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I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue Trivia Quiz

Are you proud to live in the age of 'I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue'? Do you know the rules to Mornington Crescent? Have you met Samantha? This quiz is dedicated to the antidote to panel games.

A multiple-choice quiz by rosc. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
rosc

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
183,416

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
984

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. In which year did the silliness begin? Hint

1978

1969

1972

1981

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who is the programme's regular pianist? Hint

Neil Mullarkey

Colin Sell

Neil Innes

Tony Hawks

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of these is NOT a genuine 'Clue' round? Hint

Ask A Silly Question

Just A Minuet

Bardeoke

Name That Barcode

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who presented 'Everyman's Guide to Mornington Crescent'? Hint

Humphrey Lyttleton

Neil Kinnock

Iris Murdoch

Raymond Baxter

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of these analogies has Humph helpfully used to explain the complex rules of 'One Song to the Tune of Another'? Hint

Jam roly poly

Grand prix

Nuclear particle accelerator

All of these

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these celebrities took part in 'Mystery Celebrity What's My Line'? Hint

Dame Maggie Smith

Sir John Gielgud

Sir Alec Guinness

Dame Judi Dench

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Question 7 of 10

7. 'Sound Charades' is based on the erstwhile television programme 'Give Us A Clue'. What are the two main differences? Hint

The original had no chairman and was risible

The original involved drawing and was hysterical

The original was in silent mime and was hilarious

The original was performed by teams and was laughable

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these celebrities, (I use the word advisedly) has never appeared on 'Clue'? Hint

Maureen Lipman

Kenny Everett

John Cleese

Alan Titchmarsh

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who is the programme's most frequent correspondent? Hint

Mrs. Trellis from North Wales

Mrs. Decking from East Grinstead

Mrs. Patio from South Mimms

Mrs. Gazebo from West Lothian

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of these has never been offered as a prize for 'Pick-up Song'? Hint

Wash and Go Skiing shampoo

A Big Daddy-long-legs

St. Valentine's Day Mascara

A decaffeinated coffee table

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In which year did the silliness begin?

Answer: 1972

Thirty-two glorious years (at time of writing), and here's to many more. The panel on that first show included Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, Jo Kendall and Bill Oddie. In the chair was the Old Etonian, ex-guardsman, jazz trumpeter Humphrey Lyttleton who was the obvious choice.

2. Who is the programme's regular pianist?

Answer: Colin Sell

Poor Colin, never allowed a microphone. Always the object of Humph's most damning put-downs. Do you know he once played the mouth organ in 'Black Lace'? Apparently someone once came up to Humphrey Lyttleton and asked if Samantha was really as beautiful as the team always claimed and then said, 'That Colin Sell. He doesn't really exist, does he?'

3. Which of these is NOT a genuine 'Clue' round?

Answer: Just A Minuet

'Bardeoke' appeared in a Shakespearean edition of the show from Stratford - the rules are self-explanatory. 'Name that Barcode' was followed up with 'Name that Motorway' and 'Name that Typewriter'. 'Ask a Silly Question' has several variations all looking for unlikely things never spoken by famous figures.

The team has played a musical version of 'Just a Minute' called 'Just a Minim' but never 'Just a Minuet' - although give it time!

4. Who presented 'Everyman's Guide to Mornington Crescent'?

Answer: Raymond Baxter

The others were all keen players of the game and Humph, of course, played at world championship level until he took on the umpire's role on ISIHAC. Raymond Baxter recently commentated on the game of 'Mornington Crescent' played for the 30th anniversary of ISIHAC, providing some genuinely insightful comment and analysis.

5. Which of these analogies has Humph helpfully used to explain the complex rules of 'One Song to the Tune of Another'?

Answer: All of these

Other analogies include the ham sandwich, putting up shelves and wine tasting. For a comprehensive list of explanations, see: www.isihac.co.uk.

6. Which of these celebrities took part in 'Mystery Celebrity What's My Line'?

Answer: Dame Judi Dench

She's an actress, by the way. You may have seen her Oscar-winning seven minutes in 'Shakespeare in Love'. The mime was excellent.

7. 'Sound Charades' is based on the erstwhile television programme 'Give Us A Clue'. What are the two main differences?

Answer: The original was in silent mime and was hilarious

Silent mime doesn't really work on radio so the teams are allowed to speak. Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden's usual characters 'Hamish and Dougal' even had their own spin off series, 'You'll have had your tea then'.

8. Which of these celebrities, (I use the word advisedly) has never appeared on 'Clue'?

Answer: Maureen Lipman

John Cleese appeared during the first series and his career never really recovered after he left the show. Alan Titchmarsh was another 'Mystery Celebrity What's My Line' guest. I think the mystery was why he is a celebrity at all.

9. Who is the programme's most frequent correspondent?

Answer: Mrs. Trellis from North Wales

Although Mrs. Trellis' post often seems to go astray she is nevertheless an essential part of any round of 'Mornington Crescent'.

10. Which of these has never been offered as a prize for 'Pick-up Song'?

Answer: A Big Daddy-long-legs

Other fabulous prizes have been a self-addressed antelope, a picnic hamster, a Kalashnikov trifle and a packet of microwave bunion rings. Intrigued by this quiz? BBC7 broadcast old editions of the quiz every Monday at 12 noon and 7 p.m. G.M.T. See www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7

Source: Author rosc

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