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'Reginald Perrin' Quiz

Did you ever see the show 'The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin'? Take this quiz to see how much you remember!

A multiple-choice quiz by biggerthanabreadbox. Estimated time: 3 mins.

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Author
biggerthanabreadbox

Time
3 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
15,214

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was the name of Reggie's boss when he worked at Sunshine Desserts? Hint

Frank

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Question 2 of 10

2. Reggie found this man in a pub and quickly hired him to destroy his company, Grot. Who was it? Hint

Tom

Terry Ryan

Seamus Finnigan

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was Reggie's solution for when his problems got to be too much? Hint

He burned down his house

He baked a cake

He faked his suicide

He killed his wife

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who coined the phrase, 'Bit of a cock-up on the catering front'? Hint

Jimmy

Mark

Tom

Tony

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Question 5 of 10

5. What were David Harris Jones' boxer shorts decorated with? Hint

Barbie

Ludwig van Beethoven

Little red hearts

nothing

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Question 6 of 10

6. What are the names of Reggie and Elizabeth's children? Hint

Tom and Linda

Mark and Linda

Mark and Mary

Joan and Larry

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Question 7 of 10

7. What did Doc Morissey tell all of his patients in regards to their ailments? Hint

He'd recommend lots of water and a good night's sleep

He'd say 'I've had that before'

He'd say 'It's time for a trip to hospital.'

He'd say he's got it worse and give them some aspirin

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Question 8 of 10

8. When Mark asked Tom about his dustbins, what was he really asking about? Hint

His kids

His feet

His bicycle

His job

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Question 9 of 10

9. Right away in the series Reggie begins to 'behave oddly'. He asks of his wife, 'That's a nice dress, is it new?' How old is the dress? Hint

15 years

2 months

8 years

1 day

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Question 10 of 10

10. Reggie always seemed to have the same people around him. What were the characteristic words of Tony and David? Hint

'Great' and 'Super'

'Blimey' and 'Really'

'Wonderful' and 'Smashing'

'Nice' and 'Fantastic'

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the name of Reggie's boss when he worked at Sunshine Desserts?

Answer: CJ

FJ was his boss later in the show. CJ referred to his wife as 'Mrs. CJ.'

2. Reggie found this man in a pub and quickly hired him to destroy his company, Grot. Who was it?

Answer: Seamus Finnigan

Seamus Finnigan, 'from the land of the bogs and the little people', turned out to be a financial genius.

3. What was Reggie's solution for when his problems got to be too much?

Answer: He faked his suicide

After his first fake suicide, he ended up marrying his wife (the same one he had before) as Martin Wellborne (but she knew he was really Reggie). By the end of the series, everyone was faking suicide to start new lives.

4. Who coined the phrase, 'Bit of a cock-up on the catering front'?

Answer: Jimmy

Jimmy, Elizabeth's brother, always took food home with him when he visited his sister.

5. What were David Harris Jones' boxer shorts decorated with?

Answer: Ludwig van Beethoven

We learn this fact after Reggie holds the dinner party with no dinner.

6. What are the names of Reggie and Elizabeth's children?

Answer: Mark and Linda

Linda is married to Tom. Mark is an actor, and is rather fond of using Cockney rhyming slang.

7. What did Doc Morissey tell all of his patients in regards to their ailments?

Answer: He'd say he's got it worse and give them some aspirin

This is always what he said... except, apparently, he was very thorough when Joan was feeling 'chesty.'

8. When Mark asked Tom about his dustbins, what was he really asking about?

Answer: His kids

Cockney rhyming slang: dustbin lids--kids. The conversation went like this: Mark: 'How are the dustbins doing?' Tom: 'Fine. Not as noisy as they used to be.' Mark: 'Well they're older.' Tom: 'No, we got new ones. They're plastic.' Tom obviously didn't understand.

9. Right away in the series Reggie begins to 'behave oddly'. He asks of his wife, 'That's a nice dress, is it new?' How old is the dress?

Answer: 8 years

'I've had it 8 years,' Elizabeth responded.

10. Reggie always seemed to have the same people around him. What were the characteristic words of Tony and David?

Answer: 'Great' and 'Super'

Tony always said 'Great', David always said 'Super.'

Source: Author biggerthanabreadbox

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