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Quiz 262

Niki Walton's latest quiz for us features locations, names, numbers, jobs and more.

1. In which year did sports comedy panel show They Think It's All Over make its television debut?

They Think It's All Over. Image shows from L to R: David Gower, Jonathan Ross, Nick Hancock, Rory McGrath, Gary Lineker

2. In the world of comedy, Reg Prescott was...

3. Before becoming a performer, what did Guz Khan do for a living?

Guz Khan. Copyright: BBC

4. What was the number of the apartment featured in the first seven series of Not Going Out?

Not Going Out. Image shows from L to R: Lucy (Sally Bretton), Lee (Lee Mack), Daisy (Katy Wix). Copyright: Avalon Television / Arlo Productions

5. What comedy-related news item made the headlines on 13 March 1986?

6. Which of these abodes was NOT claimed as a previous residence by any of the Four Yorkshiremen?

Four Yorkshiremen

7. Name the 1980s children's television sitcom which featured Clive Dunn in the lead role.

Dad's Army. Clive Dunn

8. Father Austin Purcell, the world's most boring priest, appears in the Series 2 Father Ted episode Think Fast, Father Ted. Which of these was not one of his lines?

Father Ted. Father Austin Purcell (Ben Keaton)

9. Which of these regular performers from the heyday of the Carry On franchise appeared in the 1992 film Carry On Columbus?

10. Unlike Sir Humphrey and many other senior civil servants and MPs, Yes Minister's Jim Hacker did not have an Oxbridge education. Where did he study as an undergraduate?

Yes Minister. James Hacker (Paul Eddington). Copyright: BBC

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