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1 Which TV programme does Dougal pretend to be on, using the broken TV, after Jack throws a bottle through the screen?
Answer: Top of the Pops

"Top of the Pops" was a pop music show on the BBC. Eleven years prior to "Father Ted", Frank Kelly, who played Father Jack Hackett, had appeared on the show performing a parody song called "Christmas Countdown".
    Your options: [ Top of the Pops ] [ Songs of Praise ] [ Panorama ] [ Blue Peter ]
  From Quiz: Grandpa's "Father Ted" Quiz 012
2 In the episode "The Passion Of Saint Tibulus", what is the name of the cinema that Ted and Dougal demonstrate against?
Answer: Ormonde

Ted and Digal are ordered by Bishop Brennan to protest against a blasphemous movie being shown at the local cinema. It does not go to plan!
  From Quiz: Grandpa's "Father Ted" Quiz 011
3 Who is Ted's nemesis?
Answer: Father Dick Byrne

Father Dick Byrne is Ted's opposite number, living on the neighbouring Rugged Island with his curate, Cyril, and an older priest who is, I think, never named, though don't quote me on that. Ted thinks it's "very strange, three priests living alone in one parochial house over there", but his biggest insult for Dick Byrne is this: "As priests go, he's a really bad priest." Pow!

Note: Fr Hackett is of course the old priest who lives WITH him, Fr. Chewy Louie is a made-up name guessed by Mrs Doyle when she was trying to work out the name of the mysterious priest in the Christmas special, and Fr. Brian Trendy is a previous persona of the late Dermot Morgan, who of course played Ted. Perhaps inspiration for the writers, subconsciously?
  From Quiz: Priests, Priests, Priests!
4 Which national anthem makes Father Jack stand up?
Answer: French

He was the first priest to denounce the Beatles. Apparently "he knew what they were up to".
    Your options: [ French ] [ German ] [ Irish ] [ Russian ]
  From Quiz: The Days of Father Ted
5 In the episode "Entertaining Father Stone", who "knew" what Father Ted was up to?
Answer: the old woman

Father Stone ended up hospitalized due to a freak accident. Ted had asked for divine intervention in order to get Father Stone to leave. Father Stone's grandmother seemingly blamed Ted.
  From Quiz: "Father Ted"
6 What is Mrs. Doyle's first name?
Answer: Joan

This is revealed to us in "Competition Time". Mrs. Doyle says "You're just a big dictator, Joan". She is telling herself off for trying to force Ted to have a cup of tea.
  From Quiz: Think Hard," Father Ted"
7 Which oppressively boring priest has stayed at the house every year for six years?
Answer: Paul Stone

In the episode "Entertaining Father Stone" he visits the house and Ted prays that God will get rid of him. The next day they are playing crazy golf and he is struck by lightning.
    Your options: [ Damien Lennon ] [ Noel Furlong ] [ Paul Stone ] [ Liam Finnegan ]
  From Quiz: "Father Ted" Characters
8 Who has Father Jessop been known to help out?
Answer: Bishop Brennan

"So Father Jessop, are you helping out Bishop Brennan there?" "No! I'm up in space, doing important work for NASA."
  From Quiz: The Father Jessop Quiz
9 Which Bishop sent Father Ted to Craggy Island?
Answer: Bishop Brennan

Ted is scared stiff of Bishop Brennan, who, in turn, is scared stiff of rabbits.
    Your options: [ Bishop Brennan ] [ Bishop O'Brian ] [ Bishop McGuire ] [ Bishop Skywalker ]
  From Quiz: The "Father Ted" Memorial Quiz.
10 'Ah, go on, Father, have a cup. Will you not have a little cup? Just a drop?'
Answer: Mrs Doyle

Mrs. Doyle's favourite subject!
  From Quiz: 'Father Ted' Quotes
11 What is the name of Father Ted's Doppleganger priest who lives on Rugged Island?
Answer: Father Dick Byrne
  From Quiz: 'Father Ted'
12 Who played the role of Mrs Doyle?
Answer: Pauline McLynn

Mrs. Doyle's first name is never mentioned in the show, but some years later writer Arthur Matthews revealed that it was Joan.
  From Quiz: Grandpa's "Father Ted" Quiz 012
13 How old are the Very Dark Caves?
Answer: 15 million years

The episode was filmed at Ailwee Caves in Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare.
  From Quiz: Grandpa's "Father Ted" Quiz 011
14 Who is the priest who is "always a great laugh, always doing interesting things", and who is usually interrupted by a call from Ted, which results in his being injured in some way or another?
Answer: Father Larry Duff

Example: when Ted thinks of calling Father Larry, he is in on holiday (I think) being held as a hostage at gunpoint. We see his phone ring and the gunmen jumping, the conclusion being obvious as to what happens next!

All the others are incarnations of Larry Hagman or his character from "Dallas". Obviously.
    Your options: [ Father Larry Hagman ] [ Father J.R Ewing ] [ Father Harry Lagman ] [ Father Larry Duff ]
  From Quiz: Priests, Priests, Priests!
15 Who is said to have a fear of rabbits?
Answer: Bishop Len Brennan

His phobia began when he was once stuck in a lift in New York with about twenty rabbits and they started to nibble at his cloak.
  From Quiz: The Days of Father Ted
16 What movie did Father Ted suggest be watched in order to help Dougal in the episode "Speed 3"?
Answer: "The Posieden Adventure"

After all, Gene Hackman plays a priest. Of course it didn't help at all, he (Gene Hackman) didn't even say Mass.
  From Quiz: "Father Ted"
17 Who played the role of Sister Assumpta?
Answer: Rose Henderson

Sister Assumpta appears in two episodes. These were "And God Created Woman" and "Cigarettes And Alcohol And Rollerblading". In the latter episode she really puts Ted, Jack and Dougal through hell.
  From Quiz: Think Hard," Father Ted"
18 What is the name of Ted's friend who he always calls at the worst possible moment?
Answer: Larry Duff

He has called him while Larry was skiing (he fell down the mountain), when he was recovering from falling down the mountain (the noise caused an avalanche) and when he was a little bit away from winning a lot of money on the buzz wire game (where you have to move a hoop round a piece of wire without them touching).
  From Quiz: "Father Ted" Characters
19 What does Ted famously always say when describing Father Larry Duff?
Answer: Larry's tremendous fun.

Ted's phone calls always cause Larry Duff to have major accidents.
  From Quiz: The "Father Ted" Memorial Quiz.
20 'Will you dance, then? Come on. Tony, stick on the Riverdance album'
Answer: Fr. Noel Furlong

Don't tell me you couldn't have guessed! This is from the episode 'Hell'
  From Quiz: 'Father Ted' Quotes
21 What is the name of the burping sheep?
Answer: Chris
  From Quiz: 'Father Ted'
22 Where does Ted get the money from to bet on the King of the Sheep competition?
Answer: The heating allowance budget

As Ted loses the bet and consequently the heating budget money, at the end of the episode the parochial house residents are seen preparing to hibernate.
  From Quiz: Grandpa's "Father Ted" Quiz 012
23 What was the title of the documentary made for the 15th anniversary of "Father Ted"?
Answer: Small, Far Away

On the 15th anniversary of its launch, this documentary follows "Father Ted" creators Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews on a return trip to Craggy Island.
  From Quiz: Grandpa's "Father Ted" Quiz 011
24 Who is the most sarcastic priest in Ireland?
Answer: Father Jessup

Father Jessup answers questions about, for example, if he's helping Bishop Brennan (which he is) with responses like "No, I'm out in space, doing important work for NASA!" His sarcasm confuses Mrs Doyle who, when asking him if he and Bishop Brennan want a cup of tea, is told "No, we'd rather die of thirst!" and is not sure whether or not he is serious. His sarcasm lands him in hot water though, or actually in Jack's dirty underpants hamper, where no man should venture, and Mrs Doyle, on hearing he wants to be released and remembering that Father Ted advised her to always do the opposite of what Jessup says, leaves him there.
  From Quiz: Priests, Priests, Priests!
25 In this same episode and on arrival at Craggy Island, a television crew encounter one of the local characters, a man named Tom. What is Tom's outstanding personal attribute or character flaw?
Answer: Extreme violence

Tom, played by actor Pat Shortt, is Craggy Island's resident psychopath and is, in all likelihood, a potential serial killer. As the television crew scramble up the low cliff from the beach they encounter Tom sat on a wall; he promptly shoots a crow with a shotgun from point blank range. Tom also has a penchant for confessing to having committed a crime, usually using the line "Father, I've killed a man". In a future episode, Tom agrees to help Father Ted with a rabbit problem. Father Ted believes that Tom will look after the rabbits in, as Father Ted puts it, "a Julie Andrews sort of way" when in actual fact Tom looks as if he will take care of the rabbits in "an Al Pacino sort of way" using a vice, a sledgehammer, a chainsaw and a samurai sword; no prizes for guessing how Tom intends to take care of business!
  From Quiz: "Tea, Fathers? - Aww, Go on, Go on, Go on!"
26 Why is "The Field" so significant?
Answer: It is less rocky than most places.

"The Field" also hosts "Fun Land", which has events such as "The Crane of Death" and "Freak Pointing".
  From Quiz: The Days of Father Ted
27 How much did Ted have to pay in order to bail out Mrs. Doyle and Father Jack in the episode "The Mainland"?
Answer: 200 pounds

She was arrested for fighting with Mrs. Dineen over who would pay the bill during their tea, and Jack for assaulting a recovering alcoholic.
  From Quiz: "Father Ted"
28 What was the name of the author in "And God Created Woman"?
Answer: Polly Clarke

Ted becomes infatuated with Polly and is totally blind to the fact that she is thinking of becoming a nun. This is just another example of Ted's bad fortune.
  From Quiz: Think Hard," Father Ted"
29 Who plays Bishop "Don't call me Len!" Brennan? (Clue: He has the same surname as another actor who has appeared on the show.)
Answer: Jim Norton

Norton is also the surname of Graham Norton who appeared as Father Noel Furlong. I made the other names up; Wilson is from Richard Wilson who played himself in "The Mainland", O'Hanlon is from Ardal O'Hanlon who of course played Dougal and Grogan is from Claire Grogan who played Niamh Connolly in "Rock A Hula Ted."
  From Quiz: "Father Ted" Characters
30 Complete Father Jessop's answer to this question: "So, Father Jessop, did you come by the new road?" "No! We came round..."
Answer: by southern Yemen

It must be so difficult to make small talk with Father Jessop. Father Jack side-steps this hurdle by just telling him (and Bishop Brennan) to "feck off."
  From Quiz: The Father Jessop Quiz
31 When Father Jack has his hairy hands, which priest replaces him?
Answer: Father Stack

He didn't last long. He too developed hairy hands from Jack's chair.
    Your options: [ Father Stack ] [ Father McGuire ] [ Father Furlong ] [ Father Duff ]
  From Quiz: The "Father Ted" Memorial Quiz.
32 'A video! Wow! Are priests allowed to be rock stars, though?'
Answer: Fr. Dougal

This is from the episode 'A Song For Europe'
  From Quiz: 'Father Ted' Quotes
33 What is the name of Mrs. Doyle's friend in the Mainland episode?
Answer: Mrs. Dineen
  From Quiz: 'Father Ted'
34 Sister Assumpta is sent to help the priests give up their vices for Lent. What time does she wake Ted and Dougal each morning?
Answer: 5.00am

As Ted and Dougal flee her punishments, Sister Assumpta is left in the house alone with a pile of Easter eggs. We soon find out what her vice is.
  From Quiz: Grandpa's "Father Ted" Quiz 012
35 Why is Father Nick not able to play in the football match?
Answer: He just died

The football match was the "All Priests Over 75 Indoor 5-A-Side Football Challenge".
  From Quiz: Grandpa's "Father Ted" Quiz 011
36 Who is the obnoxious priest who comes to stay (revenge on the part of Bishop Brennan of course) with Ted and Dougal when Jack is sent up to "Jurassic Park"?
Answer: Father Fintan Stack

Played by the revered Irish comic, Brendan Grace, Father Stack has an unhealthy interest in Jungle Music, and likes to play it loud.
  From Quiz: Priests, Priests, Priests!
37 What is the cause of the hospitalisation of Father Paul Stone in the episode, 'Entertaining Father Stone'?
Answer: Lightning strike

Father Paul Stone is the world's most boring priest and, unfortunately, stays at Craggy Island's parochial house for his holidays much to the chagrin of Ted, Dougal, Jack and Mrs Doyle; although it's Ted's fault as he invited him to stay after feeling sorry for him! Late one night a distraught and tearful Father Ted prays for relief from Father Stone's enthralling company. The very next day, during a thunderstorm, Ted and Dougal are playing a round at Craggy Island's crazy golf course when they are joined by Father Stone. After encouraging Father Stone to have a go, his golf club is struck by a bolt of lightning resulting in him being taken off to hospital.
"Father Stone's been in there a long time hasn't he; do you think he's dead?" Dougal asks Ted.
"They're probably doing tests" replies a concerned Ted.
"What sort of tests?" asks Dougal; "General Knowledge?"
"No... No, medical tests!" states an irritated Ted.
"So what would he know about that Ted?" asks Dougal... Brilliant, just brilliant!
  From Quiz: "Tea, Fathers? - Aww, Go on, Go on, Go on!"
38 Which song cheers up Father Kevin in "Going to America"?
Answer: "Shaft"

Father Kevin was played by Irish comedian Tommy Tiernan.
    Your options: [ "Shaft" ] [ "Celebration" ] [ "The Cheeky Song" ] [ "My Lovely Horse" ]
  From Quiz: The Days of Father Ted
39 In the episode "Good Luck Father Ted", Dougal plays air guitar and sings what song?
Answer: "Simply the Best"

The first episode, where Ted is going to be on television, and Dougal is thrilled about the Spider-Baby.
  From Quiz: "Father Ted"
40 Who is known as the dancing priest?
Answer: Liam Finnegan

He appears in "Think Fast, Father Ted." A raffle is held to raise money to fix the house roof. Bishop Brennan provides a car but they wreck it and so borrow Father Liam Finnegan's.
  From Quiz: "Father Ted" Characters
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