Showquizness Act One

1 In which film did Doris Day perform the song The Deadwood Stage?

2 The TV programme An Ungentlemanly Act was a dramatic reconstruction of which 1982 event?

3 What connects the pop groups Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes, The Dave Clark Five and Fat Larry’s Band?

4 Who directed the films Shadowlands, A Bridge Too Far and Cry Freedom?

5 Which former presenter of Granada Reports founded Factory Records?

6 Which rock star received backing from The Stooges?

7 Who was the only member of the cast of Dad’s Army that served in the Home Guard in real life?

8 What are the surnames of the writing duo that penned Dad’s Army?

9 When Alistair McGowan impersonates David Beckham, who impersonates Victoria Beckham?

10 Which production company produces Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

11 Who created the comedy character of Lauren Cooper?

12 Which film contains the line, “I want to live again Clarence, I want to live again”?

13 Who became US Ambassador for Ghana in 1969, 34 years after appearing in the film Curly Top?

14 Radha Raman and Uri Fruchtmann are the two former husbands of which pop star?

15 Who narrates the initial lines of the Pink Floyd song Keep Talking?

16 Which animated character was billed as the Most Powerful Man in the Universe?

17 Who was born Patricia Frederica Pilkington?

18 Which canine made his cartoon debut in an animation entitled What a Night for a Knight?

19 Which actress is a former mother-in-law of the singer Mel Torme?

20 What is the surname of Compo in Last of the Summer Wine?

Answers

1 Calamity Jane

2 The invasion of the Falklands

3All the bands were named after their drummers

4 Richard Attenborough

5 Tony Wilson

6 Iggy Pop

7 John Laurie

8 Perry and Croft

9 Ronnie Ancona

10 Celador

11 Catherine Tate

12 It’s a Wonderful Life

13 Shirley Temple

14 Annie Lennox

15 Stephen Hawking

16 He Man

17 Pat Phoenix

18 Scooby Doo

19 Thora Hird

20 Simmonite