This first set of miscellaneous quizzes (set 2 to follow), which have all been used in the Colchester Quiz Leagues, are dedicated to the ladies of the Carry On's, who if you grew up in the mid-late 60s certainly created an impression on impressionable lad!

    

Barbara Windsor in 'Carry On Again Doctor'

QUIZ 1 - QUOTES
1.          Complete this 1991 quote by Margaret Thatcher referring to one of her ministers: ‘Every Prime Minister needs a …….?
2.          Which famous actor includes amongst his many quotes: “I could dance with you till the cows come home. On second thoughts, I’ll dance with the cows till you come home’?
3.          About what was Betty Boothroyd, Speaker of the House Of Commons referring when in 1997 she said: ‘I can have no objections to instruments which merely vibrate’?
4.          Which well-known comedian who died in 1996 aged 100 once said: ‘When Jack Benny has a party, you not only bring your own scotch, you bring your own rocks’?
5.          Which military leader, born in 1769, once said ‘Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake’?
6.           Which famous 20th Century British Prime Minister said: ‘I am ready to meet my maker. Whether my maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter"?
7.          Complete the missing word or words from this quote by Walt Disney: “I love ….. more than any woman I have ever known’?
8.          Which actress replied to the statement ‘My goodness, those diamonds are lovely’, with ‘Goodness had nothing to do with it dear’?
9.          Which Hungarian born actress has said: "Husbands are like fires - they go out when unattended" and "I am a marvelous housekeeper. Every time I leave a man I keep his house"?
10.        Which American General, born in 1885, once said: The object of war is not to die for your country, but to make some other bastard die for his’?

ANSWERS
1. Willie (William Whitelaw) 2. Groucho Marx 3. Pagers
4. George Burns 5. Napoleon 6. Sir Winston Churchill
7. Mickey Mouse 8. Mae West 9. Zsa Zsa Gabor
10. Animals (1964), Amen Corner (1969) & Archies (1969)

Here's Sally Geeson getting out of bed in 'Carry on Abroad'

QUIZ 2 - ADVERTISING SLOGANS
1. Which company used the slogan ‘the lion goes from strength to strength?
2. What was described as ‘central heating for kids?
3. Which Sunday newspaper described itself as ‘a newspaper, not a snooze paper’?
4. Which make of soft drink is advertised with the slogan ‘Obey Your Thirst’?
5. What was described as ‘long and thick, a real milk chocolate brick’?
6. Which Company uses the slogan ‘Because you’re worth it’?
7. What were we once told ‘a drinks too wet without one’?
8. The slogan ‘Because Life’s complicated enough’ was used by which company?
9. What are we told ‘once you pop, you can’t stop’?
10.  Which car manufacturers had the slogan ‘Vorsprung Durch Technik?

ANSWERS:
1. Peugeot 2. Reddy Brek 3. Mail On Sunday
4. Sprite 5. Yorkie 6. L’Oreal
7. Rich Tea biscuits 8. Abbey National 9. Pringles Crisps
10. Audi        

 

Amanda Barrie as Cleopatra in 'Carry On Cleo'  

QUIZ 3 - CARTOONS
1. The character Top Cat was based on Phil Silver’s Sgt Bilko, but on which of Bilko’s gang was the character of Benny based, the character played by Maurice Gosfield, who actually voiced Benny in the cartoon series?
2. How, in the world of cartoons is the character Norville Rogers considerably better know? A canine link might help.
3. Which cartoon character, who resided at 301 Cobblestone Lane, was voiced initially by Alan Reed and after Reed’s death by Henry Corden?
4. Which character based on agent Maxwell Smart from the 60s show ‘Get Smart’ and voiced by Don Adams who played Smart, has the arch enemy of Dr Claw & the evil agents of MAD?
5. Which cartoon lawman had a burro side kick named Baba Looey? 
6. One of 11 contestants, how collectively were Clyde, Ding-a-ling, Zippy, Pockets, Snoozy, Softly & Yak-Yak, known?
7. What is the name of the character who is usually drunk in the Simpsons, and usually found in Mo’s Tavern?
8. Which character lived & worked out of a postbox in London’s Baker Street?
9. What was the name of the ranger who attempted to control Yogi Bear & Boo Boo?
10. What was the name of the dog that was a regular in the Tom & Jerry cartoons?

ANSWERS
1. Private Doberman 2. Shaggy (Scooby Doo's pal) 3. Fred Flinstone
4. Inspector Gadget 5. Quickdraw McGraw 6. Anthill Mob
7. Barney Gumble 8. Danger Mouse 9. Ranger John Smith
10. Spike (not Butch)

   

The lovely Linda Regan (left - probably best known as yellowcoat April in 'Hi-De-Hi') and 3 other beauties in response to Captain Melly's instruction that "parade should be in battle dress trousers & nothing else" from Carry On England (so why are they wearing their caps?)

QUIZ 4 – 'INITIALLY' SPEAKING  
1. The FTSE 100 & 250 Indexes are regularly quoted on TV and newspapers, but for what do the initials FTSE stand?
2. Which well-known leading actor, born on December 21, 1948, in Washington DC, has the middle name of Leroy?
3. Under what name did the author born Cecil Smith in Cairo in 1899 and whose lesser known novels include The Barbary Pirates & Rifleman Dodd, write?
4. In the International Vehicle License Plate, if Austria is A and Belgium B, what country is C?
5. Who took over the role of Q in the James Bond films following the death of Desmond Llewelyn, playing the role for the first time in ‘Die Another Day’?
6. In the Chemical table of elements, what has the abbreviation of HG?
7. Who became President of South Africa in 1989, the following year releasing Nelson Mandella from prison and 4 years on shared that years Nobel Prize for Peace with Mandela?
8. Name either of the 2 forenames names of the writer G.K.Chesterton
9. Which TV series than began in 1969 saw Sir Curtis Suretse played by Dennis Alaba Peters head a branch of Interpol that investigated bizarre & inexplicable crimes?
10. Which group who scored 15 hits in the 1980s share their name with the title of a top 10 hit by the Jackson 5?

 

ANSWERS:
1. Financial Times Stock Exchange 2. Samuel L.Jackson 3. C.S.Forester
4. Cuba 5. John Cleese 6. Mercury
7. F.W.de Klerk 8. Gilbert Keith 9. Department S
10. ABC

 

Those same lovely privates on parade (showing a collective front) from Carry on England!  

QUIZ 5 – WHAT COMES NEXT?  
1. Mercury, Venus, Mars & ...... ?
2. James Callaghan, Michael Foot, Neil Kinnock & ...... ?
3. Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus & ....... ?
4. Avon, Bedfordshire, Berkshire & ...... ?
5. 1997 - Martina Hingis, 1998 - Jana Novotna, 1999 - Lindsay Davenport & ...... ?
6. 1974 - The Sting, 1975 - The Godfather, Part 2,  1976 - One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest & .......... ?
7. (countries by largest area) - Russia, China, Canada & ..... ?
8. Alan, Wayne, Merrill & ....... ?
9. William IV, Victoria, Edward VII & ...... ?
10. Cecil Day-Lewis, Sir John Betjeman, Ted Hughes & ....... ?

ANSWERS:
1. Mars (Planets in order from the sun) 2. John Smith (Leaders of the Labour Party) 3. Numbers (Books of the Old Testament)
4. Buckinghamshire (English Counties in Alphabetical order) 5. Venus Williams (Winners of Ladies title at Wimbledon) 6. Rocky (Winners of Best Picture Oscar)
7. U.S.A. 8. Jay (The Osmond brothers) 9. George V (English Monarchs, in order)
10. Andrew Motion (Poets Laureate)    

THE CASE OF BARBARA'S MISSING TOP IN 'CARRY ON ABROAD'

Now you see it! Now you don't!

QUIZ 6 - IN WHICH YEAR?

the 3 events all happened in the same year
1. Bobby Kennedy is shot & killed in Los Angeles, Bob Beamon sets a new world record when winning the gold medal in the long jump at that years Olympics and Australia’s Prime Minister Harold Holt drowns whilst swimming?
2. The luxury liner ‘Lusitania’ is torpedoed and sunk off Ireland. Charlie Chaplin introduces his famous ‘hobo’ character in the film ‘The Tramp’ and the poet Rupert Brooke is killed whilst on active service?
3. Winston Churchill resigns as Prime Minister. The actor James Dean is killed in a car crash and the UK gets a second TV channel?
4. The IRA bomb The Royal Hotel in Brighton during the Tory Party Conference. Prince Harry is born and York minster is seriously damaged by fire.
5. Cassius Clay wins the World Heavyweight boxing title defeating Sonny Liston. Labour end 13 years of Tory rule, winning a General Election and Crossroads Motel opens its doors to TV audiences for the first time.
6. The spacecraft Lunik II becomes the first man-made object to reach the moon. The actor Erol Flynn dies, and Billy Wright becomes the first footballer to be capped 100 times by England?
7. The Shah of Iran is driven into Exile as The Ayatollah Khomeini makes a triumphant return to the country, The Isle of Man celebrates the 1,000th anniversary of it’s Parliament ‘The Tynewald’ and Lord Mountbatten is killed by the IRA?
8. Charles Lindburgh becomes the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic, The Derby, won by ‘Call Boy’ is broadcast live by the BBC for the first time and Isadora Duncan is strangled by her own scarf, while out on an evening drive in Nice.
9. The State of Israel is created. Mahatma Ghandi is assassinated and Don Bradman is dismissed for a duck in his final Test innings at The Oval by Eric Hollies?
10. Betty Boothroyd becomes the first woman to hold the office of Speaker of the House of Commons, Nigel Mansell is the Formula One World Drivers Champion and the comedian Benny Hill dies?

ANSWERS:
1. 1968 2 1915 3. 1955
4. 1984 5. 1963 6. 1959
7. 1979 8. 1927 9. 1948
10. 1992        

MARGARET NOLAN WITH BERNARD BRESSLAW FROM "CARRY ON DICK"

As seen in the movie

From another angle (she's got her knickers on)

QUIZ 7 – WORDS & PHRASES

1. With what is the road to hell said to be paved?
2. What one four-lettered word can go before the words 'ore', 'rain' & 'less' to make three further words?
3. What would a deltiologist collect?
4. Which was Britain's first teletext system: Ceefax or Oracle?
5. According to the saying, what is Tuesdays child full of?
6. In the UK we call them braces. What is this article of clothing called in America?
7. If you are said to be travelling on "Shank's pony", how will you be travelling?
8. If you suffered from 'phasmophobia', of what would you be afraid?
9. What common word both starts and ends with the letters 'und'?  
10. What commonly used phrase, meaning to start again, originated with radio commentary on football matches, when the ball was passed back to the goalkeeper?

 

ANSWERS:
1. Good Intentions 2 Rest 3. Postcards
4. Ceefax 5. Grace 6. Suspenders
7. Walking 8. Ghosts 9. Underground 
10. "Back to Square One", when the field was divided into squares for commentary purposes

JOAN SIMS FROM 'CARRY ON UP THE JUNGLE'

No wonder Sid is smiling!

A long range shot - Is that Joan or a body double?

 

QUIZ 8 - IN WHICH COUNTRY WERE THEY BORN?
1. Singer Roger Whittaker?
2. TV investigator Roger Cook?
3. Film director Roman Polanski?
4. Former England Cricket captain Ted Dexter?
5. Actor Omar Sharif?
6. Classical music composer Frederick Delius?
7. Tennis star John McEnroe?
8. Politician Paddy Ashdown?
9. Composer Irving Berlin?  
10. World War II traitor William Joyce - Lord Haw Haw?

ANSWERS:
1. Kenya 2 New Zealand   3. Poland
4. Italy 5. Egypt 6. England (Bradford)
7. (West) Germany 8. India 9. Russia
10. USA        

It's all good clean fun with Angela Douglas in 'Carry on Cowboy'

QUIZ 9 - NEWSPAPERS
1. Which newspaper was nicknamed "The Thunderer"?
2. In which newspaper does the comic strip 'Hagar The Horrible' appear?
3. Which newspaper sent Stanley to Africa to find Dr Livingstone?
4. The invention of English-born New York journalist Arthur Wynne, what now everyday feature of newspapers, first appeared in the "New York World's eight page fun section in the edition of December 21, 1913?
5. Which is Britain's oldest Sunday newspaper?
6. The journalists Bernstein & Woodward, who exposed the Watergate scandal, both worked for which newspaper at that time?
7. The film 'Citizen Kane' was loosely based on which newspaper magnate?
8. What was "The Daily Herald" renamed in 1964, after having been sold to Rupert Murdoch?
9. For which newspaper did Clark Kent, alias Superman, work?
10. In which year of the 1980s was 'The Independent' launched?

ANSWERS:
1. The Times 2 The Sun 3. New York Herald
4. Crossword Puzzle 5. Sunday Observer 6. Washington Post
7. William Randolph Hearst 8. The Sun 9. Daily Planet
10. 1986        

JACKI PIPER

Here in "Carry on Up The Jungle"

Here in "Carry On At Your Convenience"

QUIZ 10 - BLOCKBUSTERS
1. What MITS is the average person?
2. Which PC was a post impressionist painter?
3. Which AP directed the films "Midnight Express", Mississippi Burning" and "The Commitments"?
4. What BB is thought to have marked the origin of the universe?
5. Which BFH was a TV quiz show, based around the game of bingo?
6. Which TF was the first footballer to be transferred between English Clubs for a free of one million pounds?
7. Which CH was the worlds first nuclear power station?
8. Which ES, a pop singer, who died in April 2003, had the real name of Charles Hatcher?
9. What FT is a prognosticator?
10. Which GP is the symbol of the Worldwide Fund For Nature?

ANSWERS:
1. Man In The Street 2 Paul Cezanne 3. Alan Parker
4. Big Bang 5. Bobs Full Houser 6. Trevor Francis
7. Calder Hall 8. Edwin Starr 9. Fortune Teller
10. Giant Panda        

The Gorgeous LIZ FRASER (both pics from "Carry On Cruising")

Full of "Eastern Promise"!

Here with Dilys Laye

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