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It's the 30th anniversary of Viz, the adult comic done in the style of childhood favourites like Beano - but with added flatulence - and a roster of characters such as the Fat Slags and Sid the Sexist. Test yourself on Britain's sweariest comic.It's the 30th anniversary of Viz, the adult comic done in the style of childhood favourites like Beano - but with added flatulence - and a roster of characters such as the Fat Slags and Sid the Sexist. Test yourself on Britain's sweariest comic.
1.) Multiple Choice Question1.) Multiple Choice Question
The first issue comprised 12 stapled-together pages selling for 20p in Newcastle's bars and pubs. How much were the city's many students charged?The first issue comprised 12 stapled-together pages selling for 20p in Newcastle's bars and pubs. How much were the city's many students charged?
  1. 10p
  2. 20p
  3. 30p
  1. 10p
  2. 20p
  3. 30p
2.) Multiple Choice Question2.) Multiple Choice Question
Which Viz character, known for his gingerbread sex dolls, was the subject of a question in a recent episode of University Challenge?Which Viz character, known for his gingerbread sex dolls, was the subject of a question in a recent episode of University Challenge?
  1. Student Grant
  2. Fru T Bunn
  3. Finbarr Saunders
  1. Student Grant
  2. Fru T Bunn
  3. Finbarr Saunders
3.) Multiple Choice Question3.) Multiple Choice Question
San and Tray are the Fat Slags, two hard-drinking, chip-scoffing Geordie girls. What's the name of their long-suffering pal, with whom they regularly enjoy carnal relations?San and Tray are the Fat Slags, two hard-drinking, chip-scoffing Geordie girls. What's the name of their long-suffering pal, with whom they regularly enjoy carnal relations?
  1. Baz
  2. Dick
  3. Dave
  1. Baz
  2. Dick
  3. Dave
4.) Multiple Choice Question4.) Multiple Choice Question
And Modern Parents features Malcolm and Cressida - vegan middle-class types who are against gender stereotyping and fast food. What's their surname (double-barrelled, of course)? And Modern Parents features Malcolm and Cressida - vegan middle-class types who are against competitive sports and fast food. What's their surname (double-barrelled, of course)?
  1. Wright-Pratt
  2. Earnest-Burke
  3. Wan-Ki
  1. Wright-Pratt
  2. Earnest-Burke
  3. Wan-Ki
5.) Multiple Choice Question5.) Multiple Choice Question
Which celebrity sold his wedding pictures to Viz?Which celebrity sold his wedding pictures to Viz?
  1. Armando Iannucci
  2. Shakin' Stevens
  3. Johnny Vegas
  1. Armando Iannucci
  2. Shakin' Stevens
  3. Johnny Vegas
6.) Multiple Choice Question6.) Multiple Choice Question
Much of the action takes place in the fictional town of Fulchester. A name taken from which now-defunct drama popular in the 1980s?Much of the action takes place in the fictional town of Fulchester. A name taken from which now-defunct drama popular in the 1980s?
  1. Fresh Fields
  2. Crown Court
  3. Mind Your Language
  4. Juliet Bravo
  1. Fresh Fields
  2. Crown Court
  3. Mind Your Language
  4. Juliet Bravo
7.) Multiple Choice Question7.) Multiple Choice Question
And finally, Tony Slattery - of Whose Line is it Anyway? - is among the public figures to feature in Viz. In what capacity?And finally, Tony Slattery - of Whose Line is it Anyway? - is among the public figures to feature in Viz. In what capacity?
  1. Joseph in a "cut out and keep" Nativity Set
  2. Constantly trying to ingratiate himself with the Queen
  3. Running a phoney cattery
  1. Joseph in a "cut out and keep" Nativity Set
  2. Constantly trying to ingratiate himself with the Queen
  3. Running a phoney cattery
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In one strip, Slattery is left with a pair of cats to care for and has to pass up the chance to appear in a new series of Whose Line Is It Anyway? He is dischuffed to find the felines are actually fakes and belong to Baroness Spatz. Can you see where this is going?In one strip, Slattery is left with a pair of cats to care for and has to pass up the chance to appear in a new series of Whose Line Is It Anyway? He is dischuffed to find the felines are actually fakes and belong to Baroness Spatz. Can you see where this is going?
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  1. Students had to pay 30p.
  2. It's Fru T Bunn. When Jesus college, Oxford, failed to answer the question host, Jeremy Paxman called them "such pure creatures".
  3. It's Baz, who is married to the even more long-suffering Thelma, and is mates with Dave. The 2004 film chronicling Sandra and Tracey's adventures is currently at 15 in IMDB's 100 Worst Films.
  4. It's Wright-Pratt. And their children are named Tarquin and Guinevere - both boys.
  5. It was Johnny Vegas in 2002. The photos duly appeared in the next edition, but Vegas claims he never received the money. He has since divorced.
  6. It's ITV's Crown Court - which ran from 1972-84, in which court cases were played out over several afternoons. ITV's Mind Your Language was set in an English-language school in London. Fresh Fields was a BBC sitcom set in Barnes, London. And the BBC police series Juliet Bravo took place in the fictional town of Hartley, Lancashire.
  7. It's Tony Slattery and his Phoney Cattery. Morrissey once featured as Joseph in Viz's souvenir cut-out-and-keep Pop Star Nativity Set. And strip titled Billy Connolly has the comedian trying to win the Queen's favour.
  1. Students had to pay 30p.
  2. It's Fru T Bunn. When Jesus college, Oxford, failed to answer the question host, Jeremy Paxman called them "such pure creatures".
  3. It's Baz, who is married to the even more long-suffering Thelma, and is mates with Dave. The 2004 film chronicling Sandra and Tracey's adventures is currently at 15 in IMDB's 100 Worst Films.
  4. It's Wright-Pratt. And their children are named Tarquin and Guinevere - both boys.
  5. It was Johnny Vegas in 2002. The photos duly appeared in the next edition, but Vegas claims he never received the money. He has since divorced.
  6. It's ITV's Crown Court - which ran from 1972-84, in which court cases were played out over several afternoons. ITV's Mind Your Language was set in an English-language school in London. Fresh Fields was a BBC sitcom set in Barnes, London. And the BBC police series Juliet Bravo took place in the fictional town of Hartley, Lancashire.
  7. It's Tony Slattery and his Phoney Cattery. Morrissey once featured as Joseph in Viz's souvenir cut-out-and-keep Pop Star Nativity Set. And strip titled Billy Connolly has the comedian trying to win the Queen's favour.
Your ScoreYour Score
0 - 3 : Pseudo pusscats0 - 3 : Pseudo pusscats
4 - 6 : Fradulent felines4 - 6 : Fradulent felines
7 - 7 : Ersatz cats7 - 7 : Ersatz cats
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