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The British Comedy Quiz

Quiz 106

Last Of The Summer Wine, On The Buses and Joyce Grenfell are amongst this week's question subjects.

1. When Reggie Perrin thought about his mother-in-law, what animal did he visualise?

The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin. Reginald Perrin (Leonard Rossiter). Copyright: BBC

2. Which Pennine town was home to Last Of The Summer Wine?

Last Of The Summer Wine. Image shows from L to R: William 'Compo' Simmonite (Bill Owen), Herbert 'Truly' Truelove (Frank Thornton), Norman Clegg (Peter Sallis). Copyright: BBC

3. Which comedian and actor had the popular catchphrase "She knows, y'know!"?

4. Which 1960s film is pictured here?

What film?

5. Which sitcom would you associate with a home named Dalentrace?

6. Trailblazing female comedy icon Joyce Grenfell was related to which political figure?

Joyce Grenfell. Copyright: BBC

7. How many different heads did Worzel Gummidge originally have?

Worzel Gummidge. Image shows from L to R: Worzel Gummidge (Jon Pertwee), Sue (Charlotte Coleman), John (Jeremy Austin). Copyright: Southern Television

8. What was so exceptional about Jonathan Whitehead's award-winning Green Wing soundtrack?

Green Wing. Image shows from L to R: Guy Secretan (Stephen Mangan), Sue White (Michelle Gomez), Martin Dear (Karl Theobald), Caroline Todd (Tamsin Greig), Mac Macartney (Julian Rhind-Tutt), Boyce (Oliver Chris), Joanna Clore (Pippa Haywood), Alan Statham (Mark Heap). Copyright: Talkback Productions

9. Who does the E19 Posse battle with in Famalam?

Famalam. Tom Moutchi

10. What was the name of the company in On The Buses?

On The Buses. Image shows from L to R: Stan Butler (Reg Varney), Inspector Blake (Stephen Lewis), Jack Harper (Bob Grant). Copyright: London Weekend Television

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