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Quiz 331: The answers

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

1. Who were the Royle family's next door neighbours?

The Royle Family. Image shows from L to R: Dave Best (Craig Cash), Antony Royle (Ralf Little), Denise Royle / Best (Caroline Aherne), Jim Royle (Ricky Tomlinson), Barbara Royle (Sue Johnston), Norma Speakman (Liz Smith). Copyright: Granada Productions / Jellylegs

Mary, Joe and Cheryl Carroll lived next door.

  1. The Price family
  2. The Carroll family
  3. The Barnes family
  4. The McLaine family
  5. The Sinclair family

2. What milestone did Have I Got News For You reach on 7th June 2024?

Have I Got News For You. Image shows left to right: Paul Merton, Ian Hislop. Credit: Matt Crockett
  1. The 30th anniversary of its first broadcast
  2. The show's 60th guest host
  3. The show's 600th broadcast episode
  4. The 1000th 'odd one out' round quartet
  5. The 5000th 'missing words' headline

3. Who played Claudia Bing, Eddie's PR rival in Absolutely Fabulous?

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie. Image shows left to right: Bubble (Jane Horrocks), Claudia Bing (Celia Imrie), Edina (Jennifer Saunders)

Claudia Bing, played by Celia Imrie, only appeared in two episodes and the film... but was much-mentioned as she seemed to build her success by poaching Edina's clients.

  1. Dawn French
  2. Celia Imrie
  3. Morwenna Banks
  4. Felicity Kendal
  5. Nikki Kelly

4. In which year was comedy film The Full Monty released into cinemas?

The Full Monty. Image shows from L to R: Gerald (Tom Wilkinson), Nathan (William Snape), Gaz (Robert Carlyle), Lomper (Steve Huison), Guy (Hugo Speer), Horse (Paul Barber), Dave (Mark Addy)
  1. 1989
  2. 1991
  3. 1994
  4. 1997
  5. 2000

5. In the world of British sitcoms, Emmet Hawksworth is...

Keeping Up Appearances. Image shows left to right: Elizabeth (Josephine Tewson), Emmet Hawksworth (David Griffin)

The Bucket's musical next-door neighbour was played by David Griffin from the second series onwards.

  1. The Bucket's musical next-door neighbour in Keeping Up Appearances
  2. A junior minister in the Department of Administrative Affairs in Yes Minister
  3. The librarian in early series of Last Of The Summer Wine
  4. The owner of the Boyce's neighbouring farm in The Green Green Grass
  5. Managing director of the estate agents where Jeffrey Fourmile works in George & Mildred

6. Which song closed Act One of Monty Python Live (Mostly): One Down, Five to Go?

Monty Python Live (Mostly). Image shows left to right: John Cleese, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle
  1. Finland
  2. I Like Chinese
  3. The Galaxy Song
  4. Eric The Half-A-Bee
  5. Every Sperm Is Sacred

7. The episode titles Mutiny, The Happy Event and Away From It All are taken from which sitcom?

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. The Good Life
  2. Terry & June
  3. Fresh Fields
  4. Butterflies
  5. Desmond's

8. Before finding fame as a performer, Billy Connolly served an apprenticeship as what?

Billy Connolly

Billy Connolly worked in the shipyards of Glasgow, his home city.

  1. Gardener
  2. Butcher
  3. Welder
  4. Electrician
  5. Car Mechanic

9. Name the recurring character played by Maggie Ollerenshaw in Open All Hours and sequel Still Open All Hours.

Still Open All Hours. Mavis (Maggie Ollerenshaw)
  1. Nervous Nerys
  2. Wavy Mavis
  3. Busy Lizzy
  4. Contrary Mary
  5. Dippy Doreen

10. Who was the only woman in the regular ensemble cast of Round The Horne?

Round The Horne. Image shows left to right: Hugh Paddick, Kenneth Williams, Kenneth Horne, Betty Marsden, Douglas Smith. Credit: BBC
  1. June Whitfield
  2. Hattie Jacques
  3. Betty Marsden
  4. Joan Sims
  5. Wendy Richard

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.

Which comedy may well be written with either 6 dashes and five dots followed by seven dashes and eight dots, or instead as 01100011011011110110010001100101 110010100?

Last week's cryptic question

Why are Fern Brady, Dionne Brown and Diana Dors soon to be joined by a group from Teesside?

Kate Emmett, Gary Richmond, Alex & Maria Hughes, Kevin Greaves, Ian Harrison and Jim Edgar all get a crown for cracking this one.

See the answer

This question is related to the word "queens".

Fern Brady performed the stand-up show Autistic Bikini Queen.

Dionne Brown played the title role in Channel 4's comic novel adaptation Queenie.

Diana Dors was the lead in sitcom Queenie's Castle.

The group who are soon to join them are the cast of Smoggie Queens, a forthcoming BBC Three sitcom about drag queens in Teesside.

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