Q 01/05

Which Big Bang Theory physicist 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 catchphrase reached biology: in 2012 Brazilian researchers named a newly discovered orchid bee Euglossa bazinga after it.

Q 02/05

Which rumpled LAPD lieutenant 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 a typewriter fix: a scene ran short, and rather than retype it, Levinson and Link sent him back through the door.

Q 03/05

Which prime minister declared 'The lady's not for turning' in a 1980 party conference speech?

A) Margaret Thatcher

B) Indira Gandhi

C) Golda Meir

D) Gro Harlem Brundtland

Answer · why

A) Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher's line came from her speechwriter, playwright Ronald Millar, who built it as a pun on Christopher Fry's 1948 play The Lady's Not for...

Q 04/05

Which Bedrock resident yells 'Yabba dabba doo!'?

A) Barney Rubble

B) Bamm-Bamm Rubble

C) Fred Flintstone

D) Mr. Slate

Answer · why

C) Fred Flintstone

Fred Flintstone once sold cigarettes: Winston sponsored the show when it began, and the characters appeared in its TV commercials.

Q 05/05

Which BBC2 children's show 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 topped the UK chart in December 1997 with 'Teletubbies say Eh-oh!', until the Spice Girls' 'Too Much' pushed it to number two for Christma...