Friday Quiz Answers 31/01/2025

1. Which long-running British soap opera first aired on December 9, 1960?
   Answer: Coronation Street.

2. What was the name of the pub at the heart of EastEnders?
   Answer: The Queen Vic (The Queen Victoria).

3. Which TV duo hosted SM:TV Live in the late 1990s?
   Answer: Ant & Dec.

4. Which 1990s UK sitcom followed the lives of three misfit priests on Craggy Island?
   Answer: Father Ted.

5. Who played David Brent in The Office (UK)?
   Answer: Ricky Gervais.

6. Which game show, originally hosted by Richard O’Brien, featured teams navigating themed zones to collect crystals?
   Answer: The Crystal Maze.

7. Which British sci-fi show, first aired in 1978, followed a group of rebels fighting against the totalitarian Federation?
   Answer: Blake's 7.

8. Which detective drama, set in Oxford, starred John Thaw as a brilliant but grumpy inspector?
   Answer: Inspector Morse.

9. Which comedy series, starring Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley, followed the chaotic lives of PR guru Edina and her best friend Patsy?
   Answer: Absolutely Fabulous (Ab Fab).

10. In Doctor Who, what is the name of the Doctor’s time-traveling spaceship?
    Answer: The TARDIS.

Bright Source Bonus Question

Q. Which lighting technology, first developed in the 1960s, became widely used in street lighting across the UK due to its efficiency and distinctive orange glow?
Answer: Low-Pressure Sodium (LPS) lamps.