Bruce Forsyth - Didn't He Do Well? Quiz

Answer: London

Bruce Joseph Forsyth-Johnson was born in Edmonton in north London. He entered show business aged 14 under the name Boy Bruce, the Mighty Atom.

Answer: 1930s

As a boy, Bruce Forsyth sang and danced on a BBC talent show, possibly called "Come And Be Televised", broadcast in 1939 from Radiolympia. In 2012 he was recognised by "Guinness World Records" as having the longest television career of any male entertainer.

Answer: Sunday Night at the London Palladium

Notable for its star guests, "Sunday Night at the London Palladium" included a segment called "Beat the Clock" in which couples drawn from the audience competed against each other in a series of games. The show made Bruce Forsyth famous, along with his first catchphrase "I'm in charge".

Answer: Anthea Redfern

Forsyth was married to his first wife, Penny Calvert, by whom he had three daughters, from 1953 to 1973. He and Anthea Redfern were married from 1973 to 1979 and had two daughters. A former beauty queen and Playboy Bunny, Anthea had met Bruce at a Miss Lovely Legs competition before winning the job of co-hosting "The Generation Game".

Answer: Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Set at the time of the Battle of Britain, "Bedknobs and Broomsticks" was the story of three evacuated London children, a trainee witch and their search for a spell to save the country from Nazi invasion. Bruce Forsyth played Swinburne, henchman of the Bookman, who was also seeking the spell.

Answer: Play Your Cards Right

"Play Your Cards Right" was based on the American TV show "Card Sharks". The Brucie Bonus went to the competing couple who won each of the two games played in the first half of the show.

Answer: Miss Puerto Rico

Wilnelia Merced won the Miss World title in 1975. She and Bruce Forsyth were both judges of the 1980 Miss World competition. They married in 1983 and had a son together.

Answer: Strictly Come Dancing

Bruce continued as main presenter of "Strictly", an ideal showcase for his dancing background and his skill at controlling live events, until 2013, returning for later Christmas and charity specials. Known as "Dancing With The Stars" in the USA, the format was sold to over forty countries, becoming one of the most successful TV shows ever.

Answer: Supermarket

"Slinger's Day" ran for two series in 1986 and 1987. It followed on from "Tripper's Day", a programme starring Leonard Rossiter, who had died before it was broadcast.

Answer: Landscape Gardener

Joseph Forsyth-Johnson, former curator of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Belfast, went to America in 1885. He was employed as superintendent of horticulture for Prospect Park in Brooklyn before working in Atlanta and in Charlotte, North Carolina. His own great-grandfather, William Forsyth, was a founder member of the Royal Horticultural Society and gave his name to the plant genus Forsythia.