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Quiz 302: The answers

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

1. What was Victoria Wood's character name, in her dinnerladies sitcom?

dinnerladies. Brenda (Victoria Wood). Copyright: Good Fun / Pozzitive Productions
  1. Dolly
  2. Anita
  3. Twinkle
  4. Brenda
  5. Jean

2. On The Adam And Joe Show, one of them had a relative on the show with them - who was it?

The Adam And Joe Show. Image shows from L to R: Joe Cornish, Adam Buxton. Copyright: World Of Wonder
  1. Adam's grandfather
  2. Joe's brother
  3. Adam's brother
  4. Joe's father
  5. Adam's father

3. In the late 2000, Harry Hill had a blue rubber cat he used in a silly vent act. What was its name?

Harry Hill
  1. Mousser
  2. Stouffer
  3. Fuffle
  4. Bouffle
  5. Louffler

4. Who wrote this book of funny anecdotes - The Chronicles of Hernia?

Barry Cryer. Copyright: Sky
  1. Spike Milligan
  2. Barry Cryer
  3. John Cleese
  4. Willy Rushton
  5. Barry Took

5. What was the name of Margot's Surbiton Musical Society nemesis in The Good Life?

The Good Life. Image shows from L to R: Barbara Good (Felicity Kendal), Tom Good (Richard Briers), Margo Leadbetter (Penelope Keith), Jerry Leadbetter (Paul Eddington). Copyright: BBC
  1. Mrs Miggins
  2. Mrs Dooms-Paterson
  3. Mrs Pearson
  4. Miss Flora Petty
  5. Miss Dolly Mountshaft

6. Which mild-mannered famous actor played Glynis, who accidentally killed Victor Meldrew with her car in One Foot In The Grave?

One Foot In The Grave. Glynis (Hannah Gordon)
  1. Diane Keen
  2. Hannah Gordon
  3. Annette Crosbie
  4. Michele Dotrice
  5. Nerys Hughes

7. Which one of these was NOT one of the four sisters in Keeping Up Appearances?

Keeping Up Appearances. Image shows from L to R: Hyacinth Bucket (Patricia Routledge), Rose (Mary Millar)
  1. Hyacinth
  2. Lily
  3. Rose
  4. Daisy
  5. Violet

8. In which theatre did Sid James die on stage?

Comedy Legends. Sid James. Copyright: 3DD
  1. Durham Gala
  2. London's Her Majesty's
  3. Sunderland Empire
  4. Bradford Alhambra
  5. Darlington Hippodrome

9. What was Boycie and Marlene's son called in The Green Green Grass?

The Green Green Grass. Image shows left to right: Marlene Boyce (Sue Holderness), Boycie (John Challis), Tyler Boyce (Jack Doolan)
  1. Sterling
  2. Damien
  3. Tyler
  4. Ashton
  5. Ridley

10. A Home Of Your Own, from 1965, was one of the early silent short B&W films, starring Ronnie Barker alongside many comedy actors of the day playing building tradesmen. What was the job of Ronnie Barker's character?

A Home Of Your Own. Dick The Cement Mixer (Ronnie Barker)
  1. Cement mixer
  2. Plumber
  3. Carpenter
  4. Stonemason
  5. Glazier

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 is someone joyfully travelling aimlessly, a fish spanning a gap, an ancient giant, and a Roman promise all wet?

Last week's cryptic question

A darts start, a mammal's end, and something with no answer. Do we have the right number of productions?

Stuart Hunt, Gary Richmond, John Kyte and Glen Passman are the clever visitors who confirmed it was the right number of productions.

See the answer

Darts matches start with the phrase 'game on'... and there's a sitcom called Game On.

The mammal's end refers to Drop The Dead Donkey

Something with no answer is Hypothetical.

Three is the right number because this trio were all made by Hat Trick Productions.

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