Comedy Classics Pub Quiz

Dad's Army: Characters & Catchphrases Quiz

A Dad's Army quiz ·15 questions · Difficulty: Hard· 1968-1977. Circle one answer per question.

Team name: ____________________ Score: ______ / 15

1. Which actor played the languid Sergeant Wilson?

A) John Laurie
B) John Le Mesurier
C) Arnold Ridley
D) Edward Sinclair
2. What does Wilson habitually ask whenever Mainwaring announces a plan?

A) 'Do you think that's wise, sir?'
B) 'Are you quite sure, sir?'
C) 'Is that an order, sir?'
D) 'Shall I fetch the men, sir?'
3. What does Private Pike call Sergeant Wilson?

A) Father
B) Uncle Arthur
C) Uncle Frank
D) Mr Wilson
4. Which item of clothing does Pike wear at all times, on the orders of his mum?

A) A balaclava
B) Woollen gloves
C) A scarf
D) Long johns
5. What is Private Frazer's doom-laden catchphrase?

A) 'It'll end in tears!'
B) 'Mark my words!'
C) 'We'll no' survive!'
D) 'We're doomed!'
6. How does Private Walker make his living?

A) As a black market spiv
B) As a bookmaker
C) As a rag-and-bone man
D) As a used car salesman
7. What is ARP Warden Hodges' day job?

A) Publican
B) Milkman
C) Greengrocer
D) Postmaster
8. In which campaign did Corporal Jones serve under General Kitchener?

A) The Boer War
B) The Sudan
C) The Crimea
D) The North-West Frontier
9. According to Jones, what do the enemy not like?

A) A bit of cold steel
B) It up 'em
C) The old bayonet
D) A British square
10. What is the name of Mainwaring's formidable, never-seen wife?

A) Margaret
B) Dorothy
C) Elizabeth
D) Agatha
11. What is Mrs Pike's first name?

A) Mavis
B) Doris
C) Ivy
D) Edna
12. Who is the vicar of St Aldhelm's church?

A) Reverend Charles Pemberton
B) Reverend Timothy Farthing
C) Reverend Maurice Yeatman
D) Reverend Henry Small
13. Which two members of the platoon work with Mainwaring at the bank?

A) Jones and Frazer
B) Walker and Godfrey
C) Frazer and Pike
D) Wilson and Pike
14. Arnold Ridley, who played Private Godfrey, also wrote which famous stage play?

A) The Ghost Train
B) Journey's End
C) The Winslow Boy
D) An Inspector Calls
15. Godfrey lives at Cherry Tree Cottage with his sisters Cissy and who else?

A) Betty
B) Prudence
C) Dolly
D) Constance

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Answer Sheet

Dad's Army: Characters & Catchphrases Quiz: Answers

1. B - John Le Mesurier
2. A - 'Do you think that's wise, sir?'
3. B - Uncle Arthur
4. C - A scarf
5. D - 'We're doomed!'
6. A - As a black market spiv
7. C - Greengrocer
8. B - The Sudan
9. B - It up 'em
10. C - Elizabeth
11. A - Mavis
12. B - Reverend Timothy Farthing
13. D - Wilson and Pike
14. A - The Ghost Train
15. C - Dolly