Quiz 263: The answers
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Here are this week's answers, question-by-question. Scroll down for a bonus cryptic question.
1. What year was Series 31 of Last Of The Summer Wine - the final series - broadcast?
- 1995
- 2000
- 2005
- Correct answer: 2010
- 2015
2. Select the person who is NOT a cast member of Are You Being Served?.
Su Pollard is a star of Hi-De-Hi!.
- Mollie Sugden
- Frank Thornton
- John Inman
- Correct answer: Su Pollard
- Wendy Richard
3. Who was the most regular guest to appear on Mock The Week, but NEVER became an official permanent panellist on the show?
Ed Byrne appeared 73 times. Milton Jones clocked up 50 credits, then - from our question options - it goes Angela Barnes with 38, Ed Gamble with 36 and Nish Kumar on 14.
- Milton Jones
- Angela Barnes
- Correct answer: Ed Byrne
- Nish Kumar
- Ed Gamble
4. Here is a picture of St Albans Register Office. Which comedy would you most associate it with?
For filming, the building was converted to become the front gates for Slade Prison.
- To The Manor Born
- Blackadder
- The Vicar Of Dibley
- Correct answer: Porridge
- Fawlty Towers
5. Which of these is a TV sitcom? (The rest are radio comedies)
- Cabin Pressure
- The Cold Swedish Winter
- Correct answer: Miss Jones And Son
- Reluctant Persuaders
- Polyoaks
6. Complete the name of the show pictured here. I Want My ____ Back.
- House
- Correct answer: Wife
- Job
- Life
- Teeth
7. Who has NOT won the BBC New Comedy Award?
- Alan Carr
- Nina Conti
- Correct answer: Michael McIntyre
- Lucy Beaumont
- Tom Allen
8. What was odd about a 2005 episode of Jack Dee Live At The Apollo?
The 7th July bombings in London resulted in there being no audience at the Apollo that night, so Jack Dee ended up performing to an empty room. Producers cut in an audience from a different show for the TV broadcast.
- Dee performed by candlelight due to a powercut
- Correct answer: There was no audience
- Despite his name in the title, Dee didn't host the show
- The episode has never been shown as it featured Jimmy Savile
- It was not recorded at the Apollo, but BBC Television Centre
9. Which of these has NOT been the focus of an episode of Rob And Romesh Vs?
- Cricket
- Ballet
- American Football (NFL)
- Drag
- Correct answer: Taxis
10. Select the odd one out.
Apart from My Family, these are all shows written by Guy Jenkin and Andy Hamilton.
- Kate & Koji
- Outnumbered
- Correct answer: My Family
- Ballot Monkeys
- Drop The Dead Donkey
Bonus cryptic question
Feeling brainy? BCG's Ian Wolf likes devising additional, obfuscated brain-teasers as an extra challenge. If you think you know the answer to this week's conundrum and would like to add your name to the list of people who cracked it, do email us! We'll reveal the answer in next Wednesday's quiz.
An army rank, culinary containers, and some confectionery all lead to what pronoun?
Last week's cryptic question
Why are a fishy game, a fictional ruler, a Beatles song, and dodgy accounting all starters?
Alex & Maria Hughes, Gary Richmond, Debbie Haden and Wayne Mason worked out the 'starters' here.
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They are starters because these are the titles of the debut episodes of various comedy shows.
The fishy game is Sardines; which is the first episode of Inside No. 9.
The fictional ruler is Big Brother, the debut for Only Fools And Horses.
The Beatles song is Happiness is a Warm Gun, the first episode of The New Statesman
Dodgy accounting refers to the premiere of Black Books, Cooking the Books.
Turns out there are a few ways of answering this question though... other Beatles songs include The End (Red Dwarf) and I'm So Tired (Blessed). We also gave Debbie a point for the fictional ruler answer for Queen Of Oz episode There's a New Queen in Town.