That’s Entertainment

1 Which piece of music by JS Bach was used to advertise Hamlet cigars?

2 Which film was set partly on the planet of Lytheon?

3 In which field of entertainment is the Maskelyne award presented annually?

4 In a cartoon series who is accompanied by the Three Muskethounds?

5 Which rock classic has been covered by the Far Corporation and rather bizarrely by Rolf Harris?

6 Which film company’s logo depicts a Peruvian peak?

7 At which film festival is the Palme D’ Or awarded?

8 Eleven year old Anna Paquin received an Oscar for her performance in which film?

9 Which actor briefly changed his name to Larry Williams before reverting to his original Italian sounding name?

10 Which 80s hit contains the lyric “That certain feeling carved by another’s hand”?

11 When Ben Stiller played Starsky who played Hutch?

12 Which former husband and wife link the films Mystic River and A League of Their Own?

13 What was the call sign of Tom Cruise in Top Gun?

14 Which Radio One DJ featured a daily slot known as Our Tune?

15 Colonel Dekker was the name of the recurring villain of the piece in which TV series?

16 How is Prince Adam of Eternia otherwise known?

17 Which former karate champion starred in the films Good Guys Wear Black and the Delta Force?

18 Which comedy series was introduced by the theme song Thank You for Being a Friend?

19 Which children’s TV character lives at Colley’s Mill?

20 What was the second film in which Robert Redford co-starred alongside Paul Newman?

21 In which film did Peter Sellers play President Merklin Muffley?

22 Which actor played the insidious Alan Bradley in Coronation Street?

23 What cinema chain was named after the Greek for theatre?

24 Who wrote the music for the stage musical Billy Elliott?

25 Who is depicted smoking a marijuana joint on the album cover of Catch a Fire?

26 What is the surname of the man, who in 1966 invented a noise reduction system for audio tape?

27 Who recorded True Love with Bing Crosby shortly before becoming a princess?

28 In Coronation Street what was Hayley’s first name when she lived as a man?

29 Which cartoon series featured the madcap antics of the Vulture Squadron?

30 Who founded his own production company called Irish Dream Time?

31 What is the nationality of the chef in the Muppet Show?

32 In 2001, at the age of 42, which singer posed nude for Playboy?

33 Which TV character travelled through time from the 11th century to find himself trapped in the 20th century on Hexwood Farm?

34 In which city did Columbo bring criminals to justice?

35 When Peter Davison played Tristan Farnon who played James Herriot?

36 What was the title of the first top ten hit in the UK for the Beatles?

37 Which chart topping singer played the role of Viv Harker in Albion Market?

38 Which children’s TV show featured a singing trio called Rod, Freddie and Jane?

39 What is the name of Homer Simpson’s father?

40 Which fictional character created by EB White was voiced on film by Michael J Fox?

Answers to That’s Entertainment

1 Air on a G String
2 Barberella
3 Magic
4 Dogtanian
5 Stairway to Heaven
6 Paramount
7 Cannes
8 The Piano
9 Leonardo Di Caprio
10 Temptation by Heaven 17
11 Owen Wilson
12 Sean Penn and Madonna
13 Maverick
14 Simon Bates
15 The A Team
16 He Man
17 Chuck Norris
18 The Golden Girls
19 Windy Miller
20 The Sting
21 Dr Strangelove
22 Mark Eden
23 Odeon
24 Elton John
25 Bob Marley
26 Dolby
27 Grace Kelly
28 Harold
29 Stop the Pigeon
30 Pierce Brosnan
31 Swedish
32 Belinda Carlisle
33 Catweazle
34 Los Angeles
35 Christopher Timothy
36 Please Please Me
37 Helen Shapiro
38 Rainbow
39 Abe or Abraham
40 Stuart Little