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Unknown Report 28 Jan 2005 16:28

THIS COMEDY QUIZ WAS OBVIOUSLY MUCH TOO EASY!

Unknown

Unknown Report 28 Jan 2005 16:29

1 Which comic did Bob Mortimer partner? VIC REEVES 2 Which character from ‘Porridge’ was known as ‘Orrible? IVES 3 Which actor played Sir Humphrey Appleby in ‘Yes, Minister’ NIGEL HAWTHORNE 4 Which Shepherd’s Bush street housed Steptoe & Son? OIL DRUM LANE 5 Who or what was called ‘Geraldine’ in ‘The Good Life’? GOAT 6 Which ‘Last of the Summer Wine’ character was enamoured of Nora Batty? COMPO 7 What was the occupation of Corporal Jones in ‘Dad’s Army’? BUTCHER 8 Which item of Mr MacKay’s uniform did Porridge’s Godber submerge in a vat of curry? HIS CAP/HAT 9 Who played the wife of Richard Briers’s characte in Ever Decreasing Circles? PENELOPE WILTON 10 In ‘Birds of a Feather’, which character was played by Pauline Quirke? SHARON OPODOPOULOS 11 Who told us ‘It’s a Square World’ in the 1960s? MICHAEL BENTINE 12 Which character was played by Frankie Howerd in ‘Up Pompeii’? LURCIO 13 What did Monty Python’s ‘Mr Gumby’ wear on his head and feet? KNOTTED HANKY AND BLACK WELLIES 14 Which of The Goons played ‘Eccles’? SPIKE MILLIGAN 15 Which TV comic starred in a film called ‘The Rebel’? TONY HANCOCK 16 A chef called ‘Terry’ featured in which 1970s comedy series? FAWLTY TOWERS 17 Who played Sid James’s daughter in ‘Bless this House’? SALLY GEESON 18 Which actress from ‘Goodness Gracious Me’ once won ‘The Weakest Link’? NINA WADIA 19 Which idiot was always having ‘a bit of trouble’ in a 1970s comedy series? FRANK SPENCER 20 Really stretching the memory - Who played Dad in ‘The Larkins’? DAVID KOSSOFF

~♥ Daisy ♥~

~♥ Daisy ♥~ Report 28 Jan 2005 16:32

1. Vic Reeves 5. Goat or Pig 6. Compo 9. Penelope Wilton 19. Frank Spencer 20. David Jason Daisy

Anne

Anne Report 28 Jan 2005 16:33

ooh they are hard, wheres my husband?? 1. Vic Reeves 6. Compo 7 Butcher 19 Frank Spencer

Devon Dweller

Devon Dweller Report 28 Jan 2005 16:33

Hi Mary 5 a goat 10 Sharon Opadopulus 19 Frank Spencer

Anne

Anne Report 28 Jan 2005 16:35

14 Spike Milligan

~♥ Daisy ♥~

~♥ Daisy ♥~ Report 28 Jan 2005 16:35

3. Nigel Hawthorne

Heather

Heather Report 28 Jan 2005 16:36

13 handkerchief and Black Boots

Juliana

Juliana Report 28 Jan 2005 16:37

1 Vic Reeves 7 Corporal??? 10 Sharon 18 Meera Syal 19 Frank Spencer xxxxxxxxxxx

Unknown

Unknown Report 28 Jan 2005 16:41

Correct answers Daisy got 1, 3, 6, 9 and 19 Anne got 7, 14 Sheila got 5, 10 Heather got 13, 16

Heather

Heather Report 28 Jan 2005 16:42

16 Fawlty Towers

Anne

Anne Report 28 Jan 2005 16:44

16 Robins Nest ??

Heather

Heather Report 28 Jan 2005 16:45

17 Sally Geeson

Unknown

Unknown Report 28 Jan 2005 16:48

Dorothy got 11, 12, 15 Frederick got 2, 4, 17

Unknown

Unknown Report 28 Jan 2005 16:55

Only 3 answers to go! CB >|<

Unknown

Unknown Report 28 Jan 2005 16:58

8 His hat? 18 Meera Syal? nell

Unknown

Unknown Report 28 Jan 2005 17:04

No, no and no - sorry, girls! Google away! CB >|<

Heather

Heather Report 28 Jan 2005 17:09

18 Nina Wadia 20 David Kossoff ......I googled, lol.

Fairy

Fairy Report 28 Jan 2005 17:13

Bother, missed it!

Unknown

Unknown Report 28 Jan 2005 17:15

Hooray, Heather! Right on 18 and 20, Now we just need no. 8 and I can go and do summat else. CB >|<