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Quiz about The Goodies Series 7 Episode 6 Earthanasia

"The Goodies" Series 7, Episode 6 "Earthanasia" Quiz

Fifteen questions about episode 61 of "The Goodies", "Earthanasia". Originally aired 22 December 1977.

A multiple-choice quiz by DPX. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
DPX

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
306,988

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
9 / 15

Plays
185

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 15

1. It is Christmas eve, Graeme is hard at work putting up the last of the Christmas decorations. Bill makes a spectacular entrance on a skateboard, crashing headlong into the Christmas tree. The skateboard was a gift to Bill from whom? Hint

Tim

Tim's Auntie

Graeme

Bill

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Question 2 of 15

2. Graeme's present to himself was, rather aptly, a skateboard destruction kit. How does Graeme destroy Bill's skateboard? Hint

Chops it up with a hatchet then sets it on fire

Breaks it in half with a hammer, shoots it and blows it up in the waste basket

Jumps up and down on it until it breaks then throws it out the window

Cuts it up with a saw

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Question 3 of 15

3. The festivities are interrupted by a radio announcement, the world will end at midnight. Bill decides to spend his final evening having a good time. Which of the following is NOT one of the things he plans to do? Hint

Lick the chocolate off two dozen Mars bars

Hit a six at Lord's Cricket Ground

Pleasure the entire female contingent of "New Edition"

Sit in on a final reunion concert of The Beatles

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Question 4 of 15

4. Graeme and Bill try to break the news of the world's fate to Tim, however Tim refuses to believe them. What does Bill show Tim to help convince him of the world's imminent destruction? Hint

A telegram from the Queen

A calendar that shows December ending on the 24th

The Radio Times with blank pages after Christmas eve

A television news bulletin

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Question 5 of 15

5. Tim finally accepts their fate and wishes to repent his sins, confiding them to Bill and Graeme. Which of the following is NOT a sin that Tim confesses to? Hint

Passing wind in the bath

Forgetting to put the turkey in the oven

Cheating at cribbage

Tucking his shirt inside his underpants

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Question 6 of 15

6. Bill tries to get Tim to commit one of the Seven Deadly Sins, but he grows impatient and decides to commit one himself, which one?

Answer: (One word)

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Question 7 of 15

7. Graeme decides to devote the rest of his life to curing Tim of his inhibitions so that he can go out with Bill and have a good time. It turns out that Tim has a hang-up about which part of his body? Hint

His nostrils

His belly button

His feet

His nipples

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Question 8 of 15

8. After Graeme's 'touch therapy' fails to release Tim from his inhibitions, he decided to try hypnosis, successfully regressing Tim to the age of ten. What profession does young Tim aspire to, much to the disgust of his 'mother' as portrayed by Bill? Hint

A hair artiste

An accountant

A coal miner

A ballet dancer

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Question 9 of 15

9. Rather than curing Tim of his inhibitions, the hypnosis makes them even worse. With only eight minutes left he glumly decides to do the ironing, wistfully lamenting the fate of Darby County and the Muppets. Graeme impersonates which of the Muppets using items of clothing from the ironing basket? Hint

Sam the Eagle, Gonzo, Kermit

Gonzo, Kermit, Fozzie Bear, Scooter

Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Statler and Waldorf, Animal

Rowlf, Miss Piggy, Animal, Dr. Teeth

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Question 10 of 15

10. Graeme successfully releases Tim's inhibitions through anger and violence. "My work is at an end, I can die a happy man." What does Tim do next? Hint

Punches Graeme

Throws Graeme through the window

Smashes up the room

Throws the kitchen stove at Graeme

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Question 11 of 15

11. Bill returns, neatly dressed and clean shaven. "It's all for Tim. I know all these years he's thought of me as uncouth and unkempt, well before he goes I just want him to see the real me." He then removes his wig.

True

False

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Question 12 of 15

12. Rather than appreciating Bill's gesture, Tim, now cured of all his inhibitions, ridicules and taunts his friends. With only four minutes to go they try to put aside their bickering to celebrate Christmas. Who dresses up as Santa? Hint

Tim

No one does

Bill

Graeme

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Question 13 of 15

13. After singing a medley of carols and plucking a diminutive turkey, the three exchange Christmas gifts. What does Tim give to Bill?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 14 of 15

14. As the final seconds tick away the three try to find something nice to say about each other before the end. Does anyone actually manage to think of something nice to say?

Yes

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Question 15 of 15

15. The world ends when the clock ticks over to 12 midnight.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Bill

The skateboard was Bill's present to himself. Graeme: "Who gave you a skateboard?" Bill: "Well someone who knows what I wanted." Graeme: "Someone amazingly irresponsible! Who was it?" Bill: "Me!"

2. Graeme's present to himself was, rather aptly, a skateboard destruction kit. How does Graeme destroy Bill's skateboard?

Answer: Breaks it in half with a hammer, shoots it and blows it up in the waste basket

Bill then takes the gun and shoots the bird atop a Christmas decoration. Surprising, given his later real life ornithological interests!

Answer: Hit a six at Lord's Cricket Ground

Rather than go to Lord's he plans to skateboard to Wembley and "bang in a hat-trick".

4. Graeme and Bill try to break the news of the world's fate to Tim, however Tim refuses to believe them. What does Bill show Tim to help convince him of the world's imminent destruction?

Answer: The Radio Times with blank pages after Christmas eve

Tim takes the bad news in his customary way by running around the office, panicking and screaming.

5. Tim finally accepts their fate and wishes to repent his sins, confiding them to Bill and Graeme. Which of the following is NOT a sin that Tim confesses to?

Answer: Cheating at cribbage

Graeme chastises Tim for not putting the turkey on to cook. Tim: "Sin number one." His second is the revelation that he tucks his shirt inside his underpants. Bill and Graeme are even less impressed with the third. "In the bath? Little bubbles? They come up between your knees?! Come on, who doesn't?" Graeme: "Great big bubbles!" Bill: "Absolutely!"

6. Bill tries to get Tim to commit one of the Seven Deadly Sins, but he grows impatient and decides to commit one himself, which one?

Answer: anger

"I'll tell you what the quickest is! Anger!" - Bill starts choking Tim. "I'm going to kill him!" Graeme: "You'll get life imprisonment!" Bill glances at the clock. "Twelve minutes? Well worth it!"

Answer: His belly button

Bill rips open Tim's waistcoat to reveal an A-string covering his belly button. "It's like a G-string only higher up!"

Answer: A hair artiste

Tim: "Mother dear, you know I want to be a hair artiste and become a credit to Brooke-Taylors." Bill/Mother: "Taylors, lad, Taylors! That's 't family name, don't give me any of your Brooke hyphen airy fairy airs and graces!"

Answer: Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Statler and Waldorf, Animal

Graeme: "Kermit the frog is a man on his knees with a green sock on his hand. Miss Piggy? A pair of y-fronts and a mop head. Fozzie Bear is a woolly jumper with a hat on!"

10. Graeme successfully releases Tim's inhibitions through anger and violence. "My work is at an end, I can die a happy man." What does Tim do next?

Answer: Throws the kitchen stove at Graeme

In a feat of rage inspired strength, Tim runs in from the kitchen holding the stove aloft before throwing it at Graeme with a scream. Graeme has only one concern - "You shouldn't have hit me with that! You've ruined the cake!"

Answer: False

Bill explains that it is not a wig, but is in fact a long haired Peruvian gerbil. "I thought you might have guessed, you know, when I used to have my hair cut by the vet."

Answer: Graeme

Graeme dons a large white beard and red Christmas jacket. The three make quite a picture, Tim in his blue belly button revealing t-shirt, bald Bill in his suit and Graeme in the Santa costume.

13. After singing a medley of carols and plucking a diminutive turkey, the three exchange Christmas gifts. What does Tim give to Bill?

Answer: socks

Tim gives Bill the Union Jack socks off his feet. "It's a traditional gift, everyone gets socks!"

14. As the final seconds tick away the three try to find something nice to say about each other before the end. Does anyone actually manage to think of something nice to say?

Answer: No

In fact Graeme was about to unleash a tirade of insults at the other two before Bill calls attention to the clock in the last few seconds before twelve.

15. The world ends when the clock ticks over to 12 midnight.

Answer: False

False. It does however end approximately 30 seconds later, Graeme played a silly joke on the other two by putting the clock forward "Only about half a minute". The screen whites out, we then see the BBC spinning globe ident briefly before it is blown up.

Source: Author DPX

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