Trivia Quiz on British Comedy

1. Whose catchphrase was "Stop messing About"

A) Rowan Atkinson

B) David Jason

C) Benny Hill

D) Kenneth Williams

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2. Which actor and comedian once appeared as a spoon salesman guest of the hotel in an episode of Fawlty Towers?

A) John Cleese

B) Peter Sellers

C) Eric Idle

D) Bernard Cribbins

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3. Python film Your mother was a hamster father smelt of what

A) Strawberries

B) Elderberries

C) Rosehips

D) Bananas

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4. Which Comedian Owned The 1994 Grand National Winner "Minnehoma"

A) Ricky Gervais

B) Jim Davidson

C) Freddie Star

D) Lenny Henry

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5. What Was The Last Carry On Movie In The Series Which Was Released In 1992

A) Carry On Cabby

B) Carry On Cleo

C) Carry On Columbus

D) Carry On England

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6. Gerald Thomas directed what series of films

A) James Bond films

B) Carry on Films

C) Star Trek films

D) Indiana Jones films

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7. Bennie Hills Ernie fastest milkman in the west - name his horse

A) Trigger

B) Lightning

C) Moonbeam

D) Daisy

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8. For the holy grail in the monty python parody 'search for the holy grail', what did arthur's servant use to make the sound of horses hooves

A) Two coconuts

B) Wooden clogs tapped together

C) Empty coconuts

D) Rhythmic drumbeats from a hollow log

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9. What TV series had a signature tune called Liberty Bell

A) Monty Pythons Flying Circus

B) Doctor Who

C) The Twilight Zone

D) Friends

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10. In the monty python parody 'search for the holy grail', what was used to kill the rabbit

A) A crossbow

B) A catapult

C) Holy hand grenade of antioch

D) A magic wand

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11. On Tv How Is Alistair Graham Better Known?

A) Borat

B) Ali G

C) Bruno

D) Mr. Bean

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12. In Which Tv Show Were “ Henry Davenport & Sally Smedley ” Newsreaders

A) Not the Nine O'Clock News

B) The Day Today

C) Drop The Dead donkey

D) Yes Minister

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13. Which comedienne's alternative persona is 'Mrs. Merton'

A) Dawn French

B) Victoria Wood

C) Caroline Aherne

D) Jo Brand

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14. Which group featured in the film "Four Weddings and a Funeral"

A) Spandau Ballet

B) The Proclaimers

C) Duran Duran

D) Wet wet wet

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15. In Life of Brian what name does Stan want to be known as now

A) Loretta

B) Lola

C) Lorraine

D) Laverne

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16. Which comedian's catch phrase was I won't take my coat oft, I'm not stopping

A) Bob Hope

B) Don Rickles

C) Ken platt

D) Groucho Marx

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17. In the monty python parody 'search for the holy grail', what was arthur's trusty servant's name

A) Patsy

B) Bedevere

C) Lancelot

D) Galahad

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18. What was the first Carry On film

A) Carry on Nurse

B) Carry on Sergeant

C) Carry on Screaming!

D) Carry on Teacher

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19. Which role was played by Tim McInerny on TV's 'Blackadder IV'

A) Baldrick

B) Lord Percy

C) Captain darling

D) Prince Regent

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20. The Two Ronnies first appeared together in which TV series

A) The Ronnie Barker Show

B) Monty Python's Flying Circus

C) The Frost Report

D) Dad's Army

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21. Who Wrote The Autobiography Entitled Dont Laugh At Me

A) Eric Morecambe

B) Peter Sellers

C) Norman Wisdom

D) Tommy Cooper

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22. Who Recorded A Version Of "It's A Hard Days Night" In The Style Of Laurence Olivier's Richard iii

A) Peter Sellers

B) John Cleese

C) Eric Idle

D) Rowan Atkinson

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23. Which Comedy Duo Made The Song "Bring Me Sunshine" Their Own

A) Laurel and Hardy

B) Fry and Laurie

C) Morecambe & Wise

D) Key and Peele

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24. Which Former Cambridge Footlights Comedian Made A Mint Out Of Me And My Girl

A) Stephen Fry

B) Eric Idle

C) Hugh Laurie

D) Emma Thompson

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25. Who Had Hits With "I'm Walking Backwards For Christmas" & "The Ying Tong Song"

A) Monty Python

B) The Beatles

C) The Goons

D) The Wombats

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26. Which 60's Tv Comedy Show is Mentioned On The Sargeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band Album

A) Meet The Wife On (Goo Morning Good Morning)

B) Dad's Army

C) The Likely Lads

D) Monty Python's Flying Circus

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27. Monty Pythons Flying Circus Proved A One Hit Wonder Act With Which Song

A) The Lumberjack Song

B) Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life

C) Bruces' Philosophers Song

D) I've Got A Lovely Bunch Of Coconuts

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28. Peter Sellers Recorded A Spoof Of Which Beatles Song In The Style Of Laurence Oliviers Richard 3rd

A) A Hard Days Night

B) Hey Jude

C) Let It Be

D) Come Together

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29. In which Ealing Film Comedy do Alec Guinness, Herbert Lom and Peter Sellers try and fail to commit a major crime

A) The Ladykillers

B) Kind Hearts and Coronets

C) The Man in the White Suit

D) Passport to Pimlico

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30. Which Comedian Used To Have A Cemedy Partner Known As Fanny The Wonderdog

A) Noel Fielding

B) Ricky Gervais

C) Julian Clary

D) Jo Brand

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31. Which Comedians Single Entitled “ The Magic Roundabout” Was Banned By The BBC In 1975, Due To It's Sexual Content

A) Ken Dodd

B) Tommy Cooper

C) Jasper Carrot

D) Billy Connolly

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32. Which British Comedian Was At No.1 In The UK With The Song 'Tears''

A) Tommy Cooper

B) Ken Dodd

C) Les Dawson

D) Roy Chubby Brown

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33. Which Comedian Hit The Front Page Of The Sun On March 13 th 1986 For Allegedly Eating A Hamster

A) Benny Hill

B) Ken Dodd

C) Rik Mayall

D) Freddie Star

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34. Which song was a UK chart hit for `The Goodies' in 1975?

A) Nudge Nudge

B) The Goodies Theme

C) The Inbetweenies

D) The Funky Gibbon

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35. Which fictional character created by Steve Coogan, is a presenter for Radio Norwich

A) Paul Calf

B) Alan Partridge

C) Tommy Saxondale

D) Tony Ferrino

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36. Which comedy trio made a 'Daft Noise For Christmas''

A) Monty Python

B) The Goodies

C) The Three Stooges

D) The Chuckle Brothers

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37. Which Comedian Wore A Huge Banana Shaped Shoes On Stage In The 1970's

A) John Cleese

B) George Carlin

C) Billy Connolly

D) Don Rickles

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38. According to Ken Dodd what are mined in Knotty Ash?

A) Gold

B) Coal

C) Ore

D) Jam Butties

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39. In Monty Pythons The Meaning Of Life What was Mr. Creosote's very last course?

A) a cup of tea

B) a slice of cake

C) a bowl of soup

D) A wafer thin mint

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40. The theme tune for 'Monty Python's Flying Circus' was written by which composer?

A) John Philip Sousa

B) Leonard Bernstein

C) Maurice Ravel

D) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

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