TV and Film Comedies II Trivia Quiz

Answer: Private Benjamin

This film was made in 1980 Goldie Hawn plays Private Judy Benjamin. The plotline is Goldie plays a woman who has just got married and on her wedding night her husband dies. Not knowing what to do she joins the army.

Answer: Blazing Saddles

This film was made in 1974 and the cast included Cleavon Little who plays the new black sheriff, Bart. Gene Wilder played Jim (Waco Kid) and Mel Brooks played several parts, one of which was the Governor. The new sheriff arrives in the town of Rockridge where everyone seems to be named Johnson

Answer: Richard Pryor

This film was made in 1985 and the storyline is that Brewster is a minor league baseball player and has to waste $30 million in 30 days in order to inherit $300 million, however he is not allowed to tell anyone about the $300 million deal. Richard Pryor plays Montgomery Brewster and John Candy plays Spike Nolan.

Answer: Dodgeball

This film was made in 2004 and the plotline is a group of misfits who enter a Las Vegas Dodgeball tournament in order to win $50,000 to save their gym, Average Joe's, from being taken over by Globo Gym. Ben Stiller plays White Goodman the owner of Globo Gym and Vince Vaughn plays Peter La Fleur who is the owner of Average Joe's gym.

Answer: Peckham

The Trotter family are Derek (Delboy), Rodney, Grandad and later Uncle Albert. There were 7 series made between 1981 - 1991 with several special episodes made extra. Delboy is played by David Jason, Rodney is played by Nicholas Lindhurst, Grandad was played by Leanord Pearce who unfortunately died and Uncle Albert was played by Buster Merryfield.

They all lived in a high rise block named Nelson Mandella House, Peckham, London and has got to be one of the funniest sitcoms made.

Answer: Broadcast News

This film was made in 1987 with William Hurt playing Tom Grunick, Holly Hunter plays Jane Craig and Albert Brooks plays Aaron Altman. Take two rival TV reporters, one handsome, both male, add one producer, female, mix well and watch the sparks fly.

Answer: Monty Python's Flying Circus

This TV series was made between 1969 - 1974. The Monty Python team present a series of skits which are often surreal, uncompromising and tasteless but hilarious. John Cleese played Eric Praline, owner of the Dead Parrot and Michael Palin was the Shopkeeper in this sketch where John Cleese tries to return his parrot because it is dead, ceased to be, it is no more, it has gone to meet his maker, it is bereft of life, etc!

Answer: Carry On Sergeant

This film was made in 1958 and was the first in a long history of 'Carry On' films between 1958-1992 there were 31 in total. In this film Sergeant Grimshaw wants to retire in the flush of success by winning the star squad prize with his very last platoon of newly called up National Servicemen.

In the tradition of 'Carry On' films what a motley bunch they turn out to be. William Hartnell plays Sergeant Grimshaw, and other usual 'Carry On' cast member were Charles Hawtrey, Kenneth Williams, Kenneth Connor and Hattie Jacques.

Answer: City Slickers

This film was made in 1991 and is a film about Mitch Robbins, played by Billy Crystal, who is going through a mid-life crises and decides, with his friends Ed and Phil, to find renewal and purpose on a cattle driving vacation. They meet cowboy, Curly Washburn, played by Jack Palance, who teaches them how to become real cowboys.

Answer: World War II

'Allo Allo' ran between 1982 - 1992 and there were 85 episodes made. The story is about Rene Artois who runs a small cafe in France during WWII where he always seems to have his hands full trying to appease the Germans who come into his cafe whilst helping with the underground resistance movement. Gorden Kaye plays Rene Artois and his wife Edith Artois is played by Carmen Silvera.