Q 01/05

Which hit BBC comedy began as Phoebe Waller-Bridge's one-woman show at the 2013 Edinburgh Fringe?

A) Killing Eve

B) Fleabag

C) Crashing

D) Chewing Gum

Answer · why

B) Fleabag

Fleabag won a Fringe First award on its Edinburgh debut, and its creator was named the first-ever President of the Fringe Society in 2021.

Q 02/05

Which Netflix drama did Richard Gadd adapt from the one-man show he premiered at the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe?

A) Adolescence

B) The Queen's Gambit

C) Sex Education

D) Baby Reindeer

Answer · why

D) Baby Reindeer

Baby Reindeer went on to win six Emmys, with Gadd winning for both his writing and his lead performance.

Q 03/05

Which TV game show did comedian Alex Horne first stage as a live show at the 2010 Edinburgh Fringe?

A) Taskmaster

B) Mock the Week

C) The Last Leg

D) Pointless

Answer · why

A) Taskmaster

Taskmaster grew out of Horne's envy of his close friend Tim Key, who had won the Edinburgh Comedy Award the year before.

Q 04/05

Which hit pop musical was first staged by Cambridge University students at the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe?

A) Heathers

B) Hamilton

C) Six

D) & Juliet

Answer · why

C) Six

Six, the pop musical about Henry VIII's wives, sold out its student run and went on to the West End and Broadway, despite winning no major awards at t...

Q 05/05

Underbelly's best-known Edinburgh Fringe venue is a giant purple inflatable shaped like which upside-down animal?

A) A pig

B) A cow

C) A sheep

D) A goat

Answer · why

B) A cow

A cow is the mascot of every Underbelly venue, and the upside-down tent, the Udderbelly, later lent its name to a festival on London's South Bank.