Q 01/05

Which dairy product, the pride of Midsomer Pastures, is the murder weapon in 'Schooled in Murder'?

A) A churn of butter

B) A wheel of cheese

C) A block of ice cream

D) A tub of clotted cream

Answer · why

B) A wheel of cheese

A wheel of cheese kills Debbie Moffett in the caves where Midsomer Blue is matured, the scene most often cited when the show's dark comedy comes up. T...

Q 02/05

Which instrument, played without touching it, gives the Midsomer Murders theme its eerie voice?

A) Theremin

B) Ondes Martenot

C) Musical saw

D) Moog synthesizer

Answer · why

A) Theremin

The Theremin is played by moving the hands near two antennas, one for pitch and one for volume, and the Midsomer theme is a moderate-tempo waltz writt...

Q 03/05

Midsomer takes its name from Midsomer Norton, a real town in which English county?

A) Wiltshire

B) Dorset

C) Somerset

D) Gloucestershire

Answer · why

C) Somerset

Somerset also lent the show Midsomer Wellow and Causton, which are borrowed from the real villages of Wellow and Corston. Many of the fictional villag...

Q 04/05

Which future film star played village thief Peter Drinkwater in the 2000 episode 'Judgement Day'?

A) Hugh Dancy

B) Orlando Bloom

C) Tom Hardy

D) Ben Whishaw

Answer · why

B) Orlando Bloom

Orlando Bloom played thief and lothario Peter Drinkwater in 2000, a year before Legolas made him famous. The episode unfolds around Midsomer Mallow's ...

Q 05/05

What breed is Sykes, the rescue dog in every John Barnaby episode for five years?

A) Border terrier

B) Jack Russell terrier

C) Beagle

D) West Highland terrier

Answer · why

B) Jack Russell terrier

Sykes was a Jack Russell terrier whose real owners retired him after series 18, so series 19 opened with the Barnabys at a grave in their back garden....