ENTERTAINMENT

90’S MUSIC

Questions

  1. Name the members of the band Blur (a point for each)
  2. What’s the name of Britney Spears’ first single, released in 1998?
  3. What is the name of the first album by Oasis?
  4. Name all the original members of Take That (a point for each)
  5. Everybody’s Free to Wear Sunscreen was a 1999 hit for which Australian artist, best known for film directing?
  6. Which band had a 1997 hit with the song The Drugs Don’t Work?
  7. What was the name of the Children’s series on which S Club 7 began their musical career?
  8. Which 1998 Madonna album featured the hit single Frozen?
  9. In which year of the nineties did Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain die?
  10. What were REM losing in their 1991 hit single?
  11. Whitney Houston’s rendition of I Will Always Love You shot into the charts in 1992 after it was featured in which Hollywood film?
  12. According to Natalie Inbruglia in 1997, “Nothing’s right, I’m…” what?
  13. Sinead O’Connor had a big chart hit in 1990 with which song written by Prince?
  14. Who was the lead guitarist in The Stone Roses?
  15. Which song by Manchester band James was the lead song in the 1999 America Pie film soundtrack?
  16. Name the Bryan Adams song that was featured in the film Robin Hood Prince of Thieves and spent 16 weeks at the top of the UK charts in 1991
  17. In 1995, The Beatles released their Anthology albums, featuring rare and never-before-heard demos. What was the name of the new song that they released ahead of these albums?
  18. How many members were in the Backstreet Boys?
  19. Who is the lead singer of Pearl Jam?
  20. Radiohead sang about Fake Plastic what?

Answers

  1. Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James, Dave Rowntree
  2. … Baby One More Time
  3. Definitely, Maybe
  4. Robbie Williams, Jason Orange, Mark Owen, Gary Barlow, Howard Donald
  5. Baz Luhrmann
  6. The Verve
  7. Miami 7
  8. Ray of Light
  9. 1994
  10. Their religion (Losing My Religion)
  11. The Bodyguard
  12. Torn
  13. Nothing Compares 2 U
  14. John Squire
  15. Laid
  16. (Everything I do) I Do It For You
  17. Free As A Bird
  18. Five. Nick Carter, Kevin Richardson, Brian Littrell, AJ McLean, Howie Dorough
  19. Eddie Vedder
  20. Trees

80’S MUSIC

QUESTIONS

  1. What year was Live Aid?
  2. Who sang 1984 hit All Cried Out?
  3. Which popular AC/DC album was the first to feature new vocalist Brian Johnson?
  4. Who sang the title track of 80s Bond film The Living Daylights?
  5. In which iconic music video do Queen parody Coronation Street?
  6. Now associated with rickrolling, which 1987 Rick Astley song became number one in 25 countries?
  7. Which single gave Whitney Houston her first UK number one in 1985?
  8. What was the best-selling single of the decade in the UK?
  9. Which band was awaiting a Letter From America?
  10. Who went straight to number one in 1981 with Stand and Deliver?
  11. Who was Christmas Number One in 1988 with Mistletoe and Wine?
  12. Which famous actor was waiting for Bananarama in 1984?
  13. Who is the lead singer of the band Frankie Goes To Hollywood?
  14. Bobby G, Cheryl Baker, Mike Nolan and Jay Aston are members of which band?
  15. How old were George Michael and Andrew Ridgely when they wrote Careless Whisper – 17, 19, or 22?
  16. Which U2 album became the fastest-selling album in British history at the time, once released in 1987?
  17. Which iconic Simple Minds song plays during the opening and closing credits of The Breakfast Club?
  18. Which 1981 Journey song failed to crack the UK Top 40 on release, then reached number 6 in 2009?
  19. Name the song: “It’s gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
    There’s nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do”
  20. Which singer-songwriter’s real name is Michael Barratt?

Answers

  1. 1985
  2. Alison Moyet
  3. Back in Black
  4. A-ha
  5. I Want to Break Free
  6. Never Gonna Give You Up
  7. Saving All My Love For You
  8. Do They Know It’s Christmas?
  9. The Proclaimers
  10. Adam and the Ants
  11. Cliff Richard
  12. Robert de Niro
  13. Holly Johnson
  14. Bucks Fizz
  15. 17
  16. The Joshua Tree
  17. Don’t You (Forget About Me)
  18. Don’t Stop Believin’
  19. Africa by Toto
  20. Shakin’ Stevens

70’S MUSIC

70’s music

Questions

  1. In his 1979 hit Escape, Rupert Holmes enjoys getting caught in the rain with which cocktail?
  2. Which legendary British band released their final album in May 1970?
  3. Errol Brown was the lead singer of which band?
  4. Who sang the title song of 70s Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun?
  5. Which Irish rock band sang The Boys Are Back In Town?
  6. Bridge Over Troubled Water was the final album of which folk-rock duo?
  7. Silver Lady singer David Soul also starred in which iconic action TV series?
  8. What was the name of David Bowie’s flamboyant alter ego?
  9. What year was the Sony Walkman released?
  10. Eurovision sensation ABBA came from which country?
  11. Name the song: “Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk, I’m a woman’s man, no time to talk”
  12. What was the best selling single of the decade in the UK?
  13. Which rock band released 70s albums Paranoid and Masters of Reality?
  14. What was the best selling film soundtrack of the 1970s in the UK?
  15. Which British band put A Message In A Bottle in 1979?
  16. The film Rocketman charts the rise of which 70s superstar?
  17. What is the real name of K.C. from K.C. and the Sunshine Band?
  18. Which song from Grease sold the most singles in the UK?
  19. Which  Led Zeppelin song famously references Norse mythology?
  20. Which member of the Electric Light Orchestra left to form Wizzard in July 1972?

Answers

  1. Piña Colada
  2. The Beatles
  3. Hot Chocolate
  4. Lulu
  5. Thin Lizzy
  6. Simon & Garfunkel
  7. Starsky & Hutch
  8. Ziggy Stardust
  9. 1979
  10. Sweden
  11. Stayin’ Alive by the Bee Gees
  12. Mull of Kintyre by Wings
  13. Black Sabbath
  14. Saturday Night Fever
  15. The Police
  16. Elton John
  17. Harry Wayne Casey
  18. You’re the One That I Want
  19. Immigrant Song
  20. Roy Wood

60’s music

Questions

  1. True or false: Penny Lane is named after a real street in London
  2. Who is the lead singer of The Who?
  3. It’s Now or Never was the first 60s number one for which musical icon?
  4. Who sang the title track of 60s Bond film Thunderball?
  5. Which Daydream Believer band initially began as a fictional band on a sitcom?
  6. Peter, Paul and Mary famously sang Leaving on a Jet Plane – but who wrote and sang the original version?
  7. What is the best selling single of the 1960s in the UK?
  8. Which UK comedian had the best-selling UK single of 1965?
  9. The Animals formed in which UK city?
  10. What was the name of Tom Jones’ first number one in 1965, later popularised by Carlton in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air?
  11. Which iconic BBC music show premiered on 1st January 1964?
  12. Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini was a 1990 hit for Bombalurina, but who sang the 1960 original?
  13. Which band were recording their first album at Abbey Road while The Beatles were recording Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Band?
  14. How many number one albums did Cilla Black have in the 60s?
  15. Which American rocker was the final performer at Woodstock festival in 1969?
  16. Jim Morrison was the lead singer of which controversial band?
  17. Name the song: “All the leaves are brown, And the sky is grey…”
  18. How many number ones did The Beatles have during the 1960s in the UK?
  19. Gimme Shelter and Paint It Black were hits for which legendary British band?
  20. Which blonde bombshell became the face of country music in the 60s?

Answers

  1. False – it’s a street in Liverpool
  2. Roger Daltrey
  3. Elvis Presley
  4. Tom Jones
  5. The Monkees
  6. John Denver
  7. She Loves You by The Beatles
  8. Ken Dodd with Tears
  9. Newcastle
  10. It’s Not Unusual
  11. Top of the Pops
  12. Brian Hyland
  13. Pink Floyd
  14. None – her first number one album was in 2015
  15. Jimi Hendrix
  16. The Doors
  17. California Dreamin by The Mamas and The Papas
  18. 17
  19. The Rolling Stones
  20. Dolly Parton

LIFE STYLE (CELEBRITY)

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Questions

1) Which singer was known amongst other things as ‘The King of Pop’?

2) What is Cher’s last name?

3) What is the name of Kim Kardashian’s eldest child?

4) Who was the winner of the first ever UK series of ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!’?

5) Which English supermodel was born in Streatham in May 1970?

6) Which footballer has the most Instagram followers in the world – as of 2020?

7) Tom Cruise is an outspoken member of which religion?

8) Who is Dolly Parton married to?

9) American singer Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta is best known by which stagename?

10) Taylor Swift grew up on what type of farm?

Celebrity – Answers

1) Michael Jackson

2) Sarkisian – full name Cherilyn Sarkisian

3) North West

4) Tony Blackburn

5) Naomi Campbell

6) Cristiano Ronaldo

7) Scientology

8) Carl Dean

9) Lady Gaga

10) Christmas Tree Farm

ENTERTAINMENT(MUSIC)

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Music – Questions

1) One Direction is known for being the runners-up in The X Factor in 2010, but who came first?

2) Which singer has the most UK Number One singles ever?

3) What was Britney Spears’ first single called?

4) Who is the only singer to have ever performed more than one James Bond theme song?

5) Who were the three headliners of Glastonbury 2019?

6) Who is the only musician ever to have been awarded the Nobel prize for literature?

7) Which Beatles song was banned from the BBC for its lyrics?

8) Who was the first female artist to achieve a UK number one with a self-written song?

9) What is the real name of U2’s guitarist, known as The Edge?

10) What is David Bowie’s real name?

Music – Answers

1) Matt Cardle

2) Elvis Presley

3) Baby One More Time

4) Shirley Bassey (John Barry and his orchestra does not count as their theme is reused.)

5) The Cure, The Killers and Stormzy

6) Bob Dylan

7) I am the Walrus

8) Kate Bush

9) David Evans

10) David Jones

ENTERTAINMENT(TV)

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Questions

1) What is the capital of Westeros in Game of Thrones?

2) Who presented TV quiz Blockbusters between 1983 and 1995?

3) In Netflix’s Tiger King, what is the name of Carole Baskin’s second husband who many believe she fed to the tigers?

4) In Emmerdale, on New Year’s Day in 2004, who died when The Woolpack pub’s chimney came crashing down in a storm?

5) In what Netflix series does actress Gillian Anderson play a sex therapist?

6) Who played Queen Elizabeth II in the first two seasons of The Crown?

7) BBC Three series Normal People is based on a book but who is the author?

8) The six main stars of Friends appeared in all 236 episodes. Who is the next most regular character to appear in the show?

9) Who does the voiceover on Love Island?

10) In what year was the first episode of Coronation Street broadcasted on ITV?

Answers

1) King’s Landing

2) Bob Holness

3) Don Lewis

4) Trisha Dingle

5) Sex Education

6) Claire Foy

7) Sally Rooney

8) Gunther (151 episodes)

9) Iain Stirling

10) 1960

ENTERTAINMENT(MOVIES)

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  1. In which year was The Godfather first released?
  2. Which actor won the best actor Oscar for the films Philadelphia (1993) and Forrest Gump (1994)?
  3. How many self-referential cameos did Alfred Hitchcock make in his films from 1927-1976 – 33, 35, or 37?
  4. Which 1982 film was greatly accepted by film fans for its portrayal of the love between a young, fatherless suburban boy and a lost, benevolent and homesick visitor from another planet?
  5. Which actress played Mary Poppins in the 1964 film Mary Poppins?
  6. In which 1963 classic film did Charles Bronson appear?
  7. In which 1995 film did Sandra Bullock play the character Angela Bennett – Wrestling Ernest Hemingway, The Net or 28 Days?
  8. Which New Zealand female director directed these films – In the Cut (2003), The Water Diary (2006), and Bright Star (2009)?
  9. Which actor provided the voice for the character Nemo in the 2003 film Finding Nemo?
  10. Which prisoner dubbed ‘the most violent prisoner in Britain’ was the subject of a 2009 film?
  11. What 2008 film starring Christian Bale has this quote: “I believe whatever doesn’t kill you, simply makes you…stranger.”?
  12. American actress who played the part of Tokyo underworld boss O-Ren Ishii in KillBill Vol I & II
  13. In which film did Hugh Jackman star as a rival magician of the character played by Christian Bale?
  14. 3The film director, Frank Capra, famous for It’s a Wonderful Life, was born in which Mediterranean country?
  15. Which British action actor played the part of Lee Christmas alongside Sylvester Stallone in the film The Expendables?
  16. Which American actor starred alongside Kim Bassinger in the film 9½ Weeks?
  17. Which former Doctor Who actress played the part of Nebula in ‘Avengers: Infinity War’?
  18. Who starred as Juno MacGuff opposite Michael Cera in the 2007 film Juno?
  19. What is the name of the 2015 film about a frontiersman on a fur trading expedition in the 1820s and his fight for survival after being mauled by a bear?
  20. Which film starring Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Brühl, charts the formula 1 rivalry of James Hunt and Niki Lauda?

Answers

1. 1972

2. Tom Hanks

3. 37

4. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

5. Julie Andrews

6. The Great Escape

7. The Net

8. Jane Campion

9. Alexander Gould

10. Charles Bronson (the film was titled, Bronson)

11. The Dark Knight

12. Lucy Liu

13. The Prestige

14. Italy

15. Jason Statham

16. Mickey Rourke

17. Karen Gillan

18. Ellen Page/Elliot Page

19. The Revenant

20. Rush

ENTERTAINMENT(GENERAL)

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QUESTIONS

1. What year did the Titanic sink in the Atlantic Ocean on 15 April, on its maiden voyage from Southampton?

2. What is the title of the first-ever Carry On film made and released in 1958?

3. What is the name of the biggest technology company in South Korea?

4. Which singer fronted the 1970s’ pop group Showaddywaddy?

5. Which now-famous TV chef started cooking at the age of eight in his parents’ pub, ‘The Cricketers, in Clavering, Essex?

6. Which Dutch darts player won the 2012 BDO World Championship at the Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green on 15 January?

7. Which metal was discovered by Hans Christian Oersted in 1825?

8. What is the capital of Portugal?

9. How many breaths does the human body take daily?

10. Who was Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1841 to 1846?

11. What is the chemical symbol for silver?

12. Who invented Cat’s Eyes in 1934 to improve road safety?

13. What is the world’s smallest bird?

14. Who played ‘Bodie’ and ‘Doyle’ in The Professionals?

15. What is the doll, Barbie’s, full name?

16. What does Paul Hunn hold the record for, which registered at 118.1 decibels?

17. What did Al Capone’s business card state his occupation was?

18. What is the lifespan of a dragonfly?

19. Which year was the first Tonka truck made – 1945, 1947, or 1949?

20. Who invented the tin can for preserving food in 1810?

Answers

1. 1912

2. Carry on Sergeant

3. Samsung

4. Dave Bartram

5. Jamie Oliver

6. Christian Kist

7. Aluminium

8. Lisbon

9. 20,000 daily

10. Robert Peel

11. Ag

12. Percy Shaw

13. Bee Hummingbird

14. Lewis Collins and Martin Shaw

15. Barbara Millicent Roberts

16. The loudest burp

17. A used furniture salesman

18. 24 hours

19. 1947

20. Peter Durand