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'Vic Reeves' Big Night Out' Trivia Quiz

Please welcome Belgium's best light entertainer and singer - Vic Reeves. Only joking! Or am I?

A multiple-choice quiz by willuk100. Estimated time: 5 mins.

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Author
willuk100

Time
5 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
95,689

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

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Avg Score
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Question 1 of 20

1. Easy one to start with: what do you cry when you see a man with a stick? Hint

Who hell he?

What's on the end of the stick, Vic?

You wouldn't let it lie!

You're wasting your time...

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Question 2 of 20

2. What channel was 'Vic Reeves' Big Night Out' first broadcast on? Hint

BBC2

BBC1

ITV

Channel 4

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Question 3 of 20

3. Which of these characters did Bob Mortimer NOT play? Hint

Graham Lister

Wavey Davey

Man with the Stick

Mr Dennis

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Question 4 of 20

4. Which profession did Bob follow before joining Vic on stage? Hint

Solicitor

Electrician

Doctor

Performance artist

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Question 5 of 20

5. What show did a number of the people doing walk on parts on 'Big Night Out' go on to star in? Hint

'Harry Enfield and Chums'

'The Fast Show'

'The League of Gentlemen'

'The Royle Family'

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Question 6 of 20

6. What was the name of Donald and Davey Stott's uncle, who sometimes appeared in their sketches? Hint

Dave

Bert

Pete

Pat

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Question 7 of 20

7. What was the name of the two ramblers who sometimes emerged from their shed on 'Big Night Out'? Hint

Rucksack and Root Vegetables

Mulligan and O'Hare

Tinker Creek

Tinker's Rucksack

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Question 8 of 20

8. In which country were The Ponderers pondering? Hint

France

Switzerland

Sweden

Poland

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Question 9 of 20

9. Which sweet did Mr Dennis not sell in his corner shop? Hint

Curly-Wurly

Smarties

Crunchie

Fry's Turkish Delight

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Question 10 of 20

10. What did Graham Lister often call Vic? Hint

'Work-shy fop.'

'Pigeon-chested abattoir creeper.'

'Lying get.'

'Slim fella.'

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Question 11 of 20

11. What does Les fear? Hint

Chives

Tinned tomatoes

Spirit level

Fluffy Little Fiddlesticks the puppy

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Question 12 of 20

12. Whose kids does Vic have working for him in the second series? Hint

Judge Nutmeg's

Les's

Man with the Stick's

Graham Lister's

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Question 13 of 20

13. What was the name of Vic and Bob's performance art group?

Answer: (Three words)

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Question 14 of 20

14. Vic's real first name is Roderick.

True

False

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Question 15 of 20

15. Which of these has Graham Lister NEVER used in an act on Novelty Island? Hint

Orange juice

Melons

Lard

Sardines

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Question 16 of 20

16. What did Vic usually do to Judge Nutmeg's Wheel of Justice? Hint

Cover it with lard

Shoot it

Comb its hair

Sing it a song

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Question 17 of 20

17. Who played Les in both series of 'Big Night Out'? Hint

Richard Slater

Fred Aylward

Harry Hill

Fred West

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Question 18 of 20

18. What was the name of Judith Grant's maggot, seen during one of her turns on Novelty island? Hint

Noodles

Morrisey

Dusty

Smokey

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Question 19 of 20

19. Who had the catch-phrase 'You lying get'? Hint

The Living Carpets

Talc and Turnips

Donald and Davey Stott

Man with the Stick

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Question 20 of 20

20. Easy one to finish: What was the first line of the song Vic always sung at the end of 'Big Night Out'? Hint

'Hey, Mr Songwriter...'

'Hey Jude...'

'Hey, Mr Tambourine Man...'

'Hey hey, Mama, like the way you move...'

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Easy one to start with: what do you cry when you see a man with a stick?

Answer: What's on the end of the stick, Vic?

But he very rarely revealed what was on the end of that stick, the stocky little fella.

2. What channel was 'Vic Reeves' Big Night Out' first broadcast on?

Answer: Channel 4

But they soon moved across to the Beeb.

3. Which of these characters did Bob Mortimer NOT play?

Answer: Mr Dennis

Vic played this violent shopkeeper.

4. Which profession did Bob follow before joining Vic on stage?

Answer: Solicitor

His old boss said he was a bit rubbish, on the 'Omnibus' documentary.

5. What show did a number of the people doing walk on parts on 'Big Night Out' go on to star in?

Answer: 'The Fast Show'

They were Paul Whitehouse (who was also in 'Harry Enfield and Chums'), Simon Day, Caroline Aherne (who wrote and starred in 'The Royle Family') and Charlie Higson.

6. What was the name of Donald and Davey Stott's uncle, who sometimes appeared in their sketches?

Answer: Pete

'Pete's hair stinks of marzipan.'

7. What was the name of the two ramblers who sometimes emerged from their shed on 'Big Night Out'?

Answer: Tinker's Rucksack

Mulligan and O'Hare were the folk singers in 'The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer'. Tinker Creek were my mate's band. Rucksack and Root Vegetables is what I'd call a band if I started one.

8. In which country were The Ponderers pondering?

Answer: Switzerland

Fhmmmmmmmm... The first pre-recorded item on a Vic and Bob show.

9. Which sweet did Mr Dennis not sell in his corner shop?

Answer: Curly-Wurly

Because they are 'far too elaborate'.

10. What did Graham Lister often call Vic?

Answer: 'Work-shy fop.'

'What are you dressed as Reeves, essence of Ribena?'

11. What does Les fear?

Answer: Chives

Les once used tinned tomatoes to counteract the effect of chives. Vic then neutralised the effect of the tomatoes with Fluffy Little Fiddlesticks. And the spirit level? Well Les just adores it.

12. Whose kids does Vic have working for him in the second series?

Answer: Man with the Stick's

For ages.

13. What was the name of Vic and Bob's performance art group?

Answer: Action Image Exchange

A lot of leafleting and a lot of meetings to be held above pubs.

14. Vic's real first name is Roderick.

Answer: False

Vic Reeves started out as a character in his early shows. He was born James Roderick Moir.

15. Which of these has Graham Lister NEVER used in an act on Novelty Island?

Answer: Melons

He left them to...Mr Melons, of course

16. What did Vic usually do to Judge Nutmeg's Wheel of Justice?

Answer: Comb its hair

Interestingly, the Wheel of Consiliation was squirted with fertility juice.

17. Who played Les in both series of 'Big Night Out'?

Answer: Fred Aylward

Richard Slater was the name of both aromatherapists (smell to get well). Harry Hill was never on BNO but he did have very similar pens to Les. Fred West was a mass murderer.

18. What was the name of Judith Grant's maggot, seen during one of her turns on Novelty island?

Answer: Smokey

Noodles was a comedy duck. Dusty was a mole in a drainpipe. Morrisey was a consumer monkey.

19. Who had the catch-phrase 'You lying get'?

Answer: The Living Carpets

'NASA employ me to catch eagles for Clint Eastwood's tea'.

20. Easy one to finish: What was the first line of the song Vic always sung at the end of 'Big Night Out'?

Answer: 'Hey, Mr Songwriter...'

"...write me a song, on your trumpet. Make it a good song, so that everyone in the world can sing along."

Source: Author willuk100

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