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Quiz about Gimme Gimme Gimme The TV Show

"Gimme Gimme Gimme" - The TV Show Quiz

This is my quiz about the BBC television show "Gimme Gimme Gimme", starring Kathy Burke as Linda La Hughes and James Dreyfus as Tom Farrell.

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

Author
chanelle

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
225,211

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
1082

Last 3 plays: Guest 194 (11/15), Guest 147 (9/15), Guest 195 (12/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. Where do Tom and Linda live? Hint

With Tom's parents

In the Australian outback

With Linda's parents

69 Paradise Passage, Kentish Town

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Question 2 of 15

2. Who is Suze married to? Hint

Tom

Jez

Simon Shepherd

Bart

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Question 3 of 15

3. Who is the landlady of Tom, Linda, Jez, and Suze? Hint

Candice

Reeney

Beryl

Heidi

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Question 4 of 15

4. What is the name of Linda's long-lost son? Hint

Wind

Zippy

Skippy

Scooter

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Question 5 of 15

5. What television show has Tom 'sluiced out the Abortion Suite' on? Hint

"Bagpuss"

"Where the Heart Is"

"The Onedin Line"

"Dr. Deaf"

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Question 6 of 15

6. What nationality does Linda think Carol Smilie is? Hint

Irish

Portuguese

Dutch

Swedish

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Question 7 of 15

7. What is the 'one other little beauty secret' Linda wants to share with us? Hint

Seaweed

Ecstasy

Wine and cigarettes

Egg

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Question 8 of 15

8. What is the name of Tom's Linda-look-alike singing teacher? Hint

Heidi Honeycomb

Elaine Paige

Sugar Walls

Sharon Hughes

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Question 9 of 15

9. What is the name of the American woman Tom marries so that she can stay in England? Hint

Gloria

Linda

India

Sharon

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Question 10 of 15

10. What was the name of the documentary Gloria's brother wanted Linda to front? Hint

"She's Poor White Trash"

"Poor White Trash, Get it On!"

"The Linda La Hughes Show"

"Space Hopper"

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Question 11 of 15

11. What was the name of the fashion show Linda was to model in? Hint

"Togs on Dogs"

"Dogs in Togs"

"Horrid Clothes for Ugly People"

"Vile!"

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Question 12 of 15

12. About which song did Linda say "'Ere, they could play that a' your funeral!" to Suze? Hint

"Send in the Clowns"

"Ding, Dong, The Witch is Dead"

"Make the World Go Away"

"Funny Face"

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Question 13 of 15

13. What part of modelling does Suze help Linda with? Hint

Looking beautiful

Walking in a straight line

Wearing nice clothes

Speaking without saying, 'Guy' every few words

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Question 14 of 15

14. What was Tom up for, the last time he saw Bart? Hint

"Titus - The Musical!"

"Auf Wiedersehen, Pet"

Billy the Bellboy in "Crossroads"

"Jerry - The Musical!"

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Question 15 of 15

15. Which TV show were Sugar and Tom invited to go on? Hint

"Ellen"

"The Lorraine 'Specs' Kelly Show"

"Martha"

"Chit-Chat at Tea-Time"

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Nov 16 2024 : Guest 194: 11/15
Oct 29 2024 : Guest 147: 9/15
Oct 26 2024 : Guest 195: 12/15
Oct 07 2024 : Guest 195: 9/15
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where do Tom and Linda live?

Answer: 69 Paradise Passage, Kentish Town

The number of the house is spray-painted onto one of the pillars next to the gate, as well as being on the front door.

2. Who is Suze married to?

Answer: Jez

Suze is married to Jez.
The two have matching jumpers with their names on the front.
Tom fancies Sir Simon Shepherd, and Bart was a nurse that both Tom and Linda liked, whom turned out to be gay.

3. Who is the landlady of Tom, Linda, Jez, and Suze?

Answer: Beryl

Beryl is the landlady, who lives upstairs from Tom and Linda.
Reeney is Beryl's best friend.
Heidi is Linda's look-alike, as well as being Tom's singing teacher, and Candice is a make-up artist's assistant who appears in one of Linda's dreams.

4. What is the name of Linda's long-lost son?

Answer: Zippy

Linda was about fifteen, she thought, when she gave birth to Zippy. Zippy comes looking for Linda after his adoptive parents die.
Zippy is named after a character in a television programme Linda watched 'quite a lot when she was preggers', called "Rainbow".

5. What television show has Tom 'sluiced out the Abortion Suite' on?

Answer: "Where the Heart Is"

When Tom is delivering Jez and Suze's baby, he says, "Well, I've sluiced out the abortion suite on "Where the Heart Is", so I'm as good as, really."
{As good as a doctor.}
The character Tom was also in the ficticious show "Dr. Deaf", where he played Boyo, a Welsh pathologist's assistant.

6. What nationality does Linda think Carol Smilie is?

Answer: Dutch

Linda: "Now, she's Dutch, isn't she? I'll just find me clogs."
Tom informs Linda that Carol Smilie is actually Irish.

7. What is the 'one other little beauty secret' Linda wants to share with us?

Answer: Egg

"But I also have one other little beauty secret that I wanna share with you. Egg! Yes, if you crack an egg on your face every day, not only will your skin feel the benefits, but, if you shove your face under a grill, you've also got yourself a handy, healthy little omelette, in case you get peckish".

8. What is the name of Tom's Linda-look-alike singing teacher?

Answer: Heidi Honeycomb

Heidi is a taller, thinner, version of Linda, with shorter-heeled shoes.
Heidi was played by Su Pollard.

9. What is the name of the American woman Tom marries so that she can stay in England?

Answer: Gloria

Gloria was a lesbian, and Tom married her so she could stay in England with her lover, India.

10. What was the name of the documentary Gloria's brother wanted Linda to front?

Answer: "Poor White Trash, Get it On!"

Gloria's brother thought Linda was the 'epitome of sleaze and vulgarity'.
How many of you agree?

11. What was the name of the fashion show Linda was to model in?

Answer: "Dogs in Togs"

Suze practiced a lengthy, insulting introduction in the hallway. The introduction ended with, "And welcome 'Dogs in TOGS'!"

12. About which song did Linda say "'Ere, they could play that a' your funeral!" to Suze?

Answer: "Ding, Dong, The Witch is Dead"

Tom is up for an audition for "Titus - The Musical!", based on "Titus Andronicus", by William Shakespeare.
Linda mistakes it for "The Wizard of Oz", and Jez doesn't correct her.

13. What part of modelling does Suze help Linda with?

Answer: Walking in a straight line

Linda can't do any of these things, but the walking is the only thing Linda practices for Alexander McQueen's fashion show.

14. What was Tom up for, the last time he saw Bart?

Answer: "Jerry - The Musical!"

Tom mentions this to Linda when she is in hospital, and her response is "Halliwell?"
It's actually Jerry Adams.

15. Which TV show were Sugar and Tom invited to go on?

Answer: "Chit-Chat at Tea-Time"

Tom raves about "Chit-Chat at Tea-Time", hosted by "the lovely Lorraine 'Specs' Kelly".
Tom then imitates the host, saying, "Hello! I'm Lorraine Kelly! And that's great!"

Source: Author chanelle

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