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Morecambe & Wise quiz

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of Morecambe & Wise's foray into film, here is a quiz on the duo written by Hercules Grytpype Thynne.

1. So, what was the title of the first Morecambe & Wise film, which premiered on the 13th April 1965 in the UK?

What film is this?

2. What was the TV cop series M&W had a cameo in, appearing as themselves as a comedy duo at a local theatre?

3. There's a statue of the two of them together in Blackpool Winter Gardens and Eric has his own statue overlooking Morecambe Bay, but where is the Yorkshire statue of Ernie?

Ernie Wise statue

4. Which Doctor Who actor starred with Eric Morecambe in the The Passionate Pilgrim short film?

5. In the biopic Eric & Ernie, Eric's mother was played by Victoria Wood, who also wrote the script, but who played George Bartholomew, Eric's father?

Eric & Ernie. Image shows from L to R: Sadie Bartholomew (Victoria Wood), Eric Morecambe (Daniel Rigby), Ernie Wise (Bryan Dick). Copyright: Blue Door Adventures

6. And staying with the Eric & Ernie biopic, who played Ernie's father?

7. In the Mr Memory sketch, what was the name of the football team when Ernie disguised the name of the team with a cough as a hint for Mr Memory (Eric), which then became a running gag whenever anyone coughed?

Image shows left to right: Ernie Wise, Eric Morecambe

8. Eric had two natural born children and one adopted, how many children did Ernie have?

Two Of A Kind. Image shows left to right: Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise. Credit: Associated Television

9. Who was the singer who lost her shoe while singing Smoke Gets In Your Eyes and Eric & Ernie, dressed as two stage hands in brown coats, replaced it with an old boot?

10. What was the music where Eric played all the right notes, but not necessarily in the right order, in the now legendary sketch with Andre Previn?

The Morecambe & Wise Show. Image shows from L to R: Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise, Andre Previn. Copyright: BBC

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