Chortle quiz 2010: The answers

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ROUND ONE: Pictures

A: Kevin Eldon
B: Flight Of The Conchords
C: Tracey Ullman
D: Mr Ed
E: Chico Marx
F: The Inbetweeners
G: Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
H: Tommy Trinder
I: Tim Vine
J: Frasier

ROUND TWO

1. Which comedian won the first ever Celebrity Big Brother? Jack Dee

2. What was Mrs Slocombe’s first name? Betty

3. What sort of vehicle did Del Boy drive? Make and model please Reliant Regal [Not Robin!]

4. Which film comedian started his career as understudy for Charlie Chaplin? Stan Laurel

5. What is the name of the grammar school in Little Britain? Kelsey Grammer

6. What was the name of the police officer in Allo Allo, played by Arthur Bostrom, with the catchphrase Good Moaning? Officer Crabtree

7. Which comic legend sang the theme tune to Dad's Army, less than a year before he died? Bud Flanagan

8. Which show did Mork & Mindy spin-off from? Happy Days

9. What was the name of Frankie Howerd’s character in Up Pompeii? Lurcio

ROUND THREE: CHARACTERS

1. Slartibartfast: The Hithchikers Guide To The Galaxy

2. The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town: The Two Ronnies (or Six Dates With Barker if you’re really being smart)

3. Knitted Character: Harry Hill's TV Burp

4. Herr Lipp: League Of Gentlemen

5. Felicity Shagwell: Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

6. Duane Dibbley: Red Dwarf

7. The Greased-Up Deaf Guy: Family Guy

8. Rambling Syd Rumpo: Round The Horne

9. President Merkin Muffley: Dr Strangelove

10. Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth: Futurama

ROUND FOUR: AUTOBIOGRAPHIES

1. My Booky Wook: Russell Brand

2. The Sound Of Laughter: Peter Kay

3. Dear Fatty: Dawn French

4. Look Who It Is: Alan Carr

5. Larger Than Life: Eddie Large

6. High Hopes: Ronnie Corbett

7. How to Talk Dirty And Influence People: Lenny Bruce

8. My Shit Life So Far Frankie Boyle

9. The Full Monty: Jim Davidson

10. The Custard Stops At Hatfield: Kenny Everett

ROUND FIVE: VIDEO

1. Tom Lehrer
2. Jason Manford
3. Nathan Barley and Julian Barrett
4. WC Fields
5. The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air
6. Tim Minchin
7. Chic Murray
8. We Are Klang
9. The Persuasionists
10. I’m Sorry I’ll Read That Again

ROUND SIX:

1. Which comedy series was based in East Hampton Hospital Trust?
Green Wing

2. Who are Daniel Roche, Tyger Drew-Honey and Ramona Marquez?
The actors who play the kids in Outnumbered

3. What were the names of the Three Stooges?
Moe, Curly and Larry

4. What was the name of the village in the RADIO series of League of Gentlemen?
Spent

5. Who used to perform as Professor Yaffle Chuckabutty, Operatic Tenor and Sausage-Knotter?
Ken Dodd

6. What character did Ronnie Corbett play in Sorry!
Timothy Lumsden

7. What, according to Vic Reeves, do we do when we first see the Wheel of Justice?
Comb its hair!

8. Whose theme tune was Dance Of The Cuckoos?
Laurel And Hardy

9. Which comedian’s real name is Chris Collins?
Frank Skinner

Published: 23 Feb 2010

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