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A Fawlty Towers quiz
1975-1979

Fawlty Towers: Characters & Catchphrases

Actors, catchphrases and the unforgettable staff and guests of Basil's Torquay hotel.

Medium 12 questions
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About this quiz

This Fawlty Towers quiz is about the people who made the hotel what it was, on screen and off. You'll need to know who played Sybil, Polly and Manuel, how Basil excuses Manuel's blunders, the two elderly ladies who never leave and the chef who arrives in series two. There are also questions on John Cleese's earlier comedy career and Andrew Sachs's background.

12 multiple-choice questions, rated medium. Answer them all and you get your score, with every correct answer revealed at the end. Hosting a quiz night? The printable Fawlty Towers: Characters & Catchphrases quiz has a question sheet for players and a separate answer sheet for the quizmaster.

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  1. Which actor played the Spanish waiter Manuel?
  2. Which actress played Basil's domineering wife Sybil?
  3. Which actress played the resourceful maid Polly Sherman?
  4. What excuse does Basil habitually give to explain Manuel's mistakes?
  5. What is Manuel’s stock one-word reply when he does not understand something?
  6. The two elderly permanent-resident ladies are Miss Tibbs and Miss who?
  7. In which country was Andrew Sachs, who played Manuel, actually born?
  8. What is the first name of the cockney chef introduced in the second series?
  9. Of which famous comedy team was John Cleese a founding member?
  10. Connie Booth, who played Polly, co-wrote Fawlty Towers with which of her co-stars?
  11. What is the surname of Basil and Sybil, the couple who run the hotel?
  12. In what role does Manuel work at the hotel?

Fawlty Towers (BBC Two, 1975-1979), created by John Cleese and Connie Booth. Setting: Torquay, Devon.

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