id you put your 70s TV knowledge to the test in our latest My 70’s TV Childhood Quiz? Well, now it’s time to see how you did!
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Round One – Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?
1️⃣ The show originally ran in the US for two seasons from 1969 to 1970. How many episodes were made in total?
Answer: 25 episodes (17 in Season One, 8 in Season Two)
2️⃣ Who provided the voice for Scooby-Doo?
Answer: Don Messick
3️⃣ What was Velma’s surname?
Answer: Dinkley
4️⃣ The team travelled around in a hippy-style van. What was it called?
Answer: The Mystery Machine
5️⃣ In which episode did the gang first explore a deserted fairground?
Answer: Episode Eight of Season One, Foul Play in Funland
Round Two – Marathon / Fil Rouge
1️⃣ In The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, what was the name of the company Reggie worked for?
Answer: Sunshine Desserts
2️⃣ Which New Avengers actor starred in a long-running coffee advert with Diane Keen, and what was the brand?
Answer: Gareth Hunt, Nescafé
3️⃣ In Bod, what was the name of the policeman?
Answer: PC Copper
4️⃣ What was the name of the father in Wait Till Your Father Gets Home?
Answer: Harry Boyle
5️⃣ Sam on Boffs Island was a segment in which schools’ TV show?
Answer: Words & Pictures
Round Three – Name That Tune (1971 Edition!)
1️⃣Tom Brown’s Schooldays
2️⃣ Follyfoot
3️⃣ The Guardians
4️⃣ Bless This House
5️⃣ Upstairs Downstairs
Round Four – TV Times
1️⃣ What was the name of Petra’s puppy on Blue Peter who sadly died in 1971?
Answer: Patch
2️⃣ Who was the referee in the European version of It’s A Knockout, Jeux Sans Frontières?
Answer: Guido Pancaldi
3️⃣ In Crossroads, who did Jill Richardson meet on Christmas Day 1978 before marrying in 1983?
Answer: Adam Chance
4️⃣ What was the name of the owl in The Herbs?
Answer: Sage
5️⃣ In Sapphire and Steel, which actor played Sapphire, and who played Steel?
Answer: Sapphire was Joanna Lumley, Steel was David McCallum
Bonus Question
The final episode of Dad’s Army was broadcast on Remembrance Sunday in 1977 and featured Corporal Jones marrying Mrs Fox. The episode ends with Sergeant Wilson proposing a toast.
Answer: “To Britain’s Home Guard”
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Oliver
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