Only Fools and Horses Trivia
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50 free Only Fools and Horses trivia questions with answers — entertainment quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
John Sullivan's sitcom about two Peckham brothers and their three-wheeled van ran from 1981 to 2003 and drew 24.3 million viewers for a single episode, still the record for a British sitcom. These Only Fools and Horses trivia questions cover the casting of Del Boy, Grandad and Uncle Albert, the Nag's Head regulars, the chandelier, the bar flap, the Harrison watch and the spin-offs. Every answer is sourced, with a short explanation so you learn something even when you miss.
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Q 01In 'Tea for Three', how does Rodney get revenge after Del leaves him burnt on a sunbed?
A hang-gliding trip
A hang-gliding trip, sprung on Del as a birthday surprise, sends him off a hillside and missing for more than twelve hours.
Q 02In which south-east London district is Only Fools and Horses set?
Peckham
Peckham is home to the Trotters, yet the BBC's head of comedy was cool on the idea until he read a draft script and ordered a series.
Q 03Who played Del Boy Trotter?
David Jason
David Jason was a late choice for Del: the producer only considered him after watching a repeat of Open All Hours.
Q 04Which actor, an early preference for Del Boy, instead played corrupt policeman Roy Slater?
Jim Broadbent
Jim Broadbent had to turn down Del Boy because of other commitments, and his crooked detective Slater ended up behind bars.
Q 05Which Reliant model is the Trotters' yellow van in Only Fools and Horses?
Regal
Regal is the model, a Supervan III, though even the BBC's own comedy guide called the van a Robin, the Regal's 1973 successor.
Q 06Under what business name does Del Boy trade in Only Fools and Horses?
Trotters Independent Traders
Trotters Independent Traders sells from a suitcase or the back of the van, like the market fly-pitchers who inspired the character.
Q 07What is the name of the Trotters' tower block in Only Fools and Horses?
Nelson Mandela House
Nelson Mandela House was home again by 2001, after the Trotters lost their 1996 fortune in a stock market crash.
Q 08Who played Grandad in the first three series of Only Fools and Horses?
Lennard Pearce
Lennard Pearce died in 1984 while the fourth series was being filmed, so Grandad was written out with an on-screen funeral.
Q 09Which Only Fools and Horses episode wrote in Grandad's death after the actor who played him died?
Strained Relations
Strained Relations was written at short notice because the writer chose to face Grandad's death on screen rather than recast the role.
Q 10Who played Uncle Albert in Only Fools and Horses?
Buster Merryfield
Buster Merryfield spent nearly 40 years in banking before turning professional at 57, and his white 'Captain Birdseye' beard helped win him the part.
Q 11How is Uncle Albert related to Grandad in Only Fools and Horses?
His younger brother
His younger brother Albert turned up at Grandad's funeral and ended up moving in with Del and Rodney.
Q 12In Only Fools and Horses, what name does Trigger insist on calling Rodney?
Dave
Dave is what Trigger calls Rodney even after Rodney corrects him in 'Homesick', and the name sticks for the rest of the run.
Q 13What is Trigger's job in Only Fools and Horses?
Road sweeper
Road sweeper Trigger boasts of keeping the same broom for 20 years, though it has had 17 new heads and 14 new handles.
Q 21In 'The Jolly Boys' Outing', what does the radio Del supplied do to the gang's coach?
Blows it up
Blows it up: the dodgy radio ignites the fuel line, stranding the whole gang overnight at the seaside.
Q 22In which Only Fools and Horses episode do the Trotters smash a priceless chandelier?
A Touch of Glass
A Touch of Glass has Del and Rodney up ladders holding a sheet under one chandelier while Grandad unscrews a different one.
Q 23What did Del bottle and sell as a premium local brand in 'Mother Nature's Son'?
Tap water
Tap water was the product, and in 2004 newspapers mocked Coca-Cola's Dasani with the episode after it proved to be purified mains water.
Q 14Which character was given the spin-off series The Green Green Grass?
Boycie
Boycie gives evidence against the Driscoll brothers, then flees with Marlene and son Tyler to a farm in Shropshire.
Q 15Which Only Fools and Horses character is an affable Liverpudlian lorry driver often conned by Del?
Denzil
Denzil once lost his redundancy money when Del spent it on louvre doors that nobody wanted and that turned out to be stolen.
Q 16What is the name of the Trotters' local pub in Only Fools and Horses?
The Nag's Head
The Nag's Head lost its landlord Mike to jail, and Sid from the grubby local cafe took over behind the bar.
Q 17What is the name of Del Boy's long-term partner, introduced in the 1988 special 'Dates'?
Raquel
Raquel turns out to have been married to Del's old school enemy, the crooked detective Roy Slater.
Q 18In which Only Fools and Horses episode does Rodney first meet Cassandra?
Yuppy Love
Yuppy Love is where Rodney meets her on a computer course, and by the end of that series the two are married.
Q 19What is the name of Del Boy's son?
Damien
Damien was Rodney's own sly suggestion, and to his horror the parents loved it; he goes on having nightmares that his nephew is the son of Satan.
Q 20What made the Trotters rich in the Only Fools and Horses episode 'Time on Our Hands'?
A Harrison watch
A Harrison watch, an 18th-century marine timekeeper found in their garage, sold at Sotheby's for £6.2 million.
Q 24In which episode do Del and Rodney dress up as Batman and Robin?
Heroes and Villains
Heroes and Villains sends them to a fancy-dress party that turns out to be a wake, but on the way the costumes scare off a gang of muggers.
Q 25Which two celebrities made cameos in the 1991 two-part special 'Miami Twice'?
Richard Branson and Barry Gibb
Richard Branson and Barry Gibb pop up as Del, a dead ringer for a Miami Mafia boss, is lined up by the mob as his decoy.
Q 26Who performed the closing-credits song for 'The Jolly Boys' Outing'?
Chas & Dave
Chas & Dave had been in line to sing the main theme years earlier, but the writer ended up singing both theme songs himself.
Q 27What is the title of Only Fools and Horses' closing theme song, used from the second series?
Hooky Street
Hooky Street was sung by the writer himself, not Nicholas Lyndhurst as many assume, after the first series had used an instrumental theme.
Q 28Which word completes the saying 'only fools and horses ___'?
Work
Work completes the obscure saying, and after an instrumental first series, the writer composed a theme song to explain the phrase.
Q 29Which ITV drama's success did John Sullivan believe got Only Fools and Horses accepted?
Minder
Minder, starring George Cole as wheeler-dealer Arthur Daley, had a similar premise and was also set in modern-day London.
Q 30Which sitcom did John Sullivan write before creating Only Fools and Horses?
Citizen Smith
Citizen Smith had already used the phrase 'Only Fools and Horses' as a 1979 episode title, and the writer liked it enough to reuse it.