A TV Screen Test
1 Which TV judge owns a pet dog called Mimi?
2 What did Margaret Thatcher name as her favourite sitcom?
3 Which football club did Citizen Smith support?
4 Which two Davids preceded Sue Barker on A Question of Sport?
5 Lee Montague read the first ever story on which TV programme?
6 Who was the only member of the Dad’s Army cast to have served in the Home Guard in real life?
7 Which knighted actor played the role of Mel Hutchwright in Coronation Street?
8 What does HD signify with regard to an HD TV?
9 What was the name of the raunchy dance troupe that featured on the Kenny Everett Video Show?
10 Which TV personality created a garden called Barleywood?
11 The voice of Graham Skidmore is closely associated with which TV show?
12 What is the title of the theme song for Absolutely Fabulous?
13 Which TV series saw Cain searching for his brother David?
14 In which TV series did Jimmy Nail play Jed Shepperd?
15 Which comedy show featured the renowned Fork Handles sketch?
16 Which cop series was set at the Manhattan South 13th Precinct?
17 What is the name of Captain Mainwaring’s wife in Dad’s Army?
18 Which TV presenter’s relationship with Stan Collymore ended violently in Paris in 1998?
19 Who gained national fame in 1955 after fronting the show The Gardening Club?
20 What are the names of Private Godfrey’s two sisters in Dad’s Army?
Answers
1 Judge John Deed
2 Yes Minister
3 Fulham
4 David Vine, David Coleman
5 Jackanory
6 John Laurie
7 Ian McKellen
8 High definition
9 Hot Gossip
10 Alan Titchmarsh
11 Blind Date
12 This Wheel’s On Fire
13 Kung Fu
14 Crocodile Shoes
15 The Two Ronnies
16 Kojak
17 Elizabeth
18 Ulrika Jonsson
19 Percy Thrower
20 Dolly and Cissy
A Film Screen Test
1 Which Carry On film features a vessel called the Good Ship Venus?
2 Which role has been played on film by Laurence Olivier, Richard Burton, Mel Gibson and Kenneth Branagh?
3 In which film did Richard Attenborough sing, I’ve Never Seen Anything Like It In My Life?
4 Which film earned a Best Director nomination for George Clooney in 2006?
5 The title of which musical was taken from three words in the nursery rhyme London Bridge Is Falling Down?
6 Which actress starred in 24 Carry On films from 1959 to 1978?
7 Which 1973 film saw Steve McQueen attempting to escape from Devil’s Island?
8 What is the most filmed novel of all time?
9 Who won an Oscar for his nine minutes on screen in the film Lust For Life?
10 Who won an Oscar for her eight minutes on screen in the film Shakespeare In Love?
11 Which horror film remake was released in 2006 on the 6th day of the 6th month?
12 Which two actors have played Tarzan on the greatest number of occasions?
13 Which Disney film was criticised as commercial plundering by the family of Victor Hugo?
14 In which 1993 film did Tommy Lee Jones play Deputy Marshall Samuel Gerard?
15 Who did Kurt Russell portray in the film Tombstone?
16 Which iconic porn movie ran for ten consecutive years at the Pussycat Theatre in LA?
17 Which film featured a vehicle bearing the registration plate ECTO 1?
18 What connects a Tom Hanks film of 1998, a John Mills film of 1970 and a Frank Sinatra film of 1965?
19 Who played the father of Leonardo Di Caprio in the film Gangs of New York?
20 Who did Mario Peebles play in the film
Ali?
Answers
1 Carry On Jack
2 Hamlet
3 Dr Doolittle
4 Good Night and Good Luck
5 My Fair Lady
6 Joan Sims
7 Papillion
8 Dracula
9 Anthony Quinn
10 Judi Dench
11 The Omen
12 Johnny Weissmuller and Lex Barker
13 The Hunchback of Notre Dame
14 The Fugitive
15 Wyatt Earp
16 Deep Throat
17 Ghostbusters
18 The name of Ryan, for Saving Private Ryan, Ryan’s Daughter and Von Ryan’s Express
19 Liam Neeson
20 Malcolm X