Entertainment Trivia

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Growing up in Liverpool, young John Lennon played with his friends in these thickly wooded gardens and later named a song after them. The gates to these gardens have become a shrine for Beatles fans from all over the world. What's the name?

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Which heavy-metal 1990's group took a lot of flak after releasing a song written by Charles Manson?

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What popular film character, an uncle with three nephews, was introduced in 1936 in the movie "Orphans' Benefit," and has not aged a day since?

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Which musician improvised a guitar arrangement of "The Star Spangled Banner" at the 1969 Woodstock Festival?

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BONUS: Because of wartime restrictions, this 1940 film didn't go into general release until 1942. At first a financial disaster, today this musical is a classic for children and adults alike, combining high art with pop culture. Which film?

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Spaghetti Westerns, popularized in the 1960s by film director Sergio Leone, were usually filmed in which two countries?

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Shortly after the immensely popular TV show, The Cosby Show , terminated in 1993, Bill Cosby was back on TV, hosting a remake of which TV quiz show, originally starring Groucho Marx?

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One of Woody Allen's most creative movies was a humorous 1984 film in which he seamlessly made use of black-and-white newsreel footage in a story about a remarkable man who could change his appearance at will in order to hobnob with society's bigwigs. Wha

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Charles Laughton and Clark Gable starred in this 1935 Oscar winning film about rebellion on the high seas. Trevor Howard and Marlon Brando starred in the 1962 sequel. What is the title?

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Shortly after Bill Cosby finished new episodes of the immensely popular TV show, The Cosby Show , he was back on TV, hosting a revived form of which TV quiz show, which originally featured Groucho Marx?

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This 1990 autobiographical comedy was based on Carrie Fisher's journey through addiction, and her relationship with her Debbie Reynolds-type mother. What was the film title, and which actresses played the lead roles of mother and daughter in this film?

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Frank Sinatra began his career in the late 1930's and early 1940's, as a vocalist with which two famous orchestras?

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Give the names of two previous works: a novel, a stage musical and a movie, on which the current film, Anna and the King, is based.

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What 1992 film drama starred Demi Moore, Tom Cruise, and Jack Nicholson?

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A few questions about the story, The Wizard of Oz: a. What was the name of the character played by Judy Garland in the film? b. What is the name of the city where the wizard lives ? c. Which person was originally intended by the studio to play the lead ro