Entertainment Quiz #4

Entertainment Quiz #4

Questions

1. Which two musicians founded Band Aid in 1984?
2. In the 1970's who became the first Jamaican singer ever to top the US pop charts?
3. Michael Myers is a character in which series of films?
4. What is the name of the police chief The Simpsons?
5. What is the assistant to the chief electrician of a film crew called?
6. Who played Willy Wonka in the 1971 film Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory?
7. Steve Brookstein was the first winner of which UK TV talent show?
8. Which singer made his first TV appearance in 1956 on the Dorsey Brother's Show?
9. Which sporting event was BBC2's first colour transmission in 1967?
10. The 1976 film All The President's Men is about which US political scandal?
11. What was the name of the department store in the UK 1970's TV show Are You Being Served?
12. Vincent Price's last screen appearance was in which film?
13. How many wives did actor Cary Grant have?
14. What was the title of the first colour Carry On film?
15. Who did Billie Piper play in Dr Who?
16. Which Italian city is the setting for the film starring Cher and Judi Dench called Tea With Mussolini?
17. What is the name of the school in Muriel Spark's novel The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie?
18. Who directed the 1960 film The Alamo?
19. What is composer George Gershwin's famous brother's name?
20. In which Marx Bothers film does the character Rufus T Firefly appear?
21. Which Quentin Tarantino film was originally called Black Mask?
22. In the 1938 film Bringing Up Baby, what is 'baby'?
23. Who was cartoonist William Hannah's professional partner?
24. What US sitcom's famous fictional venue is at 112½ Beacon Street?
25. Who was Jessica Rabbit's speaking voice in the 1988 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
26. Which actor's original name was Richard Jenkins?
27. Which underworld character's autobiography was entitled Odd Man Out?
28. Who played a chain-smoking womanising angel in the 1996 film Michael?
29. Who plays Edie Britt in TV's desperate Housewives?
30. Who had the best selling debut album by a female artist of the 20th century?

1. Which two musicians founded Band Aid in 1984?

   Bob Geldof and Midge Ure
2. In the 1970's who became the first Jamaican singer ever to top the US pop charts?

   Carl Douglas
3. Michael Myers is a character in which series of films?

   Halloween
4. What is the name of the police chief The Simpsons?

   Clancy Wiggun
5. What is the assistant to the chief electrician of a film crew called?

   Best Boy
6. Who played Willy Wonka in the 1971 film Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory?

   Gene Wilder
7. Steve Brookstein was the first winner of which UK TV talent show?

   The X-Factor
8. Which singer made his first TV appearance in 1956 on the Dorsey Brother's Show?

   Elvis Presley
9. Which sporting event was BBC2's first colour transmission in 1967?

   Wimbledon Tennis Championships
10. The 1976 film All The President's Men is about which US political scandal?

    Watergate
11. What was the name of the department store in the UK 1970's TV show Are You Being Served?

    Grace Brothers
12. Vincent Price's last screen appearance was in which film?

    Edward Scissorhands
13. How many wives did actor Cary Grant have?

    Five
14. What was the title of the first colour Carry On film?

    Carry On Cruising
15. Who did Billie Piper play in Dr Who?

    Rose Tyler
16. Which Italian city is the setting for the film starring Cher and Judi Dench called Tea With Mussolini?

    Florence
17. What is the name of the school in Muriel Spark's novel The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie?

    The Marcia Blaine School for Girls
18. Who directed the 1960 film The Alamo?

    John Wayne
19. What is composer George Gershwin's famous brother's name?

    Ira Gershwin
20. In which Marx Bothers film does the character Rufus T Firefly appear?

    Duck Soup
21. Which Quentin Tarantino film was originally called Black Mask?

    Pulp Fiction
22. In the 1938 film Bringing Up Baby, what is 'baby'?

    A Leopard
23. Who was cartoonist William Hannah's professional partner?

    Joseph Barbera
24. What US sitcom's famous fictional venue is at 112½ Beacon Street?

    Cheers
25. Who was Jessica Rabbit's speaking voice in the 1988 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

    Kathleen Turner
26. Which actor's original name was Richard Jenkins?

    Richard Burton
27. Which underworld character's autobiography was entitled Odd Man Out?

    Ronnie Biggs
28. Who played a chain-smoking womanising angel in the 1996 film Michael?

    John Travolta
29. Who plays Edie Britt in TV's desperate Housewives?

    Nicolette Sheridan
30. Who had the best selling debut album by a female artist of the 20th century?

    Whitney Houston