{"id":3272,"date":"2022-01-14T20:18:50","date_gmt":"2022-01-14T20:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/DailyQuizzes\/?p=3272"},"modified":"2022-01-18T14:49:12","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T14:49:12","slug":"the-1970s-british-tv-comedy-quiz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/DailyQuizzes\/the-1970s-british-tv-comedy-quiz\/entertainment\/tv\/","title":{"rendered":"The 1970s British TV Comedy Quiz!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>British TV Comedy<\/h3>\n<p>The first real comedy show on British TV was Hancock&#8217;s Half Hour. First broadcasted by the BBC in 1956, it starred Tony Hancock as a cantankerous, single, middle-aged man dealing with life&#8217;s vicissitudes. The popularity of Britain&#8217;s TV comedy shows grew throughout the 1960s, but it was the 1970s when the sitcom came into its own. Obviously, not all of them were great but there were plenty that made us laugh out loud. Here&#8217;s a quiz on some of the classic British TV comedies of the 1970s.<\/p>\n<h4>Take the 1970s British TV Comedy Quiz!<\/h4>\n<div class=\"riddle_target\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; max-width: 100%; width: 640px;\" data-rid-id=\"362400\" data-fg=\"#FF00FF\" data-bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)\" data-auto-scroll=\"true\" data-auto-scroll-offset=\"5\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"riddle_target\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; max-width: 100%; width: 640px;\" data-rid-id=\"362777\" data-fg=\"#FF00FF\" data-bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)\" data-auto-scroll=\"true\" data-auto-scroll-offset=\"5\"><script src=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/embed\/files\/js\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 300px; border: 1px solid #cfcfcf;\" title=\"Quiz - The 1970s British TV Comedy Quiz!\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/embed\/a\/362777?\"><\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>\n<h2><strong>The 1970s British TV Comedy Quiz!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<p>A fun trivia quiz on British TV Comedy of the 1970s. How much do you know?<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2>\n<h2><strong>In Dad&#8217;s Army, what was the name of Private Godfrey&#8217;s sisters?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2><strong>The central character in &#8216;Citizen Smith&#8217; based himself on his hero, which is who?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2>In the episode of Fawlty Towers, entitled &#8216;The Germans&#8217;, how many German guests come to stay at the hotel?<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2>In &#8216;The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin&#8217; what is Reggie&#8217;s occupation?<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2><strong>Smellie Ibbotson was a character in which 1970s sitcom?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2>In &#8216;Nearest and Dearest&#8217; what does the Pledge&#8217;s family business produce?<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>In the offbeat sketch show &#8216;Monty Python&#8217;s Flying Circus&#8217;, which python leads the TV rendition of &#8216;The Lumberjack Song&#8217;?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>The sitcom &#8216;Only When I Laugh&#8217;, which first aired in 1979, was set where?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Which &#8216;Carry On&#8217; stalwart, also starred in &#8216;Bless This House&#8217;?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2>Which 1970s comedy TV sketch artist created the character &#8216;Mandy&#8217;, whose catchphrase was &#8221;Ooh, you are awful! But I like you!&#8221;?<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>What was the name of Frank and Betty&#8217;s daughter in &#8216;Some Mother&#8217;s Do Have &#8216;Em!&#8217;?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Which original cast-member of &#8216;Last of the Summer Wine&#8217; also made an appearance in Dr Who?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>No worries! But, I&#8217;m presuming it was your parents that were around in the 1970s.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>A good effort! You&#8217;re obviously a fan of British 70s comedy.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>Very good! Do you spend all your spare time watching the Comedy Gold channel?<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>Excellent! You&#8217;re obviously a massive fan of British comedy and the 70s. Have you got &#8216;platforms&#8217; on?<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p class=\"link-riddle\" style=\"width: 640px; margin: 0px auto; padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Quiz Maker<\/a> &#8211; powered by Riddle<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hope you enjoyed taking our British TV Comedy quiz? If so, why not try some of our other TV, general knowledge or other themed<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/DailyQuizzes\/\">\u00a0quizzes<\/a>? And, while you&#8217;re here why not sign up and join our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/registration2\">growing community.<\/a> It&#8217;s free, there&#8217;s no catch, or bombarding you with crappy ads. And, better still, we&#8217;ll be rewarding our members in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Header image credit: cktravels.com\/Shutterstock.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British TV Comedy The first real comedy show on British TV was Hancock&#8217;s Half Hour. First broadcasted by the BBC in 1956, it starred Tony Hancock as a cantankerous, single, middle-aged man dealing with life&#8217;s vicissitudes. 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