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Quiz about Will Hay Ask A Policeman
Quiz about Will Hay Ask A Policeman

Will Hay - "Ask A Policeman" Trivia Quiz

This 1939 Will Hay film is one of my favourites, if you enjoy it too, then you should find the quiz quite easy. Good luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by Buzby. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Buzby
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
98,488
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
9 / 15
Plays
401
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Question 1 of 15
1. What is the name of the village in which the film is set? Hint


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Question 2 of 15
2. What is the name of the character played by Will Hay? Hint


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Question 3 of 15
3. How long has he been sergeant of the village?
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Question 4 of 15
4. And how long is it since there has been any crime in the village? Hint


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Question 5 of 15
5. What is the name of Albert's girlfriend? Hint


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Question 6 of 15
6. What crime did the trio originally decide to arrest someone for? Hint


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Question 7 of 15
7. What did Harbottle do with the stopwatch? Hint


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Question 8 of 15
8. Next they decide to plant a keg of brandy on the beach to stage a smuggling. Why does Harbottle say he has brandy? Hint


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Question 9 of 15
9. What spirit is in the keg that washes up on the beach? Hint


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Question 10 of 15
10. Jerry can't remember the last line of a rhyme about the smuggling, what did Albert think it might be?

"As the tide runs low in the Smuggler's Cove, and the Headless Horseman is seen above, as he drives along with his wild hello ___________?" Hint


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Question 11 of 15
11. Whose father finally reveals the missing last line? Hint


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Question 12 of 15
12. The Headless Horseman drives into whose garage? Hint


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Question 13 of 15
13. The light that the smugglers use to steer by comes from a lighthouse.


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Question 14 of 15
14. What is the registration number of the police car? Hint


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Question 15 of 15
15. Who is responsible for the smuggling? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What is the name of the village in which the film is set?

Answer: Turnbotham Round

 'The Village Without Crime'.
2. What is the name of the character played by Will Hay?

Answer: Sergeant Dudfoot

 Graham Moffatt plays Albert Brown, and Moore Marriott plays Jerry Harbottle.
3. How long has he been sergeant of the village?

Answer: 10 years 5 weeks 4 days

 Albert has been there "12 months next muckspreading."
4. And how long is it since there has been any crime in the village?

Answer: 10 years 5 weeks 4 days

 Of course, this is not because they make a highly efficient police force!
5. What is the name of Albert's girlfriend?

Answer: Emily

 Emily was played by Glennis Lorimer.
6. What crime did the trio originally decide to arrest someone for?

Answer: Speeding

 Unfortunately, they falsely accuse and arrest the Chief Constable.
7. What did Harbottle do with the stopwatch?

Answer: Boiled it

 "I had the egg in one hand and the watch in the other, and I put the wrong one in."
8. Next they decide to plant a keg of brandy on the beach to stage a smuggling. Why does Harbottle say he has brandy?

Answer: I keep it in case I get toothache.

 According to Sergeant Dudfoot, "The only thing you're likely to get is gum ache!"
9. What spirit is in the keg that washes up on the beach?

Answer: Rum

 "There must be real smugglers."
10. Jerry can't remember the last line of a rhyme about the smuggling, what did Albert think it might be? "As the tide runs low in the Smuggler's Cove, and the Headless Horseman is seen above, as he drives along with his wild hello ___________?"

Answer: And into the garage the whole lot go.

 "You might as well say, 'they go in the garage 'cos they couldn't stop, flippety flop, flippety flop'."
11. Whose father finally reveals the missing last line?

Answer: Harbottle's

 Jerry's extremely old father reveals that the missing line is: "That's the time when the smugglers go out in their little boats to the schooner and bring back the kegs of brandy and rum and put 'em in the Devil's Cave below."
12. The Headless Horseman drives into whose garage?

Answer: The Squire's

 "Let's knock him up and tell him." "Tell him what?" "We're in his garage."
13. The light that the smugglers use to steer by comes from a lighthouse.

Answer: false

The trio are tricked into hanging the light from the top of their own police station, by a sob story about a lighthouse keeper's sick granny.
14. What is the registration number of the police car?

Answer: FN8429

 "Did you get that number?" "Got it, we've had it all the time?"
15. Who is responsible for the smuggling?

Answer: The Squire

 The Squire was played by Charles Olive.
Source: Author Buzby

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