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Quiz 314: The answers

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Here are this week's answers, question-by-question. Scroll down for a bonus cryptic question.

1. What was the music that Eric played all the right notes, but not necessarily in the right order, in the now legendary M&W sketch with Andre Previn?

The Morecambe & Wise Show. Image shows from L to R: Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise, Andre Previn. Copyright: BBC
  1. Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata
  2. Mozart's Eine Kleine Nacht Musik
  3. Liszt's Liebestraum
  4. Grieg's Piano Concerto
  5. Chopin's Minute Waltz

2. Mel Smith plays a struggling writer in Colin's Sandwich, but has a day job to make ends meet. Where did he work?

Colin's Sandwich. Colin Watkins (Mel Smith). Copyright: BBC
  1. A provincial newspaper's small ads dept
  2. Local council cleansing dept
  3. Children's section in a library
  4. British Railways complaints dept
  5. Local VAT office

3. Who played Peter Barnes in A Sharp Intake Of Breath?

A Sharp Intake Of Breath. Peter Barnes (David Jason). Copyright: Associated Television
  1. David Jason
  2. Alfie Bass
  3. Harry Worth
  4. Michael Bentine
  5. Eric Sykes

4. What did Hancock call his masterpiece statue he was working on in his bedsit, in The Rebel?

The Rebel. Image shows left to right: Anthony Hancock (Tony Hancock), Dock Official (Victor Platt). Credit: STUDIOCANAL
  1. Birth of Venus
  2. Aphrodite at the Waterhole
  3. Diana of Knosos
  4. Aphrodite of Knidos
  5. Athena the Virgin

5. Who was the star of It's A Square World, the 1960s comedy sketch show which included news from the 'eight corners of the world'?

It's A Square World. Copyright: BBC
  1. Spike Milligan
  2. Harry Secombe
  3. Michael Bentine
  4. Peter Sellers
  5. Dick Emery

6. ITV's Do Not Adjust Your Set broadcast in 1967 with Terry Jones, Michael Palin, David Jason and Eric Idle, but who is the very funny lady in the photograph?

Do Not Adjust Your Set. Image shows from L to R: Terry Jones, Denise Coffey, Michael Palin, Eric Idle. Copyright: Thames Television
  1. Carol Cleveland
  2. Marti Caine
  3. Denise Coffey
  4. Tracey Ullman
  5. Julie Walters

7. Whose catchphrase was "You (just) wouldn't let it lie", when someone resurrected, say, a grudge or moan?

  1. Bob Mortimer
  2. Al Murray
  3. Jeremy Hardy
  4. Vic Reeves
  5. Lenny Henry

8. Where was Stan Laurel born?

Stan Laurel
  1. Clitheroe
  2. Ulverston
  3. Penrith
  4. Kendal
  5. Grange-Over-Sands

9. What was the name of the band that had a No.1 hit in 1987 with the spoof Star Trekkin song and animation?

  1. The Chaps
  2. The Men
  3. The Firm
  4. The Trekkies
  5. The Enterprises

10. What was Tim Vine's character name in Not Going Out?

Not Going Out. Image shows left to right: Tim (Tim Vine), Lucy (Sally Bretton), Daisy (Katy Wix), Lee (Lee Mack)
  1. Tom
  2. Tommy
  3. Tim
  4. Tony
  5. Dicky

Bonus cryptic question

Feeling brainy? BCG's Ian Wolf likes devising additional, obfuscated brain-teasers as an extra challenge. See if you can work this one out. You'll find the answer in the next quiz.

Why would Ed Raunchy, Kaye Showgirl and Lily T. Sheldrake find Ref. Emmet Ulric such a vile encounter?

Last week's cryptic question

What's this haiku about? Nicotiana / Has glossy publications / And needs containers.

Gary Richmond, Matthew Taylor, Maria & Alex Hughes and Rob Lavender have been listening carefully to the radio.

See the answer

The answer is radio sitcom Fags, Mags And Bags. Nicotiana is the plant from which we get tobacco from; the glossy publications are magazines; and the containers are bags.

Fags, Mags And Bags. Image shows from L to R: Sanjay (Omar Raza), Dave (Donald Mcleary), Ramesh (Sanjeev Kohli), Alok (Susheel Kumar). Copyright: The Comedy Unit
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