British Comedy quiz

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1. 1 Medium

   What does Wernham Hogg sell in the British version of The Office?

   Answer: Paper

   Why: The Office was the first British comedy ever to win a Golden Globe, taking Best TV Series Musical or Comedy in January 2004.

2. 2 Easy

   Why do Roy and Moss hand Jen a light-up black box for her speech?

   Answer: To trick her into presenting the internet

   Why: Moss tells Jen the elders of the Internet approved her using the box, and Roy warns her that breaking it would cause international chaos.

3. 3 Medium

   Which food repeated in a Monty Python sketch gave junk email its name?

   Answer: Spam

   Why: Hormel embraced the joke and launched a collector's edition Stinky French Garlic Spam for the 2006 London opening of Spamalot.

4. 4 Easy

   Why does Jeremy Usborne eat part of a burnt dog during a boat trip?

   Answer: To hide running over a pet

   Why: Jeremy reversed a car over Aurora's dog Mummy, then bit into a charred leg to sell his lie that the bag held barbecued turkey.

5. 5 Easy

   Why does Basil Fawlty beat his car with a tree branch?

   Answer: It refuses to start

   Why: In Gourmet Night, Basil's car breaks down as he dashes to his friend André for a duck, and he thrashes it with a branch.

6. 6 Easy

   Why do King Arthur and his servant bang coconut halves together?

   Answer: They cannot afford real horses

   Why: No studio would fund it: Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson backed the film as a tax write off, so horses never fit the budget.