Trivia Quiz

Timeless A-Peel · Post by **Timeless A-Peel** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 5:17 am

I thought it'd be fun to start a thread for trivia questions to test each other's Avengers knowledge. No prizes--just the satisfaction of knowing the answer (and it can distract you from things you should be doing that sadly have very little to do with John Steed).

I'll start us off, but everyone's welcome to chip in and add a question of their own. Just make sure you quote the question in your answers. Otherwise it could get confusing.

Here we go:

While Patrick Macnee is the quintessential Steed, by no means is he the only actor to take on the role. Who are the five other actors who have played Steed?

There's a bit of a trick to this one, and I'd like to see if anyone gets it. Good luck!

Alan · Post by **Alan** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 5:40 am

Donald Monat (Radio Series), Simon Oates (Stage Play), Ralph Fiennes (Movie), Freddie Jones (Who's Who?)...

Can't think who the fifth is, though...

Dandy Forsdyke · Post by **Dandy Forsdyke** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 8:06 am

Does Simon Williams count? Benny Hill?

Strange Young Man · Post by **Strange Young Man** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 8:56 am

This is a long shot, but is the last one Rocky Taylor in Escape in Time?

Philippa · Post by **Philippa** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 8:59 am

This is hard...

The Gaslight Ghoul · Post by **The Gaslight Ghoul** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 1:23 pm

How about George Lane Cooper, the huge bald stunt guy with the handle bar moustache, who it was thought for some reason would fool the other agent into thinking he was Steed in Hostage?

DiVicenzo · Post by **DiVicenzo** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 1:51 pm

Dandy Forsdyke wrote:Does Simon Williams count? Benny Hill?

Good thinking! Do you know even though it was a spoof Simon Williams was great!

Dandy Forsdyke · Post by **Dandy Forsdyke** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 2:32 pm

DiVicenzo wrote:
Dandy Forsdyke wrote:Does Simon Williams count? Benny Hill?
Good thinking! Do you know even though it was a spoof Simon Williams was great!

... except he was always on the ale.

Timeless A-Peel · Post by **Timeless A-Peel** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 3:39 pm

Alan wrote:Donald Monat (Radio Series), Simon Oates (Stage Play), Ralph Fiennes (Movie), Freddie Jones (Who's Who?)...

Can't think who the fifth is, though...

Oh, you got Freddie! I wondered if anyone would remember him.

There are lots of other answers, obviously, if you count stuntmen and body doubles and such, although they're not "actors" in the strictest sense. And if we count spoofs, we have to add Joanna Lumley on The Friday Night Project.

But who's number 5? Give up?

I was thinking of actor Maurice Kaufmann, Honor's husband, who used play Steed's part so Honor could learn her lines. (I did say there was a trick. I know, it's playing dirty).

Anyone want to make up the next one?

DiVicenzo · Post by **DiVicenzo** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 4:04 pm

Timeless A-Peel wrote:
Alan wrote:Donald Monat (Radio Series), Simon Oates (Stage Play), Ralph Fiennes (Movie), Freddie Jones (Who's Who?)...

Can't think who the fifth is, though...
Oh, you got Freddie! I wondered if anyone would remember him.

There are lots of other answers, obviously, if you count stuntmen and body doubles and such, although they're not "actors" in the strictest sense. And if we count spoofs, we have to add Joanna Lumley on The Friday Night Project.

But who's number 5? Give up?

I was thinking of actor Maurice Kaufmann, Honor's husband, who used play Steed's part so Honor could learn her lines. (I did say there was a trick. I know, it's playing dirty).

Anyone want to make up the next one?

That was very tricky and I, for one would have never, ever got that one!