SPOILER ALERT: This post contains all the answers to Quiz #57. 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 “Commercial Break” theme.
Round One: Commercial Break
- What was, according to the advert, probably the best lager in the world? Answer: Carlsberg
- R White’s famous secret lemonade drinker adverts featured a song written by Ross MacManus, who is his famous musician’s son? Answer: Elvis Costello
- “A man’s gotta chew what a man’s gotta chew” was the slogan advertising which confectionery? Answer: Toffo
- Still on confectionery, which chocolate bar was advertised as having a hazelnut in every bite? Answer: Topic
- According to the advert, coffee tastes nicer with what? Answer: Coffeemate
Round Two: Marathon/Fil Rouge
- In “The Banana Splits,” what was the name of the donkey who created a destructive whirlwind when his tail was pulled? Answer: Zazuum
- Which “Tomorrow’s World” host was also the presenter of “Screen Test?” Answer: Michael Rodd
- In “All Creatures Great and Small,” what was the name of the fictional market town where the series was set? Answer: Darrowby
- Who created “Mr Benn?” Answer: David McKee
- What year did the late Queen celebrate her Silver Jubilee? Answer: 1977
Round Three: Name That Tune (1979)
- Theme Tune 1 Answer: Only When I Laugh
- Theme Tune 2 Answer: Shelley
- Theme Tune 3 Answer: Tales of the Unexpected
- Theme Tune 4 Answer: The Book Tower
- Theme Tune 5 Answer: Minder
Round Four: TV Times
- What was the name of the Granada sitcom featuring Diane Keen, Lewis Collins and David Roper? Answer: The Cuckoo Waltz
- In the sitcoms “And Mother Makes Three” and its sequel “And mother Makes Five” who played the mother of the title? Answer: Wendy Craig
- Who played Glaswegian gangster, Charlie Endell in “Budgie”? Answer: Iain Cuthbertson
- What musical instrument did Deryck Guyler play on variety shows? Answer: The washboard
- Who was the compere of “The Good Old Days?” Answer: Leonard Sachs
Bonus Question
What was the name of the chat show launched in 1979 which was unique in having a former British Prime Minister as its host? Answer: Friday Night, Saturday Morning (hosted by Harold Wilson)
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