Ultimate Dad's Army Quiz Book , livre ebook

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THE ULTIMATE DAD’S ARMY QUIZ BOOK
300 Questions on the Great British Sitcom
Compiled by
Nigel Freestone



Publisher Information
First published as an ebook in 2013 by Apex Publishing Ltd
PO Box 7086, Clacton on Sea, Essex, CO15 5WN, England
www.apexpublishing.co.uk
Digital edition converted and distributed in 2013 by
Andrews UK Limited
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Copyright © 2013 by Nigel Freestone
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Dad’s Army - Introduction
Questions Who created and wrote Dad’s Army? What was the original title of Dad’s Army? What was the original fictional location of Dad’s Army? David Croft wanted the titles of Dad’s Army to include newsreel footage from the Second World War, including scenes of bombing raids, refugees, Nazi troops and Nuremberg rallies. True or False? Who wrote the signature tune for Dad’s Army? Which legendary war-time music hall star sang Dad’s Army’s signature tune for which he was paid a fee of 100 guineas? In what year was Dad’s Army first shown on TV? What is the name of the fictional town where Dad’s Army is set? The first episode of Dad’s Army mirrored the real life events that began on Tuesday 12 th May of which year, with the announcement of the formation of the Local Defence Volunteers? The voice of which politician is heard in the first episode of Dad’s Army announcing the formation of the Local Defence Volunteers? Excluding the writers’ and actors’ fees how much did it cost to make the first episode of Dad’s Army? What is the title of the first-ever TV episode of Dad’s Army? How many TV episodes of Dad’s Army were initially commissioned by the BBC? Dad’s Army ran for how many series on TV? In what year was the final episode of Dad’s Army broadcast? Most of the out door scenes of Dad’s Army were filmed around which Norfolk town? The BBC held a poll in 2004 to find Britain’s Best Sitcom. In what position was Dad’s Army voted into? The voice of which old Gaumont-British newsreader from the 1930s and 1940s was used to supply some suitably evocative scene-setting narration in the TV series of Dad’s Army ? Approximately how many people viewed the first ever episode of Dad’s Army? During World War Two Jimmy Perry served in the Home Guard, and David Croft served as an ARP Warden. True or False? Which weekly magazine published a Dad’s Army comic strip from 1970? The first-ever episode of Hancocks Half Hour achieved a BBC viewer Reaction Index (out of 100) of 52. Did the first ever episode of Dad Army have a higher or lower rating? Can you name the cast member who ‘warmed up’ the studio audience before and during the TV recordings of Dad’s Army? How many TV episodes of Dad’s Army were made? The final outing of Dad’s Army was a radio sketch written by Jimmy Perry for the Last Night at the Paris evening broadcast on BBC Radio 2 on 3 June 1995. It featured Ian Lavender, Bill Pertwee, Frank Williams and Jimmy Perry. What was the name of the sketch?
Answers David Croft and Jimmy Perry The Fighting Tigers Brightsea-on-Sea True Jimmy Perry (lyrics) and Derek Taverner (music) Bud Flannagan 1968 Walmington-on-Sea 1940 Anthony Eden £3175 The Man and the Hour 6 9 1977 Thetford, Norfolk 4 th E V H Emmett 7,170,000 True Look-In Higher (63) Bill Pertwee 80 The Boy Who Saved England



The Cast
Questions
Give the first names of the following Dad’s Army characters. Captain Mainwaring Sergeant Wilson Lance Corporal Jones Private Frazer Private Walker Private Godfrey Private Pike ARP Warden Hodges Reverend Farthing Verger Yeatman Mrs Pike Mrs Fox
Name the actors who played the following Dad’s Army characters in the TV series. Captain Mainwaring Sergeant Wilson Corporal Jones Private Fraser Private Godfrey Private Pike Private Sponge Private Walker ARP Warden Hodges Reverend Farthing Verger Yeatman Mrs Fox Mrs