Apprentice: blunders & boasters quiz

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Lord Sugar, Nick and Karren are back where they belong – behind The Apprentice’s boardroom table for the start of series eight (9pm Wednesdays on BBC1). But how much do you remember about the business contest’s wildest brags, worst bungles and most memorable characters? Would your knowledge of the numpties get you hired or fired? Your next task is to take our quiz and find out….

By Michael Hogan

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Apprentice: blunders & boasters quiz

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1. A field of ponies

2. She resigned during the semi-final

3. Melissa Cohen

4. Kosher

5. Cheese to the French

6. Pal

7. Take their jackets off

8. Hasta la vista, gravy

9. Melody Hossaini

10. 16

11. Raef Bjayou

12. A reverse pterodactyl

13. I’m the shortest

14. 100

15. Sandalwood and cedarwood

16. Wake Up Call

17. Jim Eastwood

18. Badger Or Bust

19. Europe

20. Tom Pellereau

Apprentice: blunders & boasters quiz

Stuart Baggs aka “Baggs the Brand” notoriously compared himself to what?

A stable of racehorses A galloping thoroughbred A field of ponies A dozen donkeys

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Stuart Baggs aka “Baggs the Brand” notoriously compared himself to what?

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How did Katie Hopkins fare in the third series?

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After being fired, who said of her former colleagues: “Karmically, they will be retributed”?

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Despite telling Lord Sugar he was “a good Jewish boy”, series four hopeful Michael Sophocles didn’t know the meaning of what?

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Former army officer Paul Callaghan tried to sell what to whom in series three and got fired for it?

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Vincent Disneur “came up with” the name of which dog food brand – not realising it was already taken and, indeed, rather successful?

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During series three, what did posh project manager Rory Laing insist all his team do, which led to a mutiny?

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In series six’s advertising task, what was the slogan for Germ-O-Nator cleaning product?

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“Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon” – who uttered this immortal line?

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During series six’s bakery task, ex-surgeon Shibby Robati took an order for 1,900 breakfast rolls and croissants from a large London hotel. How many did he actually deliver?

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Who told Lord Sugar “the spoken word is my tool”?

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Series four winner Lee McQueen’s party piece was an impression of what?

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In the opening episode of series seven, defeated project manager Edward Hunter used what defence in an attempt to dissuade Lord Sugar from firing him?

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In series two’s catering task, cocky Syed Ahmed ordered how many chickens to top 100 pizzas?

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Yasmina Siadatan and Paula Jones got which two ingredients mixed up in series five’s beauty task, blowing their budget in the process?

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Series five candidate Philip Taylor dreamed up the character of “Pantsman” to promote a brand of breakfast cereal called what?

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Who said, "I'm not a show pony or a one-trick pony. I'm not a jackass or a stubborn mule, and I'm definitely not a wild stallion that needs to be tamed. I am the champion thoroughbred that this process requires”?

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Ruth Badger finished as runner-up in the second series and later presented her own TV business show. What was it called?

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Jennifer Maguire from series four boasted, “As a salesperson, I would rate myself as probably the best in…” Where?