set of questions from Niki Walton. How's your knowledge of 1990s comedy? We start off asking about a forthcoming day.

1. In Maid Marian And Her Merry Men, what do the poorer inhabitants of Worksop make their pancakes out of, according to the lyrics of the Pancake Day song?

Maid Marian And Her Merry Men. Image shows from L to R: Barrington (Danny John-Jules), Little Ron (Mike Edmonds), Rabies (Howard Lew Lewis), Maid Marian (Kate Lonergan), Robin (Adam Morris). Copyright: BBC

Pig's trotters

Dirty old mud

Gravel and water

Nettles and slime

Cold bonfire ash

Drop The Dead Donkey. Image shows left to right: Dave Charnley (Neil Pearson), George Dent (Jeff Rawle), Helen Cooper (Ingrid Lacey), Joy Merryweather (Susannah Doyle)

Sir Roger Martin

Sir Ranald McGregor

Sir Roysten Merchant

Sir Raymond Marshall

Sir Reginald Mottram

3. The buses of the Luxton and District Traction Company sported what colour livery?

On The Buses. Image shows left to right: Inspector Blake (Stephen Lewis), Jack Harper (Bob Grant)

Yellow

Burgundy

Green

Red and White

Navy Blue

4. In which year did Inside No. 9 debut on television?

Inside No. 9. Image shows from L to R: Stu (Reece Shearsmith), Carl (Steve Pemberton). Copyright: BBC

2008

2011

2014

2016

2019

5. Which of these incidents did NOT happen to the title character in Miranda?

Miranda. Image shows from L to R: Penny (Patricia Hodge), Gary (Tom Ellis), Miranda (Miranda Hart), Stevie (Sarah Hadland), Clive (James Holmes). Copyright: BBC

She pretended to go on holiday to Thailand, but instead stayed in a local hotel

She tore her trousers on the first day of a new job

She enrolled in evening classes in French, but discovered that the tutor was her old school teacher

She went shopping for a new bed, but the manager mistook her for a new member of staff and she was forced to work in the store for the day

She hired a car for a trip to the countryside, but inadvertently stole another vehicle for the drive home

6. In 2000 the broadcast of the final episode of One Foot In The Grave occurred on the same evening as the broadcast of what programme on ITV?

One Foot In The Grave. Image shows from L to R: Pippa Trench (Janine Duvitski), Patrick Trench (Angus Deayton), Victor Meldrew (Richard Wilson), Margaret Meldrew (Annette Crosbie)

England v Scotland rugby union from Twickenham

Trevor McDonald's final edition of News At Ten

The first jackpot winner on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?

The debut episode of Downton Abbey

The wedding of Gail Platt and Richard Hillman in Coronation Street

Red Dwarf. Image shows from L to R: Kryten (Robert Llewellyn), Cat (Danny John-Jules), Rimmer (Chris Barrie), Lister (Craig Charles). Copyright: BBC

The Blue Schooner

The Blue Hopper

The Blue Midget

The Blue Spacebus

The Blue Dart

8. On which television sketch show would you find the characters Meena and Beena, the Coopers and the Robinsons, and the competitive mothers?

Three Of A Kind

The Real McCoy

Little Miss Jocelyn

Goodness Gracious Me

Wood And Walters

9. Before becoming a comedian, Francesca Martinez had been a child actor, with a role in which long-running television series?

Francesca Martinez

Lovejoy

Grange Hill

Casualty

Dangerfield

Brookside

10. 1970s sitcom Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads? saw Bob Ferris and Terry Collier from 1960s sitcom The Likely Lads reunite back in their home city. Why had they gone their separate ways?

Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads?. Image shows from L to R: Bob Ferris (Rodney Bewes), Terry Collier (James Bolam). Copyright: BBC

Bob emigrated to Canada

Terry joined the Army

They were both posted to different parts of the country by their employer

Bob moved away to study at college

Terry was in prison