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Hope the golf was good.

Classic British Sitcoms Quiz

1.  Name the actor and actress who played the title roles in George and Mildred?  Point for each.
Brian Murphy and Yootha Joyce

2.  Which actor appeared in three episodes of Porridge as Blanco Webb?
David Jason

3.  Who dangled over a cliff-edge from a car's exhaust pipe and roller-skated underneath a moving lorry?
Frank Spencer (Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em)

4.  Who worked in the same boring job for 20 years with Sunshine Desserts?
Reginald Perrin

5.  Wolfie Smith lives in which part of South London?
Tooting (Citizen Smith)

6.  What sitcom starred Richard Briers and Felicity Kendal as self-sufficient suburbanites?
The Good Life

7.  Oil Drum Lane, Shepherd's Bush, was the setting for which sitcom of the 60s and 70s?
Steptoe and Son

8.  The 60s series "The Likely Lads" and its 70s follow-up "Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads" were set in which British city?
Newcastle

9.  "Hi-de-Hi!" was set in a fictional 1950s holiday camp called Maplins. What colour of coats did the staff wear?
Yellow

10.  "Last of the Summer Wine" was first broadcast in 1973 with final episode an amazing 37 years later in 2010. Which actress, famous for portraying Hilda Ogden in "Coronation Street", played the part of Auntie Wainwright?
Jean Alexander

11.  What were the names of Derek Trotter’s mother and father in Only Fools and Horses?  Point for each first name.
Joan and Reg

12.  Staying with OFAH, in one episode a pregnant Raquel duets with a male singer with a speech impediment at the "Starlight Rooms”. What was the name of the male cabaret artiste?
Tony Angelino

13.  Born Solomon Joel Cohen in 1913, in South Africa, who was a regular cast member of Hancock's Half Hour?
Sid James

14.  Who moved from the sitcom 'Are You Being Served?' to 45 Albert Square, Walford?
Wendy Richard

15.  Dad's Army's Captain Mainwaring and Fawlty Tower's Sybil both went into hospital for an operation for the same problem. What?
Ingrown toenail

16. Who was Gary's girlfriend in 'Men Behaving Badly' and a bonus point if you can name the actress who played her?
Dorothy - Caroline Quentin

17.  Which series was set in the fictional Craggy Island?
Father Ted

18.  Patrick (played Angus Deayton) is often the subject of misery caused by his neighbour and nemesis Victor Meldrew in "One Foot in The Grave". What is the name of Patrick's wife?
Pippa

19.  What was the name of the big house in 'To the Manor Born'?
Grantleigh Manor

20.  When Tom Good decided to turn his back on the rat race, quit his job and, along with his wife Barbara, become self-sufficient, the Goods' life was reborn in Surbiton as 'The Good Life'. Which birthday was Tom celebrating when he made this life-changing decision in 1975?
40th
 

After seeing that Norman Eshley from George and Mildred had died it just got me thinking how we rarely get a decent sit com these days. Must confess as a kid I did fancy the mum, Ann Fourmile in George and Mildred!! 

Answers a little later this evening as at a golf day at Seaford Head.

 Classic British Sitcoms Quiz

1.  Name the actor and actress who played the title roles in George and Mildred?  Point for each.

2.  Which actor appeared in three episodes of Porridge as Blanco Webb?

3.  Who dangled over a cliff-edge from a car's exhaust pipe and roller-skated underneath a moving lorry?

4.  Who worked in the same boring job for 20 years with Sunshine Desserts?

5.  Wolfie Smith lives in which part of South London?

6.  What sitcom starred Richard Briers and Felicity Kendal as self-sufficient suburbanites?

7.  Oil Drum Lane, Shepherd's Bush, was the setting for which sitcom of the 60s and 70s?

8.  The 60s series "The Likely Lads" and its 70s follow-up "Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads" were set in which British city?

9.  "Hi-de-Hi!" was set in a fictional 1950s holiday camp called Maplins. What colour of coats did the staff wear?

10.  "Last of the Summer Wine" was first broadcast in 1973 with final episode an amazing 37 years later in 2010. Which actress, famous for portraying Hilda Ogden in "Coronation Street", played the part of Auntie Wainwright?

11.  What were the names of Derek Trotter’s mother and father in Only Fools and Horses?  Point for each first name.

12.  Staying with OFAH, in one episode a pregnant Raquel duets with a male singer with a speech impediment at the "Starlight Rooms”. What was the name of the male cabaret artiste?

13.  Born Solomon Joel Cohen in 1913, in South Africa, who was a regular cast member of Hancock's Half Hour?

14.  Who moved from the sitcom 'Are You Being Served?' to 45 Albert Square, Walford?

15.  Dad's Army's Captain Mainwaring and Fawlty Tower's Sybil both went into hospital for an operation for the same problem. What?

16. Who was Gary's girlfriend in 'Men Behaving Badly' and a bonus point if you can name the actress who played her?

17.  Which series was set in the fictional Craggy Island?

18.  Patrick (played Angus Deayton) is often the subject of misery caused by his neighbour and nemesis Victor Meldrew in "One Foot in The Grave". What is the name of Patrick's wife?

19.  What was the name of the big house in 'To the Manor Born'?

20.  When Tom Good decided to turn his back on the rat race, quit his job and, along with his wife Barbara, become self-sufficient, the Goods' life was reborn in Surbiton as 'The Good Life'. Which birthday was Tom celebrating when he made this life-changing decision in 1975?


 

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Cheers Zico.

 I expect a kick up the arse from the grandkids for that score.

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Disney

1.  What was the first full-length animated feature film released by Disney?
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Released in 1937, it was the world’s first full-length cel-animated feature film.

2.  Which Disney character leaves a glass slipper behind at a royal ball?
Cinderella

3.  In The Jungle Book, what type of animal is Baloo?
Bear

4.  Which Disney villain wants to make a fur coat from Dalmatian puppies?
Cruella de Vil

5.  Who is the main antagonist in Sleeping Beauty?
Maleficent

6.  Pinocchio was brought to life by which Fairy?
Blue Fairy

7.  Who is the villain in The Lion King?
Scar

8.  What kind of fish is Nemo in Finding Nemo?
Clownfish

9.  Who is Aladdin’s monkey companion?
Abu

10.  What’s the name of the princess in Beauty and the Beast?
Belle

11.  Which Pixar character says, “To infinity and beyond”?
Buzz Lightyear

12.  Which Disney princess is based on a real historical figure?
Pocahontas

13.  Which film features a rabbit named Thumper?
Bambi

14.  Which film features an alley cat named Thomas O’Malley?
The Aristocats

15.  Which actress plays the title role in Mary Poppins Returns (2018)?
Emily Blunt

16.  Which 1971 film combining live action and animation, is about three children evacuated from London in 1940 to the Dorset coast? It stars Angela Lansbury?
Bedknobs and Broomsticks

17.  In which 1940 film does Mickey Mouse play the Sorcerer’s Apprentice?
Fantasia

18.  What is the only Disney animated feature film where the title character never speaks?
Dumbo

19.  What is the name of Anna and Elsa's kingdom in Frozen?
Arendelle

20.  What game do Alice and the Queen of Hearts play in Alice in Wonderland?
Croquet
 

Disney

1.  What was the first full-length animated feature film released by Disney?

2.  Which Disney character leaves a glass slipper behind at a royal ball?

3.  In The Jungle Book, what type of animal is Baloo?

4.  Which Disney villain wants to make a fur coat from Dalmatian puppies?

5.  Who is the main antagonist in Sleeping Beauty?

6.  Pinocchio was brought to life by which Fairy?

7.  Who is the villain in The Lion King?

8.  What kind of fish is Nemo in Finding Nemo?

9.  Who is Aladdin’s monkey companion?

10.  What’s the name of the princess in Beauty and the Beast?

11.  Which Pixar character says, “To infinity and beyond”?

12.  Which Disney princess is based on a real historical figure?

13.  Which film features a rabbit named Thumper?

14.  Which film features an alley cat named Thomas O’Malley?

15.  Which actress plays the title role in Mary Poppins Returns (2018)?

16.  Which 1971 film combining live action and animation, is about three children evacuated from London in 1940 to the Dorset coast? It stars Angela Lansbury?

17.  In which 1940 film does Mickey Mouse play the Sorcerer’s Apprentice?

18.  What is the only Disney animated feature film where the title character never speaks?

19.  What is the name of Anna and Elsa's kingdom in Frozen?

20.  What game do Alice and the Queen of Hearts play in Alice in Wonderland?

 

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10 - struggled with that one

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That was nicely difficult.

easthammer wrote: ↑05 Aug 2025, 17:35 14 Kicking myself on the ones I missed, and although I did have Marmalade, I know some people would choose Jam for breakfast, thanks Zico

14 Kicking myself on the ones I missed, and although I did have Marmalade, I know some people would choose Jam for breakfast, thanks Zico

More Pop Music Cryptic Clues – bands or solo artistes


1.  Can’t fly without these
Wings

2.  A version of lilac, then darkness
Cilla Black

3.  Something to enjoy at breakfast
Marmalade

4.  It’s always at the top
Cream

5.  Reputedly a coastal haven
Sandie Shaw

6.  A toilet in Colorado?
John Denver

7.  Raincoat worn in Lancashire town
Fleetwood Mac

8.  A haven of tranquillity
Oasis

9.  East Ender in revolt
Cockney Rebel

10.  It’s insanity!
Madness

11.  Reportedly, young ladies permitted here
Girls Aloud

12.  Miss Hurley’s lost weight
Thin Lizzy

13.  A helter-skelter, dodgems or Ferris wheel
Fairground Attraction

14.  Could be ice hockey or snowballing
Coldplay

15.  Get rid of midge
Erasure

16.  Three elements out of four
Earth Wind and Fire

17.  A good place to lurk
The Shadows

18.  Caucasian rattler
Whitesnake

19.  Could be joiners or cabinet makers
The Carpenters

20.  More than once person in charge on this ship
The Commodores

 

More Pop Music Cryptic Clues – bands or solo artistes


1.  Can’t fly without these

2.  A version of lilac, then darkness

3.  Something to enjoy at breakfast

4.  It’s always at the top

5.  Reputedly a coastal haven

6.  A toilet in Colorado?

7.  Raincoat worn in Lancashire town

8.  A haven of tranquillity

9.  East Ender in revolt

10.  It’s insanity!

11.  Reportedly, young ladies permitted here

12.  Miss Hurley’s lost weight

13.  A helter-skelter, dodgems or Ferris wheel

14.  Could be ice hockey or snowballing

15.  Get rid of midge

16.  Three elements out of four

17.  A good place to lurk

18.  Caucasian rattler

19.  Could be joiners or cabinet makers

20.  More than once person in charge on this ship




 

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Premier League Quiz:

1.  How old was Wayne Rooney when he first played in the Premier League?
16 years old

2. How many clubs competed in the Premier League’s first season back in 1992–93?
22

3. Who has managed the most teams in the Premier League, having taken charge of nine different clubs?
Sam Allardyce

4. How many Premier League titles did Sir Alex Ferguson win with Manchester United?
13

5.  After an inaugural season with no sponsorship, the Premier League was sponsored by which company from 1993 until 2001?
Carling 

6.  Paulo Di Canio pushed over which Referee in 1999?
Paul Alcock

7.  Which dish did Tottenham Hotspur blame for missing out on a Champions League place in 2006?
Lasagne

8.  Who was proved wrong with his comment, “You can’t win anything with kids”?
Alan Hansen

9.  Which then Sunderland player scored the infamous ‘beach ball goal’ against Liverpool?
Darren Bent 

10.  Which club famously beat Manchester United 6–1 at Old Trafford in 2011?
Manchester City

11.  Which manager came bottom of the first ever Premier League?
Brian Clough with Nottingham Forest

12.  Which club had the smallest ever capacity Premier League stadium?
Luton Town - Kenilworth Road

13.  In the 2015–16 Premier League season, Jamie Vardy scored in eleven consecutive Premier League matches, breaking Ruud van Nistelrooy's record. Which club did Leicester City sign Vardy from in May 2012?
Fleetwood Town

14.  Shane Long (7.69 seconds) scored the fastest goal in Premier League history.  Which club was he playing for at the time?
Southampton

15.  Against which team did Sergio Agüero score his famous stoppage-time goal to win Manchester City the Premier League title in 2011-12?
Queens Park Rangers

16.  What were Leicester City's pre-season odds of winning the Premier League title at the start of the 2015-16 campaign?
5,000 to 1

17.  Sir Alex Ferguson first raised the idea of signing Eric Cantona when the Leeds chairman phoned to enquire about buying which Manchester United defender?
Denis Irwin

18.  After an equaliser against Manchester City, who jokingly sat his teammates down in a circle at his feet and wagged his finger at them?  Bonus point if you can name the manager who in the corresponding game the previous season sat the players down on the pitch in front of the travelling fans and gave them a lecture.?
Jimmy Bullard Phil Brown

19.  Which club has had the most relegations from the Premier League?
Norwich City holds the record for the most relegations from the Premier League, having been demoted six times.

20.  Which goalkeeper became the first player in the Premier League era to win PL titles in consecutive seasons with two different clubs? and he did not play a single game in either title-winning season! (This is tough so 5 points if you got it right.)
Mark Schwarzer – Chelsea then Leicester  

 

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Premier League Quiz:

1.  How old was Wayne Rooney when he first played in the Premier League?

2. How many clubs competed in the Premier League’s first season back in 1992–93?

3. Who has managed the most teams in the Premier League, having taken charge of nine different clubs?

4. How many Premier League titles did Sir Alex Ferguson win with Manchester United?

5.  After an inaugural season with no sponsorship, the Premier League was sponsored by which company from 1993 until 2001?

6.  Paulo Di Canio pushed over which Referee in 1999?

7.  Which dish did Tottenham Hotspur blame for missing out on a Champions League place in 2006?

8.  Who was proved wrong with his comment, “You can’t win anything with kids”?

9.  Which then Sunderland player scored the infamous ‘beach ball goal’ against Liverpool?

10.  Which club famously beat Manchester United 6–1 at Old Trafford in 2011?

11.  Which manager came bottom of the first ever Premier League?

12.  Which club had the smallest ever capacity Premier League stadium?

13.  In the 2015–16 Premier League season, Jamie Vardy scored in eleven consecutive Premier League matches, breaking Ruud van Nistelrooy's record. Which club did Leicester City sign Vardy from in May 2012?

14.  Shane Long (7.69 seconds) scored the fastest goal in Premier League history.  Which club was he playing for at the time?

15.  Against which team did Sergio Agüero score his famous stoppage-time goal to win Manchester City the Premier League title in 2011-12?

16.  What were Leicester City's pre-season odds of winning the Premier League title at the start of the 2015-16 campaign?

17.  Sir Alex Ferguson first raised the idea of signing Eric Cantona when the Leeds chairman phoned to enquire about buying which Manchester United defender?

18.  After an equaliser against Manchester City, who jokingly sat his teammates down in a circle at his feet and wagged his finger at them?  Bonus point if you can name the manager who in the corresponding game the previous season sat the players down on the pitch in front of the travelling fans and gave them a lecture.?

19.  Which club has had the most relegations from the Premier League?

20.  Which goalkeeper became the first player in the Premier League era to win PL titles in consecutive seasons with two different clubs? and he did not play a single game in either title-winning season!