TV & Film Quizzes

The following page comprises of 90 quizzes on the world of TV and film, to test the most square-eyed telly addicts and the most ardent film buffs.

If you can remember that Geoffrey Bayldon played the 11th century wizard Catweazle and that The Overlook is the name of the hotel in The Shining then these quizzes are for you!!


SESSION ONE QUIZ ONE

TV GENERAL

1 In which TV programme was Earth destroyed to pave the way for an intergalactic bypass?

2 What is the name of Porky Pig’s girlfriend?

3 Which TV drama was filmed in the Irish town of Avoca?

4 Which soap star was born William Piddington in 1941?

5 In the Addams Family what is the middle name of Wednesday Addams?

6 In which comedy series did Rebecca Howe replace Diane Chambers?

7 What did the TV personality, born Christopher Collins, change his name to?

8 Which Dr Who actor met a violent death in the film The Omen?

9 What is the name of the hospital that featured in the sitcom Doctor In The House?

10 The Seaton family were the central family in which drama series?

Answers
Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy
Petunia
Ballykissangel
Bill Tarmey
Thursday
Cheers
Frank Skinner
Patrick Troughton
St Swithins
When The Boat Comes In



SESSION ONE QUIZ TWO

FILM GENERAL

1 Which film critic’s father directed the film The Cruel Sea?

2 Who played the judge in the courtroom comedy, My Cousin Vinny?

3 Which star of the daytime soap The Doctors went on to provide the voice of Jessica Rabbit on film?

4 Who did Sean Connery portray in the film Robin Hood, Prince Of Thieves?

5 Which actor on film has played a space cowboy, one of the Dirty Dozen and one of Kelly’s Heroes?

6 In the Star Wars films what is the name of the home planet of the Ewoks?

7 What is the name of the baby in the film Three Men And A Baby?

8 Ironically who spoke the only word in the Mel Brooks film Silent Movie?

9 Who played the President of the USA in the action thriller Escape From New York?

10 Whose death caused a 48-hour postponement of the 1968 Oscar ceremonies?

Answers
Barry Norman, his father was Leslie Norman
Fred Gwynne
Kathleen Turner
Richard the Lionheart
Donald Sutherland
Endor
Mary
The mime artist Marcel Marceau
Donald Pleasance
Martin Luther King



SESSION ONE QUIZ THREE

TV WACKY RACERS
From the classic cartoon series can you name the vehicles driven by the following Wacky Race competitors?

1 Sarge and Meekley

2 Penelope Pitstop

3 Luke and Blubber

4 The Gruesome Twosome

5 Professor Pat Pending

6 The Red Max

7 Rufus Roughcut and Sawtooth

8 Dick Dastardly and Muttley

9 The Ant Hill Mob

10 The Slag Brothers

Answers
The Army Surplus Special
The Compact Pussycat
The Arkansas Chugga-bug
The Creepy Coupe
The Convert-A-Car
The Crimson Haybailer
The Buzz Wagon
The Mean Machine
The Roaring Plenty
The Bouldermobile




SESSION ONE QUIZ FOUR

FILM BOND GIRLS
Who played the following Bond girls on film?

1 Jill Masterson in Goldfinger

2 Tracy Draco in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service

3 Honey Rider in Dr No

4 Anja Amasova in The Spy Who Loved Me

5 Pola Ivanova in A View To A Kill

6 Tiffany Case in Diamonds Are Forever

7 Paris Carver in Tomorrow Never Does

8 Holly Goodhead in Moonraker

9 Elektra King in The World Is Not Enough

10 Mayday in A View To A Kill

Answers
Shirley Eaton
Diana Rigg
Ursula Andress
Barbara Bach
Fiona Fullerton
Jill St John
Teri Hatcher
Lois Chiles
Sophie Marceau
Grace Jones




SESSION ONE QUIZ FIVE

TV GENERAL

1 In the sitcom Are You Being Served what is the first name of Mrs Slocombe?

2 What is the name of the cultural attaché portrayed by Barry Humphries?

3 Who played the Flying Nun on TV and went on to become an Oscar winning actress?

4 What one word connects Elton John, Steptoe and Son and a Disney animated film?

5 In Camberwick Green who was the commanding officer at Pippin Fort?

6 Who designed the original Blue Peter badge?

7 What is the name of the Wombles cook?

8 In which TV series did Robson Green play the role of Jimmy Powell?

9 In which TV drama did Fiona Fullerton and Pauline Quirke play nurses?

10 In which country did The Magic Roundabout originate?


Answers
Betty
Sir Les Patterson
Sally Field
Hercules, the middle name of Elton John, the Steptoe’s horse and the Disney film
Captain Snort
Tony Hart
Madame Cholet
Casualty
Angels
France



SESSION ONE QUIZ SIX

FILM GENERAL

1 Who born in 1949, appeared as a guest trumpeter for the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra and went on to become a major Hollywood star?

2 Which Coronation Street star played the mother of Christine Keeler in the film Scandal?

3 Which film featured a Rolls Royce bearing the number plate AU 1?

4 Which inventor was portrayed by Michael Redgrave in the film The Dam Busters?

5 The award wining film The Piano is set in which country?

6 What was the title of the Carry On film that was set in the Foreign Legion?

7 In which 1985 film did Jack Nicholson play a Mafia assassin?

8 Which film star born in 1928 went on to become the US Ambassador to Ghana?

9 Which song from the Disney film The Little Mermaid won a Best Song Oscar?

10 In which film did Marilyn Monroe sing Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend?

Answers
Richard Gere
Jean Alexander
Goldfinger
Barnes Wallis
New Zealand
Carry On Follow That Camel
Prizzi’s Honor
Shirley Temple
Under The Sea
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes


SESSION ONE QUIZ SEVEN

TV ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS
Name the TV families who live at the following addresses

1 Skypad Apartments, Orbit City

2 698 Sycamore Road, San Pueblo

3 Apartment 3B, 623 East 68th Street, New York

4 Cemetery Ridge, Cemetery Lane

5 165 Eaton Place, London

6 565 North Clinton Drive, Milwaukee

7 10 Stigwood Avenue, New York

8 714 Delaware Street, Lanford

9 9674 Jeopardy Lane, Chicago

10 133 Collins Road, Westbridge

Answers
The Jetsons
The Partridge Family
The Ricardos in I Love Lucy
The Addams Family
The Bellamys in Upstairs Downstairs
The Cunninghams in Happy Days
The Huxtables in The Cosby Show
The Connors in Roseanne
The Bundys in Married With Children
The Spellmans in Sabrina The Teenage Witch




SESSION ONE QUIZ EIGHT

FILM OSCAR WINNING SONGS
Name the films in which the Oscar winning songs featured

1 1988 Let The River Run

2 1996 You Must Love Me

3 1974 We May Never Love Like This Again

4 1956 Whatever Will Be Will Be

5 1995 Colours Of The Wind

6 1968 The Windmills Of Your Mind

7 1959 High Hopes

8 1990 Sooner Or Later

9 1972 The Morning After

10 1985 Say You Say Me

Answers
Working Girl
Evita
The Towering Inferno
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Pocahontas
The Thomas Crown Affair
A Hole In The Head
Dick Tracy
The Poseidon Adventure
White Nights




SESSION ONE QUIZ NINE

TV GENERAL

1 What was the first Australian soap to be screened on British television?

2 What was the name of the character played by Clint Eastwood in the TV western Rawhide?

3 In Mork & Mindy what is Mindy’s last name?

4 Who played the mother of Ronnie Corbett in the sitcom Sorry?

5 What is the last name of Charlie in Charlie’s Angels?

6 Which of the Wombles was named after a town on the Scottish island of Mull?

7 What five-word message was written on the suitcase of Paddington Bear when he arrived in England?

8 What is the name of the boss of the cartoon superhero Dangermouse?

9 Who played the mother of Carrie on film and went on to play the character of Catherine Martell in the TV drama Twin Peaks?

10 Name the ventriloquist who partnered a dummy called Lamb Chop?

Answers
The Sullivans
Rowdy Yates
McConnell
Barbara Lott
Townsend
Tobermory
Please look after this bear
Colonel K
Piper Laurie
Shari Lewis


SESSION ONE QUIZ TEN

FILM GENERAL

1 Who, born Kathleen Collins, made her big screen debut in the film Orca, Killer Whale?

2 In which film did Michael Caine play the role of Frank Bryant?

3 Benjamin Braddock is the lead male character of which film?

4 Which 1994 film adapted from a classic novel co-starred Winona Ryder, Gabriel Byrne and Susan Sarandon?

5 Whose life and subsequent execution was chronicled in the film The Executioner’s Song?

6 Which Hollywood actress was born Margaret Hyra?

7 Which film and book character married Charles Hamilton?

8 What year connects the deaths of Yul Brynner, Rock Hudson and Orson Welles?

9 What film featured a vehicle called the Ectomobile?

10 Which writer was portrayed by Bette Midler in the film Isn’t She Great?

Answers
Bo Derek
Educating Rita
The Graduate
Little Women
Gary Gilmour
Meg Ryan
Scarlet O’Hara
1985
Ghostbusters
Jacqueline Susann, the author of Valley Of The Dolls


SESSION TWO QUIZ ONE

TV SOAP SUDS

1 Which comedy actress played Marge Green in Eastenders?

2 Which comedy actress played Vera Hopkins in Coronation Street?

3 Which star of the film Gregory’s Girl played Ann-Marie Wade in Crossroads?

4 Which movie star played Francesco Gioberti in Falcon Crest?

5 Which British actor played Don Lockwood in Dallas?

6 Which future pop star played Beth Brennan in Neighbours?

7 Which movie star played Lady Ashley Mitchell in Dynasty?

8 Which acting brother played Joshua Rush in Knott’s Landing?

9 Which future comedy film star played Dr Vincent Markham in Peyton Place?

10 Which Hollywood legend played Constance Colby in The Colbys?

Answers
Pat Coombs
Kathy Staff
Dee Hepburn
Gina Lollobrigida
Ian McShane
Natalie Imbruglia
Ali McGraw
Alec Baldwin
Leslie Nielsen
Barbara Stanwyck





SESSION TWO QUIZ TWO

FILM WHAT’S IN A NAME?
1 Who was born Alphonso D’Abruzzo in 1936 and made his movie debut in the film Gone Are The Days?

2 Who was born Issur Danielovitch in 1916 and made his movie debut in the film The Strange Love Of Martha Ivers?

3 Who was born Vera Jane Palmer in 1932 and made her movie debut in the film The Female Jungle?

4 Who was born Daniel Michaeli in 1944 and made his movie debut in the film Dreams Of Glass?

5 Who was born Jerome Silberman in 1934 and made his movie debut in the film Bonnie & Clyde?

6 Who was born Betty Joan Perske in 1924 and made her movie debut in the film To Have And Have Not?

7 Who was born Natasha Gurdin in 1938 and made her movie debut in the film Happy Land?

8 Who was born Donald Wayne in 1950 and made his movie debut in the film Zachariah?

9 Who was born Lucille Le Sueur in 1904 and made her movie debut in the film Pretty Ladies?

10 Who was born David Kaminsky in 1913 and made his movie debut in the film Up In Arms?
Answers
Alan Alda
Kirk Douglas
Jayne Mansfield
Danny DeVito
Gene Wilder
Lauren Bacall
Natalie Wood
Don Johnson
Joan Crawford
Danny Kaye


SESSION TWO QUIZ THREE

TV GENERAL

1 Which Australian drama was set in the town of Cooper’s Crossing?

2 Who connects the TV dramas GBH, The Monocled Mutineer and Boys From The Blackstuff?

3 Who played the role of Arnold in the US sitcom Different Strokes?

4 On whose novel was the drama series The Jewel In The Crown based?

5 The Camptown Races is the favourite song of which cartoon character?

6 Who did Raymond Bailey play in the Beverly Hillbillies?

7 In which American state is The Waltons set?

8 What is the name of the daughter of Hippolyte, the Queen of the Amazons?

9 Which futuristic TV series featured a computer called Dr Theopolus?

10 In the detective series Harry O what did the O stand for?

Answers
The Flying Doctors
All written by Alan Bleasdale
Gary Coleman
Paul Scott
Foghorn Leghorn
The bank manager Mr Milburn Drysdale
Virginia
Wonder Woman
Buck Rogers In The 25th Century
Orwell




SESSION TWO QUIZ FOUR

FILM GENERAL

1 What film role connects Anthony Hopkins, Charles Laughton and Anthony Quinn?

2 In which city is Lollywood?

3 Which Hollywood star acquired the nickname of The Million Dollar Mermaid?

4 In which city was Sean Connery born?

5 Robert Redford played the role of Denys Finch Hatton in which Oscar winning film?

6 Who connects the films The French Connection, Klute and Marathon Man?

7 Who played the role of Perseus in the film Clash Of The Titans and went on to play a lawyer in the legal drama LA Law?

8 Which actor was born Emmanuel Goldberg?

9 What is the name of the spacecraft in the film 2001 A Space Odyssey?

10 What title connects a Marilyn Monroe film and a hit record for The Hollies?

Answers
Quasimodo
Lahore
Esther Williams
Edinburgh
Out Of Africa
Roy Scheider starred in all three films
Harry Hamlin
Edward G Robinson
Discovery 1
Bus Stop


SESSION TWO QUIZ FIVE

TV CLASSIC ROLES

Who played …………………..

1 Tara King in The Avengers?

2 Rose Nylund in The Golden Girls?

3 Captain Murdock in The A Team?

4 Oscar Goldman in The Six Million Dollar Man?

5 Daisy Duke in The Dukes Of Hazzard?

6 Trampas in The Virginian?

7 Captain Dobie in Starsky And Hutch?

8 Bea Smith in Prisoner Cell Block H?

9 Dr Leonard Gillespie in Dr Kildare?

10 Major Yamauchi in Tenko?

Answers
Linda Thorson
Betty White
Dwight Schultz
Richard Anderson
Catherine Bach
Doug McClure
Bernie Hamilton
Val Lehman
Raymond Massey
Bert Kwouk




SESSION TWO QUIZ SIX

FILM FROM BOOK TO FILM

Which novel by ….

1 Louis de Berneres was adapted into a film starring Nicholas Cage?

2 David Storey was adapted into a film starring Richard Harris?

3 E Nesbit was adapted into a film starring Jenny Agutter?

4 James M Cain was adapted into a film starring Jack Nicholson?

5 Henryk Sienkiewicz was adapted into a film starring Peter Ustinov?

6 Henry Fielding was adapted into a film starring Sussanah York?

7 Nicholas Evans was adapted into a film starring Robert Redford?

8 James Jones was adapted into a film starring Burt Lancaster?

9 Frank Herbert was adapted into a film starring Sting?

10 Alice Walker was adapted into a film starring Whoopi Goldberg?

Answers
Captain Corelli’s Mandolin
This Sporting Life
The Railway Children
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Quo Vadis
Tom Jones
The Horse Whisperer
From Here To Eternity
Dune
The Color Purple




SESSION TWO QUIZ SEVEN

TV GENERAL

1 Who played the title role in the 60s TV western The Rifleman?

2 What is the name of the manor in the TV series To The Manor Born?

3 On whose show did The Simpsons make their TV debut?

4 Who played the title role in the TV drama The Peter Principle and went on to play the husband of Iris Murdock on film?

5 Heavens to Murgatroyd is the catchphrase of which cartoon feline?

6 Which long running TV series is based on the novels of Nicholas Rhea?

7 Which TV programme featured a resident pop group called Dr Teeth And The Electric Mayhem Band?

8 Who played Gunner Sugden in It Ain’t Half Hot Mum?

9 What is the name of the Tracy family’s manservant in Thunderbirds?

10 What was the first British soap to witness the birth of a test tube baby?

Answers
Chuck Connors
Grantleigh Manor
Tracy Ullman
Jim Broadbent
Snagglepuss
Heartbeat
The Muppet Show
Don Estelle
Kyrano
Crossroads



SESSION TWO QUIZ EIGHT

FILM GENERAL

1 Which 1969 musical was based on a play entitled The Matchmaker?

2 For which film did George Burns win an Academy Award at the age of eighty?

3 Which Oscar winning film is divided into six sections, two of which are called The Set Up and The Hook?

4 Who was born in Ohio in 1839, died at the age of 36 and was played on film by Ronald Reagan?

5 Who played Hercule Poirot in the 1974 film Murder On The Orient Express?

6 In a Disney animated film what kind of character was J Worthington Foulfellow?

7 Which actor died whilst filming the 1993 movie Dark Blood?

8 Which author did the actor Ian Holm portray in the film The Lost Boys?

9 Who won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his portrayal of a character called Dragline starring opposite Paul Newman?

10 Who left the role of the Tin Man in the film The Wizard Of Oz after suffering an allergic reaction to the aluminium paint makeup?

Answers
Hello Dolly
The Sunshine Boys
The Sting
General George Custer
Albert Finney
A fox, in the film Pinocchio
River Phoenix
JM Barrie
George Kennedy in Cool Hand Luke
Buddy Ebsen

SESSION TWO QUIZ NINE

TV FIRST NAME TERMS

What are the first names of the following TV characters?

1 Captain Mainwaring in Dad’s Army

2 Pop Larkin in The Darling Buds Of May

3 Dr McCoy in Star Trek

4 Rimmer in Red Dwarf

5 Banacek in Banacek

6 Corporal Klinger in MASH

7 Hoss Cartwright in Bonanza

8 Doyle in The Professionals

9 Callan in Callan

10 Grandpa Walton in The Waltons

Answers
George
Sidney
Leonard
Arnold
Thomas
Maxwell
Eric
Ray
David
Zeb




SESSION TWO QUIZ TEN

FILMS TITLE ROLES
Who played the title roles in the following films?

1 1970 Cromwell

2 1980 Flash Gordon

3 1981 Tarzan The Ape-man

4 1959 Al Capone

5 1999 The Talented Mr Ripley

6 1994 Wyatt Earp

7 1990 Quigley Down Under

8 1972 Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland

9 1983 Octopussy

10 1964 Goldfinger

Answers
Richard Harris
Sam J Jones
Miles O’Keefe
Rod Steiger
Matt Damon
Kevin Costner
Tom Selleck
Fiona Fullerton
Maud Adams
Gert Frobe





SESSION THREE QUIZ ONE

TV GENERAL


1 What is the name of the patriotic eagle in The Muppet Show?

2 What is the name of the boatyard that featured in the drama series Howard’s Way?

3 Who played Lieutenant Starbuck in Battlestar Galactica?

4 Which pop star played the wife of Don Johnson in Miami Vice?

5 Which cartoon feline “hated those meeces to pieces”?

6 Who was the first Director General of the BBC?

7 Which cartoon series features the character of Vincent Van Gopher?

8 Which TV duo lived next door to Mr Bickley?

9 In which county is the TV drama Wycliffe set?

10 What was the title of the 70s British sitcom in which the lead character was called Sid Abbot?

Answers
Sam the eagle
The Mermaid Yard
Dirk Benedict
Sheena Easton
Mr Jinks
Lord Reith
Deputy Dawg
Mork & Mindy
Cornwall
Bless This House



SESSION THREE QUIZ TWO

FILM GENERAL

1 Which actor noted for playing screen villains was born Walter Palanuik?

2 In a 1984 film what is the town of Kingston Falls invaded by?

3 In which 1977 film did Richard Burton play a barrister who could cause disasters by the power of thought?

4 What was the last musical of the 20th century to win a Best Film Oscar?

5 In which film did Bob Hoskins play a detective called Eddie Valiant?

6 In terms of box office takings what was the most successful film of the 1980s?

7 Who played the role of Oliver Barrett IV in two films?

8 On whose novel was the film The Big Sleep based?

9 In which film did Richard Chamberlain and Robert Vaughn simultaneously fall to their death?

10 What is the title of the 1992 sci-fi thriller that co-starred Anthony Hopkins and Mick Jagger?

Answers
Jack Palance
Gremlins
The Medusa Touch
Oliver
Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
ET
Ryan O’Neal, in Love Story and Oliver’s Story
Raymond Chandler
The Towering Inferno
Freejack


SESSION THREE QUIZ THREE

TV PETS CORNER
What are the name of the following TV pets?

1 Sonny Crockett’s pet alligator in Miami Vice

2 Tom and Barbara Good’s pet goat in The Good Life

3 Martin Crane’s pet dog in Frasier

4 Tex Tucker’s horse in Four Feather Falls

5 The Roper’s pet dog in George And Mildred

6 The pet dog in The Jetsons

7 The black widow spider in The Addams family

8 Manuel’s pet rat in Fawlty Towers

9 Marina’s pet seal in Stingray

10 Tyrone’s pet greyhound in Coronation Street

Answers
Elvis
Geraldine
Eddie
Rocky
Truffles
Astro
Homer
Basil
Oink
Monica





SESSION THREE QUIZ FOUR

FILM DISNEY VOICES

Which Disney characters voice was provided by………..

1 Jeremy Irons in The Lion King

2 Glenn Close in Tarzan

3 Mel Gibson in Pocahontas

4 Angela Lansbury in Beauty And The Beast

5 Jonathan Freeman in Aladdin

6 Demi Moore in The Hunchback Of Notre Dame

7 James Woods in Hercules

8 Phil Harris The Jungle Book

9 John Ratzenberger in Toy Story

10 Eddie Murphy in Mulan

Answers
Scar
Kala
Captain John Smith
Mrs Potts
Jafar
Esmerelda
Hades
Baloo
Hamm
Mushu





SESSION THREE QUIZ FIVE

TV GENERAL

1 Which character was found dead in the very first episode of Eastenders?

2 What is the connection between the TV characters of Taggart, Captain Kirk and Bergerac?

3 In which sitcom did David Jason play the role of Blanco?

4 In which sitcom did Christopher Strauli play a hospital patient and Richard Wilson play a doctor?

5 Which organisation does Captain Scarlet work for?

6 The period drama Brideshead Revisited was filmed at which stately home?

7 Which superhero does Prince Adam turn into?

8 What is the name of the village in which the sitcom To The Manor Born in set?

9 What is the family link between the third actor to play Dr Who and Dad’s Army?

10 How is Earth referred to in the title of a sitcom featuring the Solomons?

Answers
Reg Cox
All have the first name of Jim
Porridge
Only When I Laugh
SPECTRUM
Castle Howard
He Man
Cricket St Thomas
Jon Pertwee who played the Dr and Bill Pertwee who starred in Dad’s Army are cousins
Third Rock From The Sun



SESSION THREE QUIZ SIX

FILM GENRAL

1 In which 1953 film did Marilyn Monroe play a secretary in search of a wealthy husband?

2 Which star of the sitcom Taxi played the father of Jeff Goldblum in Independence Day?

3 Which novel by Dorothy M Johnson was adapted into a film starring Richard Harris?

4 Which town provides the setting for the film The French Lieutenant’s Woman?

5 Which Hitchcock thriller was advertised with the publicity blurb, “ If a woman rings hang on for dear life”?

6 Which Oscar winning actor’s 1992 autobiography is entitled A Life On The Wire?

7 Which 1992 film told the true story of a 1972 plane crash in the Andes Mountains?

8 Which legendary soul star sang Think in The Blues Brothers?

9 At what age are humans terminated in the sci-fi film Logan’s Run?

10 In what year was Donald Duck 65 years old?

Answers
How To Marry A Millionaire
Judd Hirsch
A Man Called Horse
Lyme Regis
Dial M For Murder
Al Pacino
Alive
Aretha Franklin
30
1999

 


SESSION THREE QUIZ SEVEN

TV WHATS IN A NAME?

What are the last names of the following TV characters?

1 Phoebe in Friends

2 Buffy in Buffy The Vampire Slayer

3 Peggy in Hi-De-Hi

4 Gary in Men Behaving Badly

5 Desmond in Desmonds

6 Miss Piggy in The Muppet Show

7 The Major in Fawlty Towers

8 Patsy in Absolutely Fabulous

9 The Fonz in Happy Days

10 Lady Penelope in Thunderbirds

Answers
Buffay
Summers
Ollerenshaw
Strang
Ambrose
Lee
Gowen
Stone
Fonzarelli
Creighton-Ward



SESSION THREE QUIZ EIGHT

FILM THREE OF A KIND

Each of the following ten questions requires three answers

1 Name the three people who played The Railway Children in the 1973 film

2 Name the three actresses who played Miss Moneypenny in a) Dr No b) The Living Daylights c) Goldeneye

3 Groucho and Chico. What are the names of the remaining three Marx Brothers?

4 Name the first three actors to play Chris the leader of The Magnificent Seven

5 What are the titles of the first three sequels to Planet Of The Apes?

6 What are the titles of the last three Carry On films of the 20th century?

7 In the 1993 film The Three Musketeers, Chris O’Donnell played D’Artagnan. Who played the Musketeers?

8 In the film Reservoir Dogs who played a) Mr White b) Mr Brown c) Mr Orange

9 In which three years of the 20th century did Eddie Murphy star in films as Axel Foley?

10 Name the three characters that Scarlet O’Hara married in Gone With The Wind

Answers
Jenny Agutter, Sally Thomsett and Gary Warren
a) Lois Maxwell b) Caroline Bliss c) Samantha Bond
Zeppo, Gummo and Harpo
Yul Brynner, Lee Van Cleef and George Kennedy
Beneath The Planet Of The Apes, Escape From Planet Of The Apes and Conquest Of The Planet Of The Apes
Carry On Columbus, Carry On Emmanuelle and Carry On England
Kiefer Sutherland, Charlie Sheen and Oliver Platt
a) Harvey Keitel b) Quentin Tarantino c) Tim Roth
1984, 1987 and 1994
Rhett Butler, Charles Hamilton and Frank Kennedy

 

SESSION THREE QUIZ NINE

TV GENERAL

1 From which TV series was The Avengers a spin off?

2 Who played the role of Phillip in Rising Damp?

3 In 1960 which character spoke the opening line in the first ever episode of Coronation Street?

4 Which detective made his TV debut in the Emmy Award winning TV movie entitled The Marcus Nelson Murders?

5 Who is the pilot of Thunderbird III?

6 What is the name of Napoleon Solo’s boss in The Man From UNCLE?

7 Who connects the TV shows The Partridge Family and LA Law?

8 Who was the bride in the first British royal wedding to be screened in colour on television?

9 Which TV comedy series was adapted from a Radio 4 sketch show entitled Son Of Cliché?

10 Which gang of cartoon characters were continually at loggerheads with a zookeeper called Mr Peevley?

Answers
Police Surgeon
Don Warrington
Elsie Lappin, the first owner of the corner shop
Kojak
Alan Tracy
Mr Waverly
Susan Dey starred in each
Princess Anne
Red Dwarf
The Hair Bear Bunch

 

SESSION THREE QUIZ TEN

FILM GENERAL

1 Which Carry On film was a parody of The Mutiny On The Bounty?

2 Who has been played on TV by Jackie Coogan and on film by Christopher Lloyd?

3 Which actor made his big screen debut in the film Once In A Lifetime and final screen appearance in the film The Carpetbaggers?

4 Which 1982 film is set in Los Angeles in 2019?

5 In which city was the actor Keanu Reeves born?

6 Which film role was played by Edward Fox in a 1973 film and by Bruce Willis in a 1997 film?

7 Who played Sam in the film Casablanca?

8 What is the name of the computer in the film 2001 A Space Odyssey?

9 In which 1973 film did Jason Miller played a tortured priest?

10 Which Woody Allen film is set in the year 2173?

Answers
Carry On Jack
Uncle Fester in The Addams Family
Alan Ladd
Blade Runner
Beirut
The Jackal
Dooley Wilson
HAL 9000
The Exorcist
Sleeper


SESSION FOUR QUIZ ONE

TV FROM BOOK TO TV

From whose books were the following TV programmes adapted?

1 The Darling Buds Of May

2 Inspector Morse

3 Dr Finlay’s Casebook

4 A Year In Provence

5 Sharpe

6 Lovejoy

7 The Pallisers

8 Doctor In The House

9 Porterhouse Blue

10 Rich Man Poor Man

Answers
HE Bates
Colin Dexter
AJ Cronin
Peter Mayle
Bernard Cornwell
Jonathan Gash
Anthony Trollope
Richard Gordon
Tom Sharpe
Irwin Shaw



SESSION FOUR QUIZ TWO

FILM WHAT A CARRY ON

Who played……….

1 Calpurnia in Carry On Cleo

2 WC Boggs in Carry On At Your Convenience

3 Guy Fawkes in Carry On Henry

4 Chief Big Heap in Carry On Cowboy

5 Jungle Boy in Carry On Up The Jungle

6 Queen Isabella of Spain in Carry On Columbus

7 Captain Keene in Carry On Up The Khyber

8 Detective Sergeant Bung in Carry On Screaming

9 Daphne Honeybut in Carry On Spying

10 Sergeant Grimshaw in Carry On Sergeant

Answers
Joan Sims
Kenneth Williams
Bill Maynard
Charles Hawtrey
Terry Scott
June Whitfield
Roy Castle
Harry H Corbett
Barbara Windsor
William Hartnell




SESSION FOUR QUIZ THREE

TV GENERAL

1 Which TV detective was played by Pearce Brosnan prior to landing the role of James Bond?

2 Which Lennon & McCartney composition was used as the theme music for the TV series The Wonder Years?

3 Who lives in a dustbin on Sesame Street?

4 Who replaced Ringo Starr as the narrator on Thomas the Tank Engine?

5 In Coronation Street who rescued Bet Lynch when the Rovers Return caught fire?

6 Galan, the King of Moldovia was a character in which TV soap?

7 What was the name of Blue Peter’s first cat?

8 Who played the cook Lukewarm in the sitcom Porridge?

9 Which department did Bodie and Doyle work for in The Professionals?

10 Which TV series was set in Waratah National Park?

Answers
Remington Steele
With A Little Help From My Friends
Oscar the Grouch
Michael Angelis
Kevin Webster
Dynasty
Jason
Christopher Biggins
CI 5
Skippy the Bush Kangaroo



SESSION FOUR QUIZ FOUR

FILM GENERAL

1 Which film starring Jim Carrey is set in the town of Seahaven?

2 Who did Liam Neeson play in Star Wars The Phantom Menace?

3 Which 1985 novel by John Irving was adapted into a film starring Michael Caine?

4 Who played the toy maker in the film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang?

5 Which 2002 film was advertised with the publicity blurb, “Throughout the ages one hero has cowered above the rest”?

6 In which city did Richard Gere meet Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman?

7 Which actor played the roles of Joe and Josephine in a 1959 film?

8 In which award winning film did Ben Kingsley play the role of Itzhak Stern?

9 What is the last name of Sally in the film When Harry Met Sally?

10 In which classic movie is the hero called Will Kane?

Answers
The Truman Show
Qui-Gonn Jinn
The Cider House Rules
Benny Hill
Scooby Doo
Los Angeles
Tony Curtis in Some Like It Hot
Schindler’s List
Allbright
High Noon



SESSION FOUR QUIZ FIVE

TV TITLE ROLES

Who played the title role in the following TV programmes?

1 I Claudius

2 Cheyenne

3 The Singing Detective

4 Man In A Suitcase

5 Bulman

6 Wycliffe

7 The Duchess Of Duke Street

8 Midnight Caller

9 Mannix

10 Spenser For Hire

Answers
Derek Jacobi
Clint Walker
Michael Gambon
Richard Bradford
Don Henderson
Jack Shepherd
Gemma Jones
Gary Cole
Mike Connors
Robert Urich




SESSION FOUR QUIZ SIX

FILM THE DUKE

In which film did John Wayne play……..

1 A rancher called Wil Andersen

2 A construction boss called Wedge Donovan

3 A cavalry soldier called Captain York

4 The fire fighter Red Adair

5 A circus owner called Matt Masters

6 A retired boxer called Sean Thornton

7 A sheriff called John T Chance

8 A sergeant called John M Stryker

9 A cavalry captain called Nathan Brittles

10 A German naval officer called Karl Ehrlich

Answers
The Cowboys
The Fighting Seabees
Fort Apache
Hell Fighters
The Magnificent Showman
The Quiet Man
Rio Bravo
Sands Of Iwo Jima
She Wore A Yellow Ribbon
The Sea Chase





SESSION FOUR QUIZ SEVEN

TV GENERAL

1 What is the name of the Prime Minister in the sitcom Yes Prime Minister?

2 What is the name of the coffee bar where the cast of Friends meet?

3 Who moved into 13, Coronation Street in 1964?

4 What school is attended by Buffy The Vampire Slayer?

5 Who played the role of Ralph Malph in Happy Days?

6 What is the connection between the actor Conrad Phillips and the composer Rossini?

7 Which TV series set in Colorado features a teacher called Mr Garrison?

8 Who plays the role of William Riker in Star Trek The Next Generation?

9 What is the name of Perry Mason’s secretary?

10 Which sitcom featured the character of Flying Officer Fairfax?

Answers
Jim Hacker
Central Perk
The Ogdens
Sunnydale High
Danny Most
Conrad played William Tell on TV and Rossini composed the William Tell Overture
South Park
Jonathan Frakes
Della Street
Allo Allo




SESSION FOUR QUIZ EIGHT

FILM GENERAL

1 What is the title of the 1977 film directed by Mel Brookes that was a parody on Alfred Hitchcock’s thrillers?

2 Which Oscar winning film told the true story of Pu Yi?

3 Who played a nun in Sister Act and a witch in Hocus Pocus?

4 In which film did Madonna make her big screen debut?

5 Which 1986 film co-starred Mia Farrow, Barbara Hershey and Carrie Fisher as members of the same family?

6 In which film did Groucho Marx play Rufus T Firefly?

7 In the 1948 version of The Three Musketeers who played the role of
D’Artagnan?

8 In which 1995 film did Dennis Hopper play the Deacon?

9 Which 1968 film starring Faye Dunaway was re-made in 1999 starring Rene Russo?

10 Who played the father of Kevin Costner in Robin Hood Prince Of Thieves?

Answers
High Anxiety
The Last Emperor
Kathy Najimy
A Certain Sacrifice
Hannah And Her Sisters
Duck Soup
Gene Kelly
Waterworld
The Thomas Crown Affair
Brian Blessed


SESSION FOUR QUIZ NINE

TV TIME FOR LAUGHS

In which sitcom does each of the following group of three characters appear?

1 Peter Campbell, Carlos Valdez and Detective Donahue

2 Alex Pates, Dave Charnley and Sally Smedley

3 Louie DePalma, Bobby Wheeler and Latka Gravas

4 Maureen Bullock, Sharon Eversleigh and Peter Craven

5 Ashley Banks, Geoffrey the butler and Vivian Banks

6 Ted Olson, Detective Frank Drebin and Ed Hocken

7 Platus, Ammonia and Senna

8 Inspector Luger, Detective Sergeant Yemena and Detective Sergeant Dietrich

9 Robin Colcord, Nick Tortelli and Ernie Pantuso

10 Miles Webber, Dorothy Zbornak and Blanche Devereaux

Answers
Soap
Drop The Dead Donkey
Taxi
Please Sir
The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air
Police Squad
Up Pompeii
Barney Miller
Cheers
The Golden Girls




SESSION FOUR QUIZ TEN

FILM A MUSICAL MEDLEY

From which musicals do the following songs come?

1 The Lusty Month Of May

2 Always True To You In My Fashion

3 I’ll Build A Stairway To Paradise

4 Ah Yes, I Remember It Well

5 When The Children Are Asleep

6 I Whistle A Happy Tune

7 I Got The Sun In The Morning

8 The Farmer And The Cowman

9 You’ve Got To Be Carefully Taught

10 Hand Me Down That Can O’ Beans

Answers
Camelot
Kiss Me Kate
An American In Paris
Gigi
Carousel
The King And I
Annie Get Your Gun
Oklahoma
South Pacific
Paint Your Wagon




SESSION FIVE QUIZ ONE

TV GENERAL

1 Which popular sitcom derived form a play entitled The Offer?

2 Which TV family live in a mansion on Crestview Drive?

3 On TV who played the android Max Headroom?

4 Other than Barbara Bel Geddes who played Miss Ellie in Dallas?

5 Which super human trio worked for an organisation called Nemesis?

6 In which state is the soap Knot’s Landing set?

7 Which regiment were Garvey and Tucker members of in Soldier, Soldier?

8 Who played Big John Cannon in The High Chaparral?

9 Bruce Lee, Ethel Merman, Vincent Price, Eartha Kitt and Liberace all appeared in which TV series in the 1960s?

10 What is the name of the owl in the children’s TV show The Herbs?

Answers
Steptoe And Son
The Clampetts in The Beverly Hillbillies
Matt Frewer
Donna Reed
The Champions
California
The Kings Own Fusiliers
Leif Erickson
Batman
Sage



SESSION FIVE QUIZ TWO

FILM GENERAL

1 Which author was played by Gregory Peck in the film Beloved Infidel?

2 Which controversial rock star played the father of Freddy Kruger on film?

3 Who played the mother of Damian Thorn in The Omen?

4 In which film comedy does the action take place on a boat called the SS Happy Wanderer?

5 In which 1972 film starring Ryan O’Neal do several identical bags cause numerous comical capers?

6 In the 1930s who was played on film by John Carradine, Henry Fonda and Walter Huston

7 Which duo’s first film is entitled The Intelligence Men?

8 On whose novel was the film Lost Horizon based?

9 Which award winning film told of the life of John Reed?

10 On which Shakespeare play was the film Theatre Of Blood based?

Answers
F Scott Fitzgerald
Alice Cooper
Lee Remick
Carry On Cruising
What’s Up Doc?
Abraham Lincoln
Morecambe & Wise
James Hilton
Reds
Macbeth


SESSION FIVE QUIZ THREE

TV THEME MUSIC

The following are the titles of theme music from which TV shows?

1 On The Inside

2 Red Alert

3 Elizabeth Tudor

4 Approaching Menace

5 The Good Ol’ Boys

6 Avenues And Alleyways

7 Barnacle Bill

8 Come On Get Happy

9 Three Stars Will Shine Tonight

10 Tossed Salads And Scrambled Eggs

Answers
Prisoner Cell Block H
General Hospital
The Forsyte Saga
Mastermind
The Dukes Of Hazzard
The Protectors
Blue Peter
The Partridge Family
Dr Kildare
Frasier



SESSION FIVE QUIZ FOUR

FILM MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU

Who played the following characters from the Star Wars movies?

1 Chewbacca

2 Lando Calrissian

3 Queen Amidala

4 Count Dooku

5 Grand Moff Tarkin

6 Boss Nass

7 Mace Windu

8 Chancellor Valorum

9 Senator Bail Organa

10 Darth Maul

Answers
Peter Mayhew
Billy Dee Williams
Natalie Portman
Christopher Lee
Peter Cushing
Brian Blessed
Samuel L Jackson
Terence Stamp
Jimmy Smits
Ray Park



SESSION FIVE QUIZ FIVE

TV GENERAL

1 What is the name of the high school in the sitcom Happy Days?

2 What is the name of the news station in the award winning TV comedy Drop The Dead Donkey?

3 What model of Ford car did Starsky & Hutch drive?

4 Who played Nurse Gladys Emmanuel in Open All Hours?

5 Which TV station began broadcasting in the USA in 1981 and in Europe in 1987?

6 What is the first name of Ironside in A Man Called Ironside?

7 Who played inspector Steve Keller on TV and went on to become a major box office movie star?

8 Dr Doug Philips and Dr Tony Newman were the lead characters in which 60s sci-fi series?

9 Which role has been played on TV by Steven Waddington and Roger Moore?

10 Which actor died whilst filming the second series of Auf Wiedersehen in Spain?

Answers
Jefferson High School
Globelink News
Ford Torino
Lynda Baron
MTV
Robert
Michael Douglas
The Time Tunnel
Ivanhoe
Gary Holton


SESSION FIVE QUIZ SIX

FILM GENERAL

1 Which legendary recording artist played the owner of a music store in the film The Blues Brothers?

2 Which newspaper reporter was played by Dustin Hoffman in the film All The Presidents Men?

3 Which 1979 film starring Martin Sheen was adapted from the Joseph Conrad novel Heart Of Darkness?

4 Which silent movie star was known as America’s Sweetheart?

5 Which series of three films starring Ralph Maccio was directed by John G Avildsen?

6 Which city witnessed the climax of the film The Third Man?

7 Which Disney film featured the song I’m Late?

8 Which Olympic year saw the climax of the film Chariots Of Fire?

9 What is the name of the newspaper in the film Citizen Kane?

10 In which film did Katharine Ross play the role of Etta Place?

Answers
Ray Charles
Carl Bernstein
Apocalypse Now
Mary Pickford
The Karate Kid
Vienna
Alice In Wonderland
1924
The Inquirer
Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid

SESSION FIVE QUIZ SEVEN

TV COUPLES

In which TV series did …………

1 Linda Robson and Pauline Quirke play Maggie and Veronica?

2 Gary Waldorn and James Fleet play David and Hugo Horton?

3 Stratford Johns and Frank Windsor play Chief Inspector Barlow and Sergeant Watt?

4 Gordon Clapp and Nicholas Turturro play Detective Medavoy and Detective Martinez?

5 Timothy Busfield and Patricia Wettig play Elliot and Nancy Weston?

6 Gilly Flower and Renee Roberts play Miss Tibbs and Miss Gatsby?

7 Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle play Mr D’Arcy and Elisabeth Bennet?

8 Peter Barkworth and Eric Porter play Stanley Balwin and Neville Chamberlain?

9 Guy Williams and June Lockheart play John and Maureen Robinson?

10 Niall Tobin and Don Wycherley play Father MacAnally and Father Aidan?

Answers
Shine On Harvey Moon
The Vicar Of Dibley
Z Cars
NYPD Blue
Thirtysomething
Fawlty Towers
Pride And Prejudice
Winston Churchill The Wilderness Years
Lost In Space
Ballykissangel


SESSION FIVE QUIZ EIGHT

FILM SCREEN DEBUTS

Identify the male movie stars from their initials and their first three film appearances

1 PN The Silver Chalice, Somebody Up There Likes Me and The Rack

2 GH Mad Dog Coll, Lilith and Hawaii

3 RG Report To The Commissioner, Strike Force and Baby Blue Marine

4 MK Night Shift, Mr Mom and Johnny Dangerously

5 JL It Should Happen To You, Three For The Show and Phffft

6 JT The Devil’s Rain, Carrie and The Boy In The Plastic Bubble

7 RH Alive And Kicking, Shake Hands With The Devil and The Wreck Of The Mary Deare

8 GW Bonnie & Clyde, The Producers and Start The Revolution Without Me

9 KC Night Shift, Table For Five and Testament

10 RC Blood Oath, The Crossing and Proof

Answers
Paul Newman
Gene Hackman
Richard Gere
Michael Keaton
Jack Lemmon
John Travolta
Richard Harris
Gene Wilder
Kevin Costner
Russell Crowe



SESSION FIVE QUIZ NINE

TV GENERAL

1 Captain Tony Newman was the leading male character of which comedy series of yesteryear?

2 Which drama series won seven Emmy Awards in 2001?

3 Who was the first female presenter of Blue Peter?

4 Which sci-fi series was set at Moonbase Alpha?

5 Who played Malcolm Nuttall in Coronation Street and went on to become a popular stage star?

6 Who played PC David Graham in Z Cars and went on to win an Oscar?

7 In which state was the western series Bonanza set?

8 Which TV family lived at 30, Kelsall Street?

9 On TV which police officer was voiced by Allen Jenkins?

10 Which TV series was a spin off from a TV film entitled Panic At Malibu Beach?

Answers
I Dream Of Jeannie
The West Wing
Leila Williams
Space 1999
Michael Ball
Colin Welland who won an Oscar for writing the screenplay of Chariots Of Fire
Nevada
The Boswells in Bread
Officer Dibble in Top Cat
Baywatch



SESSION FIVE QUIZ TEN

FILM GENERAL

1 What is the name of the mysterious doctor played by Donald Pleasance in the Halloween films?

2 In an Oscar winning movie what name was bestowed upon Lieutenant John Dunbar by American Indians?

3 Which lord was played by Colin Firth in Shakespeare In Love?

4 Which award winning film told the story of the pianist David Helfgott?

5 What is the name of the rival gang of the Faces in Saturday Night Fever?

6 Who did Bob Hoskins play in the film Nixon?

7 Which film tells the story of death row convict Matthew Poncelet?

8 In which film did film star Julia Roberts play a film star called Anna Scott?

9 Which blockbuster film featured the character of Dr Ellie Satler?

10 What is the connection between the hit single Africa and the film The Wizard Of Oz?

Answers
Dr Loomis
Dances With Wolves
Lord Wessex
Shine
The Barracudas
J Edgar Hoover
Dead Man Walking
Notting Hill
Jurassic Park
Africa was hit for Toto, also the name of Dorothy’s dog


SESSION SIX QUIZ ONE

TV ON LOCATION

In which towns or cities are the following TV programmes set?

1 Emergency Ward 10

2 All Creatures Great And Small

3 Mork & Mindy

4 The High Chaparral

5 Alien Nation

6 The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

7 One Foot In The Grave

8 Bonanza

9 Space Precinct

10 Crossroads

Answers
Oxbridge
Darrowby
Boulder City
Tucson
Los Angeles
Kingsmarkham
Bournemouth
Virginia City
Demeter City
King’s Oak



SESSION SIX QUIZ TWO

FILM RELATIVE VALUES
What is the family link between each pair of films?
e.g. The Wizard Of Oz and Cabaret – the link is mother and daughter Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli

1 Dragonheart and Independence Day

2 The Boston Strangler and The Electric Horseman

3 Bugsy and Sweet Charity

4 The Dead Zone and The Rookie

5 Chinatown and The Witches

6 Young Winston and That Darn Cat

7 They Died With Their Boots On and Jane Eyre

8 The Thief Who Came To Dinner and International Velvet

9 The Cossacks and Scream

10 The Shootist and Lone Wolf McQuade

Answers
Brothers Dennis and Randy Quaid
Father and daughter Henry and Jane Fonda
Brother and sister Warren Beatty and Shirley MacLaine
Father and son Martin Sheen and Charlie Sheen
Father and daughter John and Angelica Huston
Father and daughter John and Hayley Mills
Sisters Olivia De Havilland and Joan Fontaine
Father and daughter Ryan and Tatum O’Neal
Father and daughter John Barrymore Jnr and Drew Barrymore
Father and son John and David Carradine




SESSION SIX QUIZ THREE

TV GENERAL

1 In which sci-fi series did Peter Tuddenham provide the voices of Zen and Orac?

2 Who plays the role of Rupert Giles in Buffy The Vampire Slayer?

3 What is Mickey Murphy’s job in the town of Camberwick Green?

4 By what name is the TV character of Paul Metcalfe better known?

5 What is the name of the restaurant managed by Gareth Blackstock in the TV sitcom Chef?

6 In which Scottish town is the practice of Dr Finlay?

7 What is the name of the tortoise in Bill and Ben?

8 Which 70s sitcom character was the leader of the Tooting Popular Front?

9 What was the name of The Girl From UNCLE played on TV by Stefanie Powers?

10 In which TV series does Nicholas Lyndhurst drink at the Royal Oak pub?

Answers
Blake’s Seven
Anthony Head
Baker
Captain Scarlet
Le Chateau Anglais
Tannochbrae
Old Slowcoach
Citizen Smith
April Dancer
Goodnight Sweetheart




SESSION SIX QUIZ FOUR

FILM GENERAL

1 Who played Annie Oakley in the 1950 musical Annie Get Your Gun?

2 How is Count Laszlo Almasy otherwise known in the title of an Oscar winning film?

3 In which film did Tom Cruise play Dr Bill Harford?

4 What is the title of the 1997 film in which Ronnie Corbett and Michael Palin play zoo employees?

5 Who played the Professor in the 1961 film The Absent Minded Professor?

6 Which Marx Brothers film is set in the fictional land of Freedonia?

7 In 1976 Lina Wertmuller became the first woman to be nominated for which Oscar category?

8 Who sang the film theme for Romancing The Stone?

9 Who played seven different roles in the 1965 comedy The Family Jewels?

10 Which singer dubbed Miss Piggy’s singing voice in The Muppet Movie?

Answers
Betty Hutton
The English Patient
Eyes Wide Shut
Fierce Creatures
Fred Macmurray
Duck Soup
Best Director, for the film Seven Beauties
Eddy Grant
Jerry Lewis
Johnny Mathis



SESSION SIX QUIZ FIVE
TV ON FILM AND TV

1 Bill Bixby played Dr Banner on TV in The Incredible Hulk. Who plays Banner in the 2003 film?

2 Goldie Hawn played Private Benjamin on film. Who played Benjamin in the TV spin off series?

3 Jack Nicholson played The Joker in the film version of Batman. Who played the Joker in the 60s TV series?

4 John Voight played Jim Phelps in the big screen version of Mission Impossible. Who played Phelps in the TV series?

5 Who played the role of John Steed on film, played on TV by Patrick Macnee in The Avengers?

6 Who played the role of Jed Clampett in the 1993 film The Beverly Hillbillies, a role made famous by Buddy Ebsen on TV?

7 In the film Fame the character of Coco was played by Irene Cara. Who played Coco in the TV series?

8 Val Kilmer played The Saint on film. Who replaced Roger Moore as The Saint on TV?

9 Dan Aykroyd played Sergeant Joe Friday in the film Dragnet. Who played Friday in the TV series of yesteryear?

10 On TV who played the role of Bosley in Charlie’s Angels, played on film by Bill Murray?
Answers
Eric Bana
Lorna Patterson
Cesar Romero
Peter Graves
Ralph Fiennes
Jim Varney
Erica Gimpel
Ian Ogilvy
Jack Webb
David Doyle

 


SESSION SIX QUIZ SIX

FILM WATCHING THE DETECTIVES
In which film did ………….

1 Al Pacino play a police detective called Frank Keller?

2 Russell Crowe play a police detective called Bud White?

3 Clint Eastwood play a police detective called Wes Block?

4 Phil Collins play Inspector Good?

5 Judge Reinhold play a police detective called Billy Rosewood?

6 Morgan Freeman play a homicide detective called David Somerset?

7 Michael Douglas play a police detective called Nick Conklin?

8 Roy Scheider play a police detective called Buddy Russo?

9 Harrison Ford play a police detective called John Book?

10 Arnold Schwarzenegger play a police detective called John Kimble?

Answers
Sea Of Love
LA Confidential
Tightrope
Hook
Beverly Hills Cop
Seven
Black Rain
The French Connection
Witness
Kindergarten Cop




SESSION SIX QUIZ SEVEN

TV GENERAL

1 Which actor tried to escape from Colditz on TV and was shot dead attempting to escape in The Great Escape?

2 When Robert Powell played Jesus of Nazareth who played King Herod?

3 In which city was the crime series McMillan And Wife set?

4 Which TV series set in 14th century China featured a hero called Lin Chung?

5 Which 60s pop star produced the children’s TV series Metal Mickey?

6 In which TV series did Michael Landon play an angel called Jonathan Smith?

7 In what year did Sky television begin broadcasting?

8 Pamela Anderson played the character of CJ Parker in Baywatch. What does the CJ stand for?

9 Who plays the role of Moxey in Auf Wiedersehen Pet?

10 What is the first name of Kavanagh QC in the TV series starring John Thaw?

Answers
David McCallum
Peter Ustinov
San Francisco
The Water Margin
Mickey Dolenz of The Monkees
Highway To Heaven
1989
Casey Jean
Christopher Fairbank
James



SESSION SIX QUIZ EIGHT

FILM GENERAL

1 How many films did Richard Burton make with Elizabeth Taylor?

2 Who played the funeral director in the film musical Oliver?

3 Which future movie star was stripped of the title of Miss Hungary after it was revealed that she was under age?

4 Who early in her acting career starred in the TV soap As The World Turns and went on to do battle with Hannibal Lecter on film?

5 Who played the title role in the 1985 film Red Sonja?

6 In which film did Shirley Temple sing On The Good Ship Lollipop?

7 In which film did the characters of Sam Baldwin and Annie Reed fall in love?

8 Sally Bowles is the lead character in which award winning film?

9 On whose novel was the film The African Queen based?

10 What real first name was Sylvester Stallone born with?

Answers
Eleven
Leonard Rossiter
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Julianne Moore
Brigitte Nielsen
Bright Eyes
Sleepless In Seattle
Cabaret
CS Forester
Michael



SESSION SIX QUIZ NINE

TV THREE OF A KIND
Each of the following questions requires three answers.

1 Who presented the very first edition of a) Crackerjack b) Top Of The Pops c) Stars In Their Eyes?

2 In the TV show The Champions who played the roles of Craig, Sharron and Richard?

3 What are the first names of the three oldest daughters of Dr Huxtable in The Cosby Show?

4 When Michael Praed played Robin Hood who played a) Little John b) Maid Marian c) Will Scarlett

5 Name the three women who have played Cagney in Cagney and Lacey.

6 Who were the 5th, 6th and 7th actors to play Dr Who on TV?

7 What year saw the first broadcasts of a) Channel 4 b) BBC 2 c) Channel 5

8 Name the creator and the two narrators of The Magic Roundabout.

9 What are the names of the three daughters of the Ingalls family in Little House On The Prairie?

10 What are the names of the three oldest Tracy brothers in Thunderbirds?

Answers
a) Eamon Andrews b) Jimmy Saville c) Leslie Crowther
Stuart Damon played Craig, Alexandra Bastedo played Sharron and William Gaunt played Richard
Sondra, Denise and Vanessa
a) Clive Mantle b) Judi Trott c) Ray Winstone
Meg Foster, Loretta Swit and Sharon Gless
Peter Davison the 5th, Colin Baker the 6th and Sylvester McCoy the 7th
a) 1982 b) 1964 c) 1997
Serge Danot created the series, narrated by Eric Thompson and Nigel Planer
Mary, Laura and Carrie
John, Scott and Virgil
SESSION SIX QUIZ TEN

FILM BOND VILLAINS
Who played the Bond villain …………

1 Dr Kananga in Live And Let Die?

2 Renard in The World Is Not Enough?

3 Red Grant in From Russia With Love?

4 Blofeld in Diamonds Are Forever?

5 Blofeld in You Only Live Twice?

6 Oddjob in Goldfinger?

7 General Orlov in Octopussy?

8 Drax in Moonraker?

9 Max Zorin in A View To A Kill?

10 Alexander Trevelyan in Goldeneye?

Answers
Yaphet Kotto
Robert Carlyle
Robert Shaw
Charles Gray
Donald Pleasence
Harold Sakata
Steven Berkoff
Michael Lonsdale
Christopher Walken
Sean Bean





SESSION SEVEN QUIZ ONE

TV GENERAL

1 In the Gerry Anderson series Joe 90 what is the last name of Joe?

2 In what year were TV licences first issued in the UK?

3 In which drama series did Peggy Ashcroft play Barbara Batchelor?

4 What is the name of the Alaskan town where the TV drama Northern Exposure is set?

5 Who plays DS Jane Penhaligon in Cracker?

6 In which TV drama did Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson play Guy and Harriet Pringle?

7 Who lived next door to the Ropers in George & Mildred?

8 What is the name of the husband of Dame Edna Everage?

9 During whose reign was Blackadder III set?

10 The TV drama Smiley’s People was based on a novel by which author?

Answers
McClaine
1946
The Jewel In The Crown
Cicely
Geraldine Sommerville
Fortunes Of War
The Fourmiles
Norm
George III
John Le Carre



SESSION SEVEN QUIZ TWO

FILM GENERAL

1 Sarah Bernhardt in 1912, Bette Davis in 1955 and Judi Dench in 1998. What is the connection?

2 Who, voiced by Clarence Nash, made his cartoon debut in a short entitled Little Wise Hen?

3 In which futuristic thriller did Bruce Willis play the role of Will Dallas?

4 What was the second James Bond film, which featured the character of Jaws?

5 What is the connection between Daniel Day Lewis in Last Of The Mohicans and Donald Sutherland in MASH?

6 In how many categories was the 1997 film Titanic nominated for an Oscar?

7 Which film star married Maria Shriver, the niece of John F Kennedy?

8 Which writer created the character of Harry Palmer, played in films by Michael Caine?

9 What was the title of the film that first featured the song Unchained Melody?

10 Which Oscar winning actor is a collector of old typewriters?

Answers
All played Elizabeth I in the given years
Donald Duck
The Fifth Element
Moonraker
Both played a character called Hawkeye
Fourteen categories, winning eleven
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Len Deighton
Unchained
Tom Hanks

SESSION SEVEN QUIZ THREE

TV TRANSPORT

Name the TV programme that featured the following vehicles and vessels

1 An underwater craft called The Cetacean

2 A spacecraft called Jupiter II

3 A boat called the SS Minnow

4 A Morris Minor called Miriam

5 A spacecraft called Galasphere 347

6 A train called The Cannonball Express

7 A car called the General Lee

8 A green train called Henry

9 A Volvo P1800S

10 A spaceship called The Liberator

Answers
The Man From Atlantis
Lost In Space
Gilligan’s Island
Lovejoy
Space Patrol
Casey Jones
The Dukes of Hazzard
Thomas the Tank Engine
The Saint
Blake’s Seven




SESSION SEVEN QUIZ FOUR

FILM TRUE STORIES

Who was played by …………

1 Paul Sorvino in the film Nixon?

2 Dan Aykroyd in the film Chaplin?

3 Ian Bannen in the film Best?

4 Charles Shufford in the film Ali?

5 Russell Crowe in the film A Beautiful Mind?

6 F Murray Abraham in the film Amadeus?

7 Anthony Hopkins in the film The Road To Welville?

8 Anthony Quayle in the film Anne Of A Thousand Days?

9 Richard Chamberlain in the film The Music Lovers?

10 Ian Hart in the film Backbeat?

Answers
Henry Kissinger
Mack Sennett
Sir Matt Busby
George Foreman
John Forbes Nash
Antonio Salieri
Dr John Harvey Kellogg
Cardinal Wolsey
Tchaikovsky
John Lennon




SESSION SEVEN QUIZ FIVE

TV GENERAL

1 Who played the wife of Rodney Trotter in Only Fools And Horses?

2 What was the name of the prison guard played by Brian Wilde in Porridge?

3 Which ranger was the perpetual adversary of Yogi Bear and Boo Boo?

4 What is the name of the wine bar frequented by Rumpole Of The Bailey?

5 Who was the first presenter of the record review show Juke Box Jury?

6 What is the name of Mork & Mindy’s son?

7 In which county is Juliet Bravo set?

8 Who played Will Scarlet in the 1950s TV series The Adventures Of Robin Hood and went on to play the British Prime Minister on TV?

9 What nickname was given to the character of Roland Cartwright in London’s Burning?

10 Who played the title role in the medical drama Marcus Welby MD?

Answers
Gwyneth Strong
Mr Barrowclough
Ranger John Smith
Pomeroy’s
David Jacobs
Mearth
Lancashire
Paul Eddington
Vaseline
Robert Young



SESSION SEVEN QUIZ SIX

FILM GENERAL

1 What was Robert DeNiro’s job when he played a film character called Travis Bickle?

2 In which film did David Bowie play the role of Vendice Partners?

3 Who played Juror No 8 in the film Twelve Angry Men?

4 In which 1997 film was the President of the USA called James Marshall?

5 Which film was advertised with the publicity blurb, “Garbo talks”?

6 In which 1985 film did John Cleese play a town sheriff in America’s wild west?

7 Who won an Oscar when she was only 10 years and 148 days old?

8 Who plays the character of Basil Exposition in the Austin Powers films?

9 Who played the young Wendy Darling in the 1991 film Hook and went on to become an Oscar winning actress?

10 Who played Howard in the 1992 film Howard’s End?

Answers
Taxi driver
Absolute Beginners
Henry Fonda
Airforce One
Anna Christie
Silverado
Tatum O’Neal, for the film Paper Moon
Michael York
Gwyneth Paltrow
Nobody, Howard’s End is the name of the house



SESSION SEVEN QUIZ SEVEN

TV TV THROUGH THE YEARS

In which year did the following TV programmes make their debut on UK television?

1 Hi-De-Hi

2 Grange Hill

3 Dixon of Dock Green

4 The Wombles

5 Drop The Dead Donkey

In which year did the following TV programmes make their debut on US television?

6 Star Trek

7 LA Law

8 Happy Days

9 Miami Vice

10 ER

Answers
1980
1978
1955
1973
1990
1966
1986
1974
1984
1994


SESSION SEVEN QUIZ EIGHT

FILMS MEET THE CAST

Identify the movies from the year of their release and four of the characters in the film.

1 1976 Margaret White, Sue Snell, Billy Nolan and Norma Watson

2 1990 Tommy DeVito, Jimmy Conway, Henry Hill and Frankie Carbone

3 1973 Father Dyer, Lieutenant Kinderman, Burke Dennings and Father Karras

4 1991 Sam Bowden, Lieutenant Elgart, Max Cady and Lee Heller

5 1997 Poison Ivy, Alfred Pennyworth, Mr Freeze and Dr Woodrue

6 1967 Widow McTarry, James Bond, Vesper Lynd and Evelyn Tremble

7 1995 Gene Kranz, Fred W Haise, Jim Lovell and Susan Lovell

8 1984 Dr Aziz, Professor Godbole, Adela Quested and Richard Fielding

9 1988 Dick Brewer, William H Bonney, Dirty Steve Stephens and Doc Sculock

10 1987 Jack Holden, Peter Mitchell, Mrs Hathaway and Michael Kellam

Answers
Carrie
Goodfellas
The Exorcist
Cape Fear
Batman And Robin
Casino Royale
Apollo 13
A Passage To India
Young Guns
Three Men And A Baby




SESSION SEVEN QUIZ NINE

TV GENERAL

1 Which TV duo worked for Department S 110?

2 Who played the role of Seymour Utterthwaite in Last Of The Summer Wine?

3 What is the name of the detective agency in the US series Moonlighting?

4 Who wrote and starred in the comedy series Ripping Yarns?

5 Of which newspaper was Lou Grant the editor?

6 Which amphibian lived next door to Hector in Hector’s House?

7 What is the first name of Sharpe as played on TV by Sean Bean?

8 In The Six Wives Of Henry VIII, which wife was played by Annette Crosbie?

9 Who played Jodie Dallas in the American comedy series Soap and went on to become a major movie star?

10 What is the name of the female member of the Monty Python TV team?

Answers
Dempsey & Makepeace
Michael Aldridge
Blue Moon
Michael Palin
Los Angeles Tribune
Miss Kiki Frog
Richard
Catherine of Aragon
Billy Crystal
Carol Cleveland




SESSION SEVEN QUIZ TEN

FILM GENERAL

1 Who played Momma in the 1987 black comedy Throw Momma From The Train?

2 Which doctor was played by John Hurt in the 1989 film Scandal?

3 Which comedian received 18 separate Oscar nominations in the 20th century?

4 In which Oscar winning film did Debra Winger play the daughter of Shirley MacLaine?

5 What was the title of the 1996 film in which Anthony Hopkins played the painter of a picture called Guernica?

6 Which film character has the last name of Rockatansky?

7 In which film did Dustin Hoffman play the character of Ratso Rizzo?

8 What connects Ian Holm in the film Time Bandits and Marlon Brando in the film Desiree?

9 What is the connection between Gus Van Sant in 1998 and Alfred Hitchcock in 1960?

10 Who played the adoptive Earth father of Christopher Reeves in the film Superman?

Answers
Anne Ramsey
Dr Stephen Ward
Bob Hope
Terms Of Endearment
Surviving Picasso
Mad Max
Midnight Cowboy
Both played Napoleon Bonaparte
Both directed versions of Psycho
Glenn Ford

SESSION EIGHT QUIZ ONE

TV TV LINKS

Name the star that connects each group of three TV programmes

1 Combat, Star Trek and Mission Impossible

2 Agony, Upstairs Downstairs and Don’t Wait Up

3 My Favourite Martian, True Confessions and The Magician

4 Auf Wiedersehen Pet, Nice Day At The Office and Outside Edge

5 Holding The Fort, Rumpole Of The Bailey and Jemima Shore Investigates

6 The Virginian, The Big Valley and The Men From Shiloh

7 Executive Stress, The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin and Butterflies

8 Gulliver’s Travels, Cheers and Ink

9 Coronation Street, Dr Who and Emmerdale Farm

10 Redcap, Mitch and Home To Roost

Answers
Leonard Nimoy
Simon Williams
Bill Bixby
Timothy Spall
Patricia Hodge
Lee Majors
Geoffrey Palmer
Ted Danson
Frazer Hines
John Thaw




SESSION EIGHT QUIZ TWO

FILM DOCTOR, DOCTOR

Who played ………………..

1 Dr Benjamin Stone in the 1991 film Doc Hollywood?

2 Dr Watson in the 1939 film Hound Of The Baskervilles?

3 Dr Watson in the 1988 film Without A Clue?

4 Doc Savage in the 1975 film Doc Savage, Man Of Bronze?

5 Dr Malcolm Sayer in the 1990 film Awakenings?

6 Dr Simon Sparrow in the 1955 film Doctor At Sea?

7 Doc Holliday in the 1946 film My Darling Clementine?

8 Doc Holliday in the 1994 film Wyatt Earp?

9 Dr Kilmore in the 1968 film Carry On Doctor?

10 Dr Bellows in the 1978 film Coma?

Answers
Michael J Fox
Nigel Bruce
Ben Kingsley
Ron Ely
Robin Williams
Dirk Bogarde
Victor Mature
Dennis Quaid
Jim Dale
Michael Douglas




SESSION EIGHT QUIZ THREE

TV GENERAL

1 Which sprawling old west drama told the story of the Barkley family?

2 What is the name of the seaside resort where the sitcom Hi-De-Hi is set?

3 Which US cop series was based on a novel entitled Poor, Poor Orphan by Carolyn Weston?

4 What is the name of the dragon that fires the engine of Ivor The Engine?

5 Which pop star played the role of Leather Tuscadero in Happy Days?

6 Penry Pooch is the secret identity of which cartoon superhero?

7 Which role was played by Neil Hamilton in the 60s TV series Batman?

8 What is the name of the hospital in the medical drama St Elsewhere?

9 The Wameru Game Preserve Centre provided the setting of which TV series?

10 Who played the Fugitive in the 60s TV series?

Answers
The Big Valley
Crimpton-on-Sea
The Streets Of San Francisco
Idris
Suzi Quatro
Hong Kong Phooey
Commissioner Gordon
St Elgius
Daktari
David Janssen





SESSION EIGHT QUIZ FOUR

FILM GENERAL

1 On which novel was the musical Kiss Me Kate based?

2 Who died in 1959 and was portrayed on film by Lou Diamond Phillips 28 years later?

3 What is the last name of Brian in the film The Life Of Brian?

4 Which author connects the films Bridge On The River Kwai and Planet Of The Apes?

5 Sarah Woodruff is the title character of which film?

6 Which film was advertised with the publicity blurb, “In a country where anybody can become President, anybody just did”?

7 In which film did the character of Alex Forest kill a rabbit?

8 Which 1945 film featured scenes filmed at Carnforth Railway Station?

9 When Richard Burton played Marc Anthony and Elizabeth Taylor played Cleopatra, who played Julius Caesar?

10 An Oscar statuette stands on a reel of film with five spokes. What does each spoke represent?

Answers
Kipps by HG Wells
Ritchie Valens
Cohen
Pierre Boulle wrote the novels on which both films were based
The French Lieutenant’s Woman
Dave
Fatal Attraction
Brief Encounter
Rex Harrison
Actors, writers, directors, producers and technicians

SESSION EIGHT QUIZ FIVE

TV MEET THE PARENTS

Who played ………….

1 The mother of Chandler Bing in Friends?

2 The mother of Wesley Crusher in Star Trek The Next Generation?

3 The father of Jim Rockford in The Rockford Files?

4 The mother of Nerys Hughes in The Liver Birds?

5 The mother of John Boy Walton in The Waltons?

6 The father of Mindy McConnell in Mork & Mindy?

7 The mother of Meadow Soprano in The Sopranos?

8 The father of Sonny Hammond in Skippy The Bush Kangaroo?

9 The mother of Richie Cunningham in Happy Days?

10 The father of Jodie Campbell in Soap?

Answers
Morgan Fairchild
Cheryl Gates McFadden
Noah Beery Jnr
Molly Sugden
Michael Learned
Conrad Janis
Edie Falco
Ed Devereaux
Marion Ross
Richard Mulligan




SESSION EIGHT QUIZ SIX

FILM TEACHER TEACHER

In which film did…………….

1 Richard Dreyfus play a teacher called Glenn Holland?

2 Henry Winkler play Principal Himbry?

3 Sidney Poitier play a teacher called Mark Thackeray?

4 Michelle Pffeifer play a teacher called LouAnne Johnson?

5 Anne Meara play a teacher called Miss Sherwood?

6 Celia Johnson play a teacher called Mrs Mackay?

7 Zoe Wanamaker first play a teacher called Madam Hooch?

8 Pam Ferris play a teacher called Miss Trunchbull?

9 Colin Welland play an English teacher called Mr Farthing?

10 Goldie Hawn play a teacher at a tough inner city school called Molly McGrath?

Answers
Mr Holland’s Opus
Scream
To Sir With Love
Dangerous Minds
Fame
The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie
Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone
Matilda
Kes
Wildcats




SESSION EIGHT QUIZ SEVEN

TV GENERAL

1 What was the first ever sitcom to be filmed live in front of a studio audience?

2 What is the first name of Sergeant Lewis in Inspector Morse?

3 Which crime series featured a villain called Wo Fat?

4 Who has been played on film by Claude Rains and on TV by David McCallum?

5 Who played the role of Guinan in Star Trek The Next Generation?

6 Which character was played by Nicholas Smith in the sitcom Are You Being Served?

7 Which TV detective was an ex-convict who was wrongly imprisoned in San Quentin for 5 years?

8 In which western series of yesteryear did Chuck Connors play the role of Jason McCord, the only survivor at the Battle Of Bitter Creek?

9 What was the name of the town sheriff in the cult drama Twin Peaks, who shared his name with a former US President?

10 In which TV series did Leslie Grantham and Don Henderson play a pair of brothers?

Answers
I Love Lucy
Robbie
Hawaii 5-0
The Invisible Man
Whoopi Goldberg
Mr Rumbold
Jim Rockford in The Rockford Files
Branded
Harry S Truman
The Paradise Club

SESSION EIGHT QUIZ EIGHT

FILM GENERAL

1 In which 1994 film did Walter Matthau portray Albert Einstein?

2 Who sang the theme for the film Back To The Future and also had a small cameo role in the movie as a teacher?

3 What is the name of the nightclub where Liza Minnelli performs in the film Cabaret?

4 In which film did Anthony Hopkins play a Victorian doctor called Dr Treves?

5 Who played Agatha Christie in the 1979 film Agatha?

6 Who wrote the book on which the film 2001: A Space Odyssey was based?

7 Which 1993 film featured a married couple called Diana and David Murphy?

8 Which classic western was set in the town of Hadleyville?

9 In which 1985 film was Jeff Bridges uncovered as a murderer due to a faulty typewriter?

10 What was the title of the 1983 film in which Al Pacino played a violent gangster called Tony Montana?

Answers
IQ
Huey Lewis
The Kit Kat Club
The Elephant Man
Vanessa Redgrave
Arthur C Clarke
Indecent Proposal
High Noon
Jagged Edge
Scarface


SESSION EIGHT QUIZ NINE

TV KIDS STUFF

Which children’s TV programmes of yesteryear featured the following characters?

1 Mr Rusty

2 Mitch the monkey

3 Gabriel the toad

4 Vincent Van Gopher

5 Hammy Hamster

6 Lieutenant Ninety

7 Mr Craddock the park keeper

8 Dr Marsh Tracy

9 Octavia the ostrich

10 Ricky North

Answers
The Magic Roundabout
Supercar
Bagpuss
Deputy Dawg
Tales Of The River Bank
Fireball XL5
Trumpton
Daktari
Pipkins
Champion The Wonder Horse




SESSION EIGHT QUIZ TEN

FILM THE DIRECTORS CUT

Identify the directors of the following films, all directed by people better known for their acting exploits.

1 1997 The Postman

2 1973 Breezy

3 1988 Colors

4 1972 Anthony & Cleopatra

5 1987 The Running Man

6 1991 Little Man Tate

7 1997 Albino Alligator

8 1972 The Effects of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds

9 1962 Billy Budd

10 1971 Kotch

Answers
Kevin Costner
Clint Eastwood
Dennis Hopper
Charlton Heston
Paul Michael Glaser
Jodie Foster
Kevin Spacey
Paul Newman
Peter Ustinov
Jack Lemmon




SESSION NINE QUIZ ONE

TV GENERAL

1 In Mork & Mindy whose voice was provided by Ralph James?

2 Who invented Supercar?

3 Who voices the evil character of Sideshow Bob in The Simpsons?

4 Name the actor who played the Commander of the Seaview in Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea and the character of Wilton Knight in Knight Rider.

5 Who played Wonder Girl the younger sister of Diana Prince in Wonder Woman?

6 Which Oscar winner voiced the character of Robin Masters in Magnum PI?

7 Who played an evil alien in the sci-fi series V?

8 What is the name of the taxi company in the US sitcom Taxi?

9 Which TV series featured a character called Jack McGee, a reporter for the publication called the National Register?

10 Which series featured the characters of Detective Isbecki and Detective Petrie?

Answers
Orson
Professor Popkiss
Kelsey Grammar
Richard Basehart
Debra Winger
Orson Welles
Jane Badler
Sunshine Cabs
The Incredible Hulk
Cagney & Lacey




SESSION NINE QUIZ TWO

FILM GENERAL

1 In which film based on a Tom Wolfe novel did Bruce Willis play the role of Peter Fallow?

2 Why were the 1981 Oscar ceremonies delayed?

3 Who was seen brandishing weapons in the films The Blues Brothers and Star Wars?

4 In which 1994 film did Helen Mirren play the wife of Nigel Hawthorne?

5 Which 1989 film directed by Steven Spielberg was a remake of a 1944 film entitled A Guy Named Joe?

6 Which 1979 Oscar winning film was based on a novel by Avery Corman?

7 Beginning with C what is the real first name of the actor Chevy Chase?

8 What is the name of the villain menacingly portrayed by Tommy Lee Jones in Batman Forever?

9 In which 1994 Star Trek movie did Patrick Stewart team up with William Shatner?

10 In which film did the character of Jack Crabb live to the ripe old age of 121?

Answers
The Bonfire Of The Vanities
Due to the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan
Carrie Fisher
The Madness Of King George
Always
Kramer Vs Kramer
Cornelius
Harvey Two Face
Star Trek: Generations
Little Big Man

SESSION NINE QUIZ THREE

TV NAME THAT MAN

Name the actor who was born in………..

1 1949 and played Dr Latimer in the sitcom Don’t Wait Up.

2 1920 and played Dr Who and Robin Hood on TV.

3 1936 and starred in the sitcoms On The Buses, Don’t Drink The Water, Last Of The Summer Wine and Oh Dr Beeching. <