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Hello and welcome back. If you haven’t taken the quiz yet, head over to the questions blog first and have a go before reading on. For everyone else, let’s see how you got on with Quiz 71.
Round 1: Royal Ratings
Question 1: Which event attracted an estimated worldwide TV audience of 500 million on 14th November 1973?
Answer: The wedding of Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips
Question 2: During the 1970s, how many times did the late Queen attend the Royal Variety Performance?
Answer: Six times. She did not attend in 1972, 1974, 1976 or 1978.
Question 3: Which annual televised event included two full dress rehearsals held on successive Saturdays before the actual event on the third Saturday?
Answer: Trooping the Colour (also accepted: the Sovereign’s Birthday Parade)
Question 4: The official celebration of the late Queen’s Silver Jubilee was televised in early June 1977. The main celebration was on June 7th, but what celebratory event was broadcast live to an audience of around 18 million on 9th June?
Answer: The Royal Progress, also known as the River Pageant, when the Queen sailed from Greenwich to Lambeth, followed by the Royal fireworks display.
Question 5: Which event on 5th September 1979 attracted 15 million viewers on UK television?
Answer: The funeral of Lord Mountbatten
Round 2: Marathon/Fil Rouge
Question 1: In our May 2024 episode “Get Your Trousers On, You’re Nicked!” we looked back at “The Sweeney.” What was the name of the production company which made the programme?
Answer: Euston Films
Question 2: Way back in February 2021, we looked at evangelical Christianity show “The Sunday Gang.” Which presenter of the show linked it to Blue Peter?
Answer: Tina Heath
Question 3: Still in 2021, in November we featured the early days of Cosgrove Hall animations including the frankly bonkers “Chorlton and the Wheelies.” What kind of creature was Chorlton?
Answer: A dragon
Question 4: In January this year we featured the hapless Frank Spencer in “Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em.” What was the name of his and his wife Betty’s daughter?
Answer: Jessica
Question 5: In the cartoon show “Wait Till Your Father Gets Home,” which featured in January 2025, what was the surname of the family around which the show revolved?
Answer: Boyle
Round 3: Name That Tune (1970)
Theme Tune One:
Answer: Ace of Wands
Theme Tune Two:
Answer: The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Theme Tune Three:
Answer: The Lovers
Theme Tune Four:
Answer: H.R. Pufnstuf
Theme Tune Five (for this one I need the full name of the show):
Answer: Hope and Keen’s Crazy House
Round 4: TV Times
Question 1: What was the name of the school featured in London Weekend Television’s sitcom “Please Sir!”?
Answer: Fenn Street Secondary Modern
Question 2: ITV game show “Give Us a Clue” was most famously hosted by Michael Parkinson, but who was the original host when it was first shown in 1979?
Answer: Michael Aspel
Question 3: In which city was the detective drama “Shoestring” set?
Answer: Bristol
Question 4: Which actor connects “Catweazle” with “Worzel Gummidge?”
Answer: Geoffrey Bayldon, who played Catweazle and also played The Crowman in “Worzel Gummidge.”
Question 5: US TV show “Mork and Mindy” catapulted Robin Williams to international stardom in the role of Mork, the alien from the planet Ork. Who played Mindy?
Answer: Pam Dawber
Bonus Questions
Last Week’s Bonus: How old was Clive Dunn when he was first cast as Corporal Jones in “Dad’s Army?”
Answer: 48. Remarkable really. Well done if you got that.
This Week’s Bonus: The inaugural final of which sports tournament was shown live on BBC TV on 21st June 1975?
Answer: To follow in the next quiz!
So how did you get on? Whether you are top of the bill at this year’s Royal Variety Performance or doing the warm-up act in your local church hall, thank you so much for playing along. Do tell your friends, leave a review wherever you get your podcasts, and I will see you in a fortnight for Quiz 72.
Take care,
Oliver
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