Q 01/05

Which fast-food chain was accused of copying Viz's Top Tips in a 1996 advertising campaign?

A) Burger King

B) McDonald's

C) Pizza Hut

D) Little Chef

Answer · why

B) McDonald's

McDonald's ran adverts whose money-saving tips matched Viz's almost word for word, including one about getting shirts laundered by donating them and b...

Q 02/05

In which English city did Chris Donald start Viz from a bedroom in his parents' Jesmond home?

A) Sunderland

B) Middlesbrough

C) Newcastle

D) Carlisle

Answer · why

C) Newcastle

Newcastle gave Viz its Geordie voice, and the comic is still full of in-jokes about people and places around the city. The first issue was a 12-page f...

Q 03/05

Which Spice Girl appeared in the critically panned 2004 film based on Viz's Fat Slags strip?

A) Emma Bunton

B) Melanie Chisholm

C) Victoria Beckham

D) Geri Halliwell

Answer · why

D) Geri Halliwell

Geri Halliwell played Paige, assistant to the media billionaire at the centre of the plot. Naomi Campbell and Dolph Lundgren also turned up, and Viz's...

Q 04/05

Which position does Billy the Fish, a human head on a fish's body, play in Viz's football strip?

A) Centre-forward

B) Goalkeeper

C) Left winger

D) Centre-half

Answer · why

B) Goalkeeper

Goalkeeper is an odd job for a player with fins instead of hands, but Billy floats about five feet off the ground and steers with his tail. He also sp...

Q 05/05

RAF Jaguar bombers carried nose art of Viz characters such as Johnny Fartpants during which conflict?

A) The Falklands War

B) The Kosovo War

C) The Gulf War

D) The Iraq War

Answer · why

C) The Gulf War

The Gulf War of 1991 saw RAF crews paint Johnny Fartpants and Buster Gonad on the noses of their jets. Viz was then near its sales peak as one of Brit...