ENTERTAINMENT QUIZ

[magpie in the 80's]

Q1. Which former Miss World played TV's Wonderwoman in the 1970's?LYNDA CARTER
Q2. Who wrote the novel Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas'?HUNTER THOMPSOM
Q3. Which musician's original name was Declan McManus?ELVIS COSTELLO
Q4. Whose autobiography was entitled Unreliable Memoirs?CLIVE JAMES
Q5. Who was Bertie Wooster's servant? REGINALD JEEVES
Q6. The song The Rhythm Of Life comes from which musical?SWEET CHARITY
Q7. Which singer released a 1984 album called Alf?ALISON MOYET
Q8. What was the title of the Beatles' first UK No 1 single? FROM MR TO YOU
Q9. Who played the Birdman of Alcatraz in the 1962 film?BURT LANCASTER
Q10. Which comedy due were known as Derek and Clive?PETER COOK AND DUDLEY MOORE
Q11. Who was the first star to appear as Cosmopolitan magazine's centrefold? BURT REYNOLDS
Q12. What was the name of the car in The Duke's Of Hazzard? GENERAL LEE
Q13. Who was the child star of Steven Spielberg's Empire Of The Sun?CHRISTIAN BALE
Q14. What was the cow called in the children's TV animation The Magic Roundabout?ERMINTRUDE
Q15. Which football team did Gordon Ramsey play for before becoming a chef?GLASGOW RANGERS
Q16. Who presented TV's Room 101 before Paul Merton?NICK HANCOCK
Q17. How many Oscars did the 1997 film Titanic win? 11
Q18. Who killed Maxine Peacock in Coronation Street?RICHARD HILLMAN
Q19. Which father and daughter starred in the film Paper Moon?RYAN AND TATUM O'NEAL
Q20. What was the name of the character played by David Cassidy in TV's The Partridge Family?KEITH PARTRIDGE
Q21. What is the title of Tennessee Williams' only comedy?PERIOD OF ADJUSTMENT
Q22. Who was the Beatles' original drummer?PETE BEST
Q23. What is the name of the road where TV's Desperate Housewives live?WISTERIA LANE
Q24. What is the sisters' surname in the novel Little Women by Louisa May Alcott? MARCH
Q25. Who played Angela Phinlay in the 1938 film Asphalt Jungle? MARILYN MONROE
Q26. In which 1985 was Madonna's first starring role? DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN
Q27. Who directed the 1997 film Ice Storm? ANG LEE
Q28. What is the name of the school in the Harry Potter books?HOGWARTS SCHOOL OF WITCHERY AND WIZARDRY
Q29. Who is Calvin Broadus better known as?SNOOP DOG
Q30. The 1970's bands Wizzard and ELO resulted from the split what 1960's group?THE MOVE

[Leaping Lindner]

Q1. Lynda Carter
Q2. Hunter S Thompson
Q3. Elvis Costello
Q4. Clive James
Q5. Jeeves
Q6. Sweet Charity
Q7. Alison Moyet (ex - Yazoo)
Q8. From me to you
Q9. Burt Lancaster
Q10. Peter Cook and Dudley Moore
Q11. Burt Reynolds
Q12. General Lee
Q15. Man Utd (?)
Q17. 12 (?)
Q19. Ryan and Tatum O'Neal
Q20. Keith Partridge
Q21. The Rose Tattoo (?)
Q22. Pete Best
Q23. Wisteria Lane
Q25. Monroe played it in the 50's - didn't know there was an earlier version.
Q26. Desperately Seeking Susan
Q27. Ang Lee
Q28. Hogwarts
Q30. The Move

[magpie in the 80's]

LL

correct on all except Q 15, 17, 21.

[JAS]

Q13. Christian Bale
Q14. Ermintrude (not sure about the spelling)
Q16. Nick Hanncock
Q24. March

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

JAS

ALL CORRECT

[JAS]

Q15. I wouldn't dare try to guess...50/50 chance of getting it wrong and I have to live up here...would be burned at the stake Religion is still a VERY big deal in Scottish soccer...ooooh was that a clue

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

Q15. I wouldn't dare try to guess...50/50 chance of getting it wrong and I have to live up here...would be burned at the stake Religion is still a VERY big deal in Scottish soccer...ooooh was that a clue

Regards
JAS

ONE MIGHT THINK SO

[johntheclaret]

Q 18 According to Mrs JTC, it was Richard Hillman who was married to Gail Platt apparently.

[magpie in the 80's]

Q 18 According to Mrs JTC, it was Richard Hillman who was married to Gail Platt apparently.

and according to mrs. JTC she is absolutely CORRECT.

[crackers]

15 Glascow Rangers
29 Snoop Dog

[magpie in the 80's]

15 Glascow Rangers
29 Snoop Dog

both CORRECT crackers

[Mr66]

Q.17 - Too many! 11 actually.
Q.21 - Period of Adjustment.
Sorry to be pedantic, but the answer to Q.15 is technically wrong.
They're known as, plain & simple, Rangers.
Glasgow Celtic is technically correct.

[magpie in the 80's]

Q.17 - Too many! 11 actually.
Q.21 - Period of Adjustment.
Sorry to be pedantic, but the answer to Q.15 is technically wrong.
They're known as, plain & simple, Rangers.
Glasgow Celtic is technically correct.

MR.66
Q17 & 21 CORRECT and an extra point for being pedantically CORRECT on Q15

[magpie in the 80's]

Q1. Which former Miss World played TV's Wonderwoman in the 1970's?LYNDA CARTER
Q2. Who wrote the novel Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas'?HUNTER THOMPSOM
Q3. Which musician's original name was Declan McManus?ELVIS COSTELLO
Q4. Whose autobiography was entitled Unreliable Memoirs?CLIVE JAMES
Q5. Who was Bertie Wooster's servant? REGINALD JEEVES
Q6. The song The Rhythm Of Life comes from which musical?SWEET CHARITY
Q7. Which singer released a 1984 album called Alf?ALISON MOYET
Q8. What was the title of the Beatles' first UK No 1 single? FROM MR TO YOU
Q9. Who played the Birdman of Alcatraz in the 1962 film?BURT LANCASTER
Q10. Which comedy due were known as Derek and Clive?PETER COOK AND DUDLEY MOORE
Q11. Who was the first star to appear as Cosmopolitan magazine's centrefold? BURT REYNOLDS
Q12. What was the name of the car in The Duke's Of Hazzard? GENERAL LEE
Q13. Who was the child star of Steven Spielberg's Empire Of The Sun?CHRISTIAN BALE
Q14. What was the cow called in the children's TV animation The Magic Roundabout?ERMINTRUDE
Q15. Which football team did Gordon Ramsey play for before becoming a chef?GLASGOW RANGERS
Q16. Who presented TV's Room 101 before Paul Merton?NICK HANCOCK
Q17. How many Oscars did the 1997 film Titanic win? 11
Q18. Who killed Maxine Peacock in Coronation Street?RICHARD HILLMAN
Q19. Which father and daughter starred in the film Paper Moon?RYAN AND TATUM O'NEAL
Q20. What was the name of the character played by David Cassidy in TV's The Partridge Family?KEITH PARTRIDGE
Q21. What is the title of Tennessee Williams' only comedy?PERIOD OF ADJUSTMENT
Q22. Who was the Beatles' original drummer?PETE BEST
Q23. What is the name of the road where TV's Desperate Housewives live?WISTERIA LANE
Q24. What is the sisters' surname in the novel Little Women by Louisa May Alcott? MARCH
Q25. Who played Angela Phinlay in the 1938 film Asphalt Jungle? MARILYN MONROE
Q26. In which 1985 was Madonna's first starring role? DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN
Q27. Who directed the 1997 film Ice Storm? ANG LEE
Q28. What is the name of the school in the Harry Potter books?HOGWARTS SCHOOL OF WITCHERY AND WIZARDRY
Q29. Who is Calvin Broadus better known as?SNOOP DOG
Q30. The 1970's bands Wizzard and ELO resulted from the split what 1960's group?THE MOVE

END OF QUIZ

[Mr66]

WOO HOO!
So Whadoiwin?

[magpie in the 80's]

WOO HOO!
So Whadoiwin?

SAFOOTY'S most pedantic award

[Mr66]

Thanks mate! better than nothing!

[johntheclaret]

Thanks mate! better than nothing!

Just to be pedantic, actually, it isn't