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2 Bagpuss quizzes and 20 Bagpuss trivia questions.
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  'Bagpuss' - The Saggy Old Cloth Cat   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Do you have fond memories of the stripy cloth cat who lived in the shop window? Come and see how much you can remember.
Average, 10 Qns, Elanor, Jun 24 04
Average
Elanor
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  The Wonders of "Bagpuss"    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
He was just a pink and white striped cat, who fell asleep every ten minutes...but we all loved him. How much do you know about Bagpuss? You're about to find out...
Tough, 10 Qns, Aethelflaed, Jun 24 04
Tough
Aethelflaed
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Bagpuss Trivia Questions
1. Bagpuss lives in the shop owned by ... who?

From Quiz 'Bagpuss' - The Saggy Old Cloth Cat

Answer: Emily

And Emily loved him! Emily was only ever shown in sepia-toned photographs, dressed in Victorian costume. The real-life Emily who posed for the photos with Bagpuss was the daughter of creator Peter Firmin, and is now a successful artist in her own right. The shop shown was called "Bagpuss & Co".

2. What small, soft, plump, tartan creature did Bagpuss initially decribe the porcupine pincushion as?

From Quiz The Wonders of "Bagpuss"

Answer: a hamish

My favourite episode, 'The Hamish', showing the hamish and its companion Tavish McTavish getting drunk on 'True Scotch Mist'. The hamish was supposed to make a sound like bagpipes played very badly.

3. What type of creature was Gabriel?

From Quiz 'Bagpuss' - The Saggy Old Cloth Cat

Answer: a toad

He was a dark green toad, who played folk tunes on his banjo, often for Madeleine the rag doll to sing to. Their voices were provided by musicians John Faulkner and Sandra Kerr.

4. In the episode, 'The Owls of Athens', what does the fabric embroidered with owls become in Madeleine and Gabriel's song?

From Quiz The Wonders of "Bagpuss"

Answer: a cushion for the bony king of nowhere

Their song very nearly contained the word 'bum' - quite risque for its time!

5. What is Yaffle the Woodpecker's title?

From Quiz 'Bagpuss' - The Saggy Old Cloth Cat

Answer: Professor

Professor Yaffle was a carved wooden bookend in the shape of a woodpecker. He wore half moon glasses and scoffed at most things. He was entranced by the mechanical ballerina though. "Yaffle" is also the Old English word for woodpecker. In Oliver Postgate's autobiography he says that he based the character of Yaffle on a mixture of his own uncle, and philosopher Bertrand Russell.

6. What was the name of the rag doll who made a rag house to live in?

From Quiz The Wonders of "Bagpuss"

Answer: Uncle Feedle

'Uncle Feedle' is the title of the last episode of Bagpuss, which contains musings about reality and a great ragtime dance by the mice.

7. In the episode, 'The Mouse Mill', Emily brought a toy mill to the shop which the mice opened up and got working - but what did they make in the mouse mill with breadcrumbs and butterbeans?

From Quiz The Wonders of "Bagpuss"

Answer: chocolate biscuits

Only Professor Yaffle got anywhere near believing them. They were constantly trying to deceive him with something or other.

8. How many episodes of Bagpuss were made in total?

From Quiz 'Bagpuss' - The Saggy Old Cloth Cat

Answer: 13

Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin made only 13 episodes of this classic programme. They are all fantastic.

9. His name was Huang-hai...but what do we know him as?

From Quiz The Wonders of "Bagpuss"

Answer: The Wise Man of Ling Po

A man who didn't want to be bothered by people asking him silly questions. Sounds familiar, eh Yaffle?

10. Professor Yaffle was based on which of Oliver Postgate's family friends?

From Quiz The Wonders of "Bagpuss"

Answer: Bertrand Russell

The famous philosopher.

11. What happened when Bagpuss thought?

From Quiz 'Bagpuss' - The Saggy Old Cloth Cat

Answer: everyone could see his thoughts in a little cloud above his head

He often did sing with Gabriel and Madeleine too. The soundtrack to the Bagpuss series is available to buy, and features all those songs you remember from your childhood.

12. Who expressed a wish to have 'half a dozen laps'?

From Quiz The Wonders of "Bagpuss"

Answer: Madeleine

Of course, maternal Madeleine wanted half a dozen laps to cram all the mice onto!

13. What happened when Bagpuss went to sleep?

From Quiz 'Bagpuss' - The Saggy Old Cloth Cat

Answer: everyone else went to sleep too

Every programme drew to a close with Bagpuss yawning, everone getting safely back into place, and then him falling asleep. In the book, "Bagpuss in the Sun", he nearly falls asleep in the garden, and causes great panic amongst the others, who have to get safely back to the shop before he does nod off.

14. Two mice rowed a ballet shoe through a house to search for Stilton cheese in the episode 'The Ballet Shoe' but what did they use for oars?

From Quiz The Wonders of "Bagpuss"

Answer: feathers

It was an insane road trip that far outranks 'Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas'.

15. How did the mice introduce the films they showed on the Mouse Organ?

From Quiz 'Bagpuss' - The Saggy Old Cloth Cat

Answer: The Marvellous Mechanical Mouse Organ

'The Marvellous Mechanical Mouse Organ! Heave! Heave! Heave!' (as they pump the bellows.) The Marvellous Mechanical Mouse Organ was also accompanied by the Marvellous Mechanical Mouse Mill, which (apparently) made chocolate biscuits from breadcrumbs and butterbeans.

16. And finally, which Bagpuss character was voted to be hanged on a poll conducted by a Bagpuss fan website?

From Quiz The Wonders of "Bagpuss"

Answer: Gabriel

They found the toad and his banjo very irritating.

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