New year questions
Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2011 12:56 pm
I'm just typing up my new year quiz, and one part of it is going to be clips from famous 1970s TV programmes to identify, followed by questions about them. Really not very taxing, but I thought I'd post them here for the hell of it. I haven't included the main children's section, which involves sing alongs to Camberwick Green and translating Oddle Poddle... 
Clips QUESTIONS
1. Hawaii Five-O
a. What was the name of the main character?
b. What was his “catchphrase”?
c. Why was the programme called Hawaii Five-O?
2. Banana Splits
a. Name the sauce which is put on the vanilla ice cream in a traditional banana split recipe. (Sorry, nothing to do with the programme!!)
b. When was the banana split first invented?
1904 1954 or 1974
3. Rockford Files
a. What appeared at the beginning of every episode?
Jim tying up his boat
His dad getting off the truck
The telephone answering machine
4. Terry and June
a. Which programme was Terry and June a spin off from?
5. Nationwide
a. Which of these was NOT an April Fool spoof report on the programme?
A mysterious research institute that turned out to be breeding dinosaurs in the woods
A report on skateboarding ducks
A top cooking expert showing recipes for cooking with snow
6. Liver Birds
a. What were the Liver Birds’ names?
7. Superstars
a. Can you name 5 of the ten sports featured in each competition?
Citizen Smith
a. What was Citizen Smith’s catchphrase?
b. What was his nickname?
8. John Craven’s Newsround
a. John Craven’s Newsround was the first British TV programme to report which disaster on 28th January 1986?
9. A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
a. What is the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything?
b. What is unusual about Zaphod Beeblebrox?
10. Just Good Friends
a. What were the two main characters’ names?
b. What were the actors’ names?
11. Call my Bluff
a. Who presented call my bluff?
b. Two of the team captains had speech impediments. Who were they?
12. Tales of the Unexpected
a. Who wrote the stories?
Bonus points for impression of the opening credits
13. World in Action
a. What famous image was used in the opening credits?
b. Who designed the original?
14. The Good Life
a. Can you name the two couples?
15. Crossroads
a. Which band recorded a version of the Crossroads theme on their “Venus and Mars” album?
16. Magpie
a. Can you name two presenters of the programme?
17. The Wombles
a. Name four wombles…
b. Which is the only womble who is NOT named after a town, area or river?
18. Rising Damp
a. True or false: Rising Damp was based on a successful play called The Banana Box.
b. True or false: Rupert Rigsby was originally named Rupert Rooksby, but this was changed following complaints from a Scarborough landlord of the same name.
19. Auf Wiedersehen Pet
a. What characters did the following actors play?
b. Tim Healy
c. Kevin Whately
d. Jimmy Nail
20. Blockbusters
a. Name the catchphrase!
21. Open All Hours
a. Who plays Albert Arkwright?
b. What is the name of his nephew, played by David Jason?
22. Play your cards right
a. Name two catchphrases from the show.
Brucie bonus points for a Bruce impression.
23. ‘Allo ‘Allo
a. Name the stolen painting.
Bonus points for ‘Allo ‘Allo impression
24. It Ain’t Half Hot, Mum
a. Which song was a number one hit for three weeks in the UK charts for two of the characters from this programme? Who were the actors?
b. Which year was this a hit, and what record took over from it as number 1 hit for the following two weeks?
Clips QUESTIONS
1. Hawaii Five-O
a. What was the name of the main character?
b. What was his “catchphrase”?
c. Why was the programme called Hawaii Five-O?
2. Banana Splits
a. Name the sauce which is put on the vanilla ice cream in a traditional banana split recipe. (Sorry, nothing to do with the programme!!)
b. When was the banana split first invented?
1904 1954 or 1974
3. Rockford Files
a. What appeared at the beginning of every episode?
Jim tying up his boat
His dad getting off the truck
The telephone answering machine
4. Terry and June
a. Which programme was Terry and June a spin off from?
5. Nationwide
a. Which of these was NOT an April Fool spoof report on the programme?
A mysterious research institute that turned out to be breeding dinosaurs in the woods
A report on skateboarding ducks
A top cooking expert showing recipes for cooking with snow
6. Liver Birds
a. What were the Liver Birds’ names?
7. Superstars
a. Can you name 5 of the ten sports featured in each competition?
Citizen Smith
a. What was Citizen Smith’s catchphrase?
b. What was his nickname?
8. John Craven’s Newsround
a. John Craven’s Newsround was the first British TV programme to report which disaster on 28th January 1986?
9. A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
a. What is the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything?
b. What is unusual about Zaphod Beeblebrox?
10. Just Good Friends
a. What were the two main characters’ names?
b. What were the actors’ names?
11. Call my Bluff
a. Who presented call my bluff?
b. Two of the team captains had speech impediments. Who were they?
12. Tales of the Unexpected
a. Who wrote the stories?
Bonus points for impression of the opening credits
13. World in Action
a. What famous image was used in the opening credits?
b. Who designed the original?
14. The Good Life
a. Can you name the two couples?
15. Crossroads
a. Which band recorded a version of the Crossroads theme on their “Venus and Mars” album?
16. Magpie
a. Can you name two presenters of the programme?
17. The Wombles
a. Name four wombles…
b. Which is the only womble who is NOT named after a town, area or river?
18. Rising Damp
a. True or false: Rising Damp was based on a successful play called The Banana Box.
b. True or false: Rupert Rigsby was originally named Rupert Rooksby, but this was changed following complaints from a Scarborough landlord of the same name.
19. Auf Wiedersehen Pet
a. What characters did the following actors play?
b. Tim Healy
c. Kevin Whately
d. Jimmy Nail
20. Blockbusters
a. Name the catchphrase!
21. Open All Hours
a. Who plays Albert Arkwright?
b. What is the name of his nephew, played by David Jason?
22. Play your cards right
a. Name two catchphrases from the show.
Brucie bonus points for a Bruce impression.
23. ‘Allo ‘Allo
a. Name the stolen painting.
Bonus points for ‘Allo ‘Allo impression
24. It Ain’t Half Hot, Mum
a. Which song was a number one hit for three weeks in the UK charts for two of the characters from this programme? Who were the actors?
b. Which year was this a hit, and what record took over from it as number 1 hit for the following two weeks?