Quiz answers: December 26 | How did you do?

Quiz answers: December 26

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1. Who won the fourth series of Taskmaster, Hugh Dennis, Joe Lycett, Lolly Adefope, Mel Giedroyc or Noel Fielding?
Noel Fielding, pictured.

2. Sadly passing away in January of this year, who will forever be remembered for his portrayal of the ‘Allo ‘Allo café owner, Rene Artois?
Gorden Kaye

3. Which comedian hosted The Oscars for the first time in 2017?
Jimmy Kimmel

4. Which musical about potty-mouthed Scottish Catholic schoolgirls had a West End run, also winning the Olivier Award for Best Comedy?
Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour

5. What is the title of Nick Helm’s food travelogue show that premiered on TV channel Dave this year?
Eat Your Heart Out

6. The film The Hippopotamus was released this year, but on whose novel was it based?
Stephen Fry

7. Which character embarked on their farewell-for-a-while tour My Last Will And Tasty Mint?
John Shuttleworth

8. We lost Joseph Levitch in August of this year, by which name was he better known?
Jerry Lewis

9. Which communication-inspired comedy film released in 2017 has been rated as the worst movie this year?
The Emoji Movie

10. Which entertainer who died in 2017 had the nickname ‘The Mighty Atom’?
Bruce Forsyth

11. For the first time in history, the Edinburgh Comedy Award was shared, name either of the two winners?
Hannah Gadsby or John Robins

12. Which comedian married Laura Gallacher this year?
Russell Brand

13. Tom Binns had a prime-time show on BBC One featuring his comic characters, what was it called?
Hospital People

14. Which venue was used to host this year’s Red Nose Day telethon on the BBC?
The O2 (Building 6)

15. Which was the last song that Susan Calman danced to before her elimination on Strictly Come Dancing?
Beyond The Sea

16. Who curated the 11th series of Radio 4’s The Museum Of Curiosity?
Romesh Ranganathan

17. Broadcast on the Gold channel, which series won the Rose d’Or award for best sitcom this year?
Henry IX

18. What birthday did Nicholas Parsons celebrate this year, his 90th, 92nd or 94th?
94th

19. What did Lee Nelson hand deliver to Theresa May at the Conservative Party Conference?
A fake P45

20. The News Quiz turned 40 this year, who was the film-loving first chairman back in 1977?
Barry Norman

Published: 22 Dec 2017

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