Entertainment

Entertainment #1

1.  Whose last screen role was in the film “Road to Perdition”?

2. In which Rolling Stones record did the singer meet a “gin-soaked bar-room queen”?

3. What colour are the stars on the pavement of the Hollywood Walk of Fame – pink, blue or gold?

4. Three Oscar-winning films in the ‘90s had one-word titles – name two of them?

5. Who kept the score and helped out Jim Bowen in the darts-based quiz show “Bullseye”?

6. In the classic film “The Maltese Falcon” what is the name of the private detective?

7. The first music hit parade was published in Billboard Magazine in June of which year – 1928, ’32 or ’36?

8. John Travolta and Uma Thurman won a Twist dance competition in which film?

9. Which role was actor Elmo Lincoln playing when he stabbed his co-star to death whilst making a film in 1918?

10. What was the title of the sequel to the TV comedy “Porridge”?

Entertainment #2

1. In the TV soap Dallas, when the actor Jim Davis died, who replaced him in the role of Clayton Farlow?

2. In a No.1 US and UK classic soul hit of 1968, how did the singer know his lover was going to leave him? 

3. Desmond Lynam, Des O’Connor, Jeff Stelling and Nick Hewer – what links all four?

4. In the classic film “Bonnie and Clyde”, who played Buck, Clyde’s brother?

5. Geraldine featured in “The Good Life” as what?

6. In which film series did Liam Neeson star in the role of Bryan Mills?

7. In 1960, Eddie Cochran was the second singer to have a posthumous No.1 UK hit record, who was the third to do so in 1966 – Nat King Cole, Sam Cooke or Jim Reeves?

8. In which TV series did the oddly named Honeysuckle Weeks star as Sam?

9. Who played Schindler’s Jewish accountant in Schindler’s List?

10. Who was asked to change her name from Diana Fluck because, as she said ”They were worried if my name was up in lights and one of the bulbs blew”?

Entertainment #3

1. Who played the character Chummy Brown in the TV series “Call the midwife”?

2. What does Alexandr Orlov advertise on TV ?

3. Who made his big screen debut in the 1984 movie “Nightmare on Elm Street” – Johnny Depp, Keanu Reeves or Kiefer Sutherland?

4. Which game show launched Channel 4 TV in 1982?

5. Name one of the two film trilogies that have won Best Film Oscars for all three parts?

6. In the talk-over introduction in Porridge, Fletcher is given a prison sentence of how many years - 5,7 or 9?

7. For which 1996 film did Madonna hold the Guinness World record for the most costume changes in a film? 

8. What connects a risque stand up comic and a fictional town in a cult TV comedy series?

9. What does Johnny Depp have in common with Rex Harrison, Jack Elam, Sammy Davis Junior and a character played by John Wayne?

10. Name one of Private Godfrey’s two sisters in “Dad’s Army”

Entertainment #4

1. The films Donnie Darko, Sexy Beast and Harvey all feature which animal?

2. Which of these made the most appearances in “Carry on” films – Joan Sims, Hattie Jacques or Barbara Windsor?

3. A week before celebrating a 60-year continuous run, Agatha Christie’s “The Mousetrap” celebrated how many performances in London’s West End on November 18th 2012 – 25, 30 or 30,000?

4. Who famously said in the 1930 film “Grand Hotel” – “I want to be alone”?

5. Which member of the cast of the TV comedy series “Last of the Summer wine” was the only one to have appeared in every filmed episode?

6. Which Hollywood star’s first name comes from the Hawaiian for “cool breeze over the mountains”?

7. How many husbands did the Gabor sisters Magda, Zsa Zsa and Eva, together with their mother Jolie, have between them – 23, 25 or 27?

8. Bass player with The Tornados when they had the smash hit “Telstar” in 1962, how old was Heinz Burt when he died on April 7th 2000?

9. Who won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award 30 years after her mother won it?

10. The theme to which long-running TV quiz show is ”College Boy” by David New?

Entertainment #5

1. A city, a Charlton Heston film and the horse that was killed in “The Godfather” all share which name?

2. Who is ex-Eastenders actress Anita Dobson’s husband?

3. Colin Ball is one of the most popular regularly featured characters in one of the most popular British TV comedy series – what is he called in the series?

4. Which famous sex symbol advised “Keep a diary, one day it’ll keep you” – Mae West, Marilyn Monroe or Raquel Welch?

5. Who is singer Norah Jones’ famous father?

6. Which villain did Jim Carrey play in the film “Batman Forever”?

7. Which name connects a famous singer, an 18th century book and a film of that book?

8. What comes next – Errol Flynn, Richard Todd, Sean Connery, Kevin Costner?

9. In 1994, Michael Jackson became the son-in-law of which deceased pop-star?

10. Apart from reading the news, what connects Hugh Scully, Angela Ripon and Michael Aspel?

Entertainment #6

1. A pair of paddles, bound together at one end so the other end made a clapping noise gave rise to which form of entertainment?

2. Which of these was born in the same year as Queen Elizabeth II  – Judy Garland, Audrey Hepburn or Marilyn Monroe?

3. In which film did a character eat 50 hard-boiled eggs in an hour to win a bet?

4. Which English stately home shares its name with the estate in TV’s “Shameless”?

5. How old was Olivia Newton-John when she played the part of the school-girl Sandy in “Grease” – 21, 25 or 29?

6. Which cartoon character’s real name is Edward Nigma?

7. Which music legend played a music shop owner in the classic film “The Blues Brothers”?

8. Which name links a fictional dog with an ‘80s TV game show?

9. Michael Jackson’s “Bad” album produced a record how many Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 singles – 3, 5 or 7?

10. Who famously couldn’t serve a Waldorf salad due to “a lack of Waldorfs”?

Entertainment #7

1.  Which UK TV comedy series featured the characters Fairfax and Carstairs and their efforts to get home?

2. Who was the youngest actress to win an Oscar acting award?

3. What was the name of the final comedy series starring Ronnie Barker?

4. Alfred Hitchcock never received an Oscar but how many times was he nominated – 3,4 or 5?

5. Which future politician’s last film was “The Killers”, made in 1964 co-starring Lee Marvin?

6. Name one of the two original team captains on TV’s “A question of Sport”?

7. Composer John Barry was responsible for the music score on how many Bond films – 7, 9 or 11?

8. In which 1994 film did Arnold Schwarzenegger play a pregnant man?

9. Who were the four presenters of the quiz show “Blankety Blank"?

10. Because Top Cat was an animal food and adverts were not allowed, what was the cartoon series “Top Cat” renamed when first aired on BBC TV?

Entertainment #8

1.  Which film introduced the phrase “bunny-boiler” into UK slang?

2. In a 2001/2002 TV series, what is the name of the Bolton nightclub where the characters Brian Potter and Jerry St Clair worked?

3. How many Marx brothers were there?

4. How are the singers Craig and Charlie Reid better known?

5. On which TV programme was “Mr Blobby” first seen?

6. Name one of the two people who collaborated in writing “We are the world”, America’s answer to “Do they know it’s Christmas"?

7. For how many years did Jim Bowen host the game show “Bullseye” – 10, 12 or 14?

8. In 1995, which film actor was involved in a scandal with LA prostitute Divine Brown?

9. By 2010, which group had had the most instrumental UK No.1 hits?

10. Which flamboyant TV cook died in September 2009?

Entertainment #9

1. How many nephews does Donald Duck have?

2. Which actor’s first English language role was in 1965 in a famous film directed by David Lean?

3. What connects Joni Mitchell, Tony Orlando and Dawn and Donovan?

4. What is Indiana Jones’ real first name – Henry, James or Charles?

5. In the first series of Auf Wiedersehen Pet, which unwanted souvenir did Neville take home with him?

6. Which actor/film producer, member of a Hollywood acting dynasty, died aged 79 in August 2019?

7. In the TV series ER, who played the part of Dr. Doug Ross?

8. After leaving his original band in 1993 and forming a band called the Rhythm Kings with various musician friends, how is the bassist born William George Perks better known?

9. What connects Errol Flynn, Clark Gable, Marlon Brando and Mel Gibson?

10. Actor Derek Thompson plays the only original cast member in which long-running BBC TV series?

Entertainment #10

1. According to the song lyrics, from where can you “check out any time you like, but you can never leave”?

2. “The voice of a lifetime – unfortunately it’s my lifetime” – who was Bing Crosby talking about?

3. Which non-human received 800,000 fan letters in 1933 – Mickey Mouse, King Kong or Bambi?

4. Who rowed for Cambridge in the 1980 Boat Race and was the highest paid actor on US TV in 2014?

5. Oscar Madison and Felix Unger were better known on stage, film and TV as what?

6. Which actor/director first gained fame playing Louie de Palma, the dispatcher in the ‘70s TV series “Taxi”?

7. Who owned a Mercedes with the number plate OR V1L?

8. In which classic war film did Tom, Dick and Harry feature heavily ‘though they never said a word?

9. Who said “A woman drove me to drink and I never even had the courtesy to thank her” – Les Dawson, WC Fields or Groucho Marx?

10. Where, in a famous film franchise, could you have experienced pure hell, witnessed blue murder and seen a train robbery?

Entertainment #11

1. Which legendary Horror-film actor’s autobiography is entitled “Tall, dark and gruesome”?

2. Kelsey Grammer of “Frasier” fame provides the voice for which character in “The Simpsons”?

3. On 29th February 2012, which English-born star of a US pop-group died of a heart-attack in his Florida home at the age of 66?

4. In which year was “The Weakest Link” first seen on TV – 1998, 2000 or 2002?

5. In the film “The road to perdition”, who plays the assassin on the trail of Tom Hanks’ hit-man character?

6. What is the name of the van used by the Scooby-Doo gang?

7. For how long did Jim Bowen present “Bullseye” – 10, 12 or 14 years?

8. Which film director once said “If I made Cinderella, people would be looking for the body in the coach”?

9. On 20th November 2000, Judith Keppel was the first person to do what on UK television?

10. George C Scott did it in 1971 and Marlon Brando did it in 1973 – what?

Entertainment #12

1. For which TV programme is “Approaching menace” the theme tune? 

2. Which rock band took its name from a medieval instrument of torture? 

3. The leading roles in which film starring Whitney Houston were originally intended for Diana Ross and Steve McQueen? 

4. Which villain of literature, film and pantomime was educated at Eton? 

5. Which blues guitarist/singer legend died on 15th May 2015 aged 89?

6. In the long-running TV series “The Bill”, what was the name of the police station? 

7. Which famous British comedian died in Sydney in 1968? 

8. The first film in which the word “gay” referring to homosexuality is supposed to have been used is what - “Bringing up baby” - 1938, “Suddenly last Summer” - 1959 or “Midnight Cowboy” - 1969? 

9. In pop-music, who is credited with inventing “the wall of sound”?

10. Who wrote the short story on which the Hitchcock film “The Birds” was based?

 Entertainment #13

1. Which Hollywood star appeared in the last ever episode of “The Fast Show”? 

2. Which epic 1962 movie, based on a real historical character, is the only film without a single female speaking role to have won Best Picture Oscar?

3. Which of these had the middle name DeForest – James Cagney, George Raft or Humphrey Bogart?

4. John Clayton is the real name of which character played by many actors since he first appeared on film in 1918?

5. What links Thunderbirds, Wacky Racers and the wife of Odysseus? 

6. In which remake film did Matt Damon play the part originally played by Glen Campbell?

7. Which politician appeared as himself in “Eastenders” in 2009?

8. Apart from Michael Caine, which of these is the only actor to have been nominated for an Academy Award in every decade since the ‘60s – Al Pacino, Jack Nicholson or Robert Duval?

9. Which veteran actor, star of many westerns is actually allergic to horses?

10. In the popular TV quiz show QI, what does QI stand for?

 Entertainment #14

  Identify the film. I've supplied the year and who delivered the line (where it wouldn't give the film away!)

1. 1975 – Brody -  “You’re gonna need a bigger boat” 

2. 1946 – George – “What is it you want Mary? You want the Moon? Say the word and I’ll throw a lasso around it and bring it down”

3. 1959 – Last line by Osgood Fielding III -  “Well, nobody’s perfect” 

4. 1999 – Rose – “I’ll never let go. I’ll never let go Jack” 

5. 1969 – Percy Garris – “Morons. I got morons on my team. Nobody is going to rob us going down the mountain – we have got no money going DOWN the mountain” 

6. 1942 – Last line by Rick – “Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship”

7. 1969 – Ned Pepper – “I call that bold talk for a one-eyed fat man”

8. 1972 –Clemenza – “It means Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes”

9. 1994 – John – “Please Boss, don’t put that thing over my face, don’t put me in the dark. I’s afraid of the dark"

10. 1991 – Last line – “I do wish we could chat longer but I’m having an old friend for dinner. ‘Bye” 

Entertainment #15

1. Which Hitchcock film was the first to show a flushing toilet on screen? 

2. Who succeeded Richard Whiteley as host of Countdown? 

3. Who was the first artist to have a posthumous UK No.1 hit single – Guy Mitchell, Buddy Holly or Eddie Cochran? 

4. Who are the only two actors to have played James Bond just once? 

5. In the TV cartoon Wacky Races, who drove the “Mean Machine”?

6. Which actor released an album called “Highly Illogical”? 

7. Which of these secretly enjoyed playing tennis in the nude –Enid Blyton, Agatha Christie or Barbara Cartland? 

8. Who are the only two actors to win an Oscar for playing the same role?

9. Who played Sergeant Chisholm in the hit TV series “Minder”? 

10. In the classic western first starring Glen Ford, then re-made with Russell Crowe, what time did the train leave for Yuma?

Entertainment #16

1. Who played Breathless Mahoney opposite Warren Beatty in the film “Dick Tracy”?

2. In TV’s “Keeping up appearances”, what is the name of Hyacinth Bucket’s husband? 

3. At whose trial did Paul McCartney have to explain the meaning of the song “Helter Skelter”?

4. In which film do the 2 heroes spend a lot of time trying to get away from Joe Le Fors?

5. Which rock ‘n’ roll legend once employed Jimi Hendrix in his backing band – Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis or Fats Domino? 

6. Henry Mancini won an Oscar for which song when it featured in the film “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”?

7. The spoof sci-fi series “Pigs in Space” featured in which children’s TV programme? 

8.  “Mother – what’s the phrase – isn’t quite herself today” is a line from which 1960s classic chiller?

9. The character Jane Tennison was the leading role in which TV series? 

10. Which British star’s US show originally featured the Simpsons cartoons in shortened versions?

 Entertainment #17

1. What name links a Formula 1 racing driver and the sooth-sayer in the TV series “Up Pompeii”? 

2. Which famous actor is the son of a famous actor born Issur Danielovitch? 

3. Who plays Lee’s dad in the sitcom “Not going out” ?

4. Sid James made his “Carry on” debut in which film - Carry on Cowboy, Constable or Camping?  

5. The Beatles last concert took place in which US city?

6. In eighty-six episodes over six series, which fractious TV family lived at 633 Stag Trail Road, North Caldwell, New Jersey 07006?

7. Comedienne Miranda Hart, author Agatha Christie and satirist Peter Cooke were all born in which town? 

8. In the children’s TV cartoon series “Wacky races”, who drove the “Bullet-proof Bomb?

9. Which musician’s debut live album was sub-titled “The twelve-year old genius”? 

10. Bedford Falls is the name of the town in which classic 1940’s film?

Entertainment #18

1. In the days before sampling, which No.1 hit record began with part of the French National Anthem?

2. From which film did the band Duran Duran take their name?

3. In 2007, the isle of Inis Mor held a festival celebrating which TV comedy?

4. How old was Jodie Foster when she starred with Robert de Niro in “Taxi Driver” – 12,14 or 16? 

5. Actress Lynn Perrie who died in 2006 played which TV character for 23 years?

6. In which film did Roger Moore first play James Bond ?

7. Which US programme was then the most watched show when it aired for the last time in 1993? 

8. In which film did Robert Carlyle play the character “Gaz”?

9. Which rock star prophetically said “Once you’re dead you’re made for life” – Jimi Hendrix, Michael Hutchence or Stevie Marriott?

10. In the film “Basic Instinct”, what was the profession of Michael Douglas’ character?   

Entertainment #19

1. In a classic TV series, who was stationed at Fort Baxter, near the fictional town of Roseville in Kansas? 

2. The Miss World contest, the Eurovision Song contest and Blue Peter all first featured in which decade?

3. Kristin Shepherd, who shot JR in Dallas, was played by whose daughter – Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett or Bing Crosby? 

4. Which group, formed in the ‘70s, took their name from a British cinema chain? 

5. “Jones” and Ripley were the only survivors in which classic film?

6. Which Hollywood legend directed the first ever episode of “Columbo”?

7. Which film creatures should never be fed after midnight? 

8. Which actor and hell-raiser’s dying words were “I’ve had a hell of a lot of fun and I’ve enjoyed every minute of it – Peter O’ Toole, Errol Flynn or Oliver Reed?

9. Which heavy metal band are named after a medieval torture device?

10.  On film, how were Spengler, Statz and Venkman better known?

Entertainment #20

1. At the 2016 Oscars, which actor won his first Oscar when he received the Best Actor award?

2. Who wrote the TV sitcom “Dinnerladies”?

3. Which series of five detective films was set in and around San Francisco?

4. Which budding super-star was paid £12 for playing the piano on the Hollies hit “He ain’t heavy he’s my brother”? 

5. What was the name of the BBC’s first teletext service? 

6. The well-known song “Who wants to be a millionaire” comes from which musical?

7. Which group had hits with “The logical song” and “Dreamer”? 

8. Who was the subject of the film “The last King of Scotland”? 

9. Mary O’Brien died in March 1999, how was she better known?

10. What was Mel Gibson’s first film where he was actor, director and producer? 

Entertainment #21

1. Which UK No.1 hit began with the French National Anthem?

2. Which Spielberg film had the advert line “Whoever saves one life saves the world entire?

3. Which US pop star died in a hotel in Cardiff in 2006 – Gene Pitney, Del Shannon or Bobby Vee? 

4. Which actor starred with his son in the film “The pursuit of happyness”?

5. Who was the first rock-star to become chairman of a major soccer club? 

6. Who played the psychiatrist in the film “The sixth sense”? 

7. What was the highest ranking job that the fictitious Jim Hacker  achieved?

8. Which of these died the youngest – Peter Sellers, Tony Hancock or Eric Morecambe?

9. Which 1950s singer Rosemary is the aunt of popular actor George with the same surname?

10. Who won an Oscar for her role in “Monster”? 

 Entertainment #22

1. In which two films, one of 1974 and the other of 1992, were the main characters given colours as surnames? 

2. Which “noughties” TV comedy drama is set in the fictional seaside village of Portwenn? 

3. Who was the first act to appear in and sing the theme in the same James Bond film?

4. When it was introduced in 1922, how much did the first BBC radio licence cost, 10/-, 15/- or £1? 

5. In a ‘90s game-show, what did host Chris Evans tell you not to forget? 

6. In which Hitchcock film did Cary Grant play the part of Roger O Thornhill? 

7. Who was the first US actress to appear on a postage stamp – Grace Kelly, Audrey Hepburn or Marilyn Monroe? 

8. Which Coronation Street actress, the daughter of a lord, had a top 20 UK hit with “Where will you be” in 1968? 

9. Which comic book/film villain’s real name is Edward Nigma?

10. On February 3rd 1967, on the anniversary of Buddy Holly’s death, which legendary British music producer shot and killed his landlady before turning the gun on himself?

Entertainment #23

1. Whilst accepting a Brit Award in 2001, which singer offered to have a fight with Liam Gallagher?

2. In how many films has Michael Caine played the character Alfred Pennyworth? 

3. What is the name of the holiday camp in the TV series Hi de Hi? 

4. A Renaissance scientist, a musical hairdresser, a standard clown in musical comedy and the Lord of the flies feature in which UK No. 1 hit? 

5. Which sitcom character drove a red Austin 1100 estate registration WLG 142E which featured in a famous scene? 

6. Which Prime Minister once made a guest appearance on “The Morecambe and Wise Show”?

7. Who won his only Best Actor Oscar for his performance in the film “The colour of money”? 

8. In which TV comedy series did Hugo Horton and Alice Tinker get married? 

9. Name one of the two films with the name of an animal in their title that won Best Picture Oscar awards in the 1990s? 

10. In the TV comedy series “‘Allo ‘Allo”, what is the name of the leader of the Resistance?

Entertainment #24

1. Which famous dancer directed the film “Hello Dolly”?

2. What is Miss Marples’ first name? 

3. What was the title of Clint Eastwood’s first film as a director – Play Misty for me, The Outlaw Josie Wales or Bird? 

4. In Disney’s “Fantasia” who played the part of the Sorcerer’s Apprentice?

5. Anthony Hopkins, Charles Laughton and Lon Chaney all played a love-sick campanologist, who was he? 

6. What does Noddy do for a living?

7. Who was the first actor ever to appear on the cover of Time magazine – Douglas Fairbanks, Rudolf Valentino or Charlie Chaplin? 

8. Which classic film features the characters Private James Widdle and the Khasi of Kalabar?

9. In the classic TV series, what were the names of the “Likely Lads”? 

10. Which famous line was uttered by Alan Ladd in the famous western “Shane”? 

Entertainment #25

1. Who played Liberace in the 2013 film “Behind the candelabra”? 

2. In which decade was cigarette advertising on TV banned in the UK?

3. In December 1954, which Bill Haley and his Comets record is credited with being the first “rock ‘n’ roll” record to enter the British charts – Shake rattle and roll, See you later alligator or Rock around the clock?

4. In which classic 1959 film did George Raft play the villain named Spats Columbo?

5. What nationality is the singer Paolo Nutini?

6. What did Harry Enfield’s character Loadsamoney do for a living – plastering, plumbing or bricklaying ?

7. A statue of which film star stands in London’s Leicester Square?

8. In the first ever episode, who lived at No.11, Coronation Street ?

9. How many countries tied for first place in the 1969 Eurovision Song Contest -3,4 or 5?

10. About which film did Quentin Tarantino say “We’re gonna sell you the seat….but you’ll only use the edge of it!”?

Entertainment #26

1. Which airways featured in Totally Tropical’s only No.1? 

2. Why did the BBC ban the Beatles song “Lucy in the sky with diamonds”?

3. Which year were Zager and Evans singing about in their 1969 No.1 hit?

4. What was Elvis’ first UK No.1 hit?

5. Which of these was originally a session drummer for Smokey Robinson and the Miracles – Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye or Lionel Ritchie?

6. Which UK ‘60s group were the first to reach No.1 with their first three records?

7. Reputedly based on Frank Sinatra, which singer played the part of Johnny Fontane in the film “The Godfather”?

8. As lead singer in a local group, which Coventry born singer reached No.21 in the UK in 1965, then in ‘68 had a solo No.3 in the UK and No.20 in the USA with “Indian Reservation”?

9. Which musician was co-founder of A & M records?

10. What was George Harrison’s first solo hit?

Entertainment #27

1. In which city was the TV series “Spender” set?

2. Which ex-wife of a Rolling Stone starred in “High Society” in London’s West End?

3. Which pop super-star had a hit with “The laughing gnome”?

4. Who was the first presenter of “Wheel of fortune” on UK TV?

5. Which of these appeared in the most “Carry on” films – Joan Sims, Barbara Windsor or Hattie Jacques?

6. Which Australian group have had 19 Top 40 UK hits but never reached the Top 10?

7. In 1972, a native American went on stage to refuse whose Best Actor Oscar?

8. The song “Mad about the boy” was written by which English actor and playwright?

9. Which TV detective drama is set in the town of Hastings?

10. Whose white suit, worn in a block-busting film, was sold for a record $145,500 at a Christie’s auction in 1979?

Entertainment #28

1. Which 2003 film about horse-racing starred Jeff Bridges and Tobey Maguire?

2. Which stage act’s name means “speaking with the stomach”?

3. Who sang the theme tune for “One foot in the grave”?

4. Which actor’s final role was that of Proximo, in a film that wasn’t yet finished when he died ?

5. Which TV commentator’s nickname was “Whispering”?

6. Who is the longest-serving member of the cast of the TV series “Silent Witness”?

7. Which entertainer ran 43 Marathons in 51 days for charity in 2009?

8. Name either the actor who came before David Tennant as Dr Who or the one who followed him?

9. In the famous 1938 film “Bringing up Baby”, what was Baby ?

10. Mournful Maurice, Self-inflicted Sid, Maltese Tony and Freddie the Fly were characters who featured in which TV comedy drama series?

Entertainment #29

1. Which UK No.2 hit record of 1972 was about the death of a legendary singer in 1959?

2. In the film “The Deerhunter”, what are the lead three characters forced to do by their Vietcong captors ?

3. Which famous unit provided security 23 times for John and 6 times for Paul, but not for George or Ringo ?

4. Who played Mr Harman, the maintenance man in “Are you being served” ?

5. The son of which 1960s/’70s sex symbol married the daughter of cricketer Freddie Trueman ?

6. A major scene in which 1969 British comedy caper film starring, amongst others, Benny Hill and Noel Coward was shot in the Sowe Valley in Stoke Aldermoor, Coventry?

7. Which song features the lyrics “She told me she worked in the morning and started to laugh, I told her I didn’t and crawled off to sleep in the bath” ?

8. According to superstition, it is unlucky to use the title of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” in a theatre – what do actors usually call it?

9. In which 1962 US Cold War film starred Frank Sinatra as Captain Bennett Marco and Laurence Harvey as Staff Sergeant Raymond Shaw, a Medal of Honour winner?

10. What sort of separation did Steely Dan sing about on their 1976 hit record?

Entertainment #30

1. Dave Lister was a leading character in which cult TV series?

2. In which 1992 film does the actor Steve Buscemi say “Why am I Mr Pink?”?

3. What was the sporting event shown on BBC2’s first colour transmission in 1967 – the Cup Final, Wimbledon or the Grand National?

4. John Le Mesurier played Sergeant Wilson in TV’s “Dad’s Army”, who played him in the 2014 film?

5. Who was the first presenter of TV’s “Top Gear”?

6. What was the name of the captain of the boat “Orca” in the film “Jaws” ?

7. In which city did George Clooney get married – Paris, Rome or Venice?

8. Which 1969 Oscar-winning film was X-rated in the USA?

9. Which character in “Auf Wiedersehen Pet” had the first names Leonard Jeffrey ?

10. Who plays the nervous priest in the film “Notting Hill”?

Entertainment #31

1. Which US soap featured guest appearances by Gerald Ford and Henry Kissinger? 

2. In the ‘80s, which song gave the UK its fourth Eurovision Song Contest winner?

3. Crimpton-on-sea was the setting for which TV sitcom?

4. Actress Jane Wyman was the first wife of which famous American?

5. How many episodes of “Fawlty Towers” were made – 12, 14 or 16? 

6. After leaving a chart-topping group, whose first solo album was titled “All things must pass”?

7. Famous as Star Trek’s Captain Kirk, where was actor William Shatner born? 

8. Which Building Society fell foul of Equity for using its own employees in a TV ad?

9. Which film studio released the first “talkie” – RKO, Paramount or Warner Brothers? 

10. What was the name of the gay German officer in ‘Allo ‘Allo? 

Entertainment #32

1. Which film introduced the phrase “bunny-boiler” into UK slang?

2. In a 2001/2002 TV series, what is the name of the Bolton nightclub where the characters Brian Potter and Jerry St Clair worked? 

3. How many Marx brothers were there?  

4. How are the singers Craig and Charlie Reid better know?

5. On which TV programme was “Mr Blobby” first seen?

6. Name one of the two people who collaborated in writing “We are the world”, America’s answer to “Do they know it’s Christmas?

7. For how many years did Jim Bowen host the game show “Bullseye” – 10, 12 or 15?

8. In 1995, which film actor was involved in a scandal with LA prostitute Divine Brown ?

9. By 2010, which group had had the most instrumental UK No.1 hits?

10. Which flamboyant TV cook died in September 2009?

Entertainment #33

1. Who was the first UK winner of the Eurovision Song Contest?

2. “Leviathan rising” and “A silence in the water” were considered alternative titles for which 1975 blockbuster film?

3. In which Beatles song are references made to Mr Wilson and Mr Heath? 

4. Who provided the voice of Bob the Builder?

5. Jimi Hendrix died in 1970, in which city?

6. James Gandolfini played the crime boss in which TV series? 

7. Who was the first man to appear on the cover of Vogue – Richard Gere, George Clooney or Bruce Willis? 

8. What connects Michael Caine, Alan Price and Jude Law?

9. Legendary drummer Jerry Allison had a girlfriend whose name was the title of which famous song?

10. “Cigarette-smoking man” featured in the cast of which cult TV series?

Entertainment # 34 

1.  In the film “The great escape”, which names were given to the 3 tunnels? 

2. TV presenter Dr Brian Cox played keyboard in which top band of the '90s? 

3. Was the last film Elvis Presley watched from the Bond, Batman or Die Hard series?

4. Frank Sinatra won his only Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in which film?

5. Who created the TV spoof spy character “Basildon Bond”? 

6. The record for the highest number of extras used is held by which film?

7. Which 1962 Frank Sinatra film was remade in 2004 starring Denzel Washington?

8. What was Julie Walter’s character’s name in the spoof TV skit Acorn Antiques?

9. Which real-life person did Jamie Foxx play when he won his Best Actor Oscar in 2004? 

10.  Joe Fagin’s “That’s living alright” was the theme song for which hit TV series?