Classic British Sitcoms: A Journey Through Laughter and Culture

Question 1

In which classic British sitcom does Basil Fawlty run a dysfunctional hotel?

Accepted Answer

Fawlty Towers

Answer

Keeping Up Appearances

Answer

One Foot in the Grave

Answer

Only Fools and Horses

Question 2

In 'Only Fools and Horses', what is the name of Del Boy's hapless younger brother?

Accepted Answer

Rodney

Answer

Albert

Answer

Trigger

Answer

Boycie

Question 3

Who portrayed Hyacinth Bucket in the sitcom 'Keeping Up Appearances'?

Accepted Answer

Patricia Routledge

Answer

Prunella Scales

Answer

Wendy Richard

Answer

Annette Crosbie

Question 4

Which sitcom is a historical parody that features Rowan Atkinson playing multiple roles?

Accepted Answer

Blackadder

Answer

The Young Ones

Answer

The Fast Show

Answer

A Bit of Fry and Laurie

Question 5

What is the name of the café owned by Del Boy and Rodney in 'Only Fools and Horses'?

Accepted Answer

The Trotters Independent Trading Co.

Answer

The Nag's Head

Answer

The Queen Victoria

Answer

The Albert

Question 6

Who is NOT a character in the British sitcom 'Fawlty Towers'?

Accepted Answer

Ted

Answer

Basil Fawlty

Answer

Sybil Fawlty

Answer

Manuel

Question 7

What is the catchphrase of Del Boy in the British sitcom 'Only Fools and Horses'?

Accepted Answer

Lovely Jubbly!

Answer

Cheeky monkey!

Answer

God bless you!

Answer

Oh dearie me!

Question 8

Which British sitcom features a group of elderly friends living in a retirement home?

Accepted Answer

Last of the Summer Wine

Answer

The Good Life

Answer

Open All Hours

Answer

Porridge

Question 9

Which British sitcom is set in a university?

Accepted Answer

Fresh Meat

Answer

The Inbetweeners

Answer

Peep Show

Answer

The Office (UK)

Question 10

Who wrote and starred in the British sitcom 'Blackadder'?

Accepted Answer

Rowan Atkinson

Answer

Monty Python

Answer

Richard Curtis

Answer

Stephen Fry

Question 11

Which sitcom centers around the misadventures of Basil Fawlty, a neurotic and ill-tempered hotel owner?

Accepted Answer

Fawlty Towers

Answer

Keeping Up Appearances

Answer

Blackadder

Answer

Yes Minister

Question 12

In 'Only Fools and Horses', which character is known for their dodgy business schemes?

Accepted Answer

Del Boy

Answer

Rodney

Answer

Uncle Albert

Answer

Boycie

Question 13

Which sitcom satirizes the British class system through the characters of Hyacinth Bucket and her family?

Accepted Answer

Keeping Up Appearances

Answer

Are You Being Served?

Answer

The Good Life

Answer

Birds of a Feather

Question 14

Which sitcom revolves around a dysfunctional family led by a matriarch known as 'Nana'?

Accepted Answer

The Royle Family

Answer

Shameless (UK)

Answer

My Family

Answer

Outnumbered

Question 15

Which sitcom takes place in the fictional London department store Grace Brothers?

Accepted Answer

Are You Being Served?

Answer

As Time Goes By

Answer

Last of the Summer Wine

Answer

Coronation Street

Question 16

In the sitcom 'Fawlty Towers', what is the name of the incompetent and irascible hotel owner?

Accepted Answer

Basil Fawlty

Answer

John Cleese

Answer

Manuel

Answer

Polly

Question 17

Which sitcom features the misadventures of two lovable and hapless antiques dealers?

Accepted Answer

Only Fools and Horses

Answer

Blackadder

Answer

The Office

Answer

Father Ted

Question 18

Who played the role of the hapless and accident-prone Basil Fawlty?

Accepted Answer

John Cleese

Answer

Rowan Atkinson

Answer

Benny Hill

Answer

David Jason

Question 19

Which sitcom is known for its witty and satirical portrayal of British history?

Accepted Answer

Blackadder

Answer

Monty Python's Flying Circus

Answer

Yes Minister

Answer

The Office

Question 20

Which sitcom features a group of hapless scientists working for a government department?

Accepted Answer

The IT Crowd

Answer

Father Ted

Answer

The Thick of It

Answer

Peep Show

Question 21

Which of the following is NOT a spin-off of the sitcom 'Doctor Who'?

Accepted Answer

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Answer

Torchwood

Answer

The Sarah Jane Adventures

Answer

Class

Question 22

Who played the iconic role of Basil Fawlty in the sitcom 'Fawlty Towers'?

Accepted Answer

John Cleese

Answer

Benny Hill

Answer

Eric Morecambe

Answer

Ronnie Barker

Question 23

Which of the following sitcoms is known for its use of surreal and absurd humor?

Accepted Answer

Monty Python's Flying Circus

Answer

Fawlty Towers

Answer

Keeping Up Appearances

Answer

The Liver Birds

Question 24

Which sitcom follows the misadventures of two working-class brothers trying to get rich?

Accepted Answer

Only Fools and Horses

Answer

The Two Ronnies

Answer

Dad's Army

Answer

Are You Being Served?

Question 25

What is the name of the dysfunctional hotel in the sitcom 'Fawlty Towers'?

Accepted Answer

Fawlty Towers

Answer

The Grand Hotel

Answer

The Ritz

Answer

The Savoy

Question 26

Who wrote and starred in the sitcom 'Blackadder'?

Accepted Answer

Rowan Atkinson

Answer

Hugh Laurie

Answer

Stephen Fry

Answer

Eddie Izzard

Question 27

Who portrayed the forgetful and exasperated hotel manager Basil Fawlty in 'Fawlty Towers'?

Accepted Answer

John Cleese

Answer

Ronnie Barker

Answer

Leonard Rossiter

Answer

Dick Emery

Question 28

Which sitcom follows the misadventures of two brothers, Del Boy and Rodney?

Accepted Answer

Only Fools and Horses

Answer

Steptoe and Son

Answer

The Good Life

Answer

Porridge

Question 29

What is the name of the dysfunctional family at the heart of the sitcom 'Absolutely Fabulous'?

Accepted Answer

The Ab Fab family

Answer

The Saunders family

Answer

The Eddy family

Answer

The May family

Question 30

Who were the writers and stars of the political satire 'Yes, Minister' and 'Yes, Prime Minister'?

Accepted Answer

John Cleese and Graham Chapman

Answer

Rowan Atkinson and Hugh Laurie

Answer

Dennis Potter and Alan Bennett

Answer

Harold Pinter and Tom Stoppard

Question 31

In which fictional town is the sitcom 'The Vicar of Dibley' set?

Accepted Answer

Dibley

Answer

Vicarstown

Answer

Clergytown

Answer

Sundayville

Question 32

Who played the eccentric chef in the sitcom 'Chef!'?

Accepted Answer

Keith Floyd

Answer

Marco Pierre White

Answer

Nick Nairn

Answer

Jamie Oliver

Question 33

Which character does NOT belong to 'Fawlty Towers'?

Accepted Answer

Rodney Trotter

Answer

Basil Fawlty

Answer

Sybil Fawlty

Answer

Manuel

Question 34

Which sitcom revolves around two unsuccessful brothers who scheme to become wealthy?

Accepted Answer

Only Fools and Horses

Answer

Blackadder

Answer

Father Ted

Answer

The IT Crowd

Question 35

In 'Father Ted', what is the name of the remote and desolate island where the priests reside?

Accepted Answer

Craggy Island

Answer

Shetland

Answer

Guernsey

Answer

Isle of Man

Question 36

Identify the iconic catchphrase associated with the character 'Blackadder':

Accepted Answer

I have a cunning plan.

Answer

Don't mention the war.

Answer

Fancy a pint?

Answer

C'est la vie.

Question 37

Who portrayed the titular character in the sitcom 'Alan Partridge'?

Accepted Answer

Steve Coogan

Answer

Ricky Gervais

Answer

David Mitchell

Answer

Stephen Fry

Question 38

What is the primary function of the 'laugh track' commonly used in British sitcoms?

Accepted Answer

It guides the audience's reactions and enhances the humor.

Answer

It simulates a live studio audience.

Answer

It ensures the actors know when to pause for laughter.

Answer

It is a legal requirement for all British sitcoms.

Question 39

In the British sitcom 'Fawlty Towers', what is the name of the main character, who is a neurotic hotel manager?

Accepted Answer

Basil Fawlty

Answer

Polly Sherman

Answer

Sybil Fawlty

Answer

Manuel

Question 40

Which British sitcom follows the lives of three working-class brothers who share a flat?

Accepted Answer

Only Fools and Horses

Answer

Steptoe and Son

Answer

Bottom

Answer

The Likely Lads

Question 41

Which British sitcom features a group of misfit toys who live in a strange and wonderful world?

Accepted Answer

The Muppet Show

Answer

Monty Python's Flying Circus

Answer

Not the Nine O'Clock News

Answer

Spitting Image

Question 42

The British sitcom 'Bad Girls' takes place in what setting?

Accepted Answer

Women's prison

Answer

Office

Answer

Hospital

Answer

School

Question 43

Which of the following is NOT a classic British sitcom?

Accepted Answer

Modern Family

Answer

Blackadder

Answer

The Office (UK)

Answer

Fawlty Towers

Question 44

Who played the role of Basil Fawlty in the sitcom 'Fawlty Towers'?

Accepted Answer

John Cleese

Answer

Terry Gilliam

Answer

Michael Palin

Answer

Eric Idle

Question 45

Which sitcom is known for its sharp and witty humor?

Accepted Answer

Blackadder

Answer

Are You Being Served?

Answer

Keeping Up Appearances

Answer

Dad's Army

Question 46

What is the name of the main working-class family featured in 'Only Fools and Horses'?

Accepted Answer

The Trotters

Answer

The Wrights

Answer

The Parkers

Answer

The Smiths

Question 47

Which sitcom revolves around the misadventures of a hapless hotelier and his staff?

Accepted Answer

Fawlty Towers

Answer

As Time Goes By

Answer

To the Manor Born

Answer

The Good Life

Question 48

Who is the creator and lead actor of the sitcom 'Blackadder'?

Accepted Answer

Rowan Atkinson

Answer

Hugh Laurie

Answer

Simon Pegg

Answer

Stephen Fry

Question 49

Which sitcom is known for its slapstick humor and physical comedy routines?

Accepted Answer

Mr. Bean

Answer

The Office (UK)

Answer

Blackadder

Answer

Only Fools and Horses

Question 50

Who is the hapless and accident-prone protagonist of the sitcom 'Mr. Bean'?

Accepted Answer

Mr. Bean

Answer

Edmund Blackadder

Answer

Del Boy Trotter

Answer

Basil Fawlty