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Quiz 303: The answers

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

1. In Fawlty Towers, what does Manuel call his pet rat?

Fawlty Towers. Manuel (Andrew Sachs). Copyright: BBC
  1. Basil
  2. Major
  3. Manuelito
  4. Polly
  5. Sybil

2. What dish is Baldrick offering here?

Blackadder. Baldrick (Tony Robinson)
  1. Filet mignon in sauce bearnaise
  2. Plum duff
  3. Rat au vin
  4. Rat fricassée
  5. Rat sauté

3. In The Young Ones, Vyvyan has a hamster called SPG. What do the initials stand for?

The Young Ones. Vyvyan (Adrian Edmondson)
  1. Self-Propelled Gun
  2. Special Patrol Group
  3. Strategic Planning Group
  4. Strong Parental Guidance
  5. Supplementary Planning Guidance

4. If you hear the lyrics "Gory stories we do that, And your host a talking rat", which children's TV show are you watching?

Horrible Histories
  1. Horrible Histories
  2. Maid Marian And Her Merry Men
  3. Rastamouse
  4. Rentaghost
  5. Round The Bend

5. Which comedian is Abu Hamster sitting behind in this film centred around a trip to Blackpool?

The Harry Hill Movie. Image shows left to right: Nan (Julie Walters), Harry Hill (Harry Hill)
  1. Johnny Vegas
  2. Julian Barratt
  3. Matt Lucas
  4. Simon Bird
  5. Harry Hill

6. In which TV comedy drama is a real Banksy artwork of a rat painted over?

The Outlaws. Image shows from L to R: John (Darren Boyd), Frank (Christopher Walken), Myrna (Clare Perkins), Rani Rekowski (Rhianne Barreto), Christian (Gamba Cole), Gabby (Eleanor Tomlinson), Greg (Stephen Merchant)
  1. Am I Being Unreasonable?
  2. Bliss
  3. Misfits
  4. The Outlaws
  5. Cold Feet

7. Who is NOT a member of Roland Rat's posse?

Roland Rat

Steven the Squirrel was the Bear's friend in Bo' Selecta!.

  1. Errol the Hamster
  2. Fergie the Ferret
  3. Glenis the Guinea Pig
  4. Kevin the Gerbil
  5. Steven the Squirrel

8. Which comedy has inspired this guinea pig apron, which says "I got chatty at Hilary's Cafe"?

I got chatty at Hilary's Cafe apron
  1. 'Allo 'Allo!
  2. dinnerladies
  3. Fleabag
  4. Kate & Koji
  5. Man Down

9. In the film The Mouse That Roared, which actor had three roles?

The Mouse That Roared
  1. Spike Milligan
  2. Peter Cook
  3. Harry Secombe
  4. Michael Bentine
  5. Peter Sellers

10. Which comedian wrote The Satsuma Complex, a crime novel which features a talking squirrel?

Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction 2023. Bob Mortimer. Credit: Laurie Fletcher
  1. Bob Mortimer
  2. Frankie Boyle
  3. Kevin Bridges
  4. Mark Watson
  5. Richard Osman

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 does the voice of Mickey Mouse, a Funny Women winner, and a captain of Winterton Rangers look the other way respectively?

Last week's cryptic question

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

Gary Richmond and Rachel Mansfield were the only two readers to work out why these things were all wet. Well done to them!

See the answer

They are all wet because these clues point to to the names of aquatic vessels in various comedies.

Someone joyfully travelling aimlessly refers to the Happy Wanderer from the film Carry On Cruising.

The fish spanning a gap is a clue to The Navy Lark's HMS Troutbridge.

The ancient giant is a hint to the submarine HMS Goliath from radio sitcom Deep Trouble.

A Roman promise links to The Sacramentum, the setting for the first series of the TV comedy thriller Wreck.

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