Big in the 70s Quiz: Part 2

 Spangles

 

1) Which company introduced Spangles in 1950?

2) Which brand is the only surviving relation of Spangles?

3) Name any of the original flavours of Old English Spangles

4) In 2008, which position did Spangles earn on a nationwide pole to find the discontinued brand of sweets most people would like to see brought back?

5) In which year were Spangles discontinued, not counting a brief and unsuccessful return in the 1990s?

Answers – highlight to reveal

1) Mars Confectionary

2) Tunes – they are the same shape and size

3) Any of these – liquorice – mint humbug – pear drop – aniseed – treacle

4) No.1 – it topped the pole

The Flashing Blade

1) The Flashing Blade was set during which war? (Get this and you’re good or cheating!)

2) How many episodes of 12 minutes long was the series made into for broadcast in the UK – 16 – 18 – 20 – 22?

3) How many episodes were in the series when it was originally shown in France?

4) Episodes of The Flashing Blade were broadcast during the children’s Saturday Morning TV show ‘On the Waterfront’ in 1988. They used a spoof dialogue track written by which BAFTA winning writer?

5) According to the lyrics of the show’s excellent theme, what are the three things that are well worth fighting for?

Answers – Highlight to reveal

1) The War of the Mantuan Succession

2) 22

3) 4 – each was 7 minutes long

4) Russell T Davies

5) Life and Love and Happiness