TV 117200

TV 117200 is a selection of 10 questions. TV 117200 is the filename to differentiate it from other Television quizzes. Feel free to use any of these questions and answers for your own quizzes. Just keep in mind that you cannot republish them in any format.

1   Which journalist and broadcaster is credited with the development of so-called ‘Yoof’ TV?
A   Janet Street Porter

2   Which Muppet rock band featured on TV’s ‘Muppet Show’?
A   Dr Teeth and the Electric Mayhem

3   Who hosted ITV’s Reality-TV show ‘Take Me Out’?
A   Paddy McGuiness (dating game show, ran for 11 series on ITV)

4   In which ‘Watch with Mother’ programme did Lord Belborough own a railway and drive the steam engine ‘Bessie’?
A   Chigley

5   Who stars as Sherlock Holmes in the BBC’s drama series Sherlock, alongside Martin Freeman’s Dr John Watson?
A   Benedict Cumberbatch (and it’s nice to see Una Stubbs getting some proper TV work after that awful ‘Give us a Clue’)

6   What is the real first name of the character Jack Frost, played by David Jason?
A   William

7   In which long-running animated franchise is Velma Dinkley one of the main characters?
A   Scooby Doo – probably no surprise that Velma is a lesbian, writers and producers have tried to depict her as such for at least 20 years

8   Who on TV was the ‘Galloping Gourmet’?
A   Graham Kerr – (ran 1968–1972) he says his name is pronounced ‘care’ — not ‘cur’ or ‘car

9   Who swapped the Queen Vic for Queen Elizabeth I in a three-part series on the BBC?
A   Anita Dobson – she is married to Brian May of the rock band Queen

10   Which TV comedy featured Shopkeeper Tulip ‘Tubbs’ Tattsyrup?
A   The League of Gentlemen played by Steve Pemberton