{"id":3289,"date":"2022-01-22T11:07:08","date_gmt":"2022-01-22T11:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/DailyQuizzes\/?p=3289"},"modified":"2022-05-31T09:46:02","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T09:46:02","slug":"the-1990s-british-tv-sitcom-quiz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/DailyQuizzes\/the-1990s-british-tv-sitcom-quiz\/entertainment\/tv\/","title":{"rendered":"The 1990s British TV Sitcom Quiz!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><script async defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;version=v14.0&#038;appId=1118238875037124&#038;autoLogAppEvents=1\" nonce=\"EJgnwv2a\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>British TV Sitcoms<\/h3>\n<p>Before we take the 1990s British TV Sitcom Quiz let&#8217;s get an intro out of the way.<\/p>\n<p>The British sitcom came to our TV screens in 1956 when the BBC launched Hancock&#8217;s Half Hour. The number and popularity of the British sitcom grew through the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. By the 1990s there was a diverse range of good-quality sitcoms gracing our TV screens. Can you remember anything of popular 1990s sitcoms? Here&#8217;s a quiz on some of the more memorable British TV sitcoms of that decade.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Take the 1990s British TV Sitcom Quiz!<\/h4>\n<div class=\"riddle_target\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; max-width: 100%; width: 640px;\" data-rid-id=\"363381\" data-fg=\"#FF00FF\" data-bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)\" data-auto-scroll=\"true\" data-auto-scroll-offset=\"5\">\n<div class=\"riddle_target\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; max-width: 100%; width: 640px;\" data-rid-id=\"364201\" 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 1990s British TV Sitcom Quiz!\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/embed\/a\/364201?\"><\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>The 1990s British TV Sitcom Quiz!<\/h2>\n<p>The 1990s was a great decade for sitcoms on British TV. Here&#8217;s a fun trivia a quiz on some of the best of them.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2>In the &#8216;League of Gentlemen&#8217;, which well-known comedian made a cameo appearance as the mayor of Royston Vasey?<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>In Goodnight Sweetheart, what was the name of Nicholas Lyndhurst&#8217;s accidental time-travelling character?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>&#8216;Dinnerladies&#8217; is set in the canteen of what type of establishment?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>In Absolutely Fabulous, what was the name of Edina&#8217;s (Eddy) air-headed, brainless personal assistant?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>In series 2 (2002) of &#8216;I&#8217;m Alan Partridge&#8217;, Alan&#8217;s new girlfriend is from which country?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>Never the Twain (1981 &#8211; 1991), starring Windsor Davies and Donald Sinden as rival antique dealers, saw the appearance of which former Bond girl ?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>In &#8216;The Brittas Empire&#8217; (1991 &#8211; 1997), Gordon Brittas played by Chris Barrie (of Red Dwarf fame), was the manager of which establishment?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>In &#8216;The New Statesman&#8217;, which well-known comedy character actor played publican and former hangman Sidney Bliss?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2><strong>&#8216;Father Ted&#8217; is reputedly given the punishment posting of Craggy Island for what reason?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>In the madcap sitcom &#8216;Bottom&#8217;, who is the landlord of the local pub &#8216;The Lamb and Flag&#8217;?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>In &#8216;The Vicar of Dibley&#8217;, which English county is the fictional village of Dibley supposedly located?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>In &#8216;Keeping Up Appearances&#8217;, what is the name of Hyacinth and Richard&#8217;s absent son?<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>No worries! I think you&#8217;ve managed the &#8216;last&#8217; laugh!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>Good effort! Nobody can accuse of being a laughing stock!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>Very good! When it comes to quizzing, you&#8217;re obviously good for a laugh!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>You aced it! Your quizzing is obviously no comedy of errors!<\/p>\n<\/section>\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;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>An easy way to stay up to date with our content is to like our Facebook page.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-like\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/5MinutesSpare\/\" data-width=\"\" data-layout=\"standard\" data-action=\"like\" data-size=\"large\" data-share=\"true\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hope you enjoyed taking our British TV Sitcom 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: Dirk Hudson\/Shutterstock.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British TV Sitcoms Before we take the 1990s British TV Sitcom Quiz let&#8217;s get an intro out of the way. The British sitcom came to our TV screens in 1956 when the BBC launched Hancock&#8217;s Half Hour. The number and popularity of the British sitcom grew through the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. 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