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Descriptive Programme Titles Trivia Quiz

Have you ever played that game where you had to describe something without saying any words directly associated with it? Try these television programmes (all of which have sub-categories on FunTrivia)!

A multiple-choice quiz by ArleneRimmer. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
ArleneRimmer

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
163,124

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
6970

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Question 1 of 10

1. This is an American adventure programme. Its title suggests an incredible female.

Answer: (two words and both start with the same letter)

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Question 2 of 10

2. This is an English comedy. The first word is a colour. The other one describes someone small in size.

Answer: (two words)

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Question 3 of 10

3. This is a World War II drama. It is a ring of male siblings.

Answer: (three words the first and the last start with the same letter)

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Question 4 of 10

4. This is an English soap opera. The first word is something that happens to Kings and Queens. The other describes a long stretch of tarmac which cars drive on.

Answer: (two words)

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Question 5 of 10

5. This is a pre-schoolers' programme. One expects to see more than one yellow fruit wearing night attire. And that is exactly what you get to see.

Answer: (three words - be careful of your spelling)

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Question 6 of 10

6. This is an American family comedy. One of the words is a boy's name and the title suggests that he is not at either end.

Answer: (four words - the first and the last start with the same letter)

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Question 7 of 10

7. This is an English cartoon. It sounds like a rodent is tired of living the safe life.

Answer: (one word)

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Question 8 of 10

8. This is an American drama. One of the words is a compass direction. The second word describes a bird's limb.

Answer: (two words)

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Question 9 of 10

9. This is an American comedy. Its title sounds like a way of serving potatoes.

Answer: (one word or four letters separated by spaces.)

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Question 10 of 10

10. This is an English whodunit. It is someone's name, and it could easily be confused with a small glass ball children play with, or the design on a Canadian flag.

Answer: (two words, no punctuation)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This is an American adventure programme. Its title suggests an incredible female.

Answer: Wonder Woman

There was an influx of such 'super people' programmes in the 1970s - 'The Six Million Dollar Man', 'The Bionic Woman', 'The Incredible Hulk' and 'Wonder Woman. The interest in such has not lessened, as is proved by the appearance and popularity of 'The New Adventures of Superman' and 'Smallville' in the 1990s and early 2000s.

2. This is an English comedy. The first word is a colour. The other one describes someone small in size.

Answer: Red Dwarf

If you have done any of my quizzes you may have realised that this is one of my favourite programmes! I like it because the characters, although totally different from each other, interact well as they travel through space, three million years in the future.

3. This is a World War II drama. It is a ring of male siblings.

Answer: Band of Brothers

Based on the book by Stephen Ambrose, this gritty 'warts and all' drama starred Tom Hanks and David Frankel. It told the story of Easy Company and their mission in France during Operation Overlord (D Day landings) over ten episodes.

4. This is an English soap opera. The first word is something that happens to Kings and Queens. The other describes a long stretch of tarmac which cars drive on.

Answer: Coronation Street

'Coronation Street' was first shown in 1960 (the 4,000th episode was transmitted in April 1996) and was the only serious soapy ratings-puller until 1985, when 'EastEnders' began. Set in the fictional area of Weatherfield, in Manchester, this ITV offering has weathered all the storms of a long-running soap opera to be the closest competitor to the BBC's 'EastEnders'.

5. This is a pre-schoolers' programme. One expects to see more than one yellow fruit wearing night attire. And that is exactly what you get to see.

Answer: Bananas in Pyjamas

BBC's 'Bananas in Pyjamas' is known all over the world, being broadcast by nickjr and other companies around the globe, including ABC in Australia.

6. This is an American family comedy. One of the words is a boy's name and the title suggests that he is not at either end.

Answer: Malcolm in the Middle

This programme was devised by Linwood Boomer, who played a character called Adam Kendal in another of my favourite programmes, 'Little House on the Prairie'.

7. This is an English cartoon. It sounds like a rodent is tired of living the safe life.

Answer: Dangermouse

Voiced by David Jason, Dangermouse and his sidekick Penfold (a hamster) work tirelessly to save the world from the evil Baron Greenback (a toad). This simple cartoon has travelled well, being popular on both sides of the Atlantic as well as other countries elsewhere. It is good, clean family entertainment, and very funny!

8. This is an American drama. One of the words is a compass direction. The second word describes a bird's limb.

Answer: West Wing

This drama is set in the centre of political power in the White House and is very popular both in the USA and the UK.

9. This is an American comedy. Its title sounds like a way of serving potatoes.

Answer: MASH

The Korean War lasted three years. The series M*A*S*H lasted eleven! In total 251 episodes were made, and there was a film of the same title (the only actor to appear in both series and film was Gary Burgoff, who played Radar O'Reilly).

10. This is an English whodunit. It is someone's name, and it could easily be confused with a small glass ball children play with, or the design on a Canadian flag.

Answer: Miss Marple

Over the years a number of actresses have played Miss Marple, Agatha Christie's elderly sleuth, including Angela Lansbury and Margaret Rutherford, but my favourite by far is Joan Hickson, who played Jane Marple in all twelve Miss Marple stories in the 1980s and 1990s. Indeed, Agatha Christie met Joan in 1963, and told her that she should one day play that character!

Source: Author ArleneRimmer

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