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1 Who plays Basil Fawlty?
Answer: John Cleese

John Cleese was born in 1939 and studied law at Cambridge University.
  From Quiz: 'Fawlty Towers' - 'The Psychiatrist'
2 When Basil purchases a moose's head to hang in the hotel lobby, the Major mistakenly believes it can talk! Which country does he suggest to Basil it might have been made in?
Answer: Japan

The Major, superbly played by Ballard Berkeley, is a great creation.
Absent-minded and eccentric, if not completely mad, his surreal ramblings steal many a scene.
    Your options: [ Canada ] [ USA ] [ China ] [ Japan ]
  From Quiz: Animal Tales in "Fawlty Towers"
3 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.
  From Quiz: "Fawlty Towers" - the Major
4 What is the name of the confidence trickster in "A Touch of Class"?
Answer: Lord Melbury

Lord Melbury is a con artist and he tricks Fawlty into giving him money and he almost gets Basil's prized coin collection. Lord Melbury is played by actor Michael Gwynn.
  From Quiz: "Fawlty Towers" - Guest Characters
5 In "The Builders", Basil finds one of Polly's sketches on the desk. What is it supposed to be a picure of?
Answer: Basil

Basil thinks it is a junk yard but asks, "Well, why's it got a collar and tie underneath?" Manuel recognizes immediately that it is a portrait of Mr. Fawlty.
  From Quiz: "Fawlty Towers" - Polly
6 Who (or what) does Sybil want to leave in charge of the front desk in "The Builders"?
Answer: the garden gnome

First, Sybil tells Basil to put the gnome in the garden, but then she says, "On second thoughts, I think I'll leave him in charge. I'm sure he's cheap, and he's certainly better at it than you are."
  From Quiz: "Fawlty Towers" - Sybil
7 What is the name of the actor that plays the waiter, Manuel?
Answer: Andrew Sachs

Andrew Siegfried Sachs was born in Berlin, Germany.
  From Quiz: "Fawlty Towers" - Manuel
8 How old is Sybil Fawlty?
Answer: 34

This can be seen in the episode "The Germans". By careful examination of Sybil's four-hour-chart, you can see her age is put: 34.
  From Quiz: Fawlty Towers
9 "A Touch of Class": What is the name of the magazine Basil puts an advertisement in?
Answer: Country Life

Sybil wishes Sir Richard and Lady Morris were staying for a week, because it might pay for the ad!
  From Quiz: "Fawlty Towers" - Episodes
10 "The Builders": What does Manuel unwittingly call the Irish workman Lurphy?
Answer: A hideous orangutan

Lurphy promptly smashes Manuel's face in. His face must be made of titanium, because you can't see any damage for the rest of the episode. Nevertheless, conning the witless Manuel into insulting Lurphy is arguably the meanest thing Basil ever does to him.
  From Quiz: F-F-F-"Fawlty Towers": Individual Episodes
11 In "Waldorf Salad", in Basil's office, behind the reception desk, there is a panel of light switches, how many are there?
Answer: 6

Did you know that Terence Conoley who plays Mr Johnston in "Waldorf Salad", married to the lady with a broken leg, also appears in "A Touch of Class", as Mr Wareing, "...a gin and orange a lemon squash and a scotch and water please"?
  From Quiz: The Ultimate "Fawlty Towers" Quiz
12 'Que' is Spanish for which word?
Answer: What

Manuel, the waiter from Barcelona says 'Que' because he often does not understand Basil's instructions.
    Your options: [ Why ] [ Who ] [ How ] [ What ]
  From Quiz: Que?
13 For what documentary on BBC 2 does Mr Hutchison want to reserve the television for?
Answer: Squawking Bird, leader of the Blackfoot Indians in the late 1860s

Mr Hutchison: 'Now, this starts at 8:45 and goes for approximately three quarters of an hour.' Basil: 'I'm sorry- Are you talking to me?'
  From Quiz: 'Fawlty Towers- The Hotel Inspectors'
14 How many episodes of Fawlty Towers were made?
Answer: 12

There were 12 episodes made from 1975-1979
  From Quiz: 'Fawlty Towers'
15 What does Basil tell Manuel to say to one of O'Reilly's workers('man with beard')'You are a ___?
Answer: Hideous Orangutan

You can guess what happened after he said that!
  From Quiz: 'Fawlty Towers- The Builders'
16 What is Basil trying to do throughout the episode, but it never gets done?
Answer: Hang up a picture

The other events all happen in other episodes.
  From Quiz: 'Fawlty Towers- A Touch of Class'
17 Manuel's pet is a rat- he thinks it's a hamster of which origin?
Answer: Siberian

'It's a rat! Hamsters are small and cuddly- cuddle that and you'll never play the guitar again!'
    Your options: [ Mongolian ] [ Siberian ] [ Andean ] [ Himalayan ]
  From Quiz: 'Fawlty Towers'- 'Basil the Rat'
18 Basil thinks Mr Johnson looks like what or who?
Answer: A monkey

'Have we got enough bananas this week Sybil?'
  From Quiz: 'Fawlty Towers- The Psychiatrist'
19 Why was Sybil in hospital?
Answer: In-grown toenail

Basil(while hammering in a nail): Wish it was this one!
  From Quiz: 'Fawlty Towers- The Germans'
20 How many couples turn up for the Gourmet Night?
Answer: 2

The Halls and the Twitchens.
  From Quiz: 'Fawlty Towers'- 'Gourmet Night'
21 Who is Sybil's friend that she often talks to on the phone?
Answer: Audrey

'You don't like Audrey very much do you?'
'Oh, awful woman Major, awful!'
  From Quiz: More of the Great 'Fawlty Towers'!
22 What was the name of the 'deaf' woman who complained to Basil about the view from her room?
Answer: Mrs. Richards

Mrs. Richards had a habit of turning her hearing aid off, and then complaining because she couldn't understand what people were saying.
  From Quiz: 'Fawlty Towers' - Part Deux
23 What business did the Mr. Fawlty own?
Answer: Hotel

Of course, Mr. Fawlty is just about the worst hotel owner in the world!
  From Quiz: 'Fawlty Towers'
24 Where is Mr Johnsons' mother going to be travelling from?
Answer: Newcastle

Mr Johnson tells Sybil that she has been visiting grandchildren there.
  From Quiz: 'Fawlty Towers' - 'The Psychiatrist'
25 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.
  From Quiz: "Fawlty Towers" - the Major
26 In "The Builders", when speaking to Sybil, what does Mr. O'Reilly refer to himself as?
Answer: the genius of the lamp

O'Reilly also says that he likes a woman with spirit, which causes Sybil to pick up a golfing umbrella and hit him with it. O'Reilly was played by actor David Kelly.
  From Quiz: "Fawlty Towers" - Guest Characters
27 In which episode does Basil fire Polly by saying, "I want to see you at reception in your hat and coat".
Answer: The Wedding Party

Polly replies, "Will they fit you?" Basil did not know that Polly was in school with Jean and knew the Lloyds for years. He assumed there was funny business going on between the Polly, the Lloyds, Alan and Jean.
    Your options: [ The Builders ] [ The Kipper and the Corpse ] [ The Germans ] [ The Wedding Party ]
  From Quiz: "Fawlty Towers" - Polly
28 How did Manuel learn English?
Answer: He learned it from a book

In "The Germans", Manuel is crouched down behind the desk and says, "I can speak English. I learned it from a book." The Major thinks the moose head on the desk is speaking to him.
  From Quiz: "Fawlty Towers" - Manuel
29 In which episode do we find out Manuel has a pet "hamster"?
Answer: The Germans

When Basil is ordering Manuel to fetch him a hammer, he goes through thinking it's a ham sandwich and then responds to Basil. "My hamster?"
    Your options: [ The Germans ] [ Basil the Rat ] [ Hotel Inspectors ] [ The Anniversary ]
  From Quiz: Fawlty Towers
30 "The Builders": What type of lintel did Mr. O'Reilly use for the doorway in the supporting wall?
Answer: wooden

Basil insisted on using Mr. O'Reilly instead of Mr. Stubbs "because he's cheap"!
  From Quiz: "Fawlty Towers" - Episodes
31 "Waldorf Salad": How does Basil apologise to the American Mr Hamilton for the narrowness of "a little back street called the M5" (i.e. motorway)?
Answer: A lot of the English cars have steering wheels

...to which Mr Hamilton's retort is: "You wouldn't think they have room for them inside".
  From Quiz: F-F-F-"Fawlty Towers": Individual Episodes
32 In "A Touch of Class", what is the name of the jewellers, that Lord Melbury is seen coming out of?
Answer: Joseph Lambert

In "Gourmet Night", the kitchen door is supposed to bounce back against Basil, knocking the duck on the floor. A stagehand is visible behind the door kneeling down against the door.
  From Quiz: The Ultimate "Fawlty Towers" Quiz
33 In 'A Touch Of Class' what was the name of the Lord visiting the hotel who turned out to be a con man?
Answer: Lord Melbury

Lord Melbury was played by Michael Gwynn.
  From Quiz: 'Fawlty Towers'
34 What has Sybil bought that is delivered to the Hotel while Manuel is manning the front desk?
Answer: gnome

'If you are not over here in twenty minutes with my door, I shall insert a large garden gnome in you- good day!'
  From Quiz: 'Fawlty Towers- The Builders'
35 What collection of Basil's is 'Lord' Melbury very interested in?
Answer: Coin

He offers to take them to the Duke of Buckley to discover its present value.
  From Quiz: 'Fawlty Towers- A Touch of Class'
36 What type are the two dead things in the water tank?
Answer: Pigeons
  From Quiz: 'Fawlty Towers'- 'Basil the Rat'
37 One of the Abbots is a psychiatrist, hence the title,but what profession is his wife?
Answer: Pediatrician

Basil: 'An attractive {woman;} how old would you say she was?' Sybil: '48...50' Basil: 'Oh, Sybil!' Sybil: 'I don't know Basil, perhaps she's 12.'
  From Quiz: 'Fawlty Towers- The Psychiatrist'
38 She keeps snagging her 'cardies' on the mounted head of which animal?
Answer: Moose

And the Major thought it could talk!
    Your options: [ Deer ] [ Moose ] [ Elk ] [ Stag ]
  From Quiz: 'Fawlty Towers- The Germans'
39 In 'Communication Problems' how much is Mrs. Richards offered for her house in Brighton?
Answer: 87,000 pounds

'Don't be a fool Stephanie! 92,750 I said, and not a penny less!'
  From Quiz: More of the Great 'Fawlty Towers'!
40 What town was the hotel located in?
Answer: Torquay

Torquay, I've been told, is a vacation town in an area known as the English Riviera.
  From Quiz: 'Fawlty Towers' - Part Deux
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