Trivia Test

THE TV TRIVIA TEST

1 Who drove the Mean Machine in Wacky Races?
Dick Dastardly

2 In which series did Wendy Craig play Ria Parkinson?
Butterflies

3 Who was the first actor to play Dr Who on TV?
William Hartnell

4 Which star of the film Breakfast At Tiffany’s went on to lead the A Team?
George Peppard

5 Which sci-fi series featured a robot called Twiki?
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

6 In which US state is Roseanne set?
Illinois

7 Handbags and Gladrags is the theme song of which TV series?
The Office

8 Which comedy series features a pair of hapless bouncers called Max and Paddy?
Phoenix Nights

9 Who was the commanding officer of Steve Zodiac in Fireball XL5?
Commander Zero

10 What is the name of the prison in Bad Girls?
Larkhall

11 What is the name of the Hart’s pet pooch in Hart To Hart?
Freeway

12 What breed of dog was Duke in The Beverly Hillbillies?
Bloodhound

13 Which show was introduced with the words “from Norwich it’s the quiz of the week”?
Sale of the Century

14 Who invented the planes in Stop the Pigeon?
Klunk

15 Which Queen Vic landlord was murdered in 1991?
Eddie Royle

THE POP TRIVIA TEST

1 What nationality are the pop group The Cardigans?
Swedish

2 Which group were originally called The Frantic Elevators?
Simply Red

3 Which was the first German group to top the UK charts?
Kraftwerk

4 Which was the first UK group to top the US charts?
The Tornados

5 Which song by the palindromic pop group Abba had a palindromic title?
SOS

6 Celine Dion won the Eurovision Song Contest for which country?
Switzerland

7 Which song was a hit for The Supremes in 1971 and for Bananarama in 1981?
Nathan Jones

8 In what year was Marvin Gaye killed?
1984

9 Who was the first French singer to top the UK charts?
Charles Aznavour

10 What was the first solo number one hit for Robbie Williams?
Millennium

11 Who was the oldest of the Osmond Brothers?
Alan

12 Who provided guest vocals on the Take That hit Relight My Fire?
Lulu

13 What was the name of Desmond Dekkers backing band?
The Aces

14 In which year did Michael Hutchence of Inxs die?
1997

15 Pete Burns provided lead vocals for which 80s band?
Dead Or Alive

FILM TRIVIA TEST

1 On film who has played James Joyce, a Barings banker and a Jedi knight?
Ewan McGregor

2 Who won an Oscar for directing the film The Silence Of The Lambs?
Jonathan Demme

3 Which film character travelled from his hometown of Walkabout Creek to New York?
Crocodile Dundee

4 Who played the wife of Kevin Costner in JFK?
Sissy Spacek

5 What was the first animated film to be nominated for Best Film Oscar?
Beauty and the Beast

6 What is the only musical to win 10 Oscars?
West Side Story

7 Who played Doctor Watson when Peter Cook played Sherlock Holmes?
Dudley Moore

8 Who was the first actor to win a posthumous Best Actor award?
Peter Finch for Network

9 Which French brothers are credited with the invention of cinema?
Lumiere brothers

10 Which film saw Harrison Ford searching for his kidnapped wife in Paris?
Frantic

11 Which actor was born Jerome Silberman?
Gene Wilder

12 What connects the films Charlie’s Angels, The Flintstones, The Addams Family and I Spy?
All adapted from TV shows

13 In which 2002 film thriller did Robin Williams play a stalker called Seymour Parrish?
One Hour Photo

14 Who voiced a dragon called Mushu in Mulan?
Eddie Murphy

15 Which film features a ladies football team called the Hounslow Harriers?
Bend It Like Beckham

THE GEOGRAPHY TRIVIA TEST

1 Which is the only US city named after a British prime minister?
Pittsburgh

2 Which US state capital has the longest name?
Jefferson City

3 What is the longest river in Europe?
Volga

4 Granta was the Roman name for which English city?
Cambridge

5 What is the capital of Latvia?
Riga

6 Which Russian city was the first city in the world to be completely evacuated?
Chernobyl

7 What is the most northerly city to have hosted the Summer Olympics?
Helsinki

8 Which of the following is the name of a town in Turkey? Superman, Robin , Batman, Thor, Spiderman
Batman

9 From which city did the Orient Express depart on its first journey?
Paris

10 What is the smallest state in the USA?
Rhode Island

11 In which city was the Quaker religion founded?
Philadelphia

12 Which New York river is spanned by the Brooklyn Bridge?
East River

13 What is the national flower of Mexico?
Dahlia

14 Which US university administers the Pulitzer Prizes?
Columbia

15 The flag of which European country was inspired by the coat of arms of William of Orange?
Netherlands