Magnificent Sevens of Showbiz

TV

1 Who was the first female presenter of Magpie?

2 Which character did Barbara Windsor play in Worzel Gummidge?

3 What kind of animal was Rag in the children’s TV series Rag, Tag and Bobtail?

4 Which award winning TV drama tells the story of the survivors of Oceanic Flight 815?

5 Who had a recurring role as Philippa Vale in Bergerac?

6 On New Years Day 2007, who married Harry Kennedy?

7 Who was the first female presenter of Blue Peter?

FILMS

1 Which novel by Charles Frazier was adapted into a 2003 film starring Nicole Kidman?

2 For which film did Robert DeNiro win his first Oscar?

3 In which 2006 film did Forrest Whittaker play Idi Amin?

4 In which film did Kirk Douglas and Tony Curtis play brothers Einar and Eric?

5 Which musical features the songs Be Back Soon and Who Will Buy?

6 In which film did Meryl Streep play a character with the last name of Zawistowska?

7 What make of watch did Daniel Craig wear in Casino Royale?

POP

1 Which record label turned down the Beatles in 1962 claiming that “guitar groups are dead”?

2 The book Straight From Our Hearts was a biographical account of the career of which singer?

3 Which song contains the line, “Walking around with my head full of music, cassette in my pocket and I’m going to use it”?

4 In what year did Abba officially announce their split?

5 Who married Syreeta Wright in 1970?

6 Which manager of the North End Music Store went on to become a famous pop group manager?

7 Which convicted murderer claimed to be related to Freddie Mercury?

Answers

TV

1 Susan Stranks

2 Saucy Nancy

3 Hedgehog

4 Lost

5 Liza Goddard

6 The Vicar of Dibley

7 Leila Williams

FILMS

1 Cold Mountain

2 The Godfather Part II

3 The Last King of Scotland

4 The Vikings

5 Oliver

6 Sophie’s Choice

7 Omega

POP

1 Decca

2 Roy Orbison

3 Wired for Sound

4 1981

5 Stevie Wonder

6 Brian Epstein

7 Barry George, the convicted killer of Jill Dando