TV 1
1. Which famous Qatar based TV station’s name means ‘The Peninsula’?
Al Jazeera
2. The daytime television show “Bargain hunt” has had two hosts. Name them.
David Dickinson and Tim Wonnacott
3. Who played Mildred Pierce in the Sky TV series of the same name?
Kate Winslett
4. In which US TV series would you find police woman Olivia Benson?
Law and Order special victims unit
5. Philip John Clapp is an actor, comedian and the daredevil who created Jackass and is better known by what stage name?
Johnny Knoxville
6. n TV in the 1970’s, Patrick Duffy played which superhero?
The man from Atlantis
7. Super Bowl is the most watched American broadcast but before that, which programme's final episode is the most watched drama ever?
Mash
8. In the TV series West wing, what is the name of the president played by Martin Sheen?
Josiah/Jed Bartlett
9. Who is the host of British television panel show ‘Eight Out of Ten Cats’?
Jimmy Carr
10. Which animated TV character has undertaken the following jobs in his long career: Fortune Cookie Writer, Informant for the FBI, Mattress Salesman, Chiropractor, Sailor and Oil-rig Worker?
Homer Simpson
TV 2
1. Which TV cook first appeared on our screens in 1955 with her henpecked husband Johnnie?
Fanny Craddock
2. Which famous actor played Jack Geller, the father of Monica and Ross in Friends?
Elliot Gould
3. On which TV show did Michael Stipe sing a version of Shiny Happy people called furry happy monsters in 1999?
Sesame Street
4. On which programme, that ran from 1994 to 2014 would you have seen Mick Aston, Carenza Lewis and Phil Harding?
Timeteam
5. Who is the narrator of the TV show TOWIE?
Denise van Outen
6. The family in which animated TV show consist of Peter, Lois and their children Meg, Chris and Stewie?
Family guy
7. Who was the star of the Channel 4 programme Trigger Happy TV?
Dom Joly
8. “Now, this is a story all about how my life got flipped, turned upside down.” Are the first lines to which TV theme tune?
Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
9. Which American actress is best known for her role as Jennifer Hart in the 1980s television series Hart to Hart?
Stephanie Powers
10. Which BBC drama had the tagline “MI5 not 9 to 5”?
Spooks
TV 3
1. What are the surnames of the hosts of the UK television daytime show ‘Today With Des & Mel’ which ran from 2002 to 2006?
O’Connor and Sykes
2. What was the name of David Hasselhoff’s character in Baywatch?
Mitch Buchanon
3. Which comedy double acts' real names were Wiseman and Bartholomew?
Morecambe and Wise
4. Which 2 actors came before and after David Tennant as Doctor Who?
Christopher Eccleston and Matt Smith
5. Which very popular TV character has the Email address "chunkylover53 @ aol.com"?
Homer Simpson
6. Which actor links Dougie Howser MD in the 1980's and 1990's and It's a Sin in 2021?
Neil Patrick Harris
7. In which TV show that began in 2010, does a sheriff awake in hospital to find the world taken over by zombies?
The walking dead
8. With regards to the TV network, what does HBO stand for?
Home box office
9. Meaning 'complete view', what BBC series is the world's longest-running public affairs TV show?
Panorama
10. Dr teeth and the electric mayhem were the rock band in which 1970’s and 1980’s TV show?
The Muppets
TV 4
1. Who starred as Dr Sam Beckett in the TV series “Quantum leap”?
Scott Bakula
2. Little and Large, Pam Ayres and Frank Carson all found fame on which TV show?
Opportunity knocks
3. “Torchwood”, as in the TV programme, is an anagram of what other programme?
Doctor Who
4. In the Simpsons, what colour is Marge’s necklace?
Red
5. In 1984, Margaret Thatcher wrote a sketch for, and played herself in which series?
Yes Minister
6. Which actor replaced Charlie Sheen in the US TV series “Two and a half men”?
Ashton Kucher
7. ‘Bankable Productions' is an independent television production company founded by which former model?
Tyra Banks
8. In which 1980’s and ‘90’s comedy drama would you find Jack and Norma Arnold and their son Kevin?
The wonder years
9. Comedian Leigh Francis is best known for portraying which fictional TV character?
Keith Lemon
10. Which TV “national treasure” and presenter is the only person to have won a BAFTA in Black and white, colour, HD and 3D?
David Attenborough
TV 5
1. Which actor links the TV programmes “Hollyoaks”, “Two pints of lager and a packet of crisps please” and “In with the Flynns”?
Will Mellor
2. Which celebrity won the first series of the UK television show ‘Strictly Come Dancing’?
Natasha Kaplinsky
3. What were the first names of the professionals Bodie & Doyle in the TV series?
William Bodie & Ray Doyle
4. David Keanu Ronan Best became the latest addition to which TV family in October 2000?
The Royle family
5. What was the name (first name and surname) of Joan Collins character in Dynasty?
Alexis Colby
6. Which club had Peter Kay and Paddy McGuinness as doormen?
The Phoenix
7. Which Spice Girl took part in ‘Dancing With the Stars’, the US version of the UK television show ‘Strictly Come Dancing’?
Mel B – Scary Spice
8. Which actress played Elsie Tanner in the ‘Coronation Street’?
Pat Phoenix
9. In which decade did the BBC broadcast their first television news broadcast?
1950’s (1954)
10. Which screenwriter began writing on Brookside and went on to create the TV series Cracker?
Jimmy McGovern
TV 6
1. Which comedian played Brixton pirate radio DJ Delbert Wilkins on TV in the 1980’s?
Lenny Henry
2. In the TV show 'Randall & Hopkirk (deceased)' what are the first names of the characters in both the 1969 and 2000 versions?
Jeffrey Randall & Martin (Marty) Hopkirk
3. In the US television series ‘Friends’, what is Joey’s surname?
Tribianni
4. In the children’s television series ‘Scooby Doo’, what is Velma’s Surname?
Dinkley
5. Which British television channel owned by UKTV has the slogan 'the home of witty banter'?
Dave
6. Noted for cameos in The Simpsons as well as other TV, who is the only person ever to act as himself in Star Trek?
Professor Stephen Hawking
7. Which 2 Friends’ characters got married in Las Vegas?
Ross and Rachel
8. Which US actor played the title role in the television police drama ‘T J Hooker’?
William Shatner
9. In Eastenders, who killed Lucy Beale?
Bobby Beale
10. What 4 words appear above the door of the TARDIS?
Police public call box
TV 7
1. What is the name of the actor, who died in 2014, that played Owen Newitt in the Vicar of Dibley?
Roger Lloyd Pack
2. Which Irish TV presenter was the host of “going for Gold” from 1987 to 1996?
Henry Kelly
3. Who is the presenter of Channel 4’s Grand designs?
Kevin McCloud
4. Which BBC TV Police drama, starring Jack Warner, ran from 1955 to 1976?
Dixon of Dock green
5. Who played Betty Rizzo in the film ”Grease” and Lady Abbey Bartlet in the West Wing?
Stockard Channing
6. What is the name of the yellow teletubby?
Laa-laa
7. Which UK TV channel was launched in April 1964?
BBC2
8. What is the name of the family that are the central characters in Downton Abbey?
Crawley
9. Which TV presenter is famous for using the phrase “Cheap as chips”?
David Dickinson
10. In which US crime drama would you find the bar, the Bada Bing? The
Sopranos
TV 8
1. US actors Adam West and James Woods guest star as themselves in various episodes of which US animated television series?
Family guy
2. What are the first names of the ex-files Mulder and Scully?
Fox (William) and Dana
3. Who was the winner of the first big brother?
Craig Phillips
4. In star trek, the rule that says that there should be no interference with the social development of any planet, is known as what?
The Prime directive
5. Who plays Lewis in Morse and its spin-off, Lewis?
Kevin Whatley
6. William McKinley is the fictional school in which TV programme?
Glee
7. The Simpsons premiered in 1987 on which TV show?
The Tracey Ullman show
8. In what capacity did Judge Ito become a TV celebrity in the 1990s?
He was judge at OJ Simpson’s trial
9. Who were Benny the Ball, Spook, The Brain, Fancy Fancy and Choo Choo?
Top cat’s gang
10. Tim Canterbury, Gareth Keenan and Dawn Tinsley are characters from which TV show?
The Office
TV 9
1. Who played TV detective Freddie Spender between 1991 and 1993?
Jimmy Nail
2. Which massively popular annual sporting event did the BBC not televise in 2013 for the first time since broadcasting it on TV in 1960?
The Grand National
3. Which animated character on television said ‘no function beer well without’?
Homer Simpson
4. Who was the winner of Ultimate Big Brother in 2010?
Brian Dowling
5. What was the full name of Billie Piper’s character in Doctor Who?
Rose Tyler
6. Amos Brearly was the landlord of which fictional pub from 1948 until he retired in 1991?
The Woolpack
7. The first Doctor Who appeared on our screens in 1963 with which actor as the Doctor?
William Hartnell
8. Who was the star of the BBC drama series titled ‘Shoestring’ which featured a private detective named Eddie Shoestring?
Trevor Eve
9. Lovers Alan and Celia’s late-blooming courtship was entitled 'Last Tango' in which British city?
Halifax
10. Who played Rupert Giles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Uther Pendragon in Merlin?
Anthony Head
TV 10
1. Which 1990’s TV show centred around a New York doctor who clashes with the culture of the people in the Alaskan town that he moves to?
Northern Exposure
2. Which actor links CSI NY and Forrest Gump?
Gary Sinese
3. What was the name of Siegfried Farnon’s younger brother in the television series ‘All Creatures Great and Small’?
Tristran
4. Which city was the setting for the late ‘90’s and early 2000’s TV show Ally McBeal?
Boston
5. Who played Mike Baldwin in Coronation Street?
Johnny Briggs
7. Who hosted the first National Lottery live show in 1994?
Noel Edmonds
8. Dave Lamb is a voice over artist, best known for his sarcastic voice over of which TV programme?
Come dine with me
9. What are the names of Marge’s twin sisters in the Simpsons?
Patty and Selma
9. Which US singer/musician played Leather Tuscadero in the television show ‘Happy Days’?
Suzi Quattro
10. Who sang the theme tune for the 80’s TV programme Supergran?
Billy Connelly
TV 11
1. What TV show did Britney Spears appear on at the age of 11?
The Mickey Mouse club
2. What is the name of the housekeeper in father Ted?
Mrs Doyle
3. What is the first name of TV's Doctor House?
Gregory
4. Who were the two original narrators of the TV show “Gogglebox”?
Caroline Ahern and Craig Cash
5. Who hosted “It’ll be alright on the night” from 1997 to 2006?
Dennis Norden
6. Which medical TV programme was based at County General in Chicago
ER
7. What is the name of the actor who played bin man Eddie Yates in Coronation street and Onslow in Keeping up appearances?
Geoffrey Hughes
8. In an episode of ‘The Simpsons’ who did Homer mistake for Mr Bean?
Tony Blair
9. Which singer played the role of Sonny Crockett's wife in the TV series Miami Vice?
Sheena Easton
10. Burt Reynolds played an Indian agent in which long running TV western?
Gunsmoke
TV 12
1. In the TV series Magnum, what was Magnum’s first name?
Thomas
2. Which British comedian suffered a heart attack on live television, and soon after died, in April 1984?
Tommy Cooper
3. Tim Campbell, Stella English and Lee McQueen have all won which UK reality TV show?
The apprentice
4. Ian Smith played what long running character in Neighbours?
Harold Bishop
5. The Al Jazeera broadcasting organization is owned by and headquartered in what country?
Qatar
6. Donald Duck used to be banned in Finland. But why?
Because he did not wear trousers!
7. In which prison did Norman Stanley Fletcher do his porridge?
Slade
8. What is the name of the Griffins sex-addict neighbour in family guy?
Glenn Quagmire
9. Who is the male doctor presenter of the TV series “Embarrassing bodies”?
Christian Jessen
10. What is the name of Ireland’s public service broadcaster?
RTE
TV 13
1. Which ITV police drama was broadcast from 1984 to 2010?
The Bill
2. Who played the title character in Taggart?
Mark McManus
3. Which TV show has a bar named Moes?
The Simpsons
4. Who created the theme tune to Neighbours?
Tony Hatch
5. Fred who (beginning with Q) was the producer of Tom and Jerry?
Quimby
6. Which 2 actors played the Persuaders on TV in the 1970's?
Roger Moore and Tony Curtis
7. Who played father Noel Furlong in Father Ted?
Graham Norton
8. The Minister of Devine was a 2007 US TV movie that was based on which British TV comedy series?
The Vicar of Dibley
9. On which Channel 4 show would you have met Leon and June, the Tappers and the Moffats?
Gogglebox
10. Which long running TV quiz show has a theme tune titled Approaching Menace?
Mastermind
TV 14
1. On TV, what is the surname of Judge Judy?
Sheindlin
2. How are TV comedians Paul and Barry Elliot better known?
The chuckle brothers
3. What was the name of the booby prize in the game show 3-2-1?
Dusty Bin
4. Which actor, born in 1920 is best known for playing the second Dr Who between 1966 and 1969?
Patrick Troughton
5. What nationality was Steve Coogan’s comedy character Tony Ferrino?
Portuguese
6. What soap character's wedding gave Angry Anderson a 1987 hit?
Scott and Charlene
7. Which actor starred in both LA Law and NYPD Blue?
Jimmy Smits
8. Bill Grundy, a TV presenter, lost his job in 1976 after interviewing what he described as 'a foul-mouthed set of yobs'. Who was he referring to?
Sex pistols
9. What was the name of Bernie Winters St. Bernard dog?
Schnorbitz
10. Who played Bubble in Absolutely fabulous?
Jane Horrocks
TV 15
1. Who stars in, and co-wrote the BBC TV drama Taboo?
Tom Hardy
2. Which actor narrates the TV show "Call the Midwife"?
Vanessa Redgrave
3. In which decade did Top Gear originally appear on our television screens?
1970's (1977)
4. On television (and film) the fictional masked crime fighter The Green Hornet is the nephew of which western hero?
The Lone ranger
5. In which year did the TV series "friends" first reach our screens?
1994
6. What was the name of the lion in the children’s television programme ‘The Herbs’?
Parsley
7. The theme tune to the UK television series ‘The South Bank Show’ is by which composer who is better known for his musicals?
Andrew Lloyd Webber
8. Originating in 'Game of Thrones' and launched internationally in 2014 as a real training program, 'Dothraki' is what?
A Language
9. Who was the host of the TV food challenge show Man v Food?
Adam Richman
10. Which comedian won the 2014 BAFTA for Best Male Comedy Performance for his performance in the IT Crowd?
Richard Ayoade
TV 16
1. The TV show "Peaky Blinders" is set in which city?
Birmingham
2. Which acclaimed and controversial Netflix TV show, first released in 2017, centres around the suicide of Hannah Baker?
13 Reasons why
3. In which reality show did "The cheeky girls" first came to fame?
Popstars the Rivals (although they had briefly previously appeared in Channel 4’s “Model Behaviour”)
4. Eartha Kitt played which character in the Batman TV series in the 1960's?
Catwoman
5. Who replaced Donald Trump on The Apprentice US TV show?
Arnold Schwarzenegger
6. In the TV show "Friends", what is the name of Ross' pet monkey?
Marcel
7. Who plays the character of Offred in the TV show "The Handmaid's Tale"?
Elizabeth Moss
8. Who won awards for her portrayal of the queen in the first two seasons of the drama series “The Crown”?
Claire Foy
9. Who played Smithy in "Gavin and Stacey"
James Corden
10. What award winning Netflix drama set around a women’s prison became the most watched Netflix original series ever in 2017?
Orange is the New Black
TV 17
1. What is the name of the fictional town where the Netflix show "Stranger things" is set?
Hawkins
2. In Game of Thrones, who is Tyrion's elder sister and the Queen of Westeros?
Cersei
3. Which actress, born in 1972 played the sentient android Maeve Millay in the Sci-fi fantasy TV show “Westworld” ?
Thandi Newton
4. Who, born in 1973, created and began presenting the reality television series America's Next Top Model in 2003 and carried on presenting it until the show was cancelled in 2015? Tyra Banks
Tyra Banks
5. What is the name of the actor, born in 195,1 famous for his TV roles as Tom Latimer in “Don’t wait up” and Lewis Archer in “Coronation Street”?
Nigel Havers
6. What is the name of the fourth and final series of the BBC sitcom Blackadder set during World War I?
Blackadder goes forth
7. Who plays Mrs Brown in the TV show "Mrs Brown's boys"?
Brendan O'Carroll
8. On which TV game show would you find "The beast", "The governess " and "The sinnerman"?
The Chase
9. What type of car was KITT in the TV show Knightrider?
Pontiac Trans-AM
10. Which Netflix documentary series centres on the case of Steven Avery
Making a murderer
TV 18
1. What is the first name of Mrs Brown in the TV series Mrs Brown’s Boys?
Agnes
2. BBC Alba broadcasts primarily in which language?
Scottish gaelic
3. After Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May left Top Gear, what motoring programme did they go on to make with Amazon Prime?
The Grand Tour
4. "Upstart Crow" written by Ben Eltonis a TV comedy based on the life of who?
William Shakespeare
5. Zoe Ball, Andi Peters, Emma Forbes & Jamie Theakston all presented which BBC Saturday morning show?
Live and kicking
6. Who hosts the game show "The Chase"?
Bradley Walsh
7. Which character operated The Magic Roundabout?
Mr Rusty
8. Which “girls aloud” singer won the 2020 UK version of “The masked singer” as Queen Bee”?
Nicola Roberts
9. Who hosts the BBC show "Would I Lie To You"?
Rob Brydon
10. Daytime quiz show Tenable is hosted by which actor?
Warwick Davies
TV 19
1. In ‘Only Fools and Horses’, by what name did Trigger always call Rodney?
Dave
2. In which English seaside town was ‘Fawlty Towers’ set?
Torquay
3. Dorothy, Rose, Blanche, and Sophia were the names of which TV girls?
Golden girls
4. Aside from the six main characters, which character appears the most on Friends?
Gunther
5. What is the name of the person who does the voiceovers on Love Island?
Iain Sterling
6. Who plays Emily in the hit Netflix show, Emily In Paris?
Lily Collins
7. The TV show Frasier was a spin off from what other Sitcom?
Cheers
8. Bank balance was an ill fated BBC quiz show that ran from February to March 2021, but who hosted it?
Gordon Ramsay
9. Mark Lamaar, Simon Amstell, Rhod Gilbert and Greg Davies have all hosted which comedy panel game?
Never mind the Buzzcocks
10. What TV series showed the first interracial kiss on American network television?
Star Trek
TV 20
1. Which iconic soap character lost his first wife to electrocution by hair dryer?
Ken Barlow
2. Who plays comedy character Alan Partridge? Steve Coogan
Steve Coogan
3. What was the name of the tower block where Del Boy and Rodney Trotter lived in Only Fools and Horses?
Nelson Mandela House
4. Which British TV show, which began in 1984, is set at Sun Hill police station?
The Bill
5. The TV series Downton Abbey is set in which county?
Yorkshire
6. On which classic game show might you hear 'Can I have a 'P' please, Bob?
Blockbusters
7. Victoria Wood starred as Bren in which sitcom set in a canteen in Manchester?
Dinnerladies
8. Which TV comedy show features two tailors with the catchphrase "Ooh! Suit you sir!"?
The fast show
9. Matt Lucas kept the scores on Shooting Stars, but what was his baby-like character's name?
George Dawes
10. In the final ever episode of Friends, Rachel is due to board a plane to which city before returning to rekindle her romance with Ross?
Paris
TV 21
1. Which 2023 TV showed a group of Birmingham women on a hen-do in remote North Wales with their hired male stripper facing an apocalypse of crab measles that threatens to wipe out human civilisation?
Henpocalypse
2. Which of the four teenage mutant hero/ninja turtles comes first alphabetically?
Donatello
3. In Doctor Who, who was the creator of the Daleks?
Davros
4. In which year did Phil and Holly start presenting this Morning?
2009
5. Mitch Buchannon is a fictional character from which TV series?
Baywatch
6. What colour is Cookie Monster in Sesame Street?
Blue
7. Shark tank is a US TV show that shares its format with which UK reality show?
Dragons den
8. Frasier returned to out screens in 2023 after nearly 20 years with the title character moving from Seattle to which city?
Boston
9. What subject does Walter White teach in the TV show Breaking bad?
Chemistry
10. Which fictional city is ‘Family Guy’ set in?
Quahog
Children's TV 1
1. What was the name of the pink hippo in the children's TV program "Rainbow"?
George
2. Which children's TV character lives at 124 Conch street?
Spongebob Squarepants
3. Who voiced all of the characters in the Wombles?
Bernard Cribbins
4. Thomas the Tank Engine lives on which fictional island?
Sodor
5. Mr and Mrs Spoon, Tina Teaspoon and Eggbert are all characters in which UK children’s television series?
Button moon
6. Which artistic children’s TV presenter designed the Blue Peter badge?
Tony Hart
7. What type of animal is Sooty the Bear's girlfriend Soo?
Panda
8. Iggle Piggle and Makka Pakka feature in what children’s TV programme?
In the night garden
9. Which Teletubby has a handbag?
Tinky Winky
10. The original toys on the TV series Playschool were Big Ted, Little Ted, Jemima, Humpty and who?
Hamble
Children's TV 2
1. Barkley the dog was a character in which children’s TV programme?
Sesame Street
2. Who lived at 52 Festive Road and regularly visited a fez-wearing shopkeeper?
Mr Benn
3. What Teletubby shares a name with an Italian river?
Po
4. What kind of creature is Angelina Ballerina?
Mouse
5. Who voiced Count Duckula in the children’s TV show?
David Jason
6. Captain Snort and Sergeant major Grout lived in Pippin Fort in which TV program?
Camberwick Green
7. On children’s TV, how is Patrick Clifton batter known?
Postman Pat
8. Which late actor narrated the British children’s television programme ‘Willo the Wisp’?
Kenneth Williams
9. What popular children's TV character has a Mummy, Daddy, brother George, and cousins Chloé and Alexander?
Peppa Pig
10. Whose mortal enemy is Cut-throat Jake, captain of the Flying Dustman?
Captain Pugwash
Children's TV 3
1. What was the name of the British TV personality who presented Animal Magic?
Johnny Morris
2. What are the muppet characters Waldorf and Statler named after?
Hotels
3. In the children’s television series ‘Teletubbies’ what is the Nuu-Nuu?
Vacuum
4. In which 1960’s Jerry Anderson TV programme would you find the character Colonel Steve Zodiac?
Fireball XL5
5. What is the name of the cow in the television series ‘The Magic Roundabout’?
Ermintrude
6. In the Flintstones, what is the name of Barney and Betty Rubbles son?
Bamm-Bamm
7. In the UK children’s television series ‘Button Moon’, on which planet does Mr Spoon and his family live?
Junk planet
8. Peppermint Patty appeared in which cartoon?
Peanuts
9. Which cartoon character is nearly always seen wearing yellow shoes, red shorts and white gloves?
Mickey Mouse
10. Which animated TV family first appeared on US TV in 1962, living in a futuristic “Orbit city” in the year 2062?
Jetsons
TV Soaps 1
1. Kym valentine plays which long running character in Neighbours?
Libby Kennedy
2. Albion Market was a short lived 1985 soap opera set in Salford, intended to be a companion to which soap?
Coronation Street
3. Which Eastenders character was played by Sid Owen?
Ricky Butcher
4. In Eastenders, The Queen Victoria pub is on the corner of Albert Square and which other road?
Bridge Street
5. What was the name of the spoof soap opera that featured in Victoria Woods television show between 1985 and 1987?
Acorn Antiques
6. Who played factory boss Danny Baldwin in the British television soap ‘Coronation Street’?
Bradley Walsh
7. Which soap opera started in 1972, and lost a word from its title in 1989?
Emmerdale
8. Which soap, other than Eastenders, did Ross Kemp star in?
Emmerdale
9. What was the name of the pug dog owned by Ethel Skinner in Eastenders?
Willy
10. The Australian Soap Home and Away is set in which fictional town?
Summer Bay
TV Soaps 2
1. What were the first names of the characters played by Jason Donovan and Kylie Minogue in the Australian series ‘Neighbours’?
Scott and Charlene
2. What is the name of the fictional station in Eastenders?
Walford East
3. The company Barnes Wentworth featured in which TV soap?
Dallas
4. Which TV soap is set in Letherbridge?
Doctors
5. Who played Beth Jordache in Brookside?
Anna Freil
6. Which radio DJ christened the Dallas character Lucy Ewing “The poison dwarf”?
Terry Wogan
7. Which Eastenders character is the only one to have appeared continually since the first episode in 1985?
Ian Beale
8. In 1960, the 1st episode of Florizel Street was broadcasted but what name did the soap eventually take?
Coronation street
9. The soap opera “Crossroads” was set near which British city?
Birmingham
10. The Rovers Return in Coronation street is a free house but it still supplied by which brewery?
Newton & Ridley
Reality TV
1. Who won the 2014 series of Britain’s Got Talent?
Collabro
2. Who did Alesha Dixon replace as judge on Strictly Come dancing?
Arlene Philips
3. Who was the winner of the first ever “I’m a celebrity, get me out of here”?
Tony Blackburn
4. Which reality TV show launched the career of Ben Fogle?
Castaway 2000
5. Who presented the first 3 series of X factor?
Kate Thornton
6. Who is Alan Sugar’s counterpart on the US version of the Apprentice?
Donald Trump
7. Who was the first person to win the X Factor?
Steve Brookstein
8. In the 2007 series of I’m a celebrity, Marc Bannerman declared his love for which singer upon leaving the jungle?
Cerys Matthews
9. Who won the first series of pop idol in 2002?
Will Young
10. What is the name of the American version of Strictly Come Dancing?
Dancing with the stars
TV Places
1. Which US television fantasy drama series is set in the fictional Seven Kingdoms of Westeros?
Game of thrones
2. Which TV brothers drink their coffees at Café nervosa?
Frasier and Niles Crane
3. Which TV show that ran from 1980 to 1985 involved a police station in the fictional town of Hartley?
Juliet Bravo
4. In which fictional town was Laura Palmer murdered?
Twin Peaks
5. What was the name of the local in Only Fools & Horses?
The Nags Head
6. On which street in Springfield do the Simpsons live?
Evergreen Terrace
7. The Queasy Mongoose is the pub frequented by the characters in which TV advertisement?
Compare the market (compare the Meerkat)
8. In the TV series Minder, what was the name of Arthur Daley’s club?
The Winchester club
9. Which of Doctor Who’s enemies come from the planet of Mondas?
The Cybermen
10. Which fictional TV road had the postcode L43 6TZ?
Brookside Close
TV Game shows
1. Who hosted the UK’s first naked game show “The naked jungle?
Keith Chegwin
2. Who presented the original Krypton Factor?
Gordon Burns
3. Who was the original presenter of the TV game show The Crystal Maze?
Richard O’Brian
4. The TV show Blankety Blank had 2 presenters in its 11 year run. Who were they?
Terry Wogan and Les Dawson
5. On which TV game show does Susie Dent appear?
Countdown
6. Who was the presenter of the quiz show 15 to 1 in its original 1988 to 2003 run?
William G Stewart
7. Cathy Hytner was the original ‘Letters Girl’ on which UK television quiz show?
Countdown
8. Who was Alexander Armstrong’s co-host on Pointless until 2022?
Richard Osman
9. Which 1980’s gameshow was hosted by Leslie Crowther?
The price is right
10. Who is the host of the TV quiz show Tipping point?
Ben Shepherd
TV bars and cafes
1. Which pub does Jim Royle occasionally raise himself from his chair to visit?
The feathers
2. Bellefleurs bar and grill is central to a lot of the action in which series set in Bon Temps, Louisiana?
True Blood
3. What is the name of the café located on Victoria Street in Coronation street?
Roys rolls
4. Harold's café on the Lassiters complex features in which TV soap?
Neighbours
5. The Aidensfield Arms was the local pub in which period drama that was on our screens from 1992 to 2010?
Heartbeat
6. Which coffee shop was the setting for much of the action in "Friends"?
Central Perk
7. Luke's diner in Stars hollow features extensively in which US comedy drama?
Gilmore Girls
8. What is the name of the local tavern in Springfield visited by Homer Simpson?
Moes Tavern
9. What is the name of the fictional brewery in Emmerdale's “Woolpack”?
Ephraim Monk
10. What was the long standing name of the cafe in Eastenders before it became Kathys?
Bridge Street Cafe
TV Advertising
1. Nanette Newman advertised what product on TV in the 1970’s and 1980’s?
Fairy liquid
2. What is the name of the original robot in the UK television commercials for ‘confused.com’?
BRIAN
‘3. The Appliance of Science’ was the TV advertising slogan for which electrical goods brand?
Zanussi
4. The book Fly Fishing by J.R. Hartley gets a mention in which TV advert first aired in 1983?
Yellow pages
5. Which perfume aptly featured in the first advert shown on Channel 5?
Chanel No 5
6. What was the name of the bird with the voice of Bernard Cribbins used to advertise BT?
Busby
7. Which company's “Domino” ad is the most expensive ever filmed at a cost of 10 million pounds?
Guinness
8. Which shampoo was advertised on TV in the 1980’s with the tagline “Take two bottles into the shower”?
Wash and go
9. What is the name of the character played by actor Neil Burgess in the television commercial for cleaning product Cillit Bang?
Barry Scott
10. Harry Enfield said "This bloke's a nutter” in adverts for which chocolate bar in the mid ‘90’s ?
Dime bar
British sitcoms 1
1. Which actor links the Vicar of Dibley and Only fools and horses?
Roger Lloyd Pack
2. What is the tune hummed by David Brent during his infamous dance routine in the UK sitcom ‘The Office’?
Disco Inferno
3. In which 1980’s and 90’s TV show did Rik Mayall play Alan B’stard?
The new statesman
4. In “Absolutely fabulous”, what is Patsy and Eddi’s favourite brand of champagne?
Bollinger
5. What was the title of the sequel to Porridge?
Going straight
6. In the sitcom Birds of a feather, where do Sharon and Tracy live?
Chigwell
7. What is the name of the character played by actor Nicholas Lyndhurst in the sitcom ‘Goodnight Sweetheart’?
Gary Sparrow
8. Which British TV sitcom holds the record as the longest running sitcom in the world?
Last of the summer wine
9. Jake, Ben and Karen Brockman are the three children in which sitcom?
Outnumbered
10. Which British sitcom is set in the London offices of the fictional Reynholm Industries and revolves around three staff members?
The IT crowd
British sitcoms 2
1. What are the first 2 lines of the theme tune to “Only fools and horses?
Stick a pony in me pocket I'll fetch the suitcase from the van
2. What is the name of the Only fools and horses spin off that run from 2005 to 2009?
The green green grass
3. In “the last of the summer wine”, what was Nora’s husband called?
Wally
4. Who played Edina’s straight laced daughter in Absolutely fabulous?
Julia Sawalha
5. Who played Dorien Green in the TV show Birds of a Feather?
Lesley Joseph
6. What character did Caroline QUentin play in Men behaving badly?
Dorothy
7. Who played Father Ted on TV?
Dermot Morgan
8. In the Vicar of Dibley, Dawn French’s character Geraldine Granger’s real first name is what?
Boadicea
9. Who played Queen Elizabeth I in Blackadder II?
Miranda Richardson
10. In which town is the UK version of the office set?
Slough
UK TV
1. What is the name of the police drama that was a spin off of Holby city that ran from 2007 to 2008?
Holby Blue
2. Which BBC teen drama did Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly get their big break on?
Byker Grove
3. In Channel 4’s It’s a Sin, based on the 80s-set Aids crisis, what was the friendship groups' famous catchphrase?
La!
4. In The Young Ones, what is the name of the college the four guys attend?
Scumbag college
5. What is the name of the Compute on Red Dwarf?
Holly
6. The first episode of Downton Abbey begins on the same day as which real historic event?
The sinking of the Titanic
7. What did Jeremy Clarkson name his Cotswolds estate as seen on Amazon's "Clarkson’s Farm?"
Diddly Squat
8. What is the main pub called in Peaky Blinders where the Shelby’s meet?
The Garrison Tavern
9. Which Blackadder character always had a ‘cunning plan’?
Baldrick
10. Which Scottish politician pretended to be a cat during his appearance on Big Brother in 2006 in one of the most cringy moments on TV ever??
George Galloway