Victoria Wood Quiz

The brilliant Victoria Wood's 70th birthday would have been on 19th May, so it seems a good time to dedicate a quiz to her life and work. Thank you to Victoria Wood fan Niki Walton for this great set of questions.

1. Which town, now part of Greater Manchester, did Victoria Wood grow up in?

Victoria Wood: The Secret List. Victoria Wood. Copyright: Phil McIntyre Entertainment

2. In the 1970s Victoria sang topical songs at the piano on which popular factual television programme?

Victoria Wood

3. Victoria Wood's song commonly referred to as Let's Do It! is more correctly known as The Ballad Of...

Let's Do It: A Tribute To Victoria Wood. Victoria Wood

4. Spot the fake Acorn Antiques character.

Acorn Antiques

5. In which year was Victoria Wood's edition of An Audience With.... filmed and broadcast?

An Audience With.... Victoria Wood

6. Where did Victoria Wood and Julie Walters first meet?

Pat And Margaret. Image shows left to right: Pat Bedford (Julie Walters), Margaret (Victoria Wood)

7. In dinnerladies, Norman the bread delivery man blamed all his misfortunes on what often-mentioned event in his past?

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8. In 2011 Victoria Wood co-wrote and starred in a television movie about the early careers of which comedy double-act?

9. In 2013 Victoria made a rare TV panel show appearance - on which show?

10. Victoria's final major project was the TV musical That Day We Sang, for which she wrote the script and composed the music. Name the comedy actress who played the lead female role in this production.

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