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Quiz about Max and Paddys Road to Nowhere
Quiz about Max and Paddys Road to Nowhere

Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere Quiz


The doormen from "Phoenix Nights" are on the run from hitmen. Enjoy this quiz on the first series of the comedy spin-off!

A multiple-choice quiz by lagunathemoron. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
196,950
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
12 / 15
Plays
1853
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 82 (12/15), Guest 92 (12/15), Guest 109 (15/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. According to the opening theme tune, Max and Paddy don't pay what? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. What is the name of the electronic goods man who helped Max and Paddy steal a plasma screen? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. Max reveals to Paddy he has an idea for a television programme about a crime fighting duo. What names did Max give these characters? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. After a mean mechanic refused to give Max and Paddy their van back, which television programme inspired their plan to get their van back? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. What is the name of the dwarf Max loved and lost?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 6 of 15
6. In the third episode Max meets a childhood friend. What is his nickname? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. With the exception to Max and Paddy, do any of the characters from "Phoenix Nights" appear in the first series?


Question 8 of 15
8. At his friend's party, Max finds out he has a son. What is the name of his son? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. Which of these items did Max have on him when he went to prison? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. Who visits Max and Paddy in prison? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. When Max finally meets his son, he talks to him using the lyrics of which song? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. In the fifth episode, what do Max and Paddy buy from a farm? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. In the final episode, what do Max and Paddy destroy at the start of the episode? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. One of the bouncers meets an old friend in the final episode of the first series who he used to guard doors with. Which bouncer was the friend's colleague?

Answer: (Max or Paddy)
Question 15 of 15
15. How many people does Peter Kay play in the first series of the show? Hint



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Most Recent Scores
Apr 09 2024 : Guest 82: 12/15
Apr 09 2024 : Guest 92: 12/15
Mar 24 2024 : Guest 109: 15/15
Mar 19 2024 : Guest 217: 14/15
Mar 16 2024 : Guest 176: 15/15
Mar 16 2024 : Guest 78: 15/15
Mar 15 2024 : Guest 104: 13/15
Mar 14 2024 : Guest 148: 14/15
Mar 14 2024 : Guest 82: 14/15

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. According to the opening theme tune, Max and Paddy don't pay what?

Answer: Council tax

Max and Paddy both sing the theme tune to the comedy. I laughed hard at this theme tune because of the countil tax joke. The boys are always on the road so they don't have to pay it.
2. What is the name of the electronic goods man who helped Max and Paddy steal a plasma screen?

Answer: Gypsy Joe

Gypsy Joe appears in the first episode and fakes a heart attack in a shopping centre. Max and Paddy, dressed as paramedics come to his aid and put him on a stretcher which is really a plasma screen.
3. Max reveals to Paddy he has an idea for a television programme about a crime fighting duo. What names did Max give these characters?

Answer: Magnet & Steel

Max showed Paddy his drawings and ideas for Magnet and Steel, two heroes who go together like er, magnet and steel. Whilst camping, Paddy uses his drawings to get a fire started in the woods.
4. After a mean mechanic refused to give Max and Paddy their van back, which television programme inspired their plan to get their van back?

Answer: "The A Team"

The mechanic (played by Noddy Holder) tried getting his workers, Les and Dennis (a reference to another television presenter) to attack Max and Paddy. The boys sneak in to the garage and convert their van in to that of the A Team's.
5. What is the name of the dwarf Max loved and lost?

Answer: Tina

Max met Tina at the Phoenix Club on New Year's Eve. The two of them dated at Blackpool and had a strong relationship until she heard Max tell jokes about her to his friends. Tina sent Max a letter explaining why she left him.
6. In the third episode Max meets a childhood friend. What is his nickname?

Answer: Wolfster

Max turns up at Wolfster's birthday party. Whilst here he meets his friend's wife, who turns out to be Tina.
7. With the exception to Max and Paddy, do any of the characters from "Phoenix Nights" appear in the first series?

Answer: Yes

Brian Potter, Jerry St. Clair, Young Kenny, Les and Alan all appear in the flashback where Max met Tina. In the fourth episode, Brian visits the boys in prison and most of the cast from the series appear on television talking about them.
8. At his friend's party, Max finds out he has a son. What is the name of his son?

Answer: Daniel

Daniel was born shortly after Tina left Max. She met Wolfster and he brought Daniel up thinking he was his son. After finding out he cannot see Daniel, Max and Paddy follow him to school.
9. Which of these items did Max have on him when he went to prison?

Answer: Afro comb

When handing over the comb Max tells the wardens that you never know when me might need one.
10. Who visits Max and Paddy in prison?

Answer: Brian Potter

Max keeps trying to call Tina to get her to help get them released. When the wardens tell the boys they have a visitor, they assume its Tina but it is Brian. When told to speak to the boys through a phone, Brian tells the warden he has no change.
11. When Max finally meets his son, he talks to him using the lyrics of which song?

Answer: "Father and Son" by Kat Stevens

In the third episode, Max plays this song when chasing after Daniel. When released from prison, he speaks the lyrics of father to his son. Daniel knows Max is singing a song to him, and points out it's the Boyzone version.
12. In the fifth episode, what do Max and Paddy buy from a farm?

Answer: A pig

Max and Paddy thought they bought a female breeding pig, but they in fact buy an old male pig.
13. In the final episode, what do Max and Paddy destroy at the start of the episode?

Answer: A speed camera

The boys are caught by a speed camera and destroy it. Numerous drivers sound their horn to applaud the bouncers of their heroric act.
14. One of the bouncers meets an old friend in the final episode of the first series who he used to guard doors with. Which bouncer was the friend's colleague?

Answer: Max

Before Paddy became Max's door partner, Max was once paired with a friend who went to prison for ten years. The crazed bouncer is trying to become Max's best friend once again, by forcing Paddy away.
15. How many people does Peter Kay play in the first series of the show?

Answer: 3

Peter Kay plays the role of Max, Brian and Bolton's local chart-topper, Marc Parc. Other creations such as Keith Lard and Paul Leroy do not appear.
Source: Author lagunathemoron

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