Have you been bingeing on the biggest shows and boxset hits of the past year? As our series on pandemic viewing continues, test your telly chops with forty fiendish questions
The Undoing, starring Hugh Grant and Nicole Kidman, was based on a novel by Jean Hanff Korelitz. What was its name?
Why Didn’t You Know?
You Should Have Known
How Could You Have Known?
Does Anyone Know?
In Schitt’s Creek, why did Johnny purchase the town?
It came with a lifetime supply of ice-cream
To create a nature reserve
As a birthday gift for David
For tax purposes
In the TV adaptation of David Nicholls’s Us, Douglas compared the family’s European voyage to a tour by which band?
Coldplay
U2
Guns N’ Roses
Little Mix
What was the name of Arabella’s drug dealer turned boyfriend in I May Destroy You?
Baldo
Bacco
Biagio
Boris
What unorthodox method did the makers of The Crown adopt initially to try to make Gillian Anderson resemble Margaret Thatcher?
Putting Blu Tack on her gums
Putting two wigs on her head at the same time
Getting her to frown for six hours a day
Taking her to a psychic to try to connect with the former prime minister
Looking For LaToya was a true-crime parody set in the universe of which series?
Pen15
Gangs of London
Insecure
Ted Lasso
In the banking drama Industry, what advice did Yasmin’s mum give to her daughter’s friend who was looking to get into publishing?
Do an unpaid internship
Ask your dad for contacts
Do a PhD
Marry rich
Joe Exotic of Tiger King infamy once ran for governor. In which state and which year did he run?
Ohio, 2001
Oklahoma, 2018
Kansas, 2017
Texas, 2020
Steph McGovern began hosting a chatshow in 2020, broadcasting from her …
Garden
Attic
Garage
Cellar
To what did Charlie Brooker compare the UK government’s chief medical officer, Chris Whitty, in his lockdown special Antiviral Wipe?
Tintin, prematurely aged after watching his dog drown
An overcooked boiled egg
A Victorian ventriloquist’s dummy
Stewie from Family Guy after his sixth divorce
Steve McQueen’s film Small Axe: Mangrove was based on a real court case in 1970. How many protesters were placed on trial?
Six
Seven
Nine
Thirty
The Inside No 9 episode Death Be Not Proud was a crossover with which other series?
The League of Gentlemen
Psychoville
Nighty Night
EastEnders
What was the name of the character played by Hayley Squires in the pornography drama Adult Material?
Jojo Money
Jolene Dollar
Josie Rich
Jolene, Please Don’t Take My Man
In which country would you find the city of Ushuaia, the endpoint of the second series of Race Across the World?
Mexico
Peru
Argentina
Uruguay
Which of the following is not a name associated with a fuzzy, green protagonist in The Mandalorian?
Baby Yoda
The Child
Grogu
Kuiil
In Lovecraft Country, what was George Freeman’s favourite book?
Wuthering Heights
The Picture of Dorian Grey
Dracula
Frankenstein
Who is this actor, who starred in Des?
David Tennant
James Taylor
Jason Watkins
Jeremy Northam
Unorthodox was the first Netflix original series to be made primarily in what language?
Dutch
Arabic
Spanish
Yiddish
How did Beth learn to play chess in The Queen’s Gambit?
The orphanage janitor gave her lessons
She visualised a chess board that she has seen in a dream
Her parents took her to a chess club
Wikipedia
Uzo Aduba starred in Mrs America – but whom did she play in Orange Is the New Black?
Crazy Eyes
Crazy Legs
Crazy Frog
Janet
Louis Theroux revisited his career highlights in 2020 for a new series, Life on the Edge. What else did he do last year?
Moved to Canada
Started a podcast
Made a documentary about Melania Trump
Asked fans to stop making memes of him
To which country did Marianne move for her Erasmus year in Normal People?
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Poland
In Quiz, Diana schooled Charles on which singer?
Cliff Richard
Craig David
Carly Simon
Candi Staton
In the reality hit Selling Sunset, what company-branded product is never in short supply at the Oppenheim office?
Wine
Biscuits
Sunglasses
Toothpaste
In I Hate Suzie, Billie Piper’s title character was scared that a series of leaked nude images would lead her to lose a contract with which company?
Nestle
Screwfix
Heinz
Disney
On which lockdown reality TV hit would you find these people?
Married at First Sight Australia
Love Island Australia
The Circle
Too Hot to Handle
The Sopranos was a huge hit with lockdown rewatchers – but from where in Italy did the family hail?
Naples
Rome
Pisa
Milan
Following the success of The Masked Singer, which masked-up reality contest will air next on ITV?
The Masked Artist
The Masked Dancer
The Masked Dater
The Masked Showjumper
Renamed to avoid a clash with another show, what was the original title of Russell T Davies’s Aids drama It’s a Sin?
Men
Lads
Chaps
Boys
Although it has not aired since 2019, Succession has continued to be much discussed. In keeping with his quirky role, what footwear did Nicholas Braun (Greg Hirsch) wear to last year’s Emmys?
Ugg boots
Flip-flops
Crocs
Orthopedic sandals
Lupin – a recent hit for Netflix – has been described as the French equivalent of which British literary character?
Moriarty
Raffles
Paddington Bear
Robin Hood
Where did I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here take place in 2020?
A castle in Wales
A fort in Ireland
A forest in Scotland
Hyde Park, London
Disney+ launched last year amid lockdown – approximately how many subscribers does it have?
50 million
100 million
150 million
In the 12-hour livestream event The Third Day: Autumn, what did Jude Law spend 30 minutes doing?
Crying
Digging a hole
Singing a song
Embroidering
Which of the following is not a real critique of Emily In Paris from French media and viewers?
It showed Paris as the city of “baguettes and Ratatouille”
It was “all about fashion, romance and croissants”
It showed French people as “mean and lazy”
That Emily “did virtually no work to become an influencer”
What was the name of Kim’s workplace in the fifth season of Better Call Saul?
Salsa Verde
Mesa Verde
Bank of America
Los Pollos Hermanos
During their interview with Oprah Winfrey, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex introduced her to rescue animals of which variety?
Donkeys
Cows
Dogs
Chickens
In The Last Dance – Netflix’s series focused on Michael Jordan’s final season with the Chicago Bulls – what is the name of the team coach?
Michael Jackson
Jerry Jackson
Phil Jackson
Jerry Kraus
Peter Sawkins became the youngest-ever person to win The Great British Bake Off in 2020. How old was he?
17
19
20
23
To which comedy series did this title card in WandaVision pay homage?
Malcolm in the Middle
Modern Family
Frasier
Friends
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