Entertainment 1
1. Who had a backing group called the spiders from mars?
David Bowie (ziggy stardust)
2. Which British soap was the first to feature a gay wedding?
The Archers
3. What is the name of the EastEnders spin off that aired in summer 2017 following the post-Albert Square lives of Kat and Alfie Moon?
Redwater
4. What is the name of the Orang-utan King in the 1967 film `The Jungle Book`?
King Louis
5. How many toes does Bugs Bunny have on each foot?
3
6. Who posed nude on the cover of his 1988 album Lovesexy?
Prince
7. Rapper Tramar Dillard is better known by what name?
Flo Rida
8. What is the name of the 1973 film starring Al Pacino, which was based on a true story about an undercover cop investigating police corruption?
Serpico
9. American singer and actress Jennifer Hudson came to fame on which US reality show?
American Idol
10. Matt Smith became the new doctor who, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 hit our screens and Coronation Street marked its 50th anniversary with an explosive tram crash storyline. Name the year.
2010
Entertainment 2
1. Who played Detective Chief Inspector Roseanne "Roz" Huntley in Line of duty Series 4?
Thandie Newton
2. The three top grossing films of this year were Beverley Hills cop, Ghostbusters and Indiana Jones and the temple of doom. Name the year.
1984
3. Which English singer released their debut album “Unwritten” in 2004?
Natasha bedingfield
4. Elvis Presley’s Graceland is in which city?
Memphis
5. Which former Blue Peter presenter also presented the TV show ‘Most haunted’?
Yvette Fielding
6. What was Bon Jovi’s first top ten hit in the UK?
Living on a prayer
7. Who is the main host of the Channel 4 comedy talk show “The last leg”?
Adam Hills
8. T in the Park takes its name from its main sponsor. Who is that brewing sponsor?
Tennents
9. In the TV programme the Prisoner, what number is the prisoner?
6
10. In which Danny Boyle film does Cillian Murphy play the lead role of Jim, a bicycle courier?
28 days later
Entertainment 3
1. In which decade did popeye first appear?
1920's
2. Which literary and film lawyer tries and fails to save Tom Robinson?
Atticus Finch
3. Who released ""Folsom Prison Blues"" as a single in 1955?
Johnny Cash
4. In which 1967 Prison drama did Paul Newnam famously eat 50 eggs?
Cool hand Luke
5. "I do my hair toss, check my nails. Baby how you feelin'?" - Name the artist and title from the lyrics
Lizzo - Good as hell
6. The stage play "Everybody Comes to Rick's" was adapted for the screen to become what 1942 Oscar winner?
Casablanca
7. What Hollywood movie star plays himself in the 2009 film Zombieland?
Bill Murray
8. What is the name of Hugh Grant's character in Bridget Jones' Diary?
Daniel Cleaver
9. The television series The Royal Family was set in which British city?
Manchester
10. Which famous female character of TV and films was played by a male when she was first introduced to our screens in 1943?
Lassie
Plays and musicals
1. Which playwright wrote the plays “Cat on a hot tin roof” and “A streetcar named desire”?
Tennessee Williams
2. Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil are the writers of which musical, based on the opera Madam Butterfly
Miss Saigon
3. Who wrote the plays “The Cherry orchard” and “The seagull”?
Anton Chekov
4. Cassandra, Grizabella and Skimbleshanks are all characters in which Andrew Lloyd Webber musical?
Cats
5. Death of a salesman is written by which American playwright who was famously married to Marilyn Monroe?
Arthur Miller
6. From which Shakespeare play does the quotation “If music be the food of love, play on” come from?
Twelfth night
7. Who wrote the play Pygmalion which was turned into the musical "My fair lady"?
George Bernhard Shaw
8. Which musical does the song "There's no Business like Show Business" come from?
Annie get your gun
9. What nationality was the playwright Henrik Ibsen?
Norwegian
10. Which Shakespeare play ends with the marriage of Benedick and Beatrice?
Much ado about nothing
Radio
1. On which radio show would you hear “One song to the tune of another” and “Mornington crescent”?
I’m sorry I haven’t a clue
2. In 2006, who succeeded Sue Lawley as the presenter of Desert Island discs on Radio 4?
Kirsty Young
3. By the sleepy lagoon the title of the theme tune to which BBC radio programme?
Desert Island discs
4. Which BBC Radio 2 host included ‘The Tracks of My Years’ in his long running weekday programme?
Ken Bruce
5. Who was the longest running presenter of the Radio 1 breakfast show?
Chris Moyles
6. Before 1967 BBC Radio 2 was called the '(What?) Programme'?
Light
7. Which 2 books do the castaways on Desert Island Discs automatically get?
The Bible and the complete works of Shakespeare
8. On which radio station will you hear the proms broadcast every year?
Radio 3
9. Sally Boarman is better known as what on Radio 2?
Sally traffic
10. Who hosted the Radio 1 breakfast show before Chris Moyles?
Sara Cox
Cartoons 1
1. What are the names of the cartoon cat and mouse in The Simpsons
Itchy and Scratchy
2. On which ship would you find Captain Pugwash and Tom the cabin boy?
The Black Pig
3. What is the name of the cartoon skunk who first appeared on screens in 1945 who is in love with a reluctant cat?
Pepe le pew
4. Who is the only cartoon dog to have an Antarctic island named after them?
Huckleberry hound
5. Which cartoon character used the catchphrase “You’re despicable”?
Daffy Duck
6. Cartoon characters Beavis and Butthead wore T shirts with the names of which two bands on?
AC DC and Metallica
7. Cartoon character Penrod Pooch is better known by what name?
Hong Kong Phooey
8. What cartoon character was born on the 1st April 1980?
Bart Simpson
9. What is the name of Porky Pig’s girlfriend?
Petunia Pig
10. Poopdeck Pappy is which cartoon character’s father?
Popeye
Cartoons 2
1. What 1990s US children's animated TV series featured toddlers called Angelica, Tommy, Chuckle, Lil, and Phil?
Rugrats
2. Stan and Francine Smith are the parents in which US television cartoon series?
American Dad
3. What is the middle name of cartoon character Donald Duck (it begins with F)?
Fauntleroy
4. Who voices Sideshow Bob in the Simpsons?
Kelsey Grammer
5. Which rock band wrote and performed the theme for South Park?
Primus
6. Which cartoon duo belonged to the Royal Order of Water Buffaloes?
Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble
7. Who fought against Bulk and Texas Pete?
Superted
8. What cartoon did the catchphrase “Cowabunga” come from?
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
9. What is Scooby short for in the name 'Scooby Doo'?
Scoobert
10. Which cartoon hero has his base in a post-box on Baker Street?
Dangermouse