General Knowledge Quiz

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3/ Upstairs Downstairs
6/ To the Manor Born
10/ Hart to Hart?

You are correct with all three.

 

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5- Soap - and later his own series "Benson"

You are correct.

 

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1. Batman and his own series based on his life before The Bat

You are correct.

 

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1. Batman and his own series based on his life before The Bat

You are correct.

 

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9 - Thunderbirds

You are correct.

 

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8 is Downton Abbey

You are correct.

 

[MotCO]

On Which tv series will you find these Butlers or Manservants please

2/ Alf Stoke

4/ Banks

7/ Brackett

I think the only ones outstanding are the three above, so

2 - You rang m'lud

 

[444045]

I think the only ones outstanding are the three above, so

2 - You rang m'lud

You are correct.

 

[SteveM70]

Is Banks the fresh Prince of bel air, or was that the family’s name?

 

[Spamcan81]

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[FrodshamJnct]

Is Banks the fresh Prince of bel air, or was that the family’s name?

Yeah I thought that but then remembered he was Geoffrey.

 

[perryman]

7. I think it's Chigley, though it could be Trumpton or Camberwick Green. Worked for Lord Belbrough(?) though I can't be sure if it was Chigley.

 

[444045]

Is Banks the fresh Prince of bel air, or was that the family’s name?

It was the family name.

 

[444045]

Yeah I thought that but then remembered he was Geoffrey.

7. I think it's Chigley, though it could be Trumpton or Camberwick Green. Worked for Lord Belbrough(?) though I can't be sure if it was Chigley.

Well remembered he did indeed work for Lord Belborough, most often since on the footplate of Bessie.

 

[perryman]

Well remembered he did indeed work for Lord Belborough, most often since on the footplate of Bessie.

Yes, riding there and back again.

 

[444045]

Only 1 butler/manservant remaining now to work out which tv series they were in :

4/ Banks

Clue - This was a british sitcom which ran from 1981 till 1991.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Only 1 butler/manservant remaining now to work out which tv series they were in :

4/ Banks

Clue - This was a british sitcom which ran from 1981 till 1991.

That would be Teddy Turner in the almost funny sitcom "Never the Twain".

He also played the much put upon Hodgekin (Mrs. Pumphrey's gardener) in the original version of "All Creatures Great and Small".

 

[444045]

That would be Teddy Turner in the almost funny sitcom "Never the Twain".

He also played the much put upon Hodgekin (Mrs. Pumphrey's gardener) in the original version of "All Creatures Great and Small".

You are indeed correct.

 

[444045]

After totting up all 10 correct answers, I can reveal that @GusB is the winner with 3 correct.

The position is yours to ask the next question...........

 

[Trackman]

As with the rules, 24hrs has past so open floor.
This is a cropped pic from an Oscar winning film I watched again the other day.
Which one is it?

 

[MotCO]

Holiday Inn?

Edit: just discovered is was filmed in 1942! So I'll go for Dirty Dancing

 

[John Griffiths]

Forrest Gump?

 

[Trackman]

Holiday Inn?

Forrest Gump?

None of those I'm afraid.

 

[MotCO]

# Oh what a night, late December in 1963 # - was it Jersey Boys?

 

[Trackman]

# Oh what a night, late December in 1963 # - was it Jersey Boys?

No it isn't I'm afraid.
Another picture clue, the contraption in the still is important to the storyline.

 

[FrodshamJnct]

No it isn't I'm afraid.
Another picture clue, the contraption in the still is important to the storyline.
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest?

 

[Trackman]

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest?

It is!
Your floor.

 

[FrodshamJnct]

It is!
Your floor.

What a film!

An animal related question next - for what purpose were Dachshunds originally bred?

 

[MotCO]

What a film!

An animal related question next - for what purpose were Dachshunds originally bred?

For going down rabbit holes?

 

[LSWR Cavalier]

For flushing out badgers from their lairs?