1974-1978

Rising Damp

Think you know Rigsby's crumbling boarding house? Take on this tricky ITV comedy quiz.

Hard 15 questions

About this quiz

A tricky Rising Damp quiz on Rigsby's crumbling boarding house and the people behind it. Questions cover the landlord's cat, the lodger who claims royal African blood, what the student is studying, the stage play it grew from and the ITV company that made it, plus the show's awards and the 1980 film. Best suited to fans who know the lodgers well.

15 multiple-choice questions, rated hard. Answer them all and you get your score, with every correct answer revealed at the end. Hosting a quiz night? The printable Rising Damp quiz has a question sheet for players and a separate answer sheet for the quizmaster.

Rising Damp (ITV, 1974-1978), created by Eric Chappell. Setting: A run-down boarding house in an unnamed northern English university town.

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