Entertainment Trivia

10

What do the 18th Century novelist Henry Fielding, the actor named Albert Finney, and an entertainer born with the name Thomas Woodward all have in common?

14

This actor played an inspirational teacher helping his poor east-Los Angeles students pass the Advanced Placement Test in Calculus. Name the 1988 film, actor, and teacher.

2

Sesame Street: a. Which character was host of the Muppet Show? B. Which person created the Muppets and Sesame Street characters? C. Which Muppet lives in the garbage can?

18

Actor and comedian Billy Crystal made his national debut in what famous TV show from the 1970's?

14

Directors' names beginning with the letter "W". Can you name the directors of each of these films? a. Hairspray, Pink Flamingos, and Polyester? b. Dead Poets Society, Gallipoli and Green Card c. The Sound of Music and West Side Story?

14

Which 1959 film, directed by Howard Hawks, starred Dean Martin, John Wayne, and Ricky Nelson?

15

Suspense films: a. Which female starred in Alfred Hitchcock's follow up to Psycho; the 1963 film, The Birds? b. For which 1972 beasty-horror film did Michael Jackson sing the theme song: a love song to a rat?

14

What was the one-word name of the album released in 1986 by Huey Lewis and the News, in which five members of the San Francisco 49-ers sang along on the recording?

1

Elvis Presley's first film, in 1956, was also the title of one of his first big musical hits. What was it?

13

What popular TV show was named after a singing voice?

17

Madonna made her first national TV appearance in 1984 on what music and entertainment show?

14

Which 1989 film starred Julia Roberts, Sally Field, Dolly Parton and Shirley MacLaine?

15

Which popular fad of the 1980's included terms like "hand glide" and "back slide"?

14

What was the last name of Sylvester Stallone's character, Rocky, and who was Rocky's first boxing opponent named after one of the most famous Greek gods ?

5

Which British rock group formed in the late 1960's, with a flute-playing lead singer, named themselves after an 18th Century inventor of farm implements?