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Rising Damp Quiz

A Rising Damp quiz ·15 questions · Difficulty: Hard· 1974-1978. Circle one answer per question.

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  1. 1. Which actor plays the seedy landlord Rupert Rigsby?

    A) Ronnie Barker
    B) Wilfrid Brambell
    C) Leonard Rossiter
    D) Arthur Lowe
  2. 2. What is the name of Rigsby's cat?

    A) Vienna
    B) Tiddles
    C) Napoleon
    D) Rasputin
  3. 3. Which lodger claims to be the son of an African chief?

    A) Alan
    B) Rigsby
    C) Spooner
    D) Philip
  4. 4. What does the lodger Alan study?

    A) Law
    B) Medicine
    C) Engineering
    D) Art
  5. 5. Which actress plays the refined spinster Miss Jones?

    A) Prunella Scales
    B) Wendy Craig
    C) Frances de la Tour
    D) Patricia Routledge
  6. 6. Rising Damp was adapted from which stage play by Eric Chappell?

    A) The Bedsit
    B) Damp Squib
    C) The Landlord
    D) The Banana Box
  7. 7. Which company produced Rising Damp for ITV?

    A) Granada
    B) Yorkshire Television
    C) Thames
    D) LWT
  8. 8. Who created and wrote Rising Damp?

    A) Eric Chappell
    B) Johnny Speight
    C) Carla Lane
    D) Jimmy Perry
  9. 9. What is Miss Jones's first name?

    A) Brenda
    B) Joan
    C) Marlene
    D) Ruth
  10. 10. Rigsby harbours a hopeless, unrequited crush on which character?

    A) Alan
    B) Philip
    C) Miss Jones
    D) Brenda
  11. 11. How many series of Rising Damp were made?

    A) Three
    B) Four
    C) Five
    D) Six
  12. 12. Which award did Rising Damp win in 1978?

    A) BAFTA for Best Situation Comedy
    B) The Golden Rose of Montreux
    C) An International Emmy
    D) A British Comedy Award
  13. 13. Richard Beckinsale, who played Alan, also starred in which other classic sitcom?

    A) Steptoe and Son
    B) Dad's Army
    C) Porridge
    D) The Good Life
  14. 14. In which decade was Rising Damp first broadcast?

    A) 1950s
    B) 1960s
    C) 1980s
    D) 1970s
  15. 15. In the 1980 film version, where is Philip actually revealed to be from?

    A) Nigeria
    B) Croydon
    C) Leeds
    D) Peckham
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Rising Damp Quiz: Answers

  1. 1. C - Leonard Rossiter
  2. 2. A - Vienna
  3. 3. D - Philip
  4. 4. B - Medicine
  5. 5. C - Frances de la Tour
  6. 6. D - The Banana Box
  7. 7. B - Yorkshire Television
  8. 8. A - Eric Chappell
  9. 9. D - Ruth
  10. 10. C - Miss Jones
  11. 11. B - Four
  12. 12. A - BAFTA for Best Situation Comedy
  13. 13. C - Porridge
  14. 14. D - 1970s
  15. 15. B - Croydon

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