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"May the Force Be With You" Trivia Quiz


This episode of British sitcom "Only Fools and Horses" features the first appearance of Slater. How much can you remember?

A multiple-choice quiz by MickeyDGod. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
MickeyDGod
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
402,100
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
93
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Question 1 of 10
1. The episode opens with Rodney and Trigger talking in the Nag's Head. What item of clothing is mentioned in this conversation? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What is Slater's first name? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What is Slater's rank within the police force? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which of these characters does Slater NOT encounter in the Nag's Head? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What stolen item(s) is Slater enquiring about? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Slater arrested his own father for driving in a car with a defective rear light?


Question 7 of 10
7. What is the name of the police sergeant? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. When they played pirates as children, Slater was always the man who walked the plank, when he really wanted to be Bluebeard. Did he ever get to play Bluebeard?


Question 9 of 10
9. When Del, Rodney and Granddad are questioned separately about the identity of the thief, which of these descriptions is NOT given? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. SPOILER: Who stole the offending item(s)? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The episode opens with Rodney and Trigger talking in the Nag's Head. What item of clothing is mentioned in this conversation?

Answer: Hat

Rodney is telling Trigger about breaking up with his girlfriend, Bernice, and how he told her that he is a free agent and refused to be tied down.

Trigger: "She's into all that, is she?"

Rodney uses the phrase "wherever I lay my hat, that's my home."

Trigger: "You got a hat now then, have you, Dave?"
Rodney: "No, No Trig. It's a saying, you know? Anyway..."
Trigger: "I had a hat once."
Rodney: "Yeah? So, I could see she was upset..."
Trigger: "Someone nicked it at a party."
Rodney: "Really? Well, she was crying, begging me not to leave her..."
Trigger: "It had my return ticket in the brim. I had to walk all the way home from Plumstead."
Rodney: "I'm gonna phone Del, see if he can come down for a drink."
2. What is Slater's first name?

Answer: Roy

This is the first of only three episodes to feature Roy Slater. is the closes Del gets to having an arch nemesis during the entire series. Slater went to school with Del, Trigger, Boycie and Denzil. While the other four were perhaps not always 100% legal in all their business dealings, Slater joined the police force where he gained a reputation for, as Del says "nicking you for anything you did. In fact he'd nick you for anything you didn't do, and he wouldn't let a silly thing like innocence get in the way."

We also see Slater in the episodes "To Hull and Back" where he is arrested for diamond smuggling. His last appearance is in "The Class of '62", where we learn that he was married to Raquel, who is now living with Del and carrying his child.

Slater is played by the brilliant Jim Broadbent.
3. What is Slater's rank within the police force?

Answer: Detective Inspector

Roy starts speaking to Trigger.

Trigger: "Watcha, Roy. Long time, eh? What brings you round this way? I thought you were stationed in West London."
Slater: "I missed you all, didn't I? Got myself transferred back to the old parish. And it's not Roy anymore. You can call me Mr Slater, Detective Inspector Slater or just plain sir.
4. Which of these characters does Slater NOT encounter in the Nag's Head?

Answer: Del Boy

We first meet Slater after Rodney bumps into him on the way to the phone. Slater then notices Trigger. During their conversation, Boycie enters the pub. When Rodney returns, Slater says he is an old friend of Del and so Rodney invites him back to the flat where Del is.

Rodney: "I can't wait to see his face when you come through the door."
Slater: "it'll be a picture, Rodney. It'll be a picture."
5. What stolen item(s) is Slater enquiring about?

Answer: Microwave

Slater first asks Trigger if he knows anything about microwave ovens, to which Trigger denies all knowledge. We later see Slater and Granddad moving a microwave oven. At the police station, once the Trotters have been arrested, Slater asks them continually who stole the microwave oven.
6. Slater arrested his own father for driving in a car with a defective rear light?

Answer: False

His father was actually riding a bicycle.

Del: "How's the family?"
Slater: "I don't see much of them these days, Del. The old man's still not talking to me."
Del: "He's probably still got the needle over that time you nicked him."
Granddad: "He nicked his own father?"
Slater: "I had no choice. If there had been a way of avoiding it I would have. But, his rear light WAS defective. What else coukd I do?"
Del: "That's true. He'd only borrowed the bike to go down the fish shop."
7. What is the name of the police sergeant?

Answer: Hoskins

He was played by Christopher Mitchell, perhaps better known as his role of Gunner Nigel 'Parky' Parkin in "It Ain't Half Hot Mum". Hoskins also made an appearance in the special "To Hull and Back".
8. When they played pirates as children, Slater was always the man who walked the plank, when he really wanted to be Bluebeard. Did he ever get to play Bluebeard?

Answer: Yes

That was the day Bluebeard had to walk the plank!
9. When Del, Rodney and Granddad are questioned separately about the identity of the thief, which of these descriptions is NOT given?

Answer: He had long hair

When piecing together the three descriptions, it would appear the thief was:

Slater: "A 6'7" dwarf, aged between 15 and 50, a white male with oriental features who's as black as Newgate's knocker. Oh, yeah, and he wears a deaf aid."
Del: "Not a lot to go on inspector."
10. SPOILER: Who stole the offending item(s)?

Answer: Del Boy

After confirming that Rodney and Granddad are free to leave without any repercussions from Slater, Del Boy secures a written, signed, immunity from prosecution. He then tells Slater that it was himself who stole the microwave oven.
Source: Author MickeyDGod

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