SA1 D9 - 10 Questions About TV

Question 1

D9 - Questions About TV

SA1 D9 C1
In Thunderbirds, what was the name of Lady Penelope’s chauffeur?

Answer 1

Parker

Question 2

D9 - Questions About TV

SA1 D9 C2
On Blue Peter, what was the name of John Noakes’s dog?

Answer 2

Shep

Question 3

D9 - Questions About TV

SA1 D9 C3
What is the title of the BBC series about a shipping line set in Liverpool during the late 1800s?

Answer 3

The Onedin Line

Question 4

D9 - Questions About TV

SA1 D9 C4
In the TV series Dad’s Army, what was Captain Mainwaring’s first name?

Answer 4

George

Question 5

D9 - Questions About TV

SA1 D9 C5
Who invented the TV?

Answer 5

Scottish inventor John Logie Baird developed the first mechanical TV. American inventor Philo Farnsworth developed the electrical technology that brought TVs to the mass market.

Question 6

D9 - Questions About TV

SA1 D9 C6
What was the most-watched UK TV programme of all time?

Answer 6

Eastenders: the episode when Den divorced Angie, which drew 30.10 million viewers on 25 December 1986.

Question 7

D9 - Questions About TV

SA1 D9 C7
Phyllis Nan Sortain Pechey was as famous for her flamboyant character as for her cookery books and TV show throughout the late 1960s to the mid-1970s. By what name was she more usually known?

Answer 7

Fanny Cradock

Question 8

D9 - Questions About TV

SA1 D9 C8
Which popular BBC series about old collectables began in 1979, presented by Bruce Parker and Arthur Negus, and is still running to this day?

Answer 8

Antiques Roadshow

Question 9

D9 - Questions About TV

SA1 D9 C9
Which BBC music programme was broadcast weekly between 1964 and 2006?

Answer 9

Top of the Pops

Question 10

D9 - Questions About TV

SA1 D9 C10
Alastair Burnett, Sandy Gall, Reginald Bosanquet, Alastair Stewart, Carol Barnes and Trevor McDonald were all regular presenters of which TV programme?

Answer 10

ITV News at Ten