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1. First stop is the south coast of England. It's a very quaint town, that seems to be stuck in the past. A quiet town, but more than ready for action. Walmington-on-Sea the sign reads, so which TV show is it?

Answer: Dad's Army

The fictional town of Wilmington-on-Sea was the setting for the show which revolved around the incompetence of the local Home Guard during WWII. It ran for nine seasons between 1968 and 1977 and gave a new lease of life to several older British actors such as John Le Mesurier, Arnold Ridley and John Laurie along with rekindled admiration for their talents.

2. Staying in UK but going further north, we stop off at a sleepy farming community, although maybe not so sleepy when you consider there have been at least two rapes, over twenty murders and who could forget the plane crash or the bus crash. I think we need to go to The Woolpack for a pint, but first, where are we?

Answer: Emmerdale

Emmerdale started broadcasting way back in 1972, and although the first series were very farming community based, it didn't take long for the real action to start. 1973 saw the first rape, murder and accidental death and by 1976 it had progressed to two children being killed by a train.

Not a sleepy community at all, although there was still time for farming based story lines, such as in 1980 when a farmer was killed in a tractor accident, or 1986 when a character died after swerving in her car to avoid sheep or even 1989 when a character was crushed to death by a bull.

3. All of these bad events in fictional towns makes me think we should call for a fictional ambulance at our next stop. In which fictional town is BBC medical drama "Casualty" set?

Answer: Holby

Holby is certainly a town filled with fictional action as it is host to the TV shows "Holby City" about the hospital and "HolbyBlue" about the police force. "Casualty" is the longest-running emergency medical drama TV series in the world and started broadcasting in 1986 with well over 1,000 episodes available if you fancy binge watching. Derek Thompson who plays the part of Senior Charge Nurse Charlie Fairhead is the longest running character, having appeared in episode one and is still an integral part of the show over 30 years later.

4. Last stop in UK, and we're in a suburb of Chester in the north west of the country. This place has seen its share of suburban action, as it was the first to highlight the issue of domestic violence in a gay relationship and to explore a romance between two 12 year old children, which ended in pregnancy. The town and the show share the same title, so which is it?

Answer: Hollyoaks

"Hollyoaks" first hit the screens in 1995 and is a soap opera mainly aimed at the under 35 year old market, dealing with many of the issues that this age group have to contend with. It has never been one to shy away from the more controversial subjects and past story lines have included rape, both male and female, incest, parental abuse and self harming, winning plaudits on many occasions for dealing with such subject matter in a realistic way and raising awareness.

5. If you think that some of these fictional places have problems, you should get over to California. Which town in the state is located on a portal "between this reality and the next", called a "Hellmouth"?

Answer: Sunnydale

Sunnydale may be located on a "Hellmouth", but luckily it is also home to a young vampire slayer named Buffy Summers and her circle of friends, affectionately known as "The Scooby Gang". "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" first appeared on our screens in 1997 and ran until 2003, making household names of Sarah Michelle Gellar, Alyson Hannigan and David Boreanaz among others.

6. Wow, this quiz is too action packed for me, so while we're in California, let's call in to the fictional town of Agrestic and see Nancy Botwin. Which TV show would this be?

Answer: Weeds

When "Weeds" debuted on Showtime back in 2005, it was the highest rated show the channel had ever had. The show concerned Nancy Botwin, a regular soccer mom who found herself widowed at an early age, and with no means to support her family of lifestyle, turned to selling marijuana in the community of Agrestic.

The show's title is intended to be a double meaning as it refers to marijuana but should also illustrate the plight of the Botwin family as "hardy plants struggling to survive."

7. OK let's go to Maine to watch the leaves change. A lady called Jessica Fletcher has booked us a room, but wait a minute. Records show that even though this town's population is only 3,500, about 2% of them have been murdered, and even more visitors than residents have been murdered. What is the name of the town?

Answer: Cabot Cove

The message is clear. Don't stay in the fictional town of Cabot Cove unless you want to become a fictional murder statistic on "Murder, She Wrote". The show, starring Angela Lansbury, ran for 264 episodes between 1984 and 1996 but in 2012, BBC Radio 4 worked out that with its average of 5.3 murders each year, which equates to a mind blowing 1,490 murders per million people, Cabot Cove was 60% more dangerous than Honduras which was the "murder capital of the (real) world."

8. We'll move swiftly on but stay in New England. I'm in need of a drink and this jolly fellow in front of us seems to know where to get one. We're in Quahog, Rhode Island and the chap's name is Peter. Which bar are we going to?

Answer: The Drunken Clam

Cleverly done by the writers of "Family Guy", a quahog is actually a species of clam found along the coast from Prince Edward Island, Canada down to the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. The Drunken Clam is the bar of choice for Peter Griffin along with his friends Joe Swanson, Glenn Quagmire and Cleveland Brown. "Family Guy" debuted in 1999 and has been nominated for many Emmy awards, winning in 2000, 2002, 2007, 2010, 2011. 2016, 2017 and 2018.

In 2009 the show was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series, making it the first animated show to be put forward since "The Flintstones" in 1961.

9. We'll head over the border now and after a few days travelling, we'll get gas, supplies and have a coffee at this place, the only gas station for sixty kilometres in any direction. Which fictional Saskatchewan town are we stopping at eh?

Answer: Dog River

"Corner Gas" hit the screens in 2004 and ran until 2009, the same year that Saskatchewan premier Brad Wall declared that April 13, was "Corner Gas Day" in Saskatchewan. Both Wall and Lorne Calvert made guest appearances in the show whilst sitting premier and Stephen Harper and Paul Martin both appeared while they were prime minister. Among many other famous guests that appeared on the show, my personal favourite was The Tragically Hip appearing as local kids who practice in a garage in the town.

10. If we head further north to finish our journey, we end up in the Northwest Territories at the fictional settlement of Lynx River. In which great '90s TV show was this the setting?

Answer: North Of 60

"North of 60" was a gritty drama, starring a mainly Dene cast and dealt with many of the topics found in Native life such as poverty and alcoholism, the loss of cultural identity and being exploited for natural resources. The show ran for six seasons from 1992 to 1997 and starred Cree activist, Tina Keeper who later went on to be elected as a Member of Parliament and Gordon Tootoosis who was awarded the Order of Canada in 2004 for his commitment to preserving his culture and being an inspirational role model to Aboriginal youth.

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Going To Town Trivia Quiz

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