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  • 1. At what time does the normal BBC One schedule get suspended for the live Comic Relief show?
A) 7 pm
B) 6 pm
C) 8 pm
D) 10 pm
  • 2. Where does Comic Relief air while the BBC News at Ten is on BBC One?
A) ITV
B) BBC Two
C) Channel 4
D) BBC Three
  • 3. At what time does Comic Relief resume on BBC One after the news?
A) 11:00 pm
B) 10:35 pm
C) 10:00 pm
D) 10:15 pm
  • 4. Who provides the studio space and production facilities for Comic Relief?
A) Independent sponsors
B) Channel 4
C) The BBC
D) ITV
  • 5. Do the celebrities and crew get paid for their work on the Comic Relief live show?
A) Yes, but they donate the money
B) Yes, they receive standard rates
C) Only the crew is paid
D) No, they work for free
  • 6. Which television channel airs reports and celebrity gunging during the afternoon?
A) BBC One
B) BBC Two
C) BBC News
D) CBBC
  • 7. Why are stars from rival broadcasters like ITV or Channel 4 able to appear on Comic Relief?
A) Because they are not under contract
B) Because it is a government-mandated event
C) Because the BBC provides the production facilities and the work is free
D) Because the BBC pays their rival networks
  • 8. Who is one of the comedy duos specifically mentioned as being regularly featured on the show?
A) Smith and Jones
B) Morecambe and Wise
C) French and Saunders
D) Mitchell and Webb
  • 9. Which comedian is mentioned as having starred in a regular parody sketch?
A) John Cleese
B) Stephen Fry
C) Hugh Laurie
D) Rowan Atkinson
  • 10. What happens to the BBC One schedule at 10 pm?
A) A movie is aired
B) The regular news programme is aired
C) A comedy sketch marathon begins
D) The show ends
  • 11. How is the late-night portion of the show organized?
A) One host stays for the entire duration
B) It is pre-recorded in segments
C) Each hour is overseen by a different celebrity team
D) It is hosted by news anchors
  • 12. Which of these is a common theme throughout the Comic Relief shows?
A) Parodies of recent popular shows and films
B) Cooking competitions
C) Political debates
D) Live musical concerts only
  • 13. In what year was Comic Relief founded?
A) 1986
B) 1990
C) 1985
D) 1983
  • 14. What event prompted the founding of Comic Relief?
A) The 1986 refugee crisis in Sudan
B) The 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia
C) A massive UK television strike
D) A global economic recession
  • 15. Who was announced as CEO of Comic Relief in January 2021?
A) Noel Edmonds
B) Richard Curtis
C) Samir Patel
D) Lenny Henry
  • 16. What is the name of Comic Relief's highlight appeal?
A) The Robin Hood Telethon
B) Red Nose Day
C) Sport Relief
D) Comic Relief Live
  • 17. When was the first live fundraising evening held?
A) 8 February 1988
B) 25 December 1985
C) 14 March 2015
D) 4 April 1986
  • 18. Which other high-profile telethon is held annually in the UK in November?
A) Comic Relief
B) The Royal Variety Performance
C) Sport Relief
D) Children in Need
  • 19. Where was Comic Relief launched on Christmas Day 1985?
A) A refugee camp in Ethiopia
B) The Shaftesbury Theatre
C) Dock10, MediaCityUK
D) Noel Edmonds' Late, Late Breakfast Show
  • 20. Which company provides the telephony for Comic Relief?
A) Sainsbury's
B) BT Group
C) TK Maxx
D) British Airways
  • 21. In what year did Sport Relief begin?
A) 2002
B) 2009
C) 1985
D) 2021
  • 22. What tax did Comic Relief call for in 2009?
A) Charity tax
B) Robin Hood tax
C) Wealth tax
D) Media tax
  • 23. Where are Red Nose Day appeal shows held as of 2022?
A) The Shaftesbury Theatre in London
B) Dock10, MediaCityUK in Salford
C) A studio in Ethiopia
D) BBC Broadcasting House
  • 24. How much had Comic Relief raised by 2024 according to Lenny Henry?
A) More than £1.6 billion
B) More than £1 billion
C) More than £500 million
D) More than £1.4 billion
  • 25. Which retailer sold Red Noses until 2022?
A) TK Maxx
B) Tesco
C) Sainsbury's
D) Marks & Spencer
  • 26. What happened to the Sport Relief telethon starting in 2022?
A) It was discontinued
B) It merged with Children in Need
C) It became an annual event
D) It moved to a different TV network
  • 27. When was the first Red Nose Day held?
A) 15 March 1991
B) 10 March 1989
C) 5 February 1988
D) 17 March 1995
  • 28. How much money did the first Red Nose Day raise?
A) £15 million
B) £27 million
C) £20 million
D) £18 million
  • 29. The 1991 Red Nose Day event featured which slogan?
A) The Invasion of the Comic Tomatoes
B) What A Difference A Day Makes
C) Red Nose Day 2
D) The Stonker
  • 30. Who performed 'The Stonk' for the 1991 event?
A) Victoria Wood
B) Boyzone
C) Hale & Pace
D) The Spice Girls
  • 31. Which artist performed 'The Smile Song' in 1991?
A) Hale & Pace
B) Victoria Wood
C) Jonathan Ross
D) Lenny Henry
  • 32. How much did the 1993 Red Nose Day raise?
A) £18 million
B) £27 million
C) £15 million
D) £22 million
  • 33. How much did the 1995 event raise?
A) £27 million
B) £22 million
C) £35 million
D) £20 million
  • 34. What was the slogan for the 1997 Red Nose Day?
A) Red Nose Day 2
B) What A Difference A Day Makes
C) The Stonker
D) Small Change – Big Difference
  • 35. Which group performed the official single for the 1997 event?
A) The Spice Girls
B) Boyzone
C) Hale & Pace
D) The Beatles
  • 36. Who hosted a live cross-over panel game in 1999?
A) Chris Evans
B) Angus Deayton
C) Jonathan Ross
D) Lenny Henry
  • 37. Who set a record for 37 hours of consecutive broadcasting in 1999?
A) Simon Mayo
B) Jonathan Ross
C) Chris Moyles
D) Comedy Dave
  • 38. What was the 1999 Comic Relief song?
A) The Smile Song
B) When the Going Gets Tough
C) The Stonk
D) Who Do You Think You Are?
  • 39. How much did the 2001 event raise?
A) £22 million
B) £35 million
C) £27 million
D) £55 million
  • 40. On what date was the 2003 Red Nose Day held?
A) 11 March
B) 23 March
C) 10 March
D) 14 March
  • 41. How much money was raised on the night of the 2003 live show?
A) £65m
B) £35m
C) £25m
D) £61.6 million
  • 42. Who provided the voice of the speaking clock for Comic Relief in 2003?
A) Graham Norton
B) Jonathan Ross
C) Jack Dee
D) Lenny Henry
  • 43. Whose acts were being parodied by Jack Dee in 2003?
A) Nelson Mandela
B) Bono
C) Rowan Atkinson
D) David Blaine
  • 44. Which character did Dawn French play in the Harry Potter parody?
A) The Secret Chamberpot
B) Harry Potter
C) Ron Weasley
D) Hermione Granger
  • 45. Who played Ron Weasley in the 2003 Harry Potter parody?
A) Miranda Richardson
B) Jennifer Saunders
C) Dawn French
D) Lenny Henry
  • 46. On what date was the 2005 Red Nose Day held?
A) 23 March
B) 11 March
C) 10 March
D) 14 March
  • 47. How much money was raised during the 2005 event?
A) £65m
B) £45m
C) £35m
D) £61.6 million
  • 48. Which campaign was supported by the 2005 Red Nose Day?
A) Celebrity Driving School
B) Fame Academy
C) Spider-Plant Man
D) Make Poverty History
  • 49. Which band released the official single for Red Nose Day 2005?
A) McFly
B) The Vicar of Dibley
C) The Beatles
D) Little Britain
  • 50. Which chart did the 2005 official single reach Number 1 in?
A) Global Digital Chart
B) European Top 40
C) UK Singles Chart
D) US Billboard
  • 51. Who played Hermione Granger in the 2003 Harry Potter parody?
A) Davina McCall
B) Jennifer Saunders
C) Miranda Richardson
D) Dawn French
  • 52. What was the name of the official single for the 2009 event?
A) Just Can't Get Enough
B) Teenage Kicks
C) The Big One
D) One Way or Another
  • 53. Which group provided the official single for the 2009 event?
A) The Beatles
B) The Proclaimers
C) One Direction
D) The Saturdays
  • 54. Which performer had their first absence from a Comic Relief event in 2011?
A) Lenny Henry
B) Jack Whitehall
C) David Tennant
D) Dawn French
  • 55. Where was the 2015 Comic Relief event broadcast from?
A) BBC Elstree Centre
B) The Vicar of Dibley set
C) London Palladium
D) Building Six at The O2
  • 56. How much was raised during the 2019 event?
A) £63,548,668
B) £52,000,000
C) £82,100,000
D) £75,107,852
  • 57. Which character did Catherine Tate play in a 2021 sketch with James Bond?
A) Doctor Who
B) Nan
C) Vicar of Dibley
D) Geraldine Granger
  • 58. Which of these celebrities starred in '2020 – The Movie' trailer in 2021?
A) Keira Knightley
B) Jordan North
C) Paddy McGuinness
D) Alesha Dixon
  • 59. Which BBC Radio 1 presenter rowed 100 miles for the 2022 event?
A) Tom Daley
B) Vernon Kay
C) David Walliams
D) Jordan North
  • 60. What sport did Jordan North use to travel from London to Burnley?
A) Running
B) Cycling
C) Rowing
D) Swimming
  • 61. Which athlete participated in the 'Hell of a Homecoming' challenge?
A) Jordan North
B) Tom Daley
C) Tim Vine
D) Matt Lucas
  • 62. Which show was parodied by Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, and Dame Judi Dench?
A) The Repair Shop
B) Rock Profile
C) One Man and His Dog
D) Doctor Who
  • 63. What show did the 2023 opening sketch parody?
A) Doctor Who
B) Rock Profile
C) One Man and His Dog
D) The Repair Shop
  • 64. How many years did Lenny Henry present the telethon?
A) 39 years
B) 10 years
C) 20 years
D) 40 years
  • 65. Who was one of the presenters who hosted for the first time during the 2025 event?
A) Alison Hammond
B) Davina McCall
C) Jonathan Ross
D) Joel Dommett
  • 66. What amount had been raised by 22 March 2025?
A) £40,000,000
B) £30,004,040
C) £34,022,590
D) £38,000,000
  • 67. Which publisher released 'The Totally Stonking, Surprisingly Educational And Utterly Mindboggling Comic Relief Comic' in 1991?
A) DC Comics
B) Fleetway
C) Marvel
D) Viz
  • 68. Which character was featured in the framing narrative of the 1991 comic?
A) Sir Edmund Blackadder
B) Gary Lineker
C) Doctor Who
D) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
  • 69. What was the 1993 campaign theme associated with the game 'Sleepwalker'?
A) Tomatoes
B) Potatoes
C) Red Noses
D) Puppies
  • 70. Which author wrote books for Comic Relief based on the Harry Potter series in 2001?
A) J. K. Rowling
B) Neil Gaiman
C) Richard Curtis
D) Alan Moore
  • 71. What were the 'Walk-ears' introduced by Walkers in 2007 based on?
A) Gary Lineker
B) A Labrador puppy
C) A hyena
D) The red nose
  • 72. In the 2007 game 'Let It Flow', what animals were causing problems for the water irrigation system?
A) Hyenas
B) Labrador puppies
C) Tomatoes
D) Elephants
  • 73. Which company gave away toy puppies with red noses in 2007?
A) Andrex
B) Jackpotjoy
C) Walkers
D) Fleetway
  • 74. Why is the red nose design changed every year?
A) To improve durability
B) To discourage re-using old noses
C) To match fashion trends
D) To lower production costs
  • 75. What material was used for the 2007 red nose to allow it to grow?
A) Foam
B) Rubber
C) Silicone
D) Plastic
  • 76. In what year did Comic Relief return to having only one red nose design?
A) 2021
B) 2022
C) 2023
D) 2024
  • 77. What type of noses were introduced in 2026 to allow public creativity?
A) Design-Yer Noses
B) Paint-your-own plastic noses
C) Digital noses
D) Reusable metal noses
  • 78. What design change happened to car noses in 2009 due to safety concerns?
A) Became smaller
B) Switched to a suction cup design
C) Were made of soft foam
D) Switched to a magnetic design
  • 79. Which of these is the second biggest-selling Comic Relief single?
A) When the Going Gets Tough
B) Uptown Girl
C) Living Doll
D) Mama
  • 80. Which song was released to coincide with the 1992 UK general election?
A) Living Doll
B) (I Want To Be) Elected
C) Uptown Girl
D) Gold Forever
  • 81. Which publication featured Ross Clark's criticism of Comic Relief's support for women's charities?
A) The Sun
B) The Guardian
C) The Spectator
D) Panorama
  • 82. Which organization criticized Lenny Henry's 2011 sketch for mocking a speech impediment?
A) The King's Speech Foundation
B) The BBC Ethics Board
C) The British Stammering Association
D) The Ofcom Regulatory Body
  • 83. How many complaints did Ofcom receive regarding the 2017 Comic Relief event?
A) 100
B) 338
C) 1,000
D) 500
  • 84. Which award was given to the 2017 Ed Sheeran fundraising video?
A) Rusty Radiator
B) Golden Raspberry
C) Stereotype Shield
D) Poverty Porn Prize
  • 85. What term did David Lammy use to criticize Stacey Dooley's social media posts about Uganda?
A) Poverty tourists
B) White saviours
C) Colonial apologists
D) Uninformed activists
  • 86. In the 2017 event, what did Vic Reeves show to Susanna Reid?
A) A provocative photograph
B) A profane sign
C) A fake penis
D) A forbidden costume
  • 87. Why did Ofcom decide not to investigate the complaints from the 2017 event?
A) The sketches were consistent with the live, unpredictable format
B) The BBC issued a formal apology beforehand
C) The content was deemed entirely appropriate for all ages
D) There were not enough complaints to justify a probe
  • 88. Who founded the United States Comic Relief charity in 1986?
A) David Duchovny
B) Craig Ferguson
C) Bob Zmuda
D) Richard Curtis
  • 89. Which television network broadcast the US Comic Relief events?
A) NBC
B) TBS
C) Home Box Office (HBO)
D) Seven Network
  • 90. What was the theme of the 2006 US Comic Relief event?
A) COVID-19 pandemic
B) Homelessness
C) Hurricane Katrina
D) Sudden infant death syndrome
  • 91. Who created the Idol Gives Back special?
A) Bob Zmuda
B) Richard Curtis
C) Craig Ferguson
D) Joe Sterling
  • 92. When was Red Nose Day formally brought to the United States?
A) 1986
B) 2015
C) 2022
D) 2006
  • 93. What organisation sponsored the Red Nose Day in the United States?
A) Walgreens
B) HBO
C) Comic Relief, Inc.
D) NBC
  • 94. Which singer released an updated version of 'Wunder Gescheh'n' for the German charity event?
A) Al Jarreau
B) Natalie Cole
C) Nena
D) Samantha Mumba
  • 95. Which foundation held the Russian charity drive in 2007?
A) Comic Relief, Inc.
B) Liniya Zhizni
C) UNICEF
D) The Community Foundation for Ireland
  • 96. What was the original title of the Finnish charity event started in 2002?
A) Dagur rauða nefsins
B) Rodeneuzendag
C) Ylen hyvä
D) Nenäpäivä
  • 97. Which international organisation does the Icelandic 'Red Nose Day' support?
A) SIDS and Kids
B) UNICEF
C) The Community Foundation for Ireland
D) Liniya Zhizni
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