Entertainment Trivia

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This comic strip, created in 1931, is one of the most popular of all time. It was turned into films in the 1930's, 40's, 60's, and 90's. What is this comic strip created by Chester Gould?

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In Richmond, California, late 1970's, minister Richard Penniman warned his congregation of the evils of rock and roll music. This was very strange, since he was one of the biggest rock and roll stars of the 1950's. Who was he?

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This Indian film-maker, who just a few weeks ago received from the Academy an Oscar for his lifetime achievement in film-making, died yesterday. What was his name?

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One of the most successful television shows of all time was M.A.S.H. What were these four letters an abbreviation for?

6

Michael Jackson is one of how many children?

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What was the sub-title of the successful 1999 film Star Wars Episode I ?

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What were the first two Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals that were translated to the movie screen?

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Sir Laurence Olivier won an Academy Award in the 1940s for his film portrayal of which Shakespearean character?

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Which TV newsreporter in late 1986 was embarrassed when he showed a police drug bust on live television only to end up being sued for false arrest?

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He was a cult hero, although his movie career spanned less than two years. Can you name the three films in which James Dean starred? And what kind of car was James Dean driving when he was killed near Salinas, California?

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What was the family name and parents' occupations in popular TV show, The Cosby Show?

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Can you name the two longest-running Broadway shows ever? One ran from 1975 to 1990, and ran for over 6,000 shows, the second from 1976 to 1989, and performed just under 6,000 shows. What were the titles?

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In 1982, the same year that Dustin Hoffman played the role of a woman in the motion picture Tootsie, Julie Andrews played a male singer in another movie. What was the title of that film?

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What was the name of the 1955 comedy film starring Tom Ewell and Marilyn Monroe, in which Marilyn stood over a subway grating and the wind caused her skirt to blow up to her face?

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This glamorous, mysterious German movie star, first popular in the 1920's, refused an offer to return to Nazi Germany, and instead became an anti-Nazi propagandist during WWII. Who is she?