The World Of Bob Monkhouse Trivia Quiz

Answer: Beckenham, Kent

Born, Robert Alan Monkhouse, Bob was born June 1, 1928. Bobs mother and father owned a factory which made custard, although Bob never worked in the business. Bob attended Dulwich College a public school but was later expelled.

Answer: RAF

In the early 40s Bob Monkhouse was called up to serve in the National service. At a later date he was posted to London where he became secretary to a Group Captain.

Answer: Carry On Sergeant

"Carry On Sergeant" was the first of the "Carry On" films, and was released in 1958. Other actors and actresses who stared in the film and would be later become household names were Kenneth Williams, Hattie Jacques, Dora Bryan and William Hartnell.

Answer: Bernie the bolt

"The Golden Shot" was first aired on British TV in 1967, and soon became a huge hit with the viewers. The highlight of the show came at the end where a blind-folded cameraman had a crossbow linked to a TV camera. The winning contestant gave instructions to the camera man by giving him directions.

The term up-a-bit, down-a-bit, left-a-bit and fire had the nation on the edge of their seat. The idea was for the cameraman to guide the crossbow and fire it so the bolt would hit a piece of cord on a target. If the cord broke a trapdoor would open and coins would fall out, winner takes all!

Answer: True

"Family Fortunes" was a British game show first aired in 1980. Bob Monkhouse was the host between 1980 and 1983. Originally the show began in America and was known as "Family Feud". The game had two families of five competing against each other by answering questions. All the answers from the questions came from surveys in which a least 100 people of the general public took part.

Some of the questions were stupid or maybe, made up, you decide!

Answer: OBE

In 1993, Bob Monkhouse also published his autobiography "Crying With Laughter". The autobiography contained the usual comedy stories and past experiences. The book did cause a stir when it was published.

Answer: Lifetime Achievement Award

The big news story in the world of comedy was in 1995, when Bob Monkhouse gag books went missing, or maybe even stolen! A large sum of money was offered for the safe return. The books were re-united with Bob some 12 months later. Now, whether the reward was paid to someone, is another matter.

Answer: Ad-lib and one-liner jokes

Quite a few comedians use one-liner jokes. I'll give you an example.

In the examples here - the comedians are credited.

"The worst time to have a heart attack is during a game of charades" (Demetri Martin)
"Overall, I'd say my career as a photographer has been a bit of a blur." (Milton Jones)
"Behind every great man there is a woman who thinks he is a complete idiot." (Oleg Vishnepolsky)

Monkhouse was very good at this type of joke; he could run of as many as needed, with out a pause.

Answer: True

"You Rang M'Lord?" ran for 26 episodes. The first broadcast was a pilot episode, which was shown in 1988. The actual series ran between 1990 and 1993. The cast was Paul Shane, Jeffrey Holland, Su Pollard, Donald Hewlett, Michael Knowles, Brenda Cowling and Bill Pertwee.

The story revolved around an aristocratic family who lived in a large house with servants. Bob Monkhouse sang the song in a 1920s style, in which the series was set.

Answer: True

The UK version of "Wipeout" began in 1998 and ran until 2003. The TV show broadcast over 494 episodes. As with most game shows, players had to answer questions, however there was more to this game than meets the eye. In this game you had "Wipeouts" and had options to play or pass.

The rules would take to long to post on here; however the rules are on the web, if you wanted to find out more information on this game.