The Men From The Ministry

20 Questions Quiz
Test your knowledge of The Men From The Ministry by answering these questions about names and numbers. A perfect score entitles you to a free one-way ticket to "Archives" in Ballymuckie. Good luck !

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Wilfrid Hyde White and Richard Murdoch

1. Where was the Records office before being tranferred to Archives at Ballymuckie ? Inverglochie
2. What is the full name of Lennox-Brown ? Deryck Eric Savage Lennox-Brown
3. What is the full name of Lamb ? Richard Valentino Canterbury Lamb
4. How does Sir Gregory sign his name ? G. O. D. Pitkin
5. Name five secretaries who worked in the General Assistance Department ? Mildred Murfin, April Adams, Celia Nobbs, Lanna, and Daphne Bentwater.
Lennox-Brown also once worked as the secretary
6. In which episode does Gladys appear, although not mentioned by name ? The Post Office Pantomime.
Gladys is Deryck Guyler's washboard
7. What is the name of Hamilton-Jones' wife ? Penelope
8. What is the name of Lennox-Brown's wife ? Mary
9. What is the name of Lamb's landlady ? Mrs. Bratby
10. What is the full name of Mildred's boyfriend ? Bernard Figg
11. What is Sir Gregory's nickname ? Bunny
12. What is Lord Stilton's nickname ? Pongo
13. Name two frequently-mentioned colleagues who never appear in any episode ? Fatty Scott and Rudge of the Board of Trade.
(Parker of Pensions once speaks briefly on the phone).
14. What is the name of the theme music for TMFTM ? 'Top Dog' by Ivor Slaney.
It is played by the Hilversum Radio Orchestra
15. How many episodes of TMFTM were produced ? 147 BBC episodes plus 14 Transcription Service episodes
16. In how many episodes did Richard Murdoch appear ? All 161 episodes
17. What is the address of The General Assistance Department ? Room 541 (formerly Room 24), 308 Whitehall, London SW1, England, Europe, The World, The Universe
18. On what floor is the General Assistance Department situated ? The fifth floor, which is 'eight floors up'
19. What is Sir Gregory's telephone number ? Whitehall 1928
20. On what date did Lennox-Brown join the Civil Service ? 'Tuesday', July 14, 1940. (Evidently L-B did so little
work on his first day that he did not notice it was actually a Sunday)

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1. Where was the Records office before being tranferred to Archives at Ballymuckie ?
2. What is the full name of Lennox-Brown ?
3. What is the full name of Lamb ?
4. How does Sir Gregory sign his name ?
5. Name five secretaries who worked in the General Assistance Department ?
6. In which episode does Gladys appear, although not mentioned by name ?
7. What is the name of Hamilton-Jones' wife ?
8. What is the name of Lennox-Brown's wife ?
9. What is the name of Lamb's landlady ?
10. What is the full name of Mildred's boyfriend ?
11. What is Sir Gregory's nickname ?
12. What is Lord Stilton's nickname ?
13. Name two frequently-mentioned colleagues who never appear in any episode ?
14. What is the name of the theme music for TMFTM ?
15. How many episodes of TMFTM were produced ?
16. In how many episodes did Richard Murdoch appear ?
17. What is the address of The General Assistance Department ?
18. On what floor is the General Assistance Department situated ?
19. What is Sir Gregory's telephone number ?
20. On what date did Lennox-Brown join the Civil Service ?