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Television Quiz I

Can you name the British sitcoms in which the below characters feature?

  1. Adam Parkinson
  2. Susan Harper




  3. Ben Porter
  4. Mrs. Fox
  5. Mrs. Doyle
  6. Maurice Moss
  7. Sir Humphrey Appleby
  8. 'Horrible' Ives
  9. Manny Bianco
  10. Denzil Tulser
  11. Jeffrey Fourmile
  12. Nick Swainey
  13. Peter Sutcliffe
  14. Twiggy
  15. Ron Wheatcroft
  16. Hugo Horton
  17. Ken Dixon
  18. Tim Canterbury
  19. Paul Ryman
  20. Tim Adams

Answers:

  1. Butterflies
  2. My Family
  3. 2Point4 Children
  4. Dad's Army
  5. Father Ted
  6. The IT Crowd
  7. Yes Minister
  8. Porridge
  9. Black Books
  10. Only Fools and Horses
  11. George and Mildred
  12. One Foot in the Grave





  13. Gavin & Stacey
  14. The Royle Family
  15. Goodnight Sweetheart
  16. The Vicar of Dibley
  17. Early Doors
  18. The Office
  19. Ever Decreasing Circles
  20. Not Going Out



Television Quiz IV

  1. Which sitcom is set in the offices of Reynholm Industries?
  2. Who was murdered on Christmas Day 2006 when his son Carl hit him over the head with a horse statue and pushed him out of a window?
  3. What was the first name of the character played by Keith Barron in the eighties sitcom Duty Free?
  4. Which American teen drama is set in the fictional town of Neptune, California?
  5. The comprehensive school in Waterloo Road was set in which Greater Manchester town from series one until the end of series seven?
  6. In 2003, who created and became the host of America's Next Top Model?
  7. Who was the original host of Give Us a Clue from 1979 to 1984?
  8. Which actor had lead roles in Bring 'Em Back Alive, and the Scarecrow and Mrs. King?
  9. What was won by Nancy Birtwhistle in 2014 and Edd Kimber in 2010?
  10. Name the fictional street in the television series Desperate Housewives?

Answers:

  1. The IT Crowd
  2. Tom King (Emmerdale)
  3. David (Pearce)
  4. Veronica Mars
  5. Rochdale
  6. Tyra Banks
  7. Michael Aspel
  8. Bruce Boxleitner
  9. The Great British Bake Off
  10. Wisteria Lane



Television Quiz III

  1. Which television series had the minor characters 'Japanese Margaret' and 'Big Fat Sue'?
  2. Which television soap featured the cul-de-sac, Seaview Circle?
  3. Four Corners is the longest-running current affairs television show in which country?
  4. Guest presenters of which show have included former footballer Gavin Peacock, Sir Cliff Richard, Pete Waterman and Ann Widdecombe?
  5. Who was the winning entry for Switzerland in the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest?
  6. Which actor played mechanic Arnie in series 4 to 7 of Minder?
  7. Which television series stars Connie Britton as Rayna Jaymes, a massive country music superstar whose stardom begins to fade?
  8. Which 'Dragon' is creator of restaurant chain The Bombay Bicycle Club?
  9. In which 1996 British television game show did Maria McErlane and Graham Norton ask personal questions about couples' sex lives?
  10. In one of TV's all-time greatest cliffhangers, who did shoot J.R.?

Answers:

  1. Gavin and Stacey
  2. Knots Landing
  3. Australia
  4. Songs of Praise
  5. Celine Dion
  6. Ray Winstone
  7. Nashville
  8. Sarah Willingham (of Dragons' Den fame)
  9. Carnal Knowledge
  10. Kristin Shepard



Television Quiz II

  1. The last episode of which British TV series was broadcast on 31 August 2010 after 26 years on air?
  2. What's the nickname of Templeton Peck in The 'A' Team?
  3. What's the last name of Buffy in Buffy the Vampire Slayer?
  4. Which actor plays Don Draper in Mad Men?
  5. Jed Bartlet is a fictional character from which American television serial drama?
  6. Mr. DuBois is the smartest member of Eugene Gatling's household staff; by what name is he better known?
  7. Which TV series features a chemistry teacher diagnosed with lung cancer, who, turns to a life of crime with his former student Jesse Pinkman?
  8. Which show's opening theme is Woke Up This Morning written by British band Alabama 3?
  9. Which actress played Adrian Mole's mother in The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾?
  10. The British medical soap opera Doctors is set in which fictional Midlands town?

Answers:

  1. The Bill
  2. Faceman
  3. Summers
  4. Jon Hamm
  5. The West Wing
  6. Benson
  7. Breaking Bad
  8. The Sopranos
  9. Julie Walters
  10. Letherbridge



Television Quiz I

  1. Which British television channel was Europe's first to broadcast regularly in colour?
  2. Which Channel 5 show focusing on consumer technology has been presented by Jason Bradbury and Amy Williams?
  3. The Rembrandts are best known for which television show's theme song?
  4. Alex Polizzi has been the Hotel Inspector since 2008, who was the original inspector?
  5. British actor John Altman is best known for playing which character?
  6. Which sitcom character is known for saying 'we're doomed'?
  7. In the nineties, which show surpassed Dallas as the most-watched of all time?
  8. Notorious for its dark humour, which show first broadcast in 2004, features Jill Tyrell who manages a beauty parlour?
  9. Derek Fowlds and William Simons were the only main actors to feature in which shows entire 18-series run?
  10. Which popular television and film character is son of Sarek and Amanda?

Answers:

  1. BBC 2
  2. The Gadget Show





  3. Friends
  4. Ruth Watson
  5. Nick Cotton (Eastenders)
  6. Private Frazer
  7. Baywatch
  8. Nighty Night
  9. Heartbeat
  10. Mr. Spock



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