Q 01/05

Which epic-length rock single did Kenny Everett play fourteen times in two days on Capital Radio in 1975?

A) I'm Not in Love

B) Bohemian Rhapsody

C) Stairway to Heaven

D) Space Oddity

Answer · why

B) Bohemian Rhapsody

Bohemian Rhapsody lasted 5:55, and executives warned it was too long to be a hit. Everett's repeat plays stoked listener demand for the single.

Q 02/05

Kenny Everett voiced Charley, which kind of animal, in the 1973 Charley Says safety films for children?

A) A dog

B) A parrot

C) A rabbit

D) A cat

Answer · why

D) A cat

A cat named Charley miaowed the lesson of each film, which a little boy called Tony then translated and explained. Everett supplied every yowl.

Q 03/05

Which rock singer became a close friend of Kenny Everett after guesting on his Capital Radio breakfast show in 1974?

A) Freddie Mercury

B) Elton John

C) David Bowie

D) Bruce Springsteen

Answer · why

A) Freddie Mercury

Freddie Mercury met Everett on air in 1974, and the DJ became his adviser and mentor. The two later fell out, then made peace when both were seriously...

Q 04/05

The BBC sacked Kenny Everett from Radio 1 in 1970 for joking that a transport minister's wife had bribed whom?

A) A traffic policeman

B) A magistrate

C) A driving examiner

D) A customs officer

Answer · why

C) A driving examiner

A driving examiner was the target of the quip, made after a news item said Mary Peyton had finally passed her test after many attempts. The BBC called...

Q 05/05

Which veteran horror star played the villain opposite Kenny Everett in the spoof film Bloodbath at the House of Death?

A) Christopher Lee

B) Vincent Price

C) Peter Cushing

D) Donald Pleasence

Answer · why

B) Vincent Price

Vincent Price was credited only as the Sinister Man, a 700-year-old Satanic priest. Everett's one starring feature sent up The Amityville Horror, Alie...