Q 01/05

Which actor, Riff Raff in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, was the first host of The Crystal Maze?

A) Tim Curry

B) Richard O'Brien

C) Barry Humphries

D) Meat Loaf

Answer · why

B) Richard O'Brien

Richard O'Brien presented the first four series, and his asides straight to camera began as jokes with the cameramen that the producers then asked him...

Q 02/05

What happened to a Crystal Maze contestant still inside a game cell when the time limit ran out?

A) They were locked in

B) They restarted the game

C) They went straight home

D) They forfeited the prize

Answer · why

A) They were locked in

They were locked in, crystal or no crystal, and stayed there unless the captain gave up one of the team's hard-won crystals to buy their freedom.

Q 03/05

Inside the Crystal Dome on The Crystal Maze, tokens of which colour cancelled out a team's gold ones?

A) Black

B) Green

C) Silver

D) Bronze

Answer · why

C) Silver

Silver tokens each wiped one gold from the count, which is why a team grabbing blindly in the swirl could end the final challenge with a total below z...

Q 04/05

The Crystal Maze was devised after plans for a British version of which French series fell through?

A) Fort Boyard

B) Intervilles

C) Le Schmilblick

D) Jeux Sans Frontières

Answer · why

A) Fort Boyard

Fort Boyard's sea fortress was being refurbished in 1989, so creator Jacques Antoine sketched a new format built around a glass dome, and the concept ...

Q 05/05

Which star of The IT Crowd became host of The Crystal Maze when it was revived in 2017?

A) Chris O'Dowd

B) Matt Berry

C) Katherine Parkinson

D) Richard Ayoade

Answer · why

D) Richard Ayoade

Richard Ayoade got the job after the 2016 special's presenter turned down the full series, and his deadpan style drew comparisons with Moss, the awkwa...