Laugh Along the Wave Trivia Quiz

Answer: Hyacinth

Hyacinth Bucket ("it's pronounced Bouquet") is the snobbish woman we're looking for. Patricia Routledge clearly enjoys playing this character.
In this episode from the last season, Hyacinth invites her friends and relatives to have "a waterside buffet with riparian entertainment". Alas, all her plans fall into the water - and Hyacinth as well.

"Keeping Up Appearances" ran five seasons, from 1990 until 1995.
Daisy (the sloppy one), Rose (the temptress in the miniskirt) and Violet (the rich and unhappy married one) are Hyacinth's three sisters.

Answer: Pacific Princess

"Love is in the air..." So starts the tune to "The Love Boat", a cruise ship on which we find (among others) Captain Merill Stubing (played by Gavin MacLeod), bartender Isaac Washington ( a role by Ted Lange) and cruise director Julie McCoy (played by Lauren Tewes). The title credits show that the cruise ship is named the "Pacific Princess". The series ran ten seasons, from 1977 until 1987.

The Devilfish is one of the submarines in the war drama "The Winds of War" and its sequel "War and Remembrance". The "Bounty" is the ship on which a mutiny found place, the subject of several movies. The "Poseidon" is the cruise ship that sinks in the movie "The Poseidon Adventure".

Answer: A tyre

Thus far in the series, Danny is yet to move on after his wife's death. On the fishing trip, he meets someone he's attracted to but is unable to decide if he's ready to start dating again.

"Full House" revolved around the lives of a widower, Danny Tanner and his three daughters, DJ, Stephanie and Michelle. Danny's best friend, Joey and his brother-in-law, Jesse are the remaining central cast figures.

Answer: A yacht

Joey had no idea what a silent auction entailed. Incorrectly surmising that attendees had to guess the price of the item on auction, he thought the winner would be the one who makes the closest guess. This ends with him buying the yacht by 'guessing' $20,000. Rachel tries to help him sell it off to the next highest bidder but Joey decides that he would rather keep it for himself.

Answer: The bride-to-be and her ex-partner

When Stella's sister's wedding is called off just three days before the big day, Stella and Ted decide to spontaneously get married at the same venue. In order for Robin to attend the wedding, Ted manages to get Stella's ex, Tony also to come. Unfortunately this makes Tony realise that he doesn't want to let Stella go and Stella runs away with him, leaving Ted at the altar.

Answer: Alan Hale, Jr.

Captain Jonas Grumby and his first mate Gilligan along with five passengers aboard the S.S. Minnow get caught in a storm and end up getting marooned on an island in the Pacific Ocean. The plots of most of the episodes centered on their failed attempts to escape from the island. Alan Hale, Jr., the son of actor Alan Hale, Sr., is best known for his role as the skipper on this show.

Answer: Henry Winkler

Heyyy, did you pick the right answer? The incident described in the question took place in the episode "Hollywood: Part 3" from the series "Happy Days". It was Henry Winkler in his role of Arthur Fonzarelli ("the Fonz") who demonstrated his talent for water skiing.

The red herrings (so to speak) are other actors from "Happy Days": Ron Howard plays Richie Cunningham, Anson Williams plays Potsie Weber and Al Molinaro plays Al Delvecchio.

Answer: Officer Crabtree

The British intelligence officer is Officer Crabtree, a role by Arthur Bostrom. Every time he meets someone, he's bound to say "Good moaning". Other famous phrases of his are "The troon carrying the painting has been bummed by the RAF" and "She has been pissing fudged bank notes in the hot shop."

Lieutenant Gruber (played by Guy Siner) and Colonel von Strohm (a role by Richard Marner) are German officers occupying Nouvion, while Captain Bertorelli (played by Gavin Richards) is the Italian who tries to aid and abet them.

Answer: Astronaut

Created by master storyteller Sidney Sheldon, "I Dream of Jeannie" featured Larry Hagman and Barbara Eden in the lead roles. Over five seasons and 139 episodes, Captain Tony Nelson and Jeannie made their way through many sticky situations, eventually falling in love and getting married.

Answer: Tuna

"I Love Lucy" was an American sitcom featuring real life couple Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz as Lucy and Ricky Ricardo. The show revolved around the exploits of the Ricardos and their landlords, Fred and Ethel Mertz.

In the episode titled "Deep Sea Fishing", the ladies team up against the men in a fishing competition. Both teams cheat by buying a hundred pound tuna each and hiding the fish in the bathtub leading to another episode filled with laughs.