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Quiz 278: The answers

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Here are this week's answers, question-by-question. Scroll down for a bonus cryptic question.

1. What breed of dog is Gromit in Wallace & Gromit?

Wallace & Gromit
  1. Dalmatian
  2. Retriever
  3. Beagle
  4. Collie
  5. Alsatian

2. In Blackadder The Third, what dictionary definition of a dog does Baldrick offer?

Blackadder. Baldrick (Tony Robinson). Copyright: BBC
  1. Not a cat
  2. A barking thing
  3. Man's best friend
  4. Brown with four legs
  5. Medium sized insectivore

3. Who did a stand-up show with the title Firing Cheeseballs at a Dog?

Taskmaster. Greg Davies. Copyright: Avalon Television
  1. Mark Watson
  2. Paul Foot
  3. Greg Davies
  4. Tim Key
  5. Alex Horne

4. In Ghosts, what is unusual about Lady Button's dog Dante?

Ghosts. Lady Button (Martha Howe-Douglas). Copyright: Monumental Pictures
  1. He can see ghosts
  2. He is a ghost
  3. He is stuffed
  4. He is a wolf
  5. He miaows instead of barks

5. In Only Fools And Horses, what is the name of Boycie's Great Dane?

Only Fools And Horses. Image shows from L to R: Marlene (Sue Holderness), Boycie (John Challis). Copyright: BBC
  1. Rex
  2. Duke
  3. Prince
  4. Earl
  5. Baron

6. What was the catchphrase of Greg Mitchell, the sandy coloured labrador in Reeves & Mortimer?

Greg Mitchell. Vic Reeves
  1. I heard that rumour
  2. You wouldn't let it lie
  3. It doesn't really matter
  4. My wife's gonna kill me
  5. What's on the end of the stick?

7. When Hacker T Dog appeared on Celebrity Mastermind, what was his specialist subject?

Hacker Time. Copyright: BBC
  1. Sue Barker
  2. Ronnie Barker
  3. Paw Patrol
  4. Bow Wow Wow
  5. Pet Shop Boys

8. In Mongrels, Destiny the Afghan hound hangs out with which other animals?

Mongrels. Credit: BBC
  1. A fox, a cat and a pigeon
  2. A rat, a toad and a badger
  3. A hare and a tortoise
  4. A pig, a wolf and a chicken
  5. A goat, a sheep and a horse

9. In Peep Show, what does Jeremy do after he accidentally runs over a dog?

Peep Show. Image shows from L to R: Jeremy Usbourne (Robert Webb), Mark Corrigan (David Mitchell). Copyright: Objective Productions
  1. Buries it
  2. Takes it to the vet
  3. Blames Mark
  4. Calls 999
  5. Eats it

10. In the radio sitcom When The Dog Dies, who plays the main character of Grandad?

Ronnie Corbett. Copyright: BBC
  1. Ronnie Barker
  2. Ronnie Corbett
  3. Barry Cryer
  4. John Cleese
  5. Jimmy Tarbuck

Bonus cryptic question

Feeling brainy? BCG's Ian Wolf likes devising additional, obfuscated brain-teasers as an extra challenge. See if you can work this one out. You'll find the answer in the next quiz.

Why might a bean grow among an office producer, a motherly writer, and a mad monarch?

Last week's cryptic question

What completes this list: a cutting tool akin to a machete; a plate for a hole, muddy coloured court shoes, canned lathyrus seeds, 15th letters, a tool cover, and a baker's dozen connector.

Gary Richmond, Rhodri Rutherford, Alex & Maria Hughes, Kate Emmett, Matthew Taylor, Wayne Mason, Baz Slater, Glen Passman and Pete Hicks wrote in with the shopping list needed to complete this question.

See the answer

Next are fork handles (not four candles), as these are all the things on Ronnie Barker's list in The Two Ronnies "Four Candles" sketch, listed from last to first.

The other items on the list are a 13 Amp plug (baker's dozen connector), saw tips (a tool cover), letter 'O's (15th letters), tins of peas (seeds of the plant lathyrus oleraceus), brown pumps (muddy coloured court shoes), tap washers (a plate with a hole), and billhooks (a machete-like cutting tool).

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