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Quiz about Steptoe and Son
Quiz about Steptoe and Son

Steptoe and Son Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz about the classic UK comedy, 'Steptoe and Son'. The show was about a rag and bone man and his son who tried to scrape a living in London in the 60's and 70's.

A multiple-choice quiz by tracycn. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
tracycn
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
169,502
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
1757
Last 3 plays: Guest 86 (8/10), Guest 86 (3/10), Guest 90 (9/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. What did the H stand for in Harry H Corbett? Hint


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Question 2 of 10
2. In the episode 'The Desperate Hours', two prisoners escaped from Wormwood Scrubs. Which actor played the younger escapee, Johnny? Hint


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Question 3 of 10
3. What was the address of their rag and bone yard and home? Hint


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Question 4 of 10
4. What was the name of their horse? Hint


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Question 5 of 10
5. Harold had a sister.


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Question 6 of 10
6. Name the '60s sex-siren who seduced Harold in the film 'Steptoe and Son Rides Again'? Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. In the episode 'Men of Letters', what was Albert's contribution to the Parish Church newsletter? Hint


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Question 8 of 10
8. Back to the film 'Steptoe and Son Rides Again', who was the 'Godfather of Shepherd's Bush'? Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. Albert and Harold went to France to visit the battlegrounds. Who played the French man with whom Albert started an argument? Hint


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Question 10 of 10
10. In the episode 'Oh, What a Beautiful Mourning', there was only one item/set of value left in the house of Albert's late brother. What was it? Hint



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Most Recent Scores
Dec 18 2024 : Guest 86: 8/10
Dec 08 2024 : Guest 86: 3/10
Dec 07 2024 : Guest 90: 9/10
Dec 05 2024 : Linda_Arizona: 8/10
Dec 04 2024 : Guest 185: 5/10
Dec 02 2024 : Guest 82: 6/10
Nov 30 2024 : Guest 2: 10/10
Nov 29 2024 : hellobion: 10/10
Nov 21 2024 : Guest 81: 6/10

Score Distribution

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What did the H stand for in Harry H Corbett?

Answer: Henything

 There was already a Harry Corbett in the acting profession, so Harry H Corbett had to make his name different. Once when asked what the H stood for he replied 'Henything!'
2. In the episode 'The Desperate Hours', two prisoners escaped from Wormwood Scrubs. Which actor played the younger escapee, Johnny?

Answer: Leonard Rossiter

 Two escaped prisoners from Wormwood Scrubs tried to hold up Albert and Harold because they thought they might be able to steal from them, they didn't realise that Steptoe and his son had nothing to steal!
3. What was the address of their rag and bone yard and home?

Answer: 26 Oil Drum Lane, Shepherd's Bush

 They regularly went totting up the Goldhawk Road in Shepherd's Bush.
4. What was the name of their horse?

Answer: Hercules

 Quite often, the horse was better fed than Harold was!
5. Harold had a sister.

Answer: False

In the episode 'Live Now, PAYE Later', Albert was claiming for a non-existent daughter on his tax return.
6. Name the '60s sex-siren who seduced Harold in the film 'Steptoe and Son Rides Again'?

Answer: Diana Dors

 Harold was asked into a widow's house to clear out her late husband's things. As the widow seduced Harold on one bed, he was horrified to find that her late husband was laid out on the next bed!
7. In the episode 'Men of Letters', what was Albert's contribution to the Parish Church newsletter?

Answer: A crossword

 As we find out in this episode Albert can only spell swearwords, so his crossword was made up entirely of swearwords. Consequently, the vicarage was raided and all the copies of the newsletter were confiscated.
8. Back to the film 'Steptoe and Son Rides Again', who was the 'Godfather of Shepherd's Bush'?

Answer: Frankie Barrow

 Frankie Barrow was a debt collector who terrorised Shepherd's Bush with his two heavies.
9. Albert and Harold went to France to visit the battlegrounds. Who played the French man with whom Albert started an argument?

Answer: Frank Thornton

 On the aeroplane out to France Albert argued with a French man and an American man about who came into the war when. On arriving in France, they (Albert and Harold) were immediately deported back to England!
10. In the episode 'Oh, What a Beautiful Mourning', there was only one item/set of value left in the house of Albert's late brother. What was it?

Answer: A porcelain figurine

 At the end of this episode Albert hides the figurine under his hat so that no-one else can get it
Source: Author tracycn

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