TV and Film

1. What was the name of the horse in ‘Steptoe and Son’?

Hercules

2. Which 1990s sitcom starred Diana Weston, Joe McGann, Honor Blackman and Kelly Bright?

The Upper Hand

3. Who stars as the eponymous superhero in the 2017 film Spider-Man: Homecoming?

Tom Holland

4. How many series of The Great British Bake Off were broadcast by the BBC?

Seven

5. Which classic sitcom was set in a shop in Balby, South Yorkshire?

Open All Hours (and the recent ‘Still Open All Hours’)

6. How many ‘Back to the Future’ films were made?

Three

7. In which controversial Channel 4 dating show do contestants see their potential partners’ naked bodies before seeing their faces?

Naked Attraction

8. Which Scottish actor’s film credits include ‘Angels & Demons’, ‘Moulin Rouge’ and ‘Trainspotting’?

Ewan McGregor

9. Which actress holds the record for most ‘Best Actress’ Oscars, with four to her name?

Katharine Hepburn (For ‘Morning Glory’, ‘Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner’, ‘The Lion in Winter’ and ‘On Golden Pond’)

10. In the sitcom ”Allo ‘Allo’, what was the name of the British spy who posed as a French policeman, despite being unable to speak fluent French?

Officer Crabtree

Fictional places quiz. Below are ten fictional film and TV settings. Can you identify the film or TV programme they featured in?

1. Hill Valley, California

Back to the Future

2. Gotham City

Batman

3. Agrabah

Aladdin

4. Pepperland

Yellow Submarine

5. Portwenn

Doc Martin

6. Bedrock

The Flintstones

7. Cabot Cove, Maine

Murder She Wrote

8. Crinkley Bottom

Noel’s House Party

9. Walmington-on-Sea

Dad’s Army

10. Royston Vasey

The League of Gentlemen

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TV schools quiz – In which TV programme do/did the following schools feature?

1. Rudge Park Comprehensive

The Inbetweeners

2. William McKinley High School, Lima, Ohio

Glee

3. Greybridge Secondary School, near Watford

Big School

4. Summerdown Comprehensive for first three series, merged with another school in the fourth series to become Wattkins School

Teachers (UK TV series)

5. Thornhill Community Academy (real school)

Educating Yorkshire

6. Abbey Grove School, Hertfordshire

Bad Education

7. Liberty High School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

My So-Called Life

8. Erinsborough High School

Neighbours

9. Fenn Street School

Please Sir!

10. Sunnydale High School, California

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

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Sitcom Quiz Questions – Below you will see a list of three actors who all appeared in the same sitcom. Can you name the programme from the list of actors?

1. Chris Barrie, Craig Charles and Danny John-Jules

Red Dwarf

2. Hugh Dennis, Clare Skinner and Tyger Drew-Honey

Outnumbered

3. Patricia Routledge, Clive Swift and Geoffrey Hughes

Keeping Up Appearances

4. Chris O’Dowd, Richard Ayoade and Katherine Parkinson

The IT Crowd

5. Ricky Tomlinson, Sue Johnston and Caroline Aherne

The Royle Family

6. David Mitchell, Robert Webb and Matt King

Peep Show

7. Janine Duvitski, Jake Canuso and Johnny Vegas

Benidorm

8. Richard Wilson, Annette Crosbie and Janine Duvitski

One Foot in the Grave

9. Belinda Lang, Gary Olsen and Clare Woodgate

2point4 Children

10. Victoria Wood, Thelma Barlow and Shobna Gulati

Dinnerladies

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The following are all TV pubs, having been the watering hole of a well-known TV programme. Can you identify which programmes the pubs are from?

1. Rovers Return Inn

Coronation Street

2. The Aidensfield Arms

Heartbeat

3. The Dog in the Pond

Hollyoaks

4. Moe’s Tavern

The Simpsons

5. The Silver Dollar Saloon

Bonanza

6. The Drunken Clam

Family Guy

7. The Woolpack

Emmerdale

8. The Nag’s Head

Only Fools and Horses

9. Neptune’s Bar

Benidorm

10. Feathers (The cast talk about it, but are never seen visiting)

The Royle Family

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