Comedy Classics Pub Quiz

Keeping Up Appearances Quiz

A Keeping Up Appearances quiz ·15 questions · Difficulty: Medium· 1990-1995. Circle one answer per question.

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1. Who plays Hyacinth Bucket?

A) Penelope Keith
B) Patricia Routledge
C) Wendy Craig
D) Thora Hird
2. How does Hyacinth insist her surname is pronounced?

A) Bouquet
B) Beauchamp
C) Bosquet
D) Buckingham
3. Who created and wrote Keeping Up Appearances?

A) John Sullivan
B) Jimmy Perry
C) Roy Clarke
D) Carla Lane
4. What is the name of Hyacinth's long-suffering husband?

A) Roger
B) Rupert
C) Robert
D) Richard
5. How does Hyacinth always answer the telephone?

A) 'Bouquet household, Mrs Bouquet speaking.'
B) 'The Bouquet residence, the lady of the house speaking.'
C) 'Hyacinth Bouquet, how may I help you?'
D) 'Residence of Mr and Mrs Bouquet, good morning.'
6. Which of these is NOT one of Hyacinth's sisters?

A) Daisy
B) Rose
C) Lily
D) Violet
7. Which sister is "the one with a Mercedes, swimming pool, sauna and room for a pony"?

A) Violet
B) Daisy
C) Rose
D) None of them, Hyacinth made her up
8. What is the name of Hyacinth's beloved but never-seen son?

A) Sebastian
B) Tarquin
C) Crispin
D) Sheridan
9. What are Hyacinth's dreaded "executive-style" dinner parties called?

A) Soirées
B) Candlelight suppers
C) Finger buffets
D) Musical evenings
10. Which neighbour is regularly summoned for coffee, only to spill it in a fit of nerves?

A) Mrs Barker-Finch
B) Mrs Nugent
C) Elizabeth
D) The vicar's wife
11. Why is Emmet so terrified of bumping into Hyacinth?

A) She sings at him
B) She wants to borrow money
C) She thinks he is a burglar
D) She makes him take his shoes off
12. What clapped-out car do Onslow and Daisy turn up in?

A) A Morris Minor
B) A Hillman Imp
C) A Vauxhall Viva
D) A Ford Cortina
13. Hyacinth is forever receiving wrong-number calls meant for what?

A) A taxi firm
B) A Chinese takeaway
C) The local vet
D) A betting shop
14. How many series of Keeping Up Appearances were made?

A) Four
B) Six
C) Five
D) Seven
15. Who plays Daisy's idle husband Onslow?

A) Geoffrey Hughes
B) Brian Glover
C) Bernard Hill
D) Peter Armitage

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Answer Sheet

Keeping Up Appearances Quiz: Answers

1. B - Patricia Routledge
2. A - Bouquet
3. C - Roy Clarke
4. D - Richard
5. B - 'The Bouquet residence, the lady of the house speaking.'
6. C - Lily
7. A - Violet
8. D - Sheridan
9. B - Candlelight suppers
10. C - Elizabeth
11. A - She sings at him
12. D - A Ford Cortina
13. B - A Chinese takeaway
14. C - Five
15. A - Geoffrey Hughes