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Rising Damp: Characters & Catchphrases Quiz

A Rising Damp quiz ·12 questions · Difficulty: Easy· 1974-1978. Circle one answer per question.

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  1. 1. What is landlord Rigsby's first name?

    A) Rupert
    B) Reginald
    C) Robert
    D) Rodney
  2. 2. Which actor played the sophisticated lodger Philip?

    A) Leonard Rossiter
    B) Don Warrington
    C) Richard Beckinsale
    D) Denholm Elliott
  3. 3. Which actor played the young medical student Alan?

    A) Don Warrington
    B) Leonard Rossiter
    C) Richard Beckinsale
    D) David Jason
  4. 4. In the stage play the show was based on, what was the landlord called instead of Rigsby?

    A) Rumbold
    B) Rigby
    C) Rookwood
    D) Rooksby
  5. 5. What sort of lodgings does Rigsby rent to his tenants?

    A) Shabby bedsits
    B) Luxury flats
    C) Holiday chalets
    D) Student halls
  6. 6. What best describes Rigsby's attitude to money?

    A) Generous
    B) Miserly
    C) Carefree
    D) Reckless
  7. 7. Where does the refined Miss Jones work?

    A) At a hospital
    B) At a bank
    C) At a college
    D) At a library
  8. 8. The house is a run-down townhouse from which era?

    A) Georgian
    B) Edwardian
    C) Tudor
    D) Victorian
  9. 9. Leonard Rossiter, who played Rigsby, also starred as which other famous comic character?

    A) Reginald Perrin
    B) Basil Fawlty
    C) Captain Mainwaring
    D) Del Boy
  10. 10. Don Warrington later became well known as the Commissioner in which long-running BBC drama?

    A) Casualty
    B) Death in Paradise
    C) Midsomer Murders
    D) Doc Martin
  11. 11. The naive, idealistic Alan frequently clashes with which of Rigsby's traits?

    A) His generosity
    B) His shyness
    C) His prejudice
    D) His wealth
  12. 12. How is Rigsby generally characterised in his dealings with his tenants?

    A) Warm and caring
    B) Distant and absent
    C) Formal and professional
    D) Nosy and interfering
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Rising Damp: Characters & Catchphrases Quiz: Answers

  1. 1. A - Rupert
  2. 2. B - Don Warrington
  3. 3. C - Richard Beckinsale
  4. 4. D - Rooksby
  5. 5. A - Shabby bedsits
  6. 6. B - Miserly
  7. 7. C - At a college
  8. 8. D - Victorian
  9. 9. A - Reginald Perrin
  10. 10. B - Death in Paradise
  11. 11. C - His prejudice
  12. 12. D - Nosy and interfering

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