Q 01/05

Which Big Bang Theory physicist, played by Jim Parsons, follows his pranks with a triumphant 'Bazinga!'?

A) Leonard Hofstadter

B) Sheldon Cooper

C) Howard Wolowitz

D) Raj Koothrappali

Answer · why

B) Sheldon Cooper

Sheldon Cooper's 'Bazinga!' is now an officially registered Warner Bros. trademark. In 2012 a newly discovered bee species was even named Euglossa baz...

Q 02/05

Which rumpled LAPD lieutenant, played by Peter Falk, turned back at the door with 'Just one more thing'?

A) Kojak

B) Ironside

C) Baretta

D) Columbo

Answer · why

D) Columbo

Columbo's 'Just one more thing' was born of laziness: creators Levinson and Link had a stage scene that ran short and could not face retyping it, so t...

Q 03/05

Which prime minister told the 1980 Conservative conference 'The lady's not for turning'?

A) Margaret Thatcher

B) Edward Heath

C) John Major

D) Harold Macmillan

Answer · why

A) Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher never got the joke: speechwriter Ronald Millar was punning on Christopher Fry's 1948 play The Lady's Not for Burning, and she missed...

Q 04/05

Which Bedrock quarry worker yells 'Yabba dabba doo!', a cry that began as his club's cheer?

A) Barney Rubble

B) George Jetson

C) Fred Flintstone

D) Mr. Slate

Answer · why

C) Fred Flintstone

Fred Flintstone's voice actor Alan Reed said the phrase came from his mother's saying 'A little dab'll do ya', probably borrowed from a Brylcreem comm...

Q 05/05

Which BBC2 children's show, first aired on 31 March 1997, has four toddler-like characters who greet with 'Eh-oh!'?

A) Tweenies

B) Teletubbies

C) Boohbah

D) In the Night Garden

Answer · why

B) Teletubbies

Teletubbies say 'Eh-oh!', a single based on the theme song, reached number 1 in December 1997 and sold over a million copies. It remains the character...