Trivia Quiz on British Television History

1. Helena Rollason Was The First Female PresenterOf Which Long Running Tv Show?

A) Nationwide

B) Grandstand

C) Blue Peter

D) Top of the Pops

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2. Britain's live cable TV used to show what game topless

A) Poker

B) Bingo

C) Snooker

D) Darts - filmed in Australia

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3. Who Was The First Ever Presenter Of ITV's World Of Sport

A) Dickie Davies

B) Des Lynam

C) Eamonn Andrews

D) Peter Dimmock

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4. Who Was The Fist Person Ever To Be Handed The "This Is You're Life" Red Book By Eamon Andrews

A) Diana Dors

B) Cliff Richard

C) Sir David Attenborough

D) Ray Reardon

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5. Who Sang The First Song Ever To Be Performed On Top Of The Pops

A) Dusty Springfield

B) Petula Clark

C) Cilla Black

D) Sandie Shaw

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6. What was the first UK TV series filmed in colour 1964/5

A) Stingray - a puppet series

B) Thunderbirds

C) The Prisoner

D) Doctor Who

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7. In 1954 George Cowling was the first British TV what

A) newsreader

B) television presenter

C) reporter

D) Weatherman

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8. "Which former star of 'Crossroads'' Played ""Meg Richardson"" And was born on 25th December,1923"

A) Noel Gordon

B) Noele Gordon

C) Susan Hanson

D) Pamela Salem

E) Cleo Laine

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9. In 1978 which famous comedy returned for a second series, four years after the first had been shown?

A) Monty Python's Flying Circus

B) Are You Being Served?

C) Dad's Army

D) Fawlty Towers

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10. What was the real name of Eric Morecambes partner

A) Ernie Wise

B) Ernest Wiseman

C) Stan Laurel

D) Jerry Lewis

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11. Which Annual Event First Hit Our Screens On The 5 th February 1988

A) Oscars Night

B) Eurovision Song Contest

C) BAFTA Awards

D) Red Nose Day

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12. What was ITV's live pop music show called?

A) Top of the Pops

B) The Old Grey Whistle Test

C) Ready Steady Cook

D) The Tube

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13. Which war drama was first seen on British Television in October 1972?

A) The World at War

B) Colditz

C) D-Day Diary

D) Battle for Britain

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14. Who was the first snooker player to be a subject of this is your life on the 14 th January 1978?

A) Ray Reardon

B) Alex Higgins

C) John Spencer

D) Steve Davis

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15. Who Was Eric Sykes On Screen Sister

A) Joan Collins

B) Diana Rigg

C) Pamela Brown

D) Hattie Jaques

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16. Name The Woman Who Was In The Vanguard Of Tv Crooks

A) Fanny Craddock

B) Delia Smith

C) Julia Child

D) Prue Leith

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