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'Dad's Army' Trivia Quiz

Welcome to my 'Dad's Army' quiz, my favourite programme. Who was your favourite character?

A multiple-choice quiz by May02. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
May02

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
86,914

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
2326

Last 3 plays: Phillox (4/10), Guest 185 (2/10), hellobion (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. James Beck (Private Walker) played a policeman in an episode of 'Coronation Street'.

True

False

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was said to be the profession of Captain Mainwaring's father?

Answer: (One Word, think clothes)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Where is Frazer's undertakers? Hint

In Eastgates

Next to the church

Next to the bank

Next to the butchers

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Question 4 of 10

4. Walker's shop was on the High Street.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which episode was the last to star James Beck as Private Walker? Hint

'Things That Go Bump In The Night'

'The Recruit'

'We Know Our Onions'

'The Royal Train'

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who is the president of the 'Dad's Army Appreciation Society'? Hint

Clive Dunn (Jones)

None of the above

Ian Lavender (Pike)

Bill Pertwee (Hodges)

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Question 7 of 10

7. For which newspaper was Mr Cheeseman a reporter?

Answer: (3 Words, The ___ ___)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which episode was the first to be shown in colour? Hint

'The Armoured Might of Lance Corporal Jones'

'Something Nasty in the Vault'

'Battle School'

'The Day The Balloon Went Up'

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Question 9 of 10

9. What was the name of the barrage balloon that featured in 'The Day the Balloon Went Up'?

Answer: (One Word- girls name)

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is Arthur Wilson's position at the bank?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Most Recent Scores

Dec 05 2024 : Phillox: 4/10
Dec 04 2024 : Guest 185: 2/10
Nov 29 2024 : hellobion: 10/10
Nov 28 2024 : Guest 86: 7/10
Nov 18 2024 : Guest 78: 6/10
Nov 14 2024 : Guest 31: 0/10
Nov 05 2024 : Guest 188: 6/10
Nov 04 2024 : Guest 79: 3/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. James Beck (Private Walker) played a policeman in an episode of 'Coronation Street'.

Answer: True

True. He played a policeman in an episode of the soap, which featured a train crash. James Beck died in 1973, at the age of 44.

2. What was said to be the profession of Captain Mainwaring's father?

Answer: Tailor

Captain Mainwaring was regularly heard to boast that his father kept the best tailor's shop in Eastbourne. However, Jones remembers that his father actually kept a small shop in a side street with a pair of old trousers hanging outside! In the episode "My brother and I", Barry Mainwaring tells Frazer on the train that his father wasn't a master tailor, but a common draper.

3. Where is Frazer's undertakers?

Answer: Next to the butchers

Frazer's shop is next door to Corporal Jones' butcher's in the High Street of Walmington-on-Sea.

4. Walker's shop was on the High Street.

Answer: False

False. Walker's "shop" was just off the High Street, in a dubious side road named Slope Alley. The blinds were always pulled down, and the door firmly shut, for Private Walker was a "Black Marketeer" and would be able to sell you anything you needed.

5. Which episode was the last to star James Beck as Private Walker?

Answer: 'Things That Go Bump In The Night'

Remember 'Things That Go Bump In The Night'? The van breaks down and the Home Guards have to spend the night in a mysterious house, complete with howling hounds. This excellent episode from Series 6 was the last to feature Walker.

6. Who is the president of the 'Dad's Army Appreciation Society'?

Answer: Bill Pertwee (Hodges)

Bill Pertwee (who played ARP Warden Hodges) is the president of the society, whose newsletter is called 'Permission to Speak Sir' - Private Jones' favourite saying.

7. For which newspaper was Mr Cheeseman a reporter?

Answer: The Eastbourne Gazette

8. Which episode was the first to be shown in colour?

Answer: 'The Armoured Might of Lance Corporal Jones'

Episode 13, 'The Armoured Might of Lance Corporal Jones', was the first to appear in full colour. Also this is the first time that the platoon use Jones' van as their transport.

9. What was the name of the barrage balloon that featured in 'The Day the Balloon Went Up'?

Answer: Amy

The balloon was named 'Amy', and caused much distress to Captain Mainwaring and the platoon as they tried to catch it and stop it from hitting power lines.

10. What is Arthur Wilson's position at the bank?

Answer: Chief Clerk

Wilson is second in charge to Captain Mainwaring both at the bank and in the platoon.

Source: Author May02

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