14 – Sitcoms
1 Who played Pam in Gavin & Stacey?
2 In which London borough was Only Fools and Horses set?
3 What was the name of Ricky Gervais’ character in The Office?
4 Which part-improvised series featured siblings Ben, Karen and Jake?
5 Which actress played Grace in Will & Grace?
6 In which sitcom did Simon Bird play the character Will McKenzie?
7 Which sitcom was set on Craggy Island?
8 Who played Manuel in Fawlty Towers?
9 Who co-starred with Zoë Wanamaker in My Family?
10 In which city was Bread set?
11 Which profession features in Damned?
12 Which US medical sitcom starred Zach Braff and Sarah Chalke?
13 Which series starred Dame Judi Dench and Geoffrey Palmer as Jean and Lionel?
14 David Hyde Pierce played which character in Frasier?
15 Which country is the setting for the TV sitcom Two Doors Down?
16 What was the name of Paul Eddington’s character in The Good Life?
17 What was the nickname of the company clerk in M*A*S*H?
18 Officer Crabtree, famed for his French mispronunciation, appeared in which sitcom?
19 Which actor provided the narration for Twenty Twelve and W1A?
20 Who played Miranda’s mother in the sitcom Miranda?
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1 What colour is turmeric?
2 Which creature is said to be caught by the early bird?
3 Who wrote The Three Musketeers?
4 What was the name of the Soviet space station launched in 1986?
5 The Shambles is a street in which English city?
6 Who was the chief Greek god on Mount Olympus?
7 What substance makes up the outer layer of a tooth?
8 Yaffle is a dialect name for which bird?
9 “Simian” refers to which type of animal?
10 Which section of an orchestra includes flutes?
11 “The Gunners” is the nickname of which football team?
12 What term is given to a bishop’s high hat?
13 In which county is Sherwood Forest?
14 Which actress starred in the TV series Hannah Montana?
15 Which singer was originally named Anna Mae Bullock?
16 In the PG Wodehouse novels, who is Bertie Wooster’s manservant?
17 Who had a 1978 hit with Song for Guy?
18 What is a Scottish water sprite in the form of a horse called?
19 Who were the Rockers’ 1960s rivals?
20 The Woolpack pub is featured in which long-running TV series?
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1 What is the title of the official printed record of Parliamentary proceedings?
2 Who was the first female Speaker of the House of Commons?
3 Who was Prime Minister at the outbreak of WWII?
4 On which day of the week are British elections usually held?
5 Who became the UK’s first Green Party MP in 2010?
6 Who was Gordon Brown’s Chancellor of the Exchequer?
7 In which Lincolnshire town was Baroness Margaret Thatcher born?
8 Which former Prime Minister is associated with the country house of Chartwell?
9 What exclamation is heard in the House of Commons to signal Members’ agreement?
10 Which former MP was elected Mayor of Greater Manchester in May 2017?
11 What is the maximum period between general elections in the UK?
12 Which London street is home to the Ministry of Defence?
13 What term is given to a seat in the House of Lords for an independent or minor party member?
14 Who was Prime Minister from 1990 to 1997?
15 In the House of Commons, what colour are the seats?
16 What was the nickname of the 1940s Labour politician Aneurin Bevan?
17 What are the initials of the government’s industrial mediation body?
18 What is the name of the Speaker’s seat in the House of Lords?
19 On which occasion does the Chancellor traditionally brandish a red case?
20 In 2017 who became leader of the Liberal Democrats for the second time?
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1 What is the capital of Portugal?
2 Who were Gladys Knight’s backing group?
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