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The British Comedy Quiz

Quiz 346

A new set of questions from Niki Walton. How's your knowledge of 1990s comedy? We start off asking about a forthcoming day.

1. In Maid Marian And Her Merry Men, what do the poorer inhabitants of Worksop make their pancakes out of, according to the lyrics of the Pancake Day song?

Maid Marian And Her Merry Men. Image shows from L to R: Barrington (Danny John-Jules), Little Ron (Mike Edmonds), Rabies (Howard Lew Lewis), Maid Marian (Kate Lonergan), Robin (Adam Morris). Copyright: BBC

2. Who was the owner of GlobeLink News in Drop The Dead Donkey?

Drop The Dead Donkey. Image shows left to right: Dave Charnley (Neil Pearson), George Dent (Jeff Rawle), Helen Cooper (Ingrid Lacey), Joy Merryweather (Susannah Doyle)

3. The buses of the Luxton and District Traction Company sported what colour livery?

On The Buses. Image shows left to right: Inspector Blake (Stephen Lewis), Jack Harper (Bob Grant)

4. In which year did Inside No. 9 debut on television?

Inside No. 9. Image shows from L to R: Stu (Reece Shearsmith), Carl (Steve Pemberton). Copyright: BBC

5. Which of these incidents did NOT happen to the title character in Miranda?

Miranda. Image shows from L to R: Penny (Patricia Hodge), Gary (Tom Ellis), Miranda (Miranda Hart), Stevie (Sarah Hadland), Clive (James Holmes). Copyright: BBC

6. In 2000 the broadcast of the final episode of One Foot In The Grave occurred on the same evening as the broadcast of what programme on ITV?

One Foot In The Grave. Image shows from L to R: Pippa Trench (Janine Duvitski), Patrick Trench (Angus Deayton), Victor Meldrew (Richard Wilson), Margaret Meldrew (Annette Crosbie)

7. Over the years Red Dwarf has featured two main models of ship-to-surface vessels, predominantly the green bug-shaped Starbug: but what was the name of the other vehicle?

Red Dwarf. Image shows from L to R: Kryten (Robert Llewellyn), Cat (Danny John-Jules), Rimmer (Chris Barrie), Lister (Craig Charles). Copyright: BBC

8. On which television sketch show would you find the characters Meena and Beena, the Coopers and the Robinsons, and the competitive mothers?

9. Before becoming a comedian, Francesca Martinez had been a child actor, with a role in which long-running television series?

Francesca Martinez

10. 1970s sitcom Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads? saw Bob Ferris and Terry Collier from 1960s sitcom The Likely Lads reunite back in their home city. Why had they gone their separate ways?

Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads?. Image shows from L to R: Bob Ferris (Rodney Bewes), Terry Collier (James Bolam). Copyright: BBC

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