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Fawlty Towers Quiz

Fawlty Towers started on TV in September 1975... so now is a good time to test your memory of the classic sitcom. Here's some great questions from BCG member Alfred J Kipper...

1. In Gourmet Night, what's the name of the restaurant Basil collects the food from?

Fawlty Towers. Image shows from L to R: Manuel (Andrew Sachs), Mr. Twitchen (Richard Caldicot), Sybil Fawlty (Prunella Scales), Mrs. Twitchen (Betty Huntley-Wright), Basil Fawlty (John Cleese), Polly (Connie Booth), Colonel Hall (Allan Cuthbertson), Mrs. Hall (Ann Way). Copyright: BBC

2. After journalist and TV reviewer Richard Ingrams derided Monty Python, Cleese named a guest after him in The Kipper & The Corpse. He was interrupted by Basil, doing what?

3. In A Touch of Class, desiring a better class of guest, what publication does Basil put an expensive advert in, including the words 'No riff raff'?

Fawlty Towers. Image shows from L to R: Basil Fawlty (John Cleese), Sybil Fawlty (Prunella Scales), Danny Brown (Robin Ellis). Copyright: BBC

4. In Waldorf Salad, while waiting for his salad, what cocktail does the American guest order, which Basil also doesn't know how to make?

Fawlty Towers. Image shows left to right: Basil Fawlty (John Cleese), Mr Hamilton (Bruce Boa). Credit: BBC

5. In Communication Problems what was the name of the horse Basil won money on, that Polly had to guess via Basil playing charades behind Sybil?

Fawlty Towers. Image shows left to right: Sybil Fawlty (Prunella Scales), Basil Fawlty (John Cleese), Major Gowen (Ballard Berkeley)

6. In the final episode, Basil the Rat, with the environmental officer inspecting the hotel, Basil is shocked to discover Manuel's pet hamster is actually a rat. Manuel had previously revealed he had a pet hamster in which episode?

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7. In The Hotel Inspectors, Basil mistakes two salesman guests as an inspector he's been tipped off is in town – the first sells spoons, what does the second one sell?

Fawlty Towers. Image shows from L to R: Basil Fawlty (John Cleese), Mr. Hutchinson (Bernard Cribbins), Miss Gatsby (Renee Roberts), Miss Tibbs (Gilly Flower). Copyright: BBC

8. In how many episodes does Polly hit someone (smack or punch, in the face)?

Fawlty Towers. Polly (Connie Booth). Copyright: BBC

9. Which one of the following statements on The Psychiatrist is NOT true?

Fawlty Towers. Image shows left to right: Miss Gatsby (Renee Roberts), Major Gowen (Ballard Berkeley), Miss Tibbs (Gilly Flower), Sybil Fawlty (Prunella Scales), Basil Fawlty (John Cleese), Mrs Johnson (Aimée Delamain), Mr Johnson (Nicky Henson)

10. In The Wedding Party, what paperback book is Basil reading in bed while Sybil (in her bed) is on the phone to her friend Audrey?

Fawlty Towers. Image shows from L to R: Sybil Fawlty (Prunella Scales), Basil Fawlty (John Cleese). Copyright: BBC

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