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Will Hay Films Trivia Quiz

The "Master of Comedy". Here are ten questions based upon the films of Will Hay.

A multiple-choice quiz by Steamhammer. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Steamhammer

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
98,284

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
319

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Question 1 of 10

1. In the film "Oh, Mr. Porter", where was the location of the railway station? Hint

Buggleskelly

Bigglesnelly

Buggleswick

Bogglekelly

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Question 2 of 10

2. In "Hey! Hey! USA", which famous American comedy actor of the 1930's starred alongside Will Hay? Hint

Edgar Kennedy

Charlie Chaplin

Stan Laurel

Oliver Hardy

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Question 3 of 10

3. In which film did Will Hay turn up as a prison governor? Hint

Oh, Mr Porter

Dandy Dick

Hey! Hey! USA

Convict 99

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Question 4 of 10

4. In which film does Will Hay play the part of Professor Tibbetts? Hint

River Man

The Man with the Bones

Boney on the Water

Old Bones of the River

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Question 5 of 10

5. In which film was Hay transported to Scotland to "Teach for Victory"? Hint

The Ghost of St. Michael's

Go North, Young Man

Bonnie Scotland

Where's Scotland?

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of Hay's films originated as a propaganda short for the Ministry of Information? Hint

Stepping Out, Adolf Style

The Gander Steps Forward

The Goose Steps Out

Goosey, Goosey, Gander

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Question 7 of 10

7. A thief, apparently cutting the Mona Lisa out of its frame and escaping with it, is the tease opening for which 1937 Hay film? Hint

Morning, Chaps!

Good Evening Lads

Boys Will be Boys

Good Morning Boys

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Question 8 of 10

8. In which film does Hay play Benjamin Stubbins, an impoverished solicitor and black sheep of the family? Hint

There's a Will

Where There's a Will

Wills A Plenty

Black Sheep of Whitehall

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Question 9 of 10

9. In which film, set on the high seas, does Hay unite for the first time with Moore Marriott and Graham Moffat? Hint

High Sea Capers

High Jinks on the High Seas

Windbag the Sailor

Windup the Sailor

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Question 10 of 10

10. What was the title of Hay's first film? Hint

Those Are The Days

Days of Old

The Good Old Days

Those Were The Days

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In the film "Oh, Mr. Porter", where was the location of the railway station?

Answer: Buggleskelly

In popular and critical esteem, "Oh, Mr. Porter" has always been THE favourite among Hay's films, and the one for which he is most widely remembered.

2. In "Hey! Hey! USA", which famous American comedy actor of the 1930's starred alongside Will Hay?

Answer: Edgar Kennedy

Hay, the master of niggling irascibility, meets Edgar Kennedy, the master of smouldering rage.

3. In which film did Will Hay turn up as a prison governor?

Answer: Convict 99

A job Hay obtained when mistaken for another candidate of the same name. His arrival at the prison coincides with a mutiny among the inmates.

4. In which film does Will Hay play the part of Professor Tibbetts?

Answer: Old Bones of the River

Hay brings education to the luckless natives in this film. First seen learning African with the aid of a gramophone, he is duped by a villainous African prince into smuggling gin.

5. In which film was Hay transported to Scotland to "Teach for Victory"?

Answer: The Ghost of St. Michael's

This was Hay's first film for Ealing Studios. St. Michael's school has been evacuated to the Isle of Skye for the wartime emergency, taking over an ancient Scottish castle.

6. Which of Hay's films originated as a propaganda short for the Ministry of Information?

Answer: The Goose Steps Out

This film was a rather crude jingoistic comedy typical of wartime.

7. A thief, apparently cutting the Mona Lisa out of its frame and escaping with it, is the tease opening for which 1937 Hay film?

Answer: Good Morning Boys

This film contains quintessential Hay schoolroom comedy.

8. In which film does Hay play Benjamin Stubbins, an impoverished solicitor and black sheep of the family?

Answer: Where There's a Will

Hay, as Stubbins, becomes a pawn in a drearily hackneyed plot in which some American gangsters (unconvincingly played) use his office to get at a bank safe.

9. In which film, set on the high seas, does Hay unite for the first time with Moore Marriott and Graham Moffat?

Answer: Windbag the Sailor

As Captain Ben Cutlet, this film gives Hay a tailor-made role as a supposed old sea salt who has in fact skippered nothing more formidable than a canal barge.

10. What was the title of Hay's first film?

Answer: Those Were The Days

An adaptation of an Arthur Pinero play, which must have looked dated even in the early 1930's, seemed a curious start to Will Hay's career.

Source: Author Steamhammer

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