Q 01/05

Which city does everyone cite to excuse waiter Manuel, a line Manuel himself once falls back on?

A) Madrid

B) Barcelona

C) Salamanca

D) Valencia

Answer · why

B) Barcelona

Barcelona is the all-purpose excuse for Manuel's blunders, and Manuel himself once resorted to it. The Swedish pop group I'm from Barcelona took its n...

Q 02/05

Which order does concussed Basil keep giving his staff as German guests arrive, then break himself?

A) Don't mention the war

B) Don't upset the Major

C) Don't tell him, Pike

D) Don't panic

Answer · why

A) Don't mention the war

Don't mention the war is the rule Basil breaks within seconds, his concussion dredging up Hitler, Göring and the RAF's wartime raids while he takes lu...

Q 03/05

Which discontinued car does Basil thrash with a branch when it stalls on his dinner dash?

A) Morris Marina

B) Ford Cortina

C) Austin 1100

D) Hillman Imp

Answer · why

C) Austin 1100

The Austin 1100 Countryman takes its beating on Basil's frantic dash to fetch the main course, and the model had already ceased production when the ep...

Q 04/05

What does Manuel insist his pet, named after his boss and hidden from a health inspector, really is?

A) A chinchilla

B) A guinea pig

C) A Russian dwarf gerbil

D) A Siberian hamster

Answer · why

D) A Siberian hamster

A Siberian hamster is what Manuel calls the creature he has named Basil after his boss; he threatens to quit if the Fawltys get rid of it, and Basil i...

Q 05/05

Which Sybil actress was guest of honour when the Gleneagles Hotel reopened after a 2006 makeover?

A) Penelope Keith

B) Prunella Scales

C) Patricia Routledge

D) Wendy Craig

Answer · why

B) Prunella Scales

Prunella Scales returned to the hotel that inspired the series for its £1 million relaunch; Cleese has said Sybil was first offered to Bridget Turner,...