Week 5: The Big One!
Can you believe that we are now officially starting the second half of this year's quiz run? After this week, there's just 3 weeks left. How time flies. Already mentioned upthread, this week is a
Prize Stage and two draws will be held next Sunday where two different players will win a different prize. Details upthread and later on in the week. Remember, one prize is only available to players who entered ALL weeks thus far including this week
The Rules:
It has been sometime since the rules were officially posted, so here they are again in full:
The Digital Spy RT/Christmas Countdown Quiz 2016:
1) Each week a series of questions will appear. There will be 10 questions each week except the fifth week when 16 questions will be posted. There will be 86 questions in total. All questions will be posted each Sunday before noon between 21st August and 9th October, unless notified in advance.
2) Each player will receive 1 point for each correct question. Where a question requires a more specific answer, consideration will be given to the player(s) who provides a more detailed response and in this instance this player will receive the full point and others who give less specific responses will receive 0.5 points. It will be pointed out clearly during the week's where such questions arise and as such scores will be awarded accordingly. The maximum number of points available is 86.
3) All players who requested questions for any particular week in advance due to holidays or any other reason, will know their score at the same time as everybody else for that particular week. Points will be carried forward and added together each week and a running score will be posted for each player. If you have requested advance questions and have already answered them, you can not answer them again during the week that they officially appear. If you do not answer the questions in advance but do answer them in the week they officially appear, you will forfeit two points due to the fact that you will have already seen the questions long before anyone else.
4) This year players can have two lifelines each. These are in the form of “White Card” requests. A “White Card” request gives each player an opportunity to ask me for a free clue for up to two questions maximum during the 8 week run. If you require a third (or more), then a clue will be provided for the price of 1 point per clue. So, use your “White Card” lifelines wisely. Points will be deducted from your score accordingly. For fairness, if you request a White Card lifeline, no other player will know (unless you are competing in a tie-break scenario at the end of the 8 week run) as it will be done via Personal Message. I will monitor your lifelines and inform you when they have expired. Please note: If you do not take advantage of your lifelines, you are not entitled for them to be carried over or swapped for points. But, Lifeline usage may affect your overall status at the end of the 8 week run. (See point 6 for details).
5) There are four prize tiers this year. The First Prize is a selection of four items: A Poster of a Classic 1950's Radio Times Christmas Cover, A Radio Times Tea Towel featuring the 1977 Christmas Radio Times Cover, A Stainless Steel Keyring engraved with “Radio Times Quiz Winner 2016” with a 2017 Radio Times Poster Wall Calendar and a boxed set of 101 Radio Times Classic Cover Postcards.
The Second Prize is a Radio Times Poster Wall Calendar for 2017 and a Radio Times Tea Towel featuring the 1977 Christmas Cover. The Third Prize is a Radio Times Poster Wall Calendar for 2017. This year, there is also the chance for ALL players who scored over 70 points to win a prize.
All 70+ Scorers (apart from the three prize winners) will be put into a draw and a name drawn randomly. This person will also win a Radio Times Poster Wall Calendar for 2017. The draw will be carried out after the three Quiz Winners are confirmed and the prize draw winner will be announced publicly on the Countdown Thread. All prizes are brand new and will be posted out to you via second class “Signed For”. Please allow 10 days for delivery and I will notify all winners when their prize has been despatched.
6) In the event of a tie there are two ways to determine the overall winner. The player who used less White Card Lifelines will supercede the player who used both or more. So, if you score 86 points and used 1 lifeline, you would either lose to the player who also scored 86 but who used none, or beat the player who used both. This information will only be revealed at the end of the 8 week run, and only if a tie break of two or more players with the highest equal score is required to determine the outright winner. If however, all players in the tie-break have used none, one or both equally, then the winner will be decided by a Screen Test Tiebreak. A youtube clip will be posted and after you've watched it, five questions will follow . The first player to post their answers publicly – before 3pm on 16th October, will be declared Quiz Champion for 2016. A tie-break conclusion is likely to determine the second and third place winners aswell as the overall winner.
7) I will accept one answer per question per player. You are unable to change your answers once you have posted them to me. PLEASE DO NOT POST ANSWERS PUBLICLY. All answers must be posted to myself by Personal Message by midnight the following Saturday. Any entry received after the deadline for any week will be discounted and your score will be affected as a result. Any player who posts answers publicly will be disqualified from the Quiz as it spoils things for other players and undermines the quiz in general.
8) As usual, it is up to you how you find out your answers and which websites and research facilities you use. But, as in previous years, one site that is recommended is
http://ukchristmastv.weebly.com/
9) That's it. Those are the rules. Any queries or if you spot a mistake or are just trying to get clarity on a question, then please do not hesitate to send me a personal message. I will always ask you for confirmation before implementing a White Card Lifeline. So, I hope you enjoy the quiz and, Good luck!
Now, the Questions.
Week 5 Questions:
Good luck, and don't forget to use Claires-Dad's website for some help. Link at the bottom of the page, and within the rules:
1. What was the title of 1995's One Foot in the Grave Christmas Special?
2. Where did Basil Brush go in his Christmas 1977 BBC1 Special?
3. Who presented a New Year's Eve special about the staging of the Eurovision Song Contest following the UK's hosting duties in 1998?
4. Where was the last ever two part adventure of Auf Wiedersehen Pet shown at Christmas 2004, set?
5. During that two part adventure, Barry disappeared in which neighbouring country?
6. What was the name of the festive drama starring Pauline Quirke and Ray Winstone that was shown in the run up to Christmas 1999 on BBC1?
7. Who was 'unplugged' on Christmas Eve 1994 on BBC2?
8. What Charles Dickens novel found itself being dramatised in time for a not too difficult slot on Christmas Day 1994 on BBC2?
9. Which pop/rock group was Zoomeranged on Holiday Tuesday (December 27th) 1994 on BBC1?
10. How Many Stars did ITV boast for its Boxing night schedule in 1986?
11. What gentle Victorian drama about country folk starring Brendan Coyle received it's one and only ghostly Christmas special during the run-up to Christmas 2008?
12. Who were crowned Christmas Champions in 2008's Christmas special of Strictly Come Dancing?
13. What Royal Ballet delight was aired at Christmas lunchtime in 1997 on BBC1?
14. During the run up to Christmas 2010 on BBC1, what scenario did Ashley Jensen find herself being in?
15. In a BBC2 Sports Review programme on Christmas Day 1987, which sport had had a “Momentous Year”?
16. Which groundbreaking David Attenborough series reached its conclusion just before Christmas in 1993, on December 23rd?
http://ukchristmastv.weebly.com/