There's No Place Like Home Trivia Quiz

Answer: Jane and Michael Banks

Jane and Michael Banks lived on Cherry Tree Lane with their parents. One day, a nanny called Mary Poppins gets blown in on the wind and the children find there is something quite magical about her.

'Mary Poppins' was written by P.L. Travers and first published in 1934. The series of books became immensely popular and in 1964 Walt Disney made the book into a movie. It remains one of the most loved movies of all time. In 2013 a movie about the making of the 'Mary Poppins' movie was released. It starred Tom Hanks as Walt Disney and Emma Thompson as P.L. Travers.

Answer: The Jetsons

The Jetsons are an animated family living in a futuristic world of robots, automations and flying cars.

The show was produced by Hanna-Barbera and first screened in 1962. At the time, only 24 episodes were made, but further seasons were created in the 80s. The characters of George and Jane, children Judy and Elroy, family maid Rosie and dog Astro became firm favourites with the public and the theme song is instantly recognisable.

Answer: Wallace and Gromit

Wallace lives with his dog Gromit and the show centres around their everyday life, with a few little adventures along the way. Gromit is the more intelligent of the pair and graduated from Dogwart's University. Wallace has several small jobs but is an inventor at heart, although his 'inventions' don't usually work very well.

Rather than being drawn and animated, the characters are modelled from plasticine and filmed using a stop motion technique. Four short movies and a feature film were released first from 1989 and the popular 'Shaun the Sheep' was a successful spin-off. Created by Nick Parks, 'Wallace and Gromit' and 'Shaun the Sheep' have been nominated for a total of six Academy Awards, winning three of them.

Answer: Paddington Bear

Paddington Bear came from darkest Peru and was found at Paddington Station by the Brown family. They take him to their home where he lives with them, eats marmalade sandwiches and gets into many adventures.

The first 'Paddington' book by Michael Bond was published in 1959 and since then there have been many books, tales, TV series and movies.

Answer: The Brady Bunch

The Brady Bunch is a blended family of two parents Mike and Carol and their six children from previous marriages. Greg, Peter and Bobby are Mike's sons, and Marcia, Jan and Cindy are Carol's. The show focuses on the trials and tribulations of family dynamics and teenage rivalries.

First aired in 1969 it was not a huge hit at the time but after the show was cancelled and went into syndication it found a following. 'The Brady Bunch' has spawned several movies, sequels and spin-offs. The house which featured on the show's intro was bought by HGTV and is seen in the 2019 'A Very Brady Renovation' which features the original actors who played the Brady children.

Answer: The Munsters

Herman Munster is a Frankenstein-type monster who heads the Munster family. His wife Lily is a vampire as is Grandpa who lives with them. Son Eddie is a vampire/werewolf hybrid and niece Marilyn, with her blond American beauty, is the 'ugly' one of the family.
The show folded after 70 episodes because it was filmed in black and white, and went up against 'Batman" which was shown in colour. Despite not being hugely popular at the time, it has received a cult following. A new TV series 'The Munsters Today' aired in 1988 and a series of movies was also made.

Answer: The Simpsons

The Simpsons are a dysfunctional family headed by father Homer and mother Marge. The children are Bart, Lisa and Maggie. Bart is an underachiever like his father , and prone to causing trouble. Lisa is the opposite, clever and musical, she plays a saxophone. The characters are known for their yellow skin and serious overbite.

'The Simpsons' was created by Matt Groening and was first shown on 'The Tracey Ullman Show' in 1987. It became a TV series in 1989 and in 2019 the 700th episode was made. The show has won multiple awards and in 2000 it received a star on the Hollywood walk of fame. It has spawned movies, comics, video games and amusement park rides.

Answer: SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob and his friends live and work in the underwater world of Bikini Bottom. Created by Stephen Hillenburg the TV series first aired in 1999. The show has won many awards and spawned just as many controversies. So popular has the premise become that the 12th season was still running when Hillenburg died, 20 years after the first showing. SpongeBob SquarePants has also been made into a movie and a musical.

Answer: Harry Potter

Harry Potter is a young wizard whose parents died when he was a baby. He then lives with his Uncle and Aunt who dislike his magic and therefore dislike Harry. He lives in a cupboard under the stairs until he receives a letter from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry the week before his 11th birthday. Until then he has no idea of his magical ability.

The series of seven novels created by J.K Rowling follow Harry through his journey of discovery of the magical world and the battle to rid that world of the evil Lord Voldemort.

The books have been translated into several different languages and also made into successful movies. The final book, 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' was split into a two part movie, in order to preserve the story and not have to abbreviate it too much.

Answer: The Flintstones

Fred and Wilma Flintstone lived in Bedrock, next door to their best friends Barney and Betty Rubble. Despite being set in the Stone Age, the inhabitants of Bedrock have all the trappings of suburbia including cars, telephones and modern appliances. The difference is that animals take the place of electricity to make the appliances work. Later, the children Pebbles and Bam-Bam were introduced to the series.
The original series first aired in 1960 and ran for six years. In 2013 'The Flintstones' was rated 'the second greatest TV cartoon of all time', behind 'The Simpsons'.