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Quiz about Black Books Series 1 Episodes 34
Quiz about Black Books Series 1 Episodes 34

"Black Books" Series 1, Episodes 3-4 Quiz


A quiz for the first third and fourth episodes of the first series of "Black Books."

A multiple-choice quiz by aaronmccool. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
aaronmccool
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
326,546
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
8 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. In the episode, "Grapes of Wrath," what is the name of the £7000 bottle of wine that Bernard and Manny mistakenly drink? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. In the episode, "Grapes of Wrath," which of the following rules did Bernard read in the wine book? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. In the episode, "Grapes of Wrath," what does Manny say he is doing while he is on the phone with the cleaner? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. In the episode, "Grapes of Wrath," when Bernard and Manny are attempting to make a "new strain of super-wine," which of the following are NOT added to an existing bottle of wine? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. In the episode, "Grapes of Wrath," when Fran is on her date, she begins to suspect that there is something different about him. In order to be sure, she asks him what three famous men have in common. Which of the following are NOT one of the men she asks him to compare? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. In the episode, "The Blackout," what does Bernard tell Gerald and Sarah about their son? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. In the episode, "The Blackout," what name does Bernard give Alka-Seltzer? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. In the episode, "The Blackout," when Manny is pretending to be a policeman, he explains why he has his beard by claiming he is working undercover to catch a rock band who was suspected of what? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. In the episode, "The Blackout," which of the following does Manny NOT say when he's trying to use his "good cop" routine? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. In the episode, "The Blackout," while Manny is chasing the purse-snatcher, what does he pull from his coat? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In the episode, "Grapes of Wrath," what is the name of the £7000 bottle of wine that Bernard and Manny mistakenly drink?

Answer: Le Vin du Rosier

A 1787 bottle of Chateau Lafite that had belonged to Thomas Jefferson is the most expensive bottle of wine to date. It sold at Christie's for £105,000.
2. In the episode, "Grapes of Wrath," which of the following rules did Bernard read in the wine book?

Answer: Never drink Burgundy in a boat

Burgundy is named after a region in central France. Burgundy is south-east of Paris and is land-locked, which explains why you should not drink their wine in a boat.
3. In the episode, "Grapes of Wrath," what does Manny say he is doing while he is on the phone with the cleaner?

Answer: Eating scrambled eggs with a comb from a shoe

Eggs have been eaten for millennia and are a major ingredient in dishes in every culture.
4. In the episode, "Grapes of Wrath," when Bernard and Manny are attempting to make a "new strain of super-wine," which of the following are NOT added to an existing bottle of wine?

Answer: Rose petals

Bernard is trying to mimic the subtle flavors of a truly great bottle of wine. A sommelier, a highly trained wine professional, would scoff at this idea.
5. In the episode, "Grapes of Wrath," when Fran is on her date, she begins to suspect that there is something different about him. In order to be sure, she asks him what three famous men have in common. Which of the following are NOT one of the men she asks him to compare?

Answer: Rock Hudson

Elton John and Ian McKellen, the only two Brits on the list, have both been knighted.
6. In the episode, "The Blackout," what does Bernard tell Gerald and Sarah about their son?

Answer: He has the cold, dead eyes of a killer

Liam Hess, who played Gerald and Sarah's son, Jimbo, was in the film "Edges of the Lord" with Willem Dafoe who was in "Animal Factory" with Tom Arnold who was in "We Married Margo" with Kevin Bacon.
7. In the episode, "The Blackout," what name does Bernard give Alka-Seltzer?

Answer: Fizzy-Good Make-Feel-Nice

Alka-Seltzer was first marketed in 1931 and was used in a microgravity experiment by NASA in 2003.
8. In the episode, "The Blackout," when Manny is pretending to be a policeman, he explains why he has his beard by claiming he is working undercover to catch a rock band who was suspected of what?

Answer: Stealing some furniture

The reference to exploding drummers is from the film "This is Spın̈al Tap" in which the band members mention that their drummers keep dying in strange circumstances, including some by spontaneous human combustion.
9. In the episode, "The Blackout," which of the following does Manny NOT say when he's trying to use his "good cop" routine?

Answer: What say we take in the sights? Big Ben? Parliament?

Manny also suggests that, when everything's blown over, they go see "Les Miserables," which has been playing at London's West End since 1985.
10. In the episode, "The Blackout," while Manny is chasing the purse-snatcher, what does he pull from his coat?

Answer: An inhaler

"Mathnet," a parody of "Dragnet," was a segment on the kids' television show, "Square One Television," in which the detectives solved crimes using their math skills. The detectives kept calculators in their shoulder holsters.
Source: Author aaronmccool

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