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Quiz about Strictly Come Dancing
Quiz about Strictly Come Dancing

Strictly Come Dancing Trivia Quiz


'Strictly Come Dancing' (series 1-6) where celebrities hope to master ballroom dancing skills with the help of their professional partners. Saturday nights are not the same when each series ends. See if you can dance your way through these questions.

A multiple-choice quiz by sad-woman. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
sad-woman
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
304,438
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
11 / 15
Plays
468
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 15
1. Bruce Forsyth is the male presenter of the show, who is his female partner? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. Which of the four judges is head judge? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. Which couple won the first series of the show? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. Which of the professional dancers named below joined the programme in series 2 and are a married couple? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. 'Strictly Come Dancing' has seen many competitors from 'Eastenders', but which one was a series winner? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. The winners of series 3 and series 4 were both sportsmen. Which sport did they both play? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. Which one of these contestants didn't withdraw before the end of their series? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace joined the professionals in series 4, but which dance did they coach in series 3? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. Which four dancers, who appeared in the first series of 'Strictly Come Dancing', were still competing in series 6? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. The series 5 winner was a member of girl band 'Mis-teeq', which one? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. Series 6 winner Tom Chambers had to divide his time between 'Strictly' and what event in his personal life? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. Is the voice-over announcer of 'Strictly Come Dancing' the same person who is known as 'The Voice of the Balls' of the National Lottery?


Question 13 of 15
13. Kenny Logan and Gabby Logan who appeared in series 5 of the show are what relation to each other? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. Which couple shocked the judges by performing their show-dance in the final of the competition using dummies instead of dancing together? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. Which contestant was the first to score a perfect 40 points? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Bruce Forsyth is the male presenter of the show, who is his female partner?

Answer: Tess Daly

Tess Daly, wife of ITV game show host Vernon Kay, provides the glamour and fashion on the show and has the job of interviewing the couples after they have received their comments from the judges and is an expert in administering sympathy and encouragement. Natasha Kaplinsky did help present part of series 2 when Tess was on maternity leave and Claudia Winkleman presents the weekday spin-off show, 'It Takes Two'. Holly Willoughby presents the ITV reality series 'Dancing on Ice'.
2. Which of the four judges is head judge?

Answer: Len Goodman

Len Goodman is the head judge and has the dubious task of having the casting vote if the judges' votes tie. Both Len and Bruno also judge the American version of the show and spend their week flying back and forth between London and Hollywood. Len was a professional dancer in his teens and twenties and each week he performs his master class on 'It Takes Two' with presenter, Claudia Winkleman.
3. Which couple won the first series of the show?

Answer: Natasha Kaplinsky and Brendan Cole

Series one had only 8 couples competing and was won by newsreader Natasha Kaplinsky and her partner Brendan Cole. 'Eastenders' actor Christopher Parker came second despite being marked bottom by the judges on three occasions prior to the final.
4. Which of the professional dancers named below joined the programme in series 2 and are a married couple?

Answer: Darren Bennett and Lilia Kopylova

Darren and Lilia, who have both been series winners of 'Strictly Come Dancing', married in January 1999. In addition to competing on the TV series they run their own dance studio in Sheffield and in 2008 they were winners of the Carl Alan award for Ballroom, Latin and Sequence dancing.
5. 'Strictly Come Dancing' has seen many competitors from 'Eastenders', but which one was a series winner?

Answer: Jill Halfpenny

Jill, with partner Darren Bennett, won series two of 'Strictly Come Dancing' and they also won both the 2004 and 2008 Christmas specials. Louisa was losing semi-finalist in series 4, Matt was runner up in series 5 and Jessie only lasted until week four of series 6.
6. The winners of series 3 and series 4 were both sportsmen. Which sport did they both play?

Answer: Cricket

Darren Gough won series 3 with his partner Lilia Kopylova and Mark Ramprakash won series 4 with dancer Karen Hardy. Darren played for Yorkshire and England and earned the nicknames 'Rhino' and 'Dazzler'. Mark has played for Surrey since 2001 and he has also played for his country.

His nicknames are 'Ramps', 'Bloodaxe' and 'The Hips' which may have stemmed from his appearance on 'Strictly', where they caused judge Arlene to swoon week after week.
7. Which one of these contestants didn't withdraw before the end of their series?

Answer: Jason Wood

Jimmy Tarbuck was forced to quit series 4 for health reasons. Kelly Brook left series 5 due to the death of her father and John Sergeant retired from series 6, because the public were voting him in at the expense of much better dancers. Comedian Jason Wood didn't withdraw from the competition, but was the first person to be voted out of series 1.
8. Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace joined the professionals in series 4, but which dance did they coach in series 3?

Answer: The Argentine Tango

Vincent and Flavia were UK Argentine Tango champions in 2006 and World Argentine Tango finalists 2005/2006. They were also UK Professional Ten Dance Champions 2002-2006 and UK Professional Show Dance Champions 2003-2006. In 'Strictly Come Dancing' they have both reached the final, Flavia in series 5 and Vincent in series 6, but both lost out on the trophy.
9. Which four dancers, who appeared in the first series of 'Strictly Come Dancing', were still competing in series 6?

Answer: Camilla Dallerup, Erin Boag, Anton du Beke and Brendan Cole

Camilla, Erin, Anton and Brendan appeared in series 1 partnering antiques expert David Dickinson, rugby player Martin Offiah, singer Lesley Garrett and newsreader Natasha Kaplinsky respectively. Brendan fared the best in series 1 by taking the mirror-ball trophy.

In series 6, Camilla partnered actor Tom Chambers, Erin partnered rugby player Austin Healey, Anton partnered actress Gillian Taylforth and Brendan partnered presenter Lisa Snowdon. Camilla fared the best in this series by winning the crown at her 6th attempt.
10. The series 5 winner was a member of girl band 'Mis-teeq', which one?

Answer: Alesha Dixon

Alesha Dixon and her partner Matthew Cutler won series 5 with a whopping 22 perfect scores of 10. She was favourite to win from week three onwards, because of the scores and comments she was receiving from the judges. In the final she danced the Waltz to 'A Time For Us' based on the music from the movie 'Romeo and Juliet', the Cha Cha Cha to Beyonce's 'Crazy in Love' and the Jive to T Rex's 'We Love to Boogie'.
11. Series 6 winner Tom Chambers had to divide his time between 'Strictly' and what event in his personal life?

Answer: His wedding

Tom married his teenage sweetheart Clare Harding in October 2008 in Derbyshire. He had to change the date from a Saturday to Sunday so that he could fulfill his commitments to 'Strictly'. The honeymoon had to be suspended until the end of the competition and Camilla was knocking on the hotel bedroom door the day after the wedding to resume his dance training.
12. Is the voice-over announcer of 'Strictly Come Dancing' the same person who is known as 'The Voice of the Balls' of the National Lottery?

Answer: Yes

Alan Dedicoat, born December 1st, 1954 in Hollywood Worcestershire, has become a familiar voice of Saturday night. He has been 'The Voice of the Balls' for the National Lottery for a good many years and then joined 'Strictly' another Saturday night show as well. He also announces the money totals pledged on BBC1's annual charity night 'Children in Need'.
13. Kenny Logan and Gabby Logan who appeared in series 5 of the show are what relation to each other?

Answer: Husband and wife

Rugby player Kenny and sports presenter Gaby married on 19th July 2001 and have twins Reuban and Lois born 28th July 2005. They partnered husband and wife team James and Ola Jordan on the show and Kenny fared the better making it through to week 9. Gabby was voted off in week 4.
14. Which couple shocked the judges by performing their show-dance in the final of the competition using dummies instead of dancing together?

Answer: Colin Jackson and Erin Boag

Although the show dance does give an opportunity to be creative, the judges were appalled at the sight of athlete Colin and Erin both dressed in white tie and tails dancing with female dummies. The performance seemingly didn't impress the audience either, because they lost out on the title to Darren Gough and Lilia Kopylova.
15. Which contestant was the first to score a perfect 40 points?

Answer: Jill Halfpenny

Although all the dancers above scored a perfect 40 points, Jill Halfpenny's Jive was the first to be awarded the marks in series 2 of the programme. She and partner Darren danced to Elton John's 'I'm Still Standing' and it has become a famous dance on the show and a standard which all other Jives are measured by.
Source: Author sad-woman

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