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"Black Books" - First Series Trivia Quiz

A quiz about the show about the little bookshop off Russel Square...

A multiple-choice quiz by LMN. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
LMN

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
138,590

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1310

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What is the name of the bookshop that Manny and Bernard work in? Hint

'Black Books'

'Manny's Bookshop'

'Bernard's'

'Books Galore'

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Question 2 of 10

2. Before Manny goes to work for Bernard, what was his job? Hint

Salesman

Accountant

Cleaner

Model

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Question 3 of 10

3. On her date with Ben, what does Fran describe herself as? Hint

'A prostitute robot from the future'

'A giant ear waiting for your songs of niceness'

'A really nice box of pencils'

'Fizzy good'

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Question 4 of 10

4. What does Bernard do when he find out that Manny gets a sharp pain in the head just before his mobile phone rings? Hint

Nothing

Bans mobiles from the shop

Dials the number

Smashes the phone into little pieces

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Question 5 of 10

5. When Fran uses "the blank" on her boyfriend, what happens? Hint

She falls down a man hole

He apologises and they make up

He steal her handbag

She walks in front of a moving a car

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the name of the magazine that Manny found himself on the front cover of in "He's Leaving Home?" Hint

'Bearded Beauties'

'TV Week'

'Blackbeards'

'Big and Beardy'

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Question 7 of 10

7. How much did the special wine cost that Manny and Bernard drank? Hint

6000 pounds

4000 pounds

5000 pounds

7000 pounds

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Question 8 of 10

8. Manny found himself at the police station impersonating a policeman. By what name did he go by? Hint

Brown

Black

Bianco

Carter

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Question 9 of 10

9. Where did Bernard get a job to keep out of the rain when he got locked out of the bookshop? Hint

Mamba Burger

Zesty Cheese

Granger Burger

Hunky Dunkers

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Question 10 of 10

10. What does Bernard NOT call Manny during the first series? Hint

'Beard with an idiot hanging off it'

'A little man'

'Genghis'

'Ming the Merciless'

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the name of the bookshop that Manny and Bernard work in?

Answer: 'Black Books'

Bernard owns the shop and Manny works for him.

2. Before Manny goes to work for Bernard, what was his job?

Answer: Accountant

We saw Manny as an accountant in the first episode. When he came into the bookshop he told Bernard that he hated his job.

3. On her date with Ben, what does Fran describe herself as?

Answer: 'A giant ear waiting for your songs of niceness'

She says this when Ben suggests he will ask the restaurant to play his tape of favourite songs. The robot quote comes from Manny when he was using Freddy's neck massager; the pencil quote was Manny's suggestion as a present for Freddy after they had drunk his expensive wine; and fizzy good is what Bernard's name for Alka Seltzer is.

4. What does Bernard do when he find out that Manny gets a sharp pain in the head just before his mobile phone rings?

Answer: Dials the number

Manny claims he used to work a lot with his mobile and now he gets a pain in the head just before it rings. Bernard thinks this a great game and at the end of the show uses the redial function to keep calling him.

5. When Fran uses "the blank" on her boyfriend, what happens?

Answer: She walks in front of a moving a car

Fran uses the "awesome power of the blank" that Bernard told her about to let her boyfriend know she wasn't happy with him.

6. What is the name of the magazine that Manny found himself on the front cover of in "He's Leaving Home?"

Answer: 'Big and Beardy'

Manny left Bernard's because he was being treated unfairly. Unfortunately he got himself involved with a photographer of dubious quality.

7. How much did the special wine cost that Manny and Bernard drank?

Answer: 7000 pounds

The wine Le Vin du Rosier was made by grapes that grew on a rosebush. Freddy was going to present the bottle to the Pope.

8. Manny found himself at the police station impersonating a policeman. By what name did he go by?

Answer: Carter

He drank too much coffee and watched too many videos of "The Sweeney".

9. Where did Bernard get a job to keep out of the rain when he got locked out of the bookshop?

Answer: Mamba Burger

He tried to first buy food there but didn't have any money. After being refused to purchase food by using his belt, he took a job there.

10. What does Bernard NOT call Manny during the first series?

Answer: 'A little man'

The little man was mentioned when the security system was being fitted for the shop. Manny was concentrating on how to use the system because he was fascinated by a little toy football player that the security guy had in his hair.

Source: Author LMN

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