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What was the title of Marilyn Monroe's unfinished 1962 film?
Something's Got To Give
Which awards were first presented in 1929? The Oscars
Who had the fastest selling debut single in UK pop chart history?
Will Young (March 2002, double A-side 'Evergreen' and 'Anything is possible',
selling more over 400,000 on its day of release and more than a million in a
week.)
On which island was the TV series Bergerac set? Jersey
Which was the first British sitcom to win the best comedy prize at
the Golden Globe awards? The Office (2004)
Which showman coined the phrase 'The greatest show on earth'? Phineas
T Barnum
In which country was actress Ursula Andress born? Switzerland
In which British river did novelist Virginia Woolf drown? River Ouse
(1941)
Which guitarist joined the Rolling Stones having played with Rod
Stewart and the Faces? Ronnie Wood
Who is the presenter of UK TV's Deal or No Deal (as at 2006)? Noel
Edmonds
Who did Robert Vaughan and David McCallum play in TV's The Man From
UNCLE? Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakian
In which year were LP records first introduced? 1948
Which musician was known as Satchmo? Louis Armstrong
Who wrote the novel on which the Bogart film The African Queen was
based? C S Forester
Which 1980's pop group were named after a 1960 film starring Robert
Wagner, Natalie Wood and Pearl Bailey? The Fine Young Cannibals
Whose orchestral works include Enigma Variations? Edward Elgar
Who plays the plastic surgeon in the 1992 film Death Becomes Her?
Bruce Willis
Craig Stirling is a character in which cult TV show? The
Champions
Which film was based on an unproduced play called Everybody Comes To
Ricks? Casablanca (1942)
What is the name of the taxi driver played by Robert De Niro in the
1976 film Taxi Driver? Travis Bickle
Which singer released an album called Drag? k d lang
Whose autobiography is entitled Citizen Jane? Jane Fonda
In which Beatles song are the names Vera, Chuck and Dave? When I'm
Sixty-Four
Lou Todd and Andy Pipkin are characters in which British TV show?
Little Britain
How many 'Mr colours' were there in the 1991 film Reservoir Dogs? Six
(White, Orange, Blue, Blonde, Pink, Brown.)
Which US disc jockey is the subject of the 1996 film Private Parts?
Howard Stern
Which female American country singer died in a plane crash in 1963?
Pasty Cline
In the film The Wizard Of Oz, what does Dorothy have to steal from
the Wicked Witch of the West? Her broomstick
How many films did Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor star in
together? Ten
What are the two cities in the Charles Dickens novel A Tale Of Two
Cities? Paris and London
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