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Quiz about Characters From My Ten Favourite Comedies

Characters From My Ten Favourite Comedies Quiz

I will name a character or characters from each of my ten favourite comedy programmes and you have to guess the name of the programme.

A multiple-choice quiz by cal79. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
cal79

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
227,692

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
2393

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Question 1 of 10

1. Tenth place. The four main characters in this comedy were Neil, Vyvyan, Rick and Mike. Hint

"Only Fools and Horses"

"Young At Heart"

"Bottom"

"The Young Ones"

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Question 2 of 10

2. Ninth place. This cartoon comedy had charcters called Stan Marsh and Eric Cartman. Hint

"South Park"

"Beavis and Butthead"

"King of the Hill"

"The Simpsons"

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Question 3 of 10

3. Eighth place, another American show, John Dorian and Eliot Reed are two of the characters. Hint

"Scrubs"

"Frasier"

"Seinfeld"

"Rodney"

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Question 4 of 10

4. Seventh place. This is another British comedy. The two main characters are Richard Richard and Eddie Hitler. Hint

"The Young Ones"

"Blackadder"

"Richard and Hitler"

"Bottom"

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Question 5 of 10

5. Sixth place. This is another American cartoon. Bart and Homer are two of the characters. Hint

"South Park"

"The Simpsons"

"King of the Hill"

"Futurama"

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Question 6 of 10

6. Fifth place. Basil is the main character. His wife is called Sybil. What is the name of this programme? Hint

"Friends"

"Clockwise"

"Fawlty Towers"

"Blackadder"

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Question 7 of 10

7. Fourth place, this comedy has the characters Vicky Pollard and Dafydd Thomas. Hint

"The Day Today"

"Only Fools and Horses"

"Fawlty Towers"

"Little Britain"

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Question 8 of 10

8. Third place. Papa Lazarou and Hilary Briss are two of the creepy characters from this show. Hint

"The League of Gentlemen"

"Jam"

"Little Britain"

"Father Ted"

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Question 9 of 10

9. Second place. There were four series of this programme, characters came and went, however, the title character was ever present as was his servant Baldrick. Hint

"Fawlty Towers"

"Blackadder"

"Father Ted"

"Rodney"

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Question 10 of 10

10. First Place. My favourite comedy features the characters Dougal Maguire and Jack Hackett. Hint

"Father Ted"

"Scrubs"

"Blackadder"

"Bottom"

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Tenth place. The four main characters in this comedy were Neil, Vyvyan, Rick and Mike.

Answer: "The Young Ones"

This 1980s British comedy was about four students sharing a house together. It was surreal, anarchic and very funny. "The Young Ones" was also the name of a Cliff Richard song.

2. Ninth place. This cartoon comedy had charcters called Stan Marsh and Eric Cartman.

Answer: "South Park"

"South Park" is an extremely funny, rebellious cartoon. It has also been made into a film. This is probably the rudest of the ten programmes in this quiz.

3. Eighth place, another American show, John Dorian and Eliot Reed are two of the characters.

Answer: "Scrubs"

"Scrubs" is set in a hospital called Sacred Heart. It is about a group of interns, their lives, their jobs and their various misadventures.

4. Seventh place. This is another British comedy. The two main characters are Richard Richard and Eddie Hitler.

Answer: "Bottom"

In this show, Rik Mayall plays Richard Richard and Ade Edmonson plays Eddie Hitler. It is about two extremely dysfunctional men who share a flat.

5. Sixth place. This is another American cartoon. Bart and Homer are two of the characters.

Answer: "The Simpsons"

"The Simpsons" is about a family who live in the town of Springfield. Homer works at the nuclear power plant and Bart and his sister Lisa attend Springfield Elementary School. This programme is loved by people of all ages all over the world.

6. Fifth place. Basil is the main character. His wife is called Sybil. What is the name of this programme?

Answer: "Fawlty Towers"

Basil Fawlty owns a hotel in the English town of Torquay, which is in the county of Devon. The humour int his programme comes from the fact that Basil is completely mad and completely incapable of running a hotel properly.

7. Fourth place, this comedy has the characters Vicky Pollard and Dafydd Thomas.

Answer: "Little Britain"

"Little Britain" stars Matt Lucas and David Walliams and features the voice of Tom Baker, who is a former "Doctor Who". Matt Lucas first caught the public eye playing a giant baby calle George Dawes in "Shooting Stars".

8. Third place. Papa Lazarou and Hilary Briss are two of the creepy characters from this show.

Answer: "The League of Gentlemen"

This programme is strange and scary. It is set in the small town of Royston Vasey. The locals do not like strangers and some are even inclined to murder intruders.

9. Second place. There were four series of this programme, characters came and went, however, the title character was ever present as was his servant Baldrick.

Answer: "Blackadder"

"Blackadder" took the viewers on a trip through time from 1485 to 1917. The original Blackadder was the son of the fictional King Richard IV and the last Blackadder died in the First World War. Blackadder was played by Rowan Atkinson.

10. First Place. My favourite comedy features the characters Dougal Maguire and Jack Hackett.

Answer: "Father Ted"

Ted, Dougal and Jack are three priests who live on the fictional Irish island, Craggy Island. They are exiles from the church, Ted because he allegedly stole a large amount of money, Dougal for his stupidity and Jack for his drunkenness. Hope you enjoyed the quiz.

Source: Author cal79

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