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Quiz 291
Here is the latest set of tough questions from Hercules Grytpype Thynne...
1. In Ronnie Corbett's short lived sitcom
The Prince Of Denmark
, what was The Prince of Denmark?
Ronnie Corbett. Credit: BBC
Canal Narrowboat
Pub
Bistro
Theatre
Steam Traction Engine
2. This comedian is Charlie Chuck, but what was his name when he appeared in
The Smell Of Reeves And Mortimer
?
Charlie Chuck
Uncle Charlie
Uncle Cyril
Uncle Peter
Uncle Cecil
Uncle Lennie
3. In the sitcom
The Piglet Files
, mild mannered professor of electronics at the local poly, finds himself enmeshed with MI5 as a sort of 'Q' – who played Peter 'Piglet' Chapman?
David Jason
Nicholas Lyndhurst
Karl Howman
Chris Barrie
Michael Crawford
4. An early example of Eric Chappell's work was
The Squirrels
, which ran for 3 series in the 1970s and starred Bernard Hepton and Ken Jones working in the accounts department of what sort of business?
The Squirrels. Copyright: Associated Television
Plant hire company
Builder's merchants
Car hire company
Television hire company
Wholesale plumbers
5.
Trollied
was a sitcom set in a supermarket, that ran for 7 series between 2011 and 2018. What was the name of the supermarket?
Trollied. Copyright: Roughcut Television
Cashco
Victor Value
Valco
Foods R Us
Cosco
6. In which theatre did Tommy Cooper die on stage?
Tommy Cooper
The London Palladium
Leeds City Varieties Music Hall
The Apollo Victoria
The Criterion Theatre
Her Majesty's Theatre
7. Who wrote this book of funny anecdotes -
Butterfly Brain
?
Spike Milligan
Barry Cryer
John Cleese
Willy Rushton
Barry Took
8. What was the name of the pub in
The Young Ones
?
The Young Ones. Image shows from L to R: Neil (Nigel Planer), Rick (Rik Mayall), Mike (Christopher Ryan), Vyvyan (Adrian Edmondson). Copyright: BBC
Bunch of Carrots
The Cat & Custard
The Drunken Duck
Kebab and Calculator
The Bull and Spectacles
9. What space organisation did Kenny Everett's Captain Kremmen belong to?
Captain Kremmen and Carla
Space Force
Star Corps
Space Station X
Star Patrol
Star Trekkers
10. Who played Hilary, in the sitcom of the same name about a TV researcher, that ran for two series in the mid 80s?
Caroline Aherne
Helen Atkinson-Wood
Marti Caine
Jo Brand
Tracey Ullman
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