SPOILER ALERT: This post contains all the answers to Quiz #55. 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 “Trick or Treat” theme.
Round One: Trick or Treat
This edition is due to be released just before Halloween, so the questions are about programmes which were frightening or disturbing on 70’s TV.
- In which TV show did the infamous “faceless nun” appear? Answer: Armchair Thriller
- “The Finishing Line” was a public information film released in 1977. It showed accidents, death and general misery in what setting? Answer: The railway – the film featured a sports day held on the railway tracks.
- In the ITV drama “Children of the Stones” what was the name of the village where the standing stones stood? Answer: Milbury
- The 1979 mini series “Salem’s Lot” scared the hell out of many of us. It featured a writer, Ben Meares returning to his home town which appears to have been taken over by vampires. Who played Ben Meares? Answer: David Soul
- Which series of supernatural tales featured, amongst others, a story featuring the ghost of a whale and a couple in an isolated house under attack from rats? Answer: Beasts. The two episodes were Buddyboy and During Barty’s Party
Round Two: Marathon/Fil Rouge
Questions related to topics and personalities we’ve featured in previous episodes of the My 70’s TV Childhood podcast.
- A cheery episode from January 2024 looked back at “Survivors” one of the most depressing series shown during the 70’s. What was the name of the Doctor Who writer who created the show? Answer: Terry Nation
- “The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin” had a dedicated episode in October 2023. What was the name of Reggie’s employer in the first few episodes of the show? Answer: Sunshine Desserts
- In January of this year we looked back at Hanna Barbera cartoon “Wait Till Your Father Gets Home.” What was the name of the family’s next door neighbour who saw communists everywhere? Answer: Ralph Kane
- In February 2023 we remembered “The Six Million Dollar Man” where we also mentioned “The Bionic Woman.” What was the name of the title character featured in “The Bionic Woman? Answer: Jamie Sommers
- Bod featured in June 2024. What was Bod’s Aunt’s name? Answer: Aunt Flo
Round Three: Name That Tune (1972)
Our specially constructed Wheel of Fate has landed on 1972! Here are the five theme tunes from TV shows first broadcast on UK television that year.
- Theme Tune 1 Answer: Sykes
- Theme Tune 2 Answer: The Intruder
- Theme Tune 3 Answer: Villains
- Theme Tune 4 Answer: Colditz
- Theme Tune 5 Answer: Mandog
Round Four: TV Times
Anything goes in this round, questions about various 70s television shows, personalities, and notable programming from the era.
- In the children’s TV show “Rainbow” what type of animal was George? Answer: Hippo
- What was the name of the bus company featured in the sitcom “On The Buses”? Answer: Luxton and District Motor traction Company
- When Eric Morecambe was famously asked in an interview: “What would you and Ernie be if you weren’t comedians?” what was his reply? Answer: Mike and Bernie Winters
- Which BBC children’s TV show had characters including Bayleaf the Gardener, Constable Knapweed, Mr Onion and Sage the Owl? Answer: The Herbs (and also The Adventures of Parsley)
- What was the title of the BBC TV show from 1977 featuring two gymnasts who get caught up in crime and the theme tune of which was part of Kraftwerk’s Autobahn? Answer: Out of Bounds
Bonus Question
How many Angels were there in Captain Scarlet and what were their names? Answer: There were five: Destiny, Harmony, Rhapsody, Melody and Symphony.
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