Dirty 30 of TV and Film

THE DIRTY 30 OF FILMS

1 Who won a Best Director Oscar for Ordinary People?

2 In which film did Michael Douglas first star with his wife Catherine Zeta Jones?

3 What was stolen by the movie character of Sir Charles Lytton?

4 In which capital city was Audrey Hepburn born?

5 Which Birkenhead born movie star won two Oscars in the 20th century?

6 Which ill-fated tourist attraction was created by Dr John Hammond?

7 Who was Oscar nominated for his role in Hotel Rwanda?

8 What does a Foley artist add to a film?

9 In which film did Jim Dale play Marshall P Knut?

10 Which Disney animation features a sea lord called Triton?

11 For which film did Madonna sing the Oscar winning song Sooner or Later?

12 Who played the King of Rohan in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy?

13 In which 2002 film was Mel Gibson plagued by crop circles?

14 Which singer’s life story was chronicled in the film Sweet Dreams?

15 Which 1960 film starring John Wayne was remade in 2004 starring Dennis Quaid?

16 Who on film has played a Barings banker, James Joyce and a Jedi knight?

17 What was the first film in Oliver Stone’s Vietnam War trilogy?

18 What was the Beatles first big screen movie?

19 Which musical is set in the village Anatevka?

20 Who plays Bill in the film Kill Bill?

21 Who plays Private Ryan in the film Saving Private Ryan?

22 Which actor played the serial killer in the film Seven?

23 Who directed Silence of the Lambs?

24 In which film did Sid James make his Carry On debut?

25 What was the first film sequel to win Best Film Oscar?

26 On whose novel was the film One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest based?

27 In which country was the actor Dolph Lungren born?

28 Which song did James Brown perform in Rocky III?

29 Who won an Oscar for her role in the film Tootsie?

30 Who was the only director to win four Oscars in the 20th century?

ANSWERS TO DIRTY 30 OF FILMS

1 Robert Redford
2 Traffic
3 Pink Panther diamond
4 Brussels
5 Glenda Jackson
6 Jurassic Park
7 Don Cheadle
8 Sound effects
9 Carry On Cowboy
10 The Little Mermaid
11 Dick Tracy
12 Bernard Hill
13 Signs
14 Patsy Cline
15 The Alamo
16 Ewan McGregor
17 Platoon
18 A Hard Day’s Night
19 Fiddler on the Roof
20 David Carradine
21 Matt Damon
22 Kevin Spacey
23 Jonathan Demme
24 Carry On Constable
25 The Godfather Part II
26 Ken Kesey
27 Sweden
28 Living In America
29 Jessica Lange
30 John Ford

THE DIRTY 30 OF TV

1 In which county is Birds of a Feather set?

2 What was the last name of Foggy in Last of the Summer Wine?

3 Of which newspaper was Lou Grant the editor?

4 In the revival of which series did Nigel Planer replace Eric Thompson?

5 Which sitcom character was the Downing Street cat Humphrey named after?

6 How are Milo, Fizz, Jake and Bella collectively known?

7 Who was the first female presenter of The Old Grey Whistle Test?

8 Who played Inspector Chisholm in Minder?

9 Which TV villain employed a secretary called Sly Lovegren?

10 In the 2005 BAFTAs, what was voted Best TV Comedy Programme?

11 Which TV presenter is the famous father of Mrs Norman Cook?

12 Which TV character owned a pet dog called Wee Jock?

13 The Men from Shiloh was a spin-off from which TV western?

14 Which musical was the first film screened on BBC2?

15 Which cartoon series featured the character of Professor Calculus?

16 Who did Raymond Bailey play in The Beverly Hillbillies?

17 Which TV family live at 30 Kelsall Street, Liverpool?

18 Who played Mindy in Mork and Mindy?

19 What is Arkwright’s first name in Open All Hours?

20 Which product is advertised on TV with the slogan, Once you’ve popped you can’t stop?

21 Wo Fat was the chief villain in which crime series?

22 In which series did Noah Beery Jnr play the father of James Garner?

23 The first episode of which series opened with the funeral of Jacob Sugden?

24 In which county is the TV drama Forever Green set?

25 Which vegetarian vampire was voiced by David Jason?

26 What was the surname of the central family in the TV sitcom 2.4 Children?

27 What is the surname of the central family in the TV sitcom Roseanne?

28 What is the name of the hospital in the medical drama The Royal?

29 Which Coronation Street star was born William Piddington?

30 Which actress links the TV shows LA Law and the Partridge Family?

ANSWERS TO TV

1 Essex
2 Dewhurst
3 Los Angeles Tribune
4 The Magic Roundabout as narrator
5 Sir Humphrey Appleby in Yes Prime Minister
6 The Tweenies
7 Anne Nightingale
8 Patrick Malahide
9 JR Ewing
10 Little Britain
11 Johnny Ball
12 Hamish Macbeth
13 The Virginian
14 Kiss Me Kate
15 Tin Tin
16 Milburn Drysdale
17 The Boswells in Bread
18 Pam Dawber
19 Albert
20 Pringles
21 Hawaii 5-0
22 The Rockford Files
23 Emmerdale Farm
24 Gloucestershire
25 Count Duckula
26 Porter
27 Connor
28 St Aidans
29 Bill Tarmey
30 Susan Dey