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Question 2 was corrected (31 Oct 07) from the incorrect Duncanfield to Dukenfield. (Thanks T Curran)

 

quizballs 21 - free entertainment quiz - questions and answers for trivia quizzes and pub quizzes

  1. Who took over from Magnus Magnassun as host of (UK) TV's Mastermind? John Humphreys
  2. Who was William Claude Dukenfield better known as? WC Fields
  3. Which 1969 film had the Oscar-winning song Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head? Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
  4. What was Westlife's first UK No1 hit? Swear It Again
  5. What was the name of the character played by Michael Douglas in the 1987 film Wall Street? Gordon Gekko
  6. Whose autobiography is entitled Is It Me? Terry Wogan
  7. Which singer's real name is Paul Hewson? Bono (of U2)
  8. Which actor is the voice of Homer Simpson's brother Herb? Danny Devito
  9. Who directed the 1966 film Torn Curtain? Alfred Hitchcock
  10. What car did Thelma and Louise drive? '66 Thunderbird
  11. Which member of Led Zeppelin dies in 1980 age 32? Drummer John Bonham
  12. Which Beatles film features a mad scientist named Doctor Foot? Help?
  13. How many Oscars did Joan Crawford win? One
  14. What are the first names of the three Railway Children, the film from the novel by Edith Nesbit? Peter, Phyllis and Roberta
  15. Who wrote the poem Ode To A Nightingale? John Keats
  16. What is the title of the 1985 film about Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain? Dance With A Stranger
  17. How many roles does Eddie Murphy play in the 1996 film The Nutty Professor? Seven
  18. Who played the character Vivian in (UK) TV's The Young Ones? Adrian Edmondson
  19. Which European city is the setting for the 1973 film Don't Look Now? Venice
  20. Who wrote the Opera La Boheme? Puccini (1896)
  21. The film Forrest Gump won how many Oscars? Six
  22. The White Fokker was the first story to feature which hero? Biggles
  23. Who was Humphrey the 10 Downing Street cat who died in 2006 named after? Sir Humphrey Appleby, in TV's Yes Minister
  24. Which was the first Road film featuring Bing Crosby and Bob Hope? The Road to Singapore (1940)
  25. Which Rodgers and Hammerstein musical features Prince Chula Longkorn? The King And I
  26. Which famous music festival was first staged in 1970? Glastonbury
  27. Who plays New York gangster Noodles in the 1984 film Once Upon A Time In America? Robert De Niro
  28. Which celebrity was known as The Joan Collins Fan Club? Julian Clary
  29. Who played James Bond in the film Goldfinger? Sean Connery
  30. Who were the first artists to appear in (UK) TV's Top Of The Pops? The Rolling Stones (playing I Wanna Be Your Man in 1964)

 

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