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Famous Butlers Trivia Quiz

Behind many a great man there's a butler. See how much you know about butlers of book, movie and TV.

A multiple-choice quiz by Catamount. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Catamount

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
180,228

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
498

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What was the butler's name on "Family Affair"? Hint

Mr. German

Mr. Irish

Mr. French

Mr. Greek

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the name of the butler in "Batman"? Hint

James

David

Lawrence

Alfred

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Question 3 of 10

3. Jeeves is probably the most famous literary butler. Which club did he belong to? Hint

Flamingo

Drones

Junior Ganymede

Pelican

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who is the butler in the "Addams Family"? Hint

Gomez

Quasimodo

Lurch

Fester

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who wrote "The Remains of the Day", a novel about a butler in post WWI England? Hint

Chinua Achebe

Shen Congwen

Kazuo Ishiguro

Jean Cocteau

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Question 6 of 10

6. Cato is Inspector Clouseau's manservant (The "Pink Panther" movies). What does he do when Closeau comes home? Hint

Takes his hat

Polishes his shoes

Serves dinner

Attacks him

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Question 7 of 10

7. The BBC Sci-Fi series "Red Dwarf" features a mechanoid butler. What is his name? Hint

Robby

Huey

Kryten

R. Daneel Olivaw

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Question 8 of 10

8. P. G. Wodehouse created two memorable butlers: Jeeves and Beach. Who is Beach's employer? Hint

Gussy Fink-Nottle

Tuppy Glossop

Psmith

Lord Emsworth

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Question 9 of 10

9. Hudson is the butler to which family in "Upstairs, Downstairs"? Hint

Forrest

Bridges

Bellamy

Worsley

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Question 10 of 10

10. This one's for Patricia Cornwell fans: who is Governor Crimm's butler in "Isle of Dogs"? Hint

Kitty

Poochy

Monkey

Pony

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the butler's name on "Family Affair"?

Answer: Mr. French

Sebastian Cabot, who died of a stroke in 1977, played the role in the original CBS series that ran from 1966-71. Tim Curry is the "new" Mr. French.

2. What is the name of the butler in "Batman"?

Answer: Alfred

Alfred Pennyworth was butler to the Wayne family since long before Bruce was born. He looks after Batman and Robin, Wayne Manor, the Batcave and all their high tech gadgets.

3. Jeeves is probably the most famous literary butler. Which club did he belong to?

Answer: Junior Ganymede

Named after the cup-bearer to the gods of Greek mythology, the Junior Ganymede Club is a place for butlers, valets and other "high-class" servants to gather in elegant surroundings. All members must write down embarrassing information about their employers in the club book. Jeeves uses this information to save Bertie's bacon in "The Code of the Woosters". (Thanks to al99 for the correction)

4. Who is the butler in the "Addams Family"?

Answer: Lurch

Lurch is a man of few words, but an accomplished harpsichord and organ player.

5. Who wrote "The Remains of the Day", a novel about a butler in post WWI England?

Answer: Kazuo Ishiguro

Lord Darlington's butler Stevens has to deal with his memories after Darlington's death. Anthony Hopkins stars in the movie version.

6. Cato is Inspector Clouseau's manservant (The "Pink Panther" movies). What does he do when Closeau comes home?

Answer: Attacks him

He is supposed to attack Clouseau in unexpected ways to keep his fighting skills sharp.

7. The BBC Sci-Fi series "Red Dwarf" features a mechanoid butler. What is his name?

Answer: Kryten

Kryten is played by Robert Llewellyn, the host of "Scrapheap Challenge"/"Junkyard Wars". He is a Series 4000 Mechanoid model 2X4B-523P, but he thinks "2X4B" is a "jerky" middle name.

8. P. G. Wodehouse created two memorable butlers: Jeeves and Beach. Who is Beach's employer?

Answer: Lord Emsworth

Beach has certain standards when it comes to employers. When Lord Emsworth acquires a rather unattractive beard Beach is ready to give notice. ("Blandings Castle")
Jeeves is, strictly speaking, not a butler but a valet.

9. Hudson is the butler to which family in "Upstairs, Downstairs"?

Answer: Bellamy

The series chronicles the history of the Bellamy family from 1903 to 1930.

10. This one's for Patricia Cornwell fans: who is Governor Crimm's butler in "Isle of Dogs"?

Answer: Pony

"Isle of Dogs", together with "Hornet's Nest" and "Southern Cross", is a zany departure from Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta mysteries.

Source: Author Catamount

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