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25 July 2008
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Which Italian city is the setting for the film starring Cher and Judi
Dench called Tea With Mussolini? Florence
Who had the best selling debut album by a female artist of the 20th
century? Whitney Houston
Who plays Edie Britt in TV's desperate Housewives? Nicolette
Sheridan
Who played a chain-smoking womanising angel in the 1996 film Michael?
John Travolta
Which underworld character's autobiography was entitled Odd Man Out?
Ronnie Biggs
Which actor's original name was Richard Jenkins? Richard Burton
Who was Jessica Rabbit's speaking voice in the 1988 film Who Framed
Roger Rabbit? Kathleen Turner
What US sitcom's famous fictional venue is at 112½ Beacon
Street? Cheers (the bar)
Who was cartoonist William Hannah's professional partner? Joseph
Barbera
In the 1938 film Bringing Up Baby, what is 'baby'? A Leopard
Which Quentin Tarantino film was originally called Black Mask? Pulp
Fiction
In which Marx Bothers film does the character Rufus T Firefly appear?
Duck Soup
What is composer George Gershwin's famous brother's name? Ira
Gershwin
Who directed the 1960 film The Alamo? John Wayne
What is the name of the school in Muriel Spark's novel The Prime of
Miss Jean Brodie? The Marcia Blaine School for Girls
Which two musicians founded Band Aid in 1984? Bob Geldof and Midge
Ure
Who did Billie Piper play in Dr Who? Rose Tyler
What was the title of the first colour Carry On film? Carry On
Cruising (1962)
How many wives did actor Cary Grant have? Five (not all at the same
time of course..)
Vincent Price's last screen appearance was in which film? Edward
Scissorhands (1990)
What was the name of the department store in the UK 1970's TV show
Are You Being Served? Grace Brothers
The 1976 film All The President's Men is about which US political
scandal? Watergate
Which sporting event was BBC2's first colour transmission in 1967?
Wimbledon Tennis Championships
Which singer made his first TV appearance in 1956 on the Dorsey
Brother's Show? Elvis Presley
Steve Brookstein was the first winner of which UK TV talent show? The
X-Factor
Who played Willy Wonka in the 1971 film Willy Wonka And The Chocolate
Factory? Gene Wilder
What is the assistant to the chief electrician of a film crew called?
Best Boy
What is the name of the police chief The Simpsons? Clancy Wiggun
Michael Myers is a character in which series of films? Halloween
In the 1970's who became the first Jamaican singer ever to top the US
pop charts? Carl Douglas (with Kung Fu Fighting)
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