That's Showquizness

1 Which film studio released the first talkie?

2 In which city was the show Thirtysomething set?

3 Which song was on the flip side of Rivers of Babylon by Boney M?

4 Which film earned Robin Williams his first Oscar nomination?

5 Which TV soap featured the Free George Jackson Campaign?

6 Who was the first artist other than The Beatles to have a number one hit on the Apple label?

7 Which was the first UK single to sell two million copies?

8 Who played the role of Blake in Blake’s Seven?

9 Who appropriately played the mother of Bridget Jones on film?

10 What is the home town of Buffy the Vampire Slayer?

11 What is the post code of Albert Square, Walford?

12 In the TV show Bewitched what was the name of Samantha’s mother?

13 Who founded Harpo Productions?

14 Who played the role of Nero in the award winning drama I Claudius?

15 Which cat sings the song Memory in the musical Cats?

16 Which actor one of several to play Dr Who, was also a presenter on Tiswas?

17 What is the name of the pink hippo in Rainbow?

18 Who was the only Englishman to win a Best Actor Oscar in the 1990s?

19 Which film opens with the dedication, “No mans life can be encompassed in one telling”?

20 In which club did Dave serve Arthur Daley his vodka and tonic?

21 Which Gilbert & Sullivan operetta is set in the town of Titipu?

22 Who did Barbara Windsor portray in Worzel Gummidge?

23 Which TV police detective owned a boat called the St Vitus Dance?

24 Who provides a link with Wallace & Grommit and Last of the Summer Wine?

25 Which Mel Brooks comedy was a parody on the films of Alfred Hitchcock?

26 Which TV soap features a pub called The Dog in the Pond?

27 What is the home state of Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz?

28 Which song opens with the line, “I’m just mad about Saffron”?

29 In which film did Kenneth Williams play WC Boggs?

30 In which 1990 film did Harrison Ford stand trial for murder?

31 Who did Catherine Oxenberg portray in the TV film A Royal Love Story?

32 Which Greek island did Shirley Valentine travel to?

33 Which novel by John Steinbeck was adapted into a film starring James Dean?

34 What was the title of the debut album of Oasis?

35 Which song opens with the line, “I thought love was only true in fairytales”?

36 Which villain was played by Tom Bell in The Krays?

37 In which TV series was George Cole tied to a bed by Julia McKenzie?

38 Which film saw the actors Jason Miller and Max von Sydow wearing dog collars?

39 Who, early in her showbiz career played the role of Caroline Winthrop in Crossroads?

40 Which Biblical character has been played on film by Telly Savalas, Richard Boone and David Bowie?

Answers to Showquizness

1 Warner Brothers
2 Philadelphia
3 Brown Girl in the Ring
4 Good Morning Vietnam
5 Brookside
6 Mary Hopkin
7 Mull of Kintyre
8 Gareth Thomas
9 Gemma Jones
10 Sunnydale
11 E 20
12 Endora
13 Oprah Winfrey
14 Christopher Biggins
15 Grizabella
16 Sylvester McCoy
17 George
18 Jeremy Irons for his role in Reversal of Fortune
19 Gandhi
20 Winchester Club
21 The Mikado
22 Saucy Nancy
23 Sonny Crockett in Miami Vice
24 Peter Sallis
25 High Anxiety
26 Hollyoaks
27 Kansas
28 Mellow Yellow
29 Carry On at Your Convenience
30 Presumed Innocent
31 Princess Diana
32 Mykonos
33 East of Eden
34 Definitely Maybe
35 I’m a Believer
36 Jack the Hat McVitie
37 Blott on the Landscape
38 The Exorcist
39 Elaine Paige
40 Pontius Pilate