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Dementia Cafe Quiz ☕️ Just The Job



The idea of this Dementia Cafe quiz is to ask members to name the jobs portrayed by the people in the images. Along the way, they could also guess at the name of the character and TV show or movie. (There are 52, so you might want to split the session in two?)


There is a Spotify playlist of associated songs below to use as prompts, or at least to make the session more interactive.


Don't forget to take time to discuss the jobs and maybe ask members to say which job they would have loved to have done. You could also run a vote for the best and worst jobs. And make a list of missing jobs, perhaps?






The next part of the quiz is to match the song which is connected in some way (sometimes loosely) with the picture ...


A Spotify playlist can be found below.














Chauffeur - Parker & Lady Penelope - 'Thunderbirds'

'Baby You Can Drive My Car', The Beatles


Nurse/Matron - Hattie Jacques - 'Carry On Doctor'

'A Spoonful Of Sugar', Julie Andrews


Window Cleaner - Robin Askwith - 'Confessions Of A Window Cleaner'

'When I'm Cleaning Windows', George Formby


Priest - Dermot Morgan - 'Father Ted'

'My Lovely Horse' (Father Ted Eurovision entry)


Hotel Manager - Noele Gordon as Meg Mortimer - 'Crossroads'

'Hotel California', The Eagles


Taxi Driver - Danny De Vito - 'Taxi'

'Big Yellow Taxi', Joni Mitchell


Nun - Julie Andrews as Maria - 'The Sound Of Music'

'Eidelweiss', Christopher Plummer


Convict - Ronnie Barker as Norman Stanley Fletcher - 'Porridge'

'Jailhouse Rock', Elvis Presley


Chimney Sweep - Dick Van Dyke as Bert - 'Mary Poppins'

'Chim Chim Cheree', Dick Van Dyke


Milkman - Benny Hill as Ernie - 'Benny Hill Show'

'Ernie', Benny Hill


Governess - Deborah Kerr as Anna - 'The King And I'

'Getting To Know You', Deborah Kerr


Greengrocer - Ronnie Barker & David Jason as Arkwright & Granville - 'Open All Hours'

'Grocer Jack', Keith West


Bus Conductor - Reg Varney as Stan Butler - 'On The Buses'

'National Express', The Divine Comedy


Landlady - Barbara Windsor as Peggy Mitchell - 'Eastenders'

'Down At The Old Bull And Bush', Florrie Forde


Barman - Ted Danson as Sam Mallone - 'Cheers'

'Cheers', TV Theme

Rag & Bone Men - Harry H Corbett & Wilfred Brambell - 'Steptoe And Son'

'My Old Man's A Dustman', Lonnie Donegan


Vicar - Dawn French as Geraldine Grainger - 'The Vicar Of Dibley'

'The Lord Is My Shepherd', TV Theme


Policeman - Jack Warner - 'Dixon Of Dock Green'

'The Laughing Policeman', Charles Penrose


Author - Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher - 'Murder She Wrote'

'Paperback Writer', The Beatles

Waiter - Andrew Sachs as Manuel - 'Fawlty Towers'

'Barcelona', Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballe


Veterinarian - Christopher Timothy as James Herriot - 'All Creatures Great And Small'

'All Things Bright And Beautiful', Hymn


Zookeeper - Johhny Morris - 'Animal Magic'

'Going To The Zoo', Simon & Garfunkel


Flower Girl - Audrey Hepburn as Eliza Doolittle - 'My Fair Lady'

'I Could Have Danced All Night', Marni Nixon (Audrey Heburn's singing voice was not used in the movie)

Sailor - Kenneth Connor & Kenneth Williams - 'Carry On Cruising'

'In The Navy', The Village People


Pet Shop Owner - Michael Palin & John Cleese - 'Monty Python's Flying Circus'

'The Liberty Bell', TV Theme


Detective - Peters Sellers as Inspector Clouseau - 'The Pink Panther'

'Pink Panther Theme', Henry Mancini


Confectioner - Gene Wilder - 'Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory'

'Pure Imagination', Gene Wilder


Archeologist - Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones - 'Raiders Of The Lost Ark'

'Raiders Of The Lost Ark', Movie Theme, John Williams


Fireman - 'Fireman Sam'

'Relight My Fire', Dan Hartman


Spy - Sean Connery as James Bond 007 - ' Goldfinger'

'Goldfinger', Shirley Bassey

Astronaut - Neil Armstrong - 'Apollo 11'

'Fly Me To The Moon' Frank Sinatra


Model - Twiggy - Lesley Lawson

'These Boots Are Made For Walking', Nancy Sinatra


Astrologer - Russell Grant

'Aquarius', The 5th Dimension


Doctor - Dirk Bogarde as Dr Simon Sparrow - 'Doctor At Large'

'Doctor Doctor', The Thompson Twins


Pilot - Leslie Neilsen as Dr Rumack - 'Airplane'

'Leaving On A Jet Plane', John Denver


Postman - 'Postman Pat' & Jess The Cat

'Please Mr Postman', The Carpenters


Barrista / Cafe Owner - Gordon Kaye as Rene Artois - 'Allo Allo'

'Allo Allo', TV Theme


Unemployed (Steel Workers) - Robert Carlyle as Gaz - 'The Fully Monty'

'You Can Leave Your Hat On', Joe Cocker


Dancer - Jamie Bell - 'Billy Elliot'

'Cosmic Dancer', T-Rex / Marc Bolan


Housewife - Wendy Craig as Ria Parkinson - 'Butterflies'

'Love Is Like A Butterfly', Dolly Parton


Train Driver - Jones The Steam - 'Ivor The Engine'

'Morningtown Ride', The Seekers


Weather Forecaster - Caroline Aherne - 'The Fast Show'

'It's Raining Men', The Weather Girls


Baker - Paul Hollywood & Mary Berry - 'Great British Bake Off'

'Baker Street', Gerry Rafferty


Teacher - Sidney Poitier - 'To Sir With Love'

'To Sir With Love', Lulu


Fishmonger - Molly Malone

'Alive Alive O', The Dubliners


Coalman - Roddy McDowell - 'How Green Was My Valley'

'Green Green Grass Of Home', Tom Jones

Chef - John Torode & Greg Wallace - 'Masterchef'

'Boiled Beef And Carrots', Harry Champion


Soldier - Radar - 'M.A.S.H.'

'Suicide Is Painless', Johnny Mandel


Office Worker - Ricky Gervais - 'The Office'

'9 To 5', Dolly Parton


Journalist - Christopher Reeve as Clarke Kent at 'The Daily Planet' - 'Superman'

'Superman Theme', John Williams


Farmer - 'The Wurzels'

'I've Got A Combine Harvester', The Wurzels'


Pick Pocket - Mark Lester - 'Oliver'

'Consider Yourself', 'Oliver' cast