How Well Do You Know Slow Horses Season 1 Quiz

Slow Horses Season 1 took us on a thrilling, darkly comedic ride, following the “slow horses”—MI5 agents banished to desk-duty purgatory for their spectacular career-ending blunders. From River’s initial mistake to the frantic, heart-pounding race to save a kidnapped student, the first season was absolutely packed with sharp dialogue, tense action, and truly unforgettable characters.

Do you remember the subtle details of every blunder, every piece of misdirection, and every truly caustic remark from Lamb? Prepare to be grilled like a suspect! See if you can navigate the twists and turns of the show’s debut season to prove you’re more “First Desk” material than a Slough House misfit.

Let’s find out: How well do you really know Slow Horses Season 1?

 

Results

#1. Where was River Cartwright when he first encountered the man with the bomb?

Slough House

Diner

Airport

Regent's Park

MI5 Headquarters

#2. What unusual way did River spend his time while assigned to Hobden?

Practicing shooting

Watching videos about hate groups

Learning coding

Surveillance of a restaurant

Training in hand-to-hand combat

#3. How did River try to access Hobden’s emails?

By hacking into MI5 servers

With Ho’s help

By bribing Sid

By interrogating Hobden

Using Lamb’s computer

#4. What did Hassan Ahmed do when threatened about his nationality?

He begged for release

He insulted the kidnappers

He attempted to escape

He claimed he was British

He refused to answer

#5. What password did Min reveal to Louisa about Lamb?

123456

letmein

SloughHouse

MI5secret

password

#6. Who threatened Hassan with an axe during the hostage situation?

Curly

Moe

Min

Louisa

Hobden

#7. Where did Lamb go while disguised?

To a police station

To a store to buy a hat

To the hospital

To the river bank

To the Slough House

#8. How did River reach Sid at the hospital?

He bribed the staff

He used a key card

He sneaked in while the Dogs were chasing him

He followed Lamb

He had a police escort

#9. What photo did River have that became important?

Black and Taverner at a café

Lamb with Hassan

Curly and Zeppo planning the kidnapping

Loy at the Park

Catherine and Min together

#10. What shocking action did Curly take while driving?

Escaped with Hassan

Shot Zeppo in the head

Crashed the van

Released Hassan

Gave money to Hassan

#11. How often could Ho track the van using the theft recovery transmitter?

Every minute

Every five minutes

Every ten minutes

Every hour

Constantly in real-time

#12. How did Lamb handle Charles’ death?

He reported it to MI5

He killed him, staging it as a suicide

He hid him in Slough House

He let someone else take responsibility

He faked Charles’ disappearance

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