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Edinburgh Festival Quiz

The Edinburgh Fringe is the biggest comedy festival in the world. Even if you've never been, we hope you'll have fun answering these questions about it.

Edinburgh Festival Quiz

1. How many times did James Acaster WIN the Edinburgh Comedy Award?

2. Which of these TV formats started as an Edinburgh show?

3. The Cambridge Footlight won the first Edinburgh Comedy Award. Select the person below who was one of the members.

4. What was the name of the hugely influential satirical sketch show, written and performed by Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Jonathan Miller and Alan Bennett?

5. Who was recently announced as patron of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society?

6. Which of these is NOT a title of a 2022 Edinburgh show?

7. What slogan did Bridget Christie have on her t-shirt when she won the Edinburgh Comedy Award in 2013?

8. Who performed a show titled Sight Gags for Perverts?

9. In what year did Phoebe Waller-Bridge first perform Fleabag at the festival?

10. Fill in the blanked out word in the title of this annual one-off show. A Young Man Dressed As A _____ Dressed As An Old Man Sits Rocking In A Rocking Chair For 56 Minutes And Then Leaves.