Q 01/05

Which officer commands Trumpton's fire brigade and calls the famous roll of his men's names?

A) Captain Snort

B) Captain Flack

C) Captain Pugwash

D) Captain Scarlet

Answer · why

B) Captain Flack

Captain Flack leads the brigade, and to his annoyance his men are sent to every kind of emergency except the one they trained for.

Q 02/05

Why did the makers of Trumpton never let the fire brigade tackle a real blaze?

A) The BBC thought it too scary

B) Flames were hard to animate

C) The model engine kept breaking

D) Parents had complained to the BBC

Answer · why

B) Flames were hard to animate

Flames were hard to animate, along with water and smoke, so the firemen were called out to all sorts of minor mishaps instead.

Q 03/05

Which Play School presenter narrated Trumpton and also sang the songs of its characters?

A) Johnny Ball

B) Derek Griffiths

C) Brian Cant

D) Oliver Postgate

Answer · why

C) Brian Cant

Brian Cant spent 21 years on Play School, and a 2007 poll named his the best-loved voice in UK children's television.

Q 04/05

In Trumpton's fire brigade roll call, which surname is heard twice because two firemen are twins?

A) Dibble

B) Grubb

C) Cuthbert

D) Pugh

Answer · why

D) Pugh

Pugh is called twice for the brigade's twin brothers, and the series' creator was firm that neither of them was named Hugh.

Q 05/05

What did Trumpton's creator do with nearly all of the original puppets and sets years later?

A) Burned them

B) Sold them at auction

C) Gave them to the BBC

D) Left them to a museum

Answer · why

A) Burned them

He burned them, and the lone survivor, a soldier from Camberwick Green, later failed to reach its reserve price at Christie's.