Welcome to our first quiz of 2026! We’re back for season seven, and this is the 60th edition of our seventies TV trivia challenge. Whether you’re a casual viewer or a dedicated 70s TV enthusiast, we’ve got questions to test your knowledge across four exciting rounds.
Grab a pen and paper, settle in with your favourite beverage, and see how many you can get right. Remember, one point per correct answer. Good luck!
🍹 Round One: Dry January
This round celebrates drinks featured in 70s television. From classic pubs to iconic catchphrases, let’s see what you remember!
- In the Dad’s Army episode “Fallen Idol” from 1970, which drinking game results in Captain Mainwaring getting very, very drunk?
- What is the name of the brewery which owned and supplied the Rover’s Return Pub in 1970s Coronation Street?
- What was Arthur Daley’s drink of choice at the Winchester Club as featured in Minder?
- About whom did Anna Ford say he wouldn’t have chosen a man who had epilepsy, was an alcoholic, had had a stroke, and wore a toupee to read the news, but the combination was absolute magic?
- Which drink did Alberto Frog, leader of the Amazing Animal Band, always choose as his reward for his good deeds as featured in the children’s TV show Bod?
📺 Round Two: Marathon or Phil Rouge
This round features questions about shows and topics we’ve covered in previous episodes of the podcast. With seven seasons under our belt, there’s plenty to choose from!
- Given this is our 60th edition, in which month of which year was our first quiz edition of the podcast released?
- In May 2022, we looked at Australian shows shown on UK TV in the 1970s. In which Australian National Park was Skippy set?
- We said farewell to David Soul in February 2024. What was his character’s full name in Starsky and Hutch?
- In July 2024, we looked back at the Two Ronnies. The serial “The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town” was co-written by Ronnie Barker and which other famous comedian?
- Way back in November 2020, we featured the horse drama Follyfoot. In which English county was the show set?
🎵 Round Three: Theme Tune Spin
The wheel has landed on 1979!
Can you identify these five TV theme tunes from shows that first appeared on UK television that year?
You’ll need to tune in to My 70s TV Childhood to take part in this round.
🎬 Round Four: TV Times
Our final round is anything goes! General 70s TV trivia to finish strong.
- In which year was Jim’ll Fix It first shown?
- Eamonn Andrews is best known as the host of This is Your Life, but as a young man, he was an Irish champion in which sport?
- Scooby-Doo is a dog, obviously, but which breed of dog is he supposed to be?
- Jimmy Perry wrote a sitcom in 1979 without his usual partner, David Croft. It was set in a hotel and is often described as one of the worst sitcoms ever produced. What was the show called?
- In On the Buses, who was Arthur Rudge’s wife?
🎁 Bonus Question
From our last quiz: On Boxing Day 1979, BBC One gave a TV premiere to a 1968 war film starring Richard Burton, who according to his colleagues was drinking about four bottles of vodka a day during filming. What was the film called?
Answer: Where Eagles Dare
This Week’s Bonus Question:
Name the five toys who featured in Play School.
If you know the answer, drop us a line at quiz@my70stvchildhood.com
Take care, Oliver
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