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This post contains all the answers to Quiz #58. If you haven’t taken the quiz yet, you might want to try the questions-only version first!
Ready to see how you did? Here are all the questions and answers from this week’s quiz, which featured our fun “And the Totaliser Says…” theme.
Round One: And the Totaliser Says…
1.Old stamps and postcards for medical aid for children in Lebanon. Answer: 1976
2.Postage stamps and pre-decimal coins for Medi-Bikes in Tanzania. Answer: 1978
3.Woollen socks and cotton pillow cases for the Starehe Boys’ Centre in Kenya. Answer: 1971
4.Used postage stamps for farming equipment in the Danakil Desert. Answer: 1973
5.Old watch straps, key-rings, thimbles and metal buttons for two old people’s centres and holidays. Answer: 1972
Round Two: Marathon/Fil Rouge
1.In Rentaghost, what was the name of the man who found himself a ghost at the start of the first series? Answer: Fred Mumford
2.Who was the usual pilot of Thunderbird One? Answer: Scott Tracy
3.In which country did Rod Hull spend much of his early years in television? Answer: Australia
4.Who was the presenter of “Lift Off”? Answer: Ayesha or Ayesha Brough
5.What year did the late Queen celebrate her Silver Jubilee? Answer: 1977
Round Three: Name That Tune (1974 )
1.Theme Tune 1: Don’t Drink the Water
2.Theme Tune 2: Within These Walls
3.Theme Tune 3: Star Trek: The Animated Series
4.Theme Tune 4 : Rising Damp
5.Theme Tune 5: Don’t Ask Me
Round Four: TV Times
1.What part of Jackie Wright’s anatomy did Benny Hill regularly slap? Answer: Head
2.In “Rock Follies”, what was the name of the all-woman pop group featured? Answer: The Little Ladies
3.In the US legal drama Petrocelli, who played the lead, Tony Petrocelli? Answer: Barry Newman
4.What were double act Cyril Mead and Edward McGinnis better known as? Answer: Little and Large
5.Who lives at 52 Festive Road? Answer: Mr Benn
Bonus Question
On Boxing Day 1979, BBC1 gave a TV premiere to a 1968 war film starring Richard Burton. What was it called? Answer: Where Eagles Dare
How did you do? Send your answers and score to: quiz@my70stvchildhood.com
Take care,
Oliver
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