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Yes Minister Trivia Quiz

This quiz concerns the exploits of the Right Honorable Jim Hacker and his employees on the Britcom "Yes, Minister."

A multiple-choice quiz by APGovMan. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
APGovMan

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
159,623

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1329

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Question 1 of 10

1. When Jim Hacker is chosen for the Cabinet, which department is he made minister for? Hint

Administrative Affairs

Defense

Governmental Oversight

Home Office

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the name of the magazine that Jim Hacker edited prior to his entry into politics? Hint

Overview

Vision

Reform

The Way

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which actor played Sir Humphrey Appleby, the Permanent Secretary at Hacker's ministry? Hint

Nigel Hawthorne

Paul Eddington

Derek Fowlds

Sir John Gielgud

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Question 4 of 10

4. In the episode "The Right to Know", what does Hacker's daughter, Lucy, threaten to do to protest the potential destruction of a badger colony? Hint

Chain herself to a bulldozer

Protest in the nude

Live in a tree in the refuge

Expose previous shady financial dealings of Hacker

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is Sir Humphrey Appleby's nickname? Hint

he doesn't have one

Humpty Dumpty

Humpy

Apple

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Question 6 of 10

6. What university did Jim Hacker attend? Hint

Oxford University

The London School of Economics

Cambridge University

Inner Temple

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which British politician appeared with Jim Hacker and Sir Humphrey Appleby for a mini-episode of 'Yes Minister?' Hint

Margaret Thatcher

John Major

Tony Blair

Neil Kinnock

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Question 8 of 10

8. In the first year of 'Yes, Minister', this character served as Jim Hacker's political adviser and generally earned the enmity of Sir Humphrey Appleby. Who was he? Hint

Vic Gould

Frank Weisel

Lloyd Pritchard

Arnold Robinson

9. The second episode of 'Yes, Minister' sees Jim Hacker having to deal with the issue of where to schedule a visit from the president of Buranda. Where does the visit get scheduled to take place? Hint

Wales

Scotland

Kensington Palace

Liverpool

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Question 10 of 10

10. Normally, Sir Humphrey could get his way by doing an end-run around Jim Hacker. Over what issue did Hacker turn the tables and score "checkmate" against Sir Humphrey? Hint

the decision to take over a government contract from a failing company

the institution of conscription in Britain

foiling a plan to abolish the minister's department

the creation of privacy safeguards for a national database

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. When Jim Hacker is chosen for the Cabinet, which department is he made minister for?

Answer: Administrative Affairs

When the television commentators are discussing Hacker's entry into Cabinet, they remark that the department is a bit of a "political graveyard."

2. What was the name of the magazine that Jim Hacker edited prior to his entry into politics?

Answer: Reform

Jim's wife, Annie, notes in one episode how Jim was "very much different" when he edited Reform, in that he was more demanding and less controlled by his subordinates.

3. Which actor played Sir Humphrey Appleby, the Permanent Secretary at Hacker's ministry?

Answer: Nigel Hawthorne

Fowlds played Bernard Woolley, Hacker's private secretary. Eddington played Hacker.

4. In the episode "The Right to Know", what does Hacker's daughter, Lucy, threaten to do to protest the potential destruction of a badger colony?

Answer: Protest in the nude

Lucy notifies her father of this through a letter. When Hacker asks his Private Secretary what angle the media will take, Bernard replies "A wide angle, I should think."

5. What is Sir Humphrey Appleby's nickname?

Answer: Humpy

Hacker discovers this in the second episode when they are traveling to Scotland to meet with the new president of Buranda, who went to college with Hacker.

6. What university did Jim Hacker attend?

Answer: The London School of Economics

Inner Temple is one of the law colleges in Britain. Sir Humphrey particularly looks down on the LSE, but it always seems to be Bernard who makes cracks about this to Hacker.

7. Which British politician appeared with Jim Hacker and Sir Humphrey Appleby for a mini-episode of 'Yes Minister?'

Answer: Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher loved 'Yes Minister' so much that she and her Press Secretary, Bernard Ingram, wrote a 4 minute script where Thatcher instructs Hacker to get rid of economists, which Sir Humphrey happened to have one of his two degrees in.

8. In the first year of 'Yes, Minister', this character served as Jim Hacker's political adviser and generally earned the enmity of Sir Humphrey Appleby. Who was he?

Answer: Frank Weisel

Sir Humphrey used to make it a point to refer to Frank as "Mr. Weasel". Bernard would generally do it by accident.

Answer: Scotland

They put it in Scotland because the Queen was scheduled to be at Balmoral. The real reason Hacker scheduled the visit there was because there were three by-elections coming up in Scotland, all in marginal constituencies.

10. Normally, Sir Humphrey could get his way by doing an end-run around Jim Hacker. Over what issue did Hacker turn the tables and score "checkmate" against Sir Humphrey?

Answer: the creation of privacy safeguards for a national database

In that episode, named Big Brother, Hacker learns of Sir Humphrey's stalling technique from his predecessor, who is now sitting on the opposition benches.

Source: Author APGovMan

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