The Ultimate Dad's Army Quiz Book

By Nigel Freestone

Are you a fan of the classic British sitcom Dad’s Army? Do you miss the slapstick humour and camaraderie of the well-drawn characters? Is this iconic TV show one of your all-time favourites? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you are certain to enjoy The Ultimate Dad’s Army Quiz Book.

What is the name of the fictional town where Dad’s Army is set? Which legendary wartime music hall star sang the Dad’s Army’s signature tune for which he was paid a fee of 100 guineas? How many TV episodes in total were made of the programme? The answers to these and many more thought provoking-questions can all be found in this new quiz book.

Dip inside and test your knowledge of the characters and the actors who brought them to life, the writers, locations and individual episodes. Travel back in time and lose yourself in the nostalgia, pathos and word play of one of the most successful and best-loved British sitcoms of all time, Dad’s Army.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Apex Publishing Limited
• Release date: Jan 9, 2013
• ISBN: 9781909143869

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Dad’s Army - Introduction

Questions

Who created and wrote Dad’s Army?

What was the original title of Dad’s Army?

What was the original fictional location of Dad’s Army?

David Croft wanted the titles of Dad’s Army to include newsreel footage from the Second World War, including scenes of bombing raids, refugees, Nazi troops and Nuremberg rallies. True or False?

Who wrote the signature tune for Dad’s Army?

Which legendary war-time music hall star sang Dad’s Army’s signature tune for which he was paid a fee of 100 guineas?

In what year was Dad’s Army first shown on TV?

What is the name of the fictional town where Dad’s Army is set?

The first episode of Dad’s Army mirrored the real life events that began on Tuesday 12th May of which year, with the announcement of the formation of the Local Defence Volunteers?

The voice of which politician is heard in the first episode of Dad’s Army announcing the formation of the Local Defence Volunteers?

Excluding the writers’ and actors’ fees how much did it cost to make the first episode of Dad’s Army?

What is the title of the first-ever TV episode of Dad’s Army?

How many TV episodes of Dad’s Army were initially commissioned by the BBC?

Dad’s Army ran for how many series on TV?

In what year was the final episode of Dad’s Army broadcast?

Most of the out door scenes of Dad’s Army were filmed around which Norfolk town?

The BBC held a poll in 2004 to find Britain’s Best Sitcom. In what position was Dad’s Army voted into?

The voice of which old Gaumont-British newsreader from the 1930s and 1940s was used to supply some suitably