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Quiz about Television Riders and Their Rides

Television Riders and Their Rides Quiz

Famous riders and famous rides (equine and mechanical) all figure here. They will all have appeared in British and US TV series at some time. I supply the clues and you identify the rider or ride.

A multiple-choice quiz by bracklaman. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
bracklaman

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
258,446

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Tough

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Question 1 of 10

1. Roy Rogers had his own TV series which featured Trigger his wonderful mount. Also in the show was Roy's sweetheart Dale Evans. What was her horse called? Hint

Brandy

Misty Girl

Jubilee

Buttermilk

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Question 2 of 10

2. The TV series 'The Buccaneer' featured what ship? Hint

Black Pig

Sultana

Narcissus

Barracuda

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Question 3 of 10

3. 'The Gruesome Twosome' regularly drove which car (No 2) in the TV series 'The Wacky Racers'? Hint

Creepy Coupe

Turbo Terrific

Ring-a-Ding-Convert-a-car

Arkansas Chugabug

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Question 4 of 10

4. Please be careful with this question as it is based on the specific TV series 'The Adventures of Wild Bill Hicock'. In this series what was the name of the horse ridden by Wild Bill? Hint

Buck

Diablo

Blue Boy

Buckshot

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Question 5 of 10

5. The TV series 'Cannon' was all about the life and work of a very large detective called Frank Cannon. He drove a large car, but what make and model? Hint

Dodge Charter

Oldsmobile

Pontiac Firebird

Lincoln Continental

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Question 6 of 10

6. The TV series 'Only Fools and Horses' featured two company directors of 'Trotter Independent Traders' who were mainly associated with which vehicle? Hint

Rolls Royce Grey Panther

Aston Martin DBS

Ford Zephyr Mark IV

Reliant Regal Supervan III

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Question 7 of 10

7. Not every cruise was blissful in the TV series 'The Love Boat' but what actually was the name of the cruise ship? Hint

Charlotte Rhodes

Pacific Princess

Sky Lark

Sultana

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Question 8 of 10

8. The TV series 'The Tales of Para Handy' featured stories about a crafty and resourceful sea captain who traded along the coasts of Scotland. What was the name of his vessel? Hint

Inchcliffe Castle

Vital Spark

Sky Lark

Rag Doll

9. This western TV series 'Tales of Wells Fargo' was a great favourite of mine when I was growing up. It featured Jim Hardie as the Wells Fargo special investigator and ace gunman. What were his horses called? Hint

Joker and Wells

Jubilee and Fargo

Jingles and Express

Joliette and Champion

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Question 10 of 10

10. The last race is about to be run in 'The Wacky Racers'. The winner was the car Number 7 known as 'The Bulletproof Bomb'. Who was on board? Hint

Clyde and the Ant Hill Mob

Rock and Gravel Slag

Rufus Ruffcut and Sawtooth

The General, Sergeant Blast and Private Pinkley

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Roy Rogers had his own TV series which featured Trigger his wonderful mount. Also in the show was Roy's sweetheart Dale Evans. What was her horse called?

Answer: Buttermilk

Dale Evans (born Frances Octavia Smith) starred with singing cowboy Roy Rogers in a series of 1940s westerns and after their marriage in 1947 they appeared as a popular pair in movies and on TV.
Dale Evans wrote the song that became their popular theme: "Happy Trails to You."
Buttermilk, like Trigger, was mounted after death and put on display in the Roy Rogers - Dale Evans Museum.

2. The TV series 'The Buccaneer' featured what ship?

Answer: Sultana

'The Buccaneers' appeared in the mid 1950s and was set on the pirate-infested island of New Providence in the Bahamas in the early 18th century. The hero was famed ex-pirate Captain Dan Tempest played with hands-on-the-hips style youthful panache by a young Robert Shaw.

3. 'The Gruesome Twosome' regularly drove which car (No 2) in the TV series 'The Wacky Racers'?

Answer: Creepy Coupe

Inspired by the 1965 film 'The Great Race' the TV 'The Wacky Racers' series ran on CBS from September 14, 1968 to September 5, 1970. It was widely distributed throughout the world. It featured an unusually large number of cartoon characters some twenty-three in all.

4. Please be careful with this question as it is based on the specific TV series 'The Adventures of Wild Bill Hicock'. In this series what was the name of the horse ridden by Wild Bill?

Answer: Buckshot

Guy Madison played the hero U.S. Marshal James Butler 'Wild Bill Hickok' in a series syndicated in Britain and the US and elsewhere. The series ran for 112 episodes between 1951 and 1958.

5. The TV series 'Cannon' was all about the life and work of a very large detective called Frank Cannon. He drove a large car, but what make and model?

Answer: Lincoln Continental

The TV series 'Cannon' ran between 1971 and 1976 and was broadcast by CBS in the USA. The series ran for one hundred and twenty 60-minute episodes.

'Cannon' was such a popular show, worldwide, that there were several original novels published after the TV series. These books were available in the UK and were mainly written by Paul Denver.

6. The TV series 'Only Fools and Horses' featured two company directors of 'Trotter Independent Traders' who were mainly associated with which vehicle?

Answer: Reliant Regal Supervan III

'Only Fools and Horse' was a very popular BBC TV comdey series(after a slow start) with both critics and the popular audience. The series has now won many awards including recognition from the British Academy, the National Television Awards and the Royal Television Society.

In a poll of viewers undertaken in 2004 by the BBC in the UK it was voted 'Britain's Best Sitcom'.

It also had an impact on British culture, contributing several words to the English language and helping to popularise the Reliant Regal van.

7. Not every cruise was blissful in the TV series 'The Love Boat' but what actually was the name of the cruise ship?

Answer: Pacific Princess

The TV series 'The Love Boat' aired from September 1977 to May 1986 and was a romantic and light-hearted series produced by the wonderful Aaron Spelling.

Each episode passengers would work through their problems with love or romance aboard the 'Pacific Princess' as it cruised south from California to Mexico and back.

8. The TV series 'The Tales of Para Handy' featured stories about a crafty and resourceful sea captain who traded along the coasts of Scotland. What was the name of his vessel?

Answer: Vital Spark

The TV series 'The Tales of Para Handy' was set in the west of Scotland and based on the Para Handy books by Neil Munro. It was a comedy, sometimes gritty, about a puffer boat and its captain and crew.
The series ran from 1994 to 1995 on BBC TV for a total of nine episodes.

Answer: Jubilee and Fargo

The TV series 'Tales of Wells Fargo' was first broadcast in black and white (1957) and then later in colour. The star of the show was Dale Robertson as Jim Hardie. He rode two horses during the series 'Jubilee' and 'Fargo'.

10. The last race is about to be run in 'The Wacky Racers'. The winner was the car Number 7 known as 'The Bulletproof Bomb'. Who was on board?

Answer: Clyde and the Ant Hill Mob

'The Wacky Racers' series ran in all for some seventeen episodes. Each episode featured two different races for a total of 34 races in all episodes.

In some countries Pinkley was referred to as Meekley.

Source: Author bracklaman

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