Q 01/05

The Horrible Histories author set one condition for the 2009 sketch show: it had to be 'horrible, funny and' what?

A) Rude

B) True

C) Cheap

D) Short

Answer · why

B) True

True was the non-negotiable part, and the producers found that sticking closely to the historical record made the jokes easier to find.

Q 02/05

Which former actor and drama teacher wrote the Horrible Histories books, starting with two titles in 1993?

A) Anthony Horowitz

B) Terry Deary

C) Michael Morpurgo

D) Philip Ardagh

Answer · why

B) Terry Deary

Terry Deary has written 351 books that have sold more than 38 million copies in over 45 languages, and he retired from children's books in 2011.

Q 03/05

Lion Television's live-action Horrible Histories, hosted by a rat puppet, launched in 2009 on which channel?

A) Nick UK

B) CITV

C) CBBC

D) Sky Kids

Answer · why

C) CBBC

CBBC ran five series of thirteen half-hour episodes between 2009 and 2014, and still repeats the show daily.

Q 04/05

What is the name of the black rat puppet who links Horrible Histories sketches, explaining which facts are real?

A) Roland Rat

B) Rattus Rattus

C) Remy the Rat

D) Rizzo the Rat

Answer · why

B) Rattus Rattus

Rattus Rattus sometimes holds up the show's pop-up signs himself mid-sketch, and he went on to co-host the spin-off game show Gory Games.

Q 05/05

Which two titles launched the Horrible Histories books in 1993, one on a dynasty and one on an ancient people?

A) Rotten Romans and Vicious Vikings

B) Vile Victorians and Groovy Greeks

C) Terrible Tudors and Awful Egyptians

D) Stormin' Normans and Cut-throat Celts

Answer · why

C) Terrible Tudors and Awful Egyptians

Terrible Tudors and Awful Egyptians set the alliterative pattern, and the last book in the main series was announced for 2013, two decades on.