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Quiz about Fawlty Towers  the Major

"Fawlty Towers" - the Major Trivia Quiz


This "Fawlty Towers" quiz is all about Major Gowen.

A multiple-choice quiz by teash. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
teash
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
230,451
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
800
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 159 (9/10), Guest 122 (5/10), Guest 86 (8/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. What is the name of the actor who plays the Major? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What was the nature film about that Major Gowen was watching in "A Touch of Class"? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Major Gowen appears in every "Fawlty Towers" episode.


Question 4 of 10
4. In "The Wedding Party", while discussing the weather with the Major, something reminds Basil of "somebody machine-gunning a seal". What does the Major THINK he is talking about? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. In which episode does the Major think a moose head is speaking to him in perfect English? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. When speaking to the Major in "The Germans", who does Basil say have "minds like Swiss cheese"? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. When Basil gave the Major some money in "Communication Problems", what did Basil tell him the money was for? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What does the Major think the psychiatrist is doing in the hotel in "The Psychiatrist"? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What does the Major say to Mrs. Chase in "The Kipper and The Corpse" when she tells him her dog is a lap dog? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What does Basil think the Major is hunting in the lounge with his shot-gun in "Basil the Rat"? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What is the name of the actor who plays the Major?

Answer: Ballard Berkeley

Born in 1904, Ballard Berkeley's film career began in 1930 in a film called "The Chinese Bungalow". His last film was "National Lampoon's European Vacation". The Major's full name on the show is Major Gowen.
2. What was the nature film about that Major Gowen was watching in "A Touch of Class"?

Answer: female gibbons

The Major was watching a program on television and informed Basil that the female gibbon gestates for seven months.
3. Major Gowen appears in every "Fawlty Towers" episode.

Answer: True

Ballard's birth name was Ballard Blascheck. Ballard was very well-loved by the cast. "We loved this guy who was in his own world. He never quite understood what was going on, but always added his own interpretation of it." - John Cleese.
4. In "The Wedding Party", while discussing the weather with the Major, something reminds Basil of "somebody machine-gunning a seal". What does the Major THINK he is talking about?

Answer: the heat

The Major is discussing how warm it is, when Sybil laughs and Basil changes the subject to how her laugh reminds him of someone machine-gunning a seal. The Major thinks he is still talking about the heat.
5. In which episode does the Major think a moose head is speaking to him in perfect English?

Answer: The Germans

This is one of the Major's finest performances on the series. At least it is my favorite! It is really Manuel speaking from below the counter. Manuel says, "I can speak English. I learn it from a book". The Major tells Basil that the moose is a remarkable animal!
6. When speaking to the Major in "The Germans", who does Basil say have "minds like Swiss cheese"?

Answer: women

This is also a great "Major moment" when Basil was speaking about women while the Major was discussing a cricket game. It goes like this:
Basil: "They have minds like Swiss cheese."
The Major:"What do you mean - hard?"
Basil: "No, no - full of holes."
The Major: "Really?...Indians?"
Basil: "No, women!"
7. When Basil gave the Major some money in "Communication Problems", what did Basil tell him the money was for?

Answer: a present for Sybil

At first Basil tries to tell the Major that he is hiding the money from Sybil because he won it on a horse race, but when the Major doesn't understand, Basil lets The Major think it is for a big secret present for Sybil.
8. What does the Major think the psychiatrist is doing in the hotel in "The Psychiatrist"?

Answer: he's dressed up like a guest

The Major tells Basil that there is a psychiatrist in the hotel apparently dressed up as a guest. Basil replies that he IS a guest! As the Major wanders off, Basil says to himself, "Perhaps he has come to get you."
9. What does the Major say to Mrs. Chase in "The Kipper and The Corpse" when she tells him her dog is a lap dog?

Answer: Hard to imagine him stalking a reindeer.

First Mrs. Chase tells the Major that he is a "little shi tzu" to which he replies, "Is he really?...Oh, dear, dear, dear. What breed is it?" Mrs. Chase tells him it is a lap dog and the Major thinks Mrs. Chase said he was a "Lapp" dog. the Major confuses this with a dog that herds reindeer from Lapland, Finland.
10. What does Basil think the Major is hunting in the lounge with his shot-gun in "Basil the Rat"?

Answer: Germans

When the Major says there are vermin in the lounge, Basil thinks he is refering to Germans. Basil tells him "No Germans staying this week". He still thinks he is talking about Germans when the Major calls them animals. It is only after the Major mentions the tail that Basil realizes that he has spotted Basil the Rat.
Source: Author teash

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