Fun Trivia for All

Day 16

2009-01-29T17:59:00.000-08:00

What movie features Sharon Stone in outfits designed to match Kim Novak's from Vertigo? Basic Instinct

What 1995 movie was the first film to feature characters who attend weekly "plastic corrosion awareness meetings"? Toy Story

What movie did Warren Beatty opt to shoot in seven basic comic book colors? Dick Tracy

What cinema smash hit did cynical critics call "Die Hard on a bus"? Speed

What infamous ship name was revealed on the bad guys' sinking tanker in Waterworld? Exxon Valdez

What movie character shilled for Virgin "Shag-lantic" Airways by chirping, "Five times a day? Yeah, baby"? Austin Powers

What Muppet Christmas Carol star admitted that as a child, his mum pasted his ears to his skull to keep them from sticking out? Michael Caine

What reality show debuted in New York City with an angst-ridden cast of Eric, Julie, Heather, Becky, Kevin, Norman and Andre? The Real World

What 71-year-old actor celebrated his Oscar win by doing a set of One-handed push-ups on stage? Jack Palance

What year was the Earth supposed to erupt in nuclear fire, in Terminator 2: Judgment Day? 1997

Who got hitched to director Sofia Coppola the same year he was nominated for an Oscar for Being John Malkovich? Spike Jonze

What movie first challenged Jim Carrey to use his butt to crack a joke? Ace Ventur Pet Detective

What movie prompted Richard Corliss to write a review in which the first letter of each paragraph spelled out: "SHE IS A HE"? The Crying Game

What city did Nicolas Cage's film characters crash a plane, lose his fiancée in a poker game, and drink himself to death in? Las Vegas

What animated Disney title character, originally modeled after Michael J Fox, was later retooled to resemble Tom Cruise? Aladdin

What was the first animated Disney feature not based on an existing story? The Lion King

Who accepted her Emmy Award in 1998 by gushing: "This is for all the fat girls"? Camryn Manheim

What actor got a record 11th Oscar nomination in 1998? Jack Nicholson

What movie title was an anagram of Rocket Boys, the Homer Hickam book it was based on? October Sky

What Oliver Stone movie was loosely based upon mass murderers Charles Starkweather and Caril Fugate? Natural Born Killers

What Disney feature was the first animated film nominated for a Best Picture Oscar? Beauty and the Beast

What updated Disney classic was the first animated feature to appear on giant IMAX screens? Fantasia 2000

What National League baseball team's cap did Billy Crystal wear in City Slickers? The New York Mets

Day 15

2009-01-28T17:59:00.000-08:00

What blockbuster film used the working title Planet Ice to shoot footage off Nova Scotia? Titanic

What president's real campaign footage appeared in Clint Eastwood's movie In The Line of Fire? Bill Clinton's

What movie got Queen's 1976 hit Bohemian Rhapsody back ion the charts in 1992? Wayne's World

What actor appeared in The Fifth Element and The Sixth Sense, buy not The Seventh Sign? Bruce Willis

What movie gave Walter Matthau the chance to exclaim: "Eat my shorts"? Grumpy Old Men

What multi-faceted character's voice did insult comic Don Rickles provide in Toy Story? Mr. Potato Head's

What name did little River Jude Bottom go by at the time of his death in 1993? River Phoenix

What quizmaster did a questionable job playing himself in White Men Can't Jump? Alex Trebek

Who wore 39 hats, 45 pair of shoes and 56 pairs of earrings as the title character in the movie Evita? Madonna

What 1997 movie brought the Spice Girls to the silver screen? Spice World

What pricey Kevin Costner movie was tagged Kevin's Gate and Fishtar months before it hit
the theaters? Waterworld

What big-screen butt-kicker was named a "sacred vessel" of Tibetan Buddhism? Steven Seagal

What creature swallowed Jon Voight whole, in a 1997 movie? An anaconda

Who appeared in the epic films Live Nude Girls and Porky's, before Sex and the City beckoned? Kim Cattrall

Who strapped her breasts down and stuffed a sock in her pants, before auditioning for a role that won her an Oscar? Hilary Swank

What movie did Roger Ebert say affected him more than All the President's Men, because "
Watergate didn't kill my parents Cigarettes did"? The Insider

Who met Catherine Zeta-Jones at the Deauville Film Festival, and promptly declared: "I want to father your children"? Michael Douglas

What film follows Cher and Dionne, "named after great singers of the past that now do infomercials"? Clueless

What film did critic Janet Maslin describe as : "A gale-force movie with the energy to blow audiences right out of the theater"? Twister

What actress declined Neve Campbell's role in Scream, opting instead to be bumped off in the film's opening sequence? Drew Barrymore

What sequel had the working title I Know What You Did Two Summers Ago? I Still Know What You Did Last Summer

What actor was the voice of the grown-up Kevin Arnold on The Wonder Years, before terrorizing young Kevin McCallister in Home Alone? Daniel Stern

What movie was inspired by an animated Nike Super Bowl ad called Hare Fordan? Space Jam

Day 14

2009-01-27T17:57:00.000-08:00

What film won an Oscar despite showing 1000 bare Scottish butts mooning King Edward I? Braveheart

Who told a 1999 Oscar crowd, "Now my body is in tumult because it is a colossal moment of joy"? Roberto Benigni

What Mel Gibson movie was inspired by an epic poem scribbled by Blind Harry the Minstrel? Braveheart

What game did Suyuan, Lindo, Ying-Ying and An-Mei play, in The Joy Luck Club? Mah-Jongg

What Babylonian king was Morpheus' hovercraft named after, in The Matrix? Nebuchadnezzar

What film convinced Billy Bob Thornton to dump Laura Dern and run off with co-star Angelina Jolie? Pushing Tin

What Hollywood rating was concocted to replace X-rated movies? NC-17

What Chicago film critic launched an annual festival of "overlooked" films in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois? Roger Ebert

What Polish locale was off-limits for the filming of Schindlers's List, prompting Steven Speilberg to build a replica just outside its gates? Auschwitz

What actor dropped dead of a heart attack during the filming of Gladiator, forcing Ridley Scott to superimpose his head on another actor's body? Oliver Reed

What movie has Jack Nicholson's character describe women as men without reason and accountability"? As Good As It Gets

What film opened the day after scientists claimed they'd extracted DNA from a 120-million-year-old weevil stuck in tree sap? Jurassic Park

What High-tech movie gave the world the memorable motto: "There is no spoon"? The Matrix

What Coen brothers movie takes place mostly in Minnesota, despite its title? Fargo

What reminder of Dead Man Walking is on display in Susan Sarandon's guest bathroom? Her Academy Award

What movie villain griped: "I didn't spend six years in Evil Medical School to be called "Mister"? Dr. Evil

What actress in anticipation of her nude scene with Leonardo DiCaprio, flashed him the first time they met? Kate Winslet

What 1996 movie featured John Travolta as a molting angel who smelled like cookies? Michael

Who prepared for her role as a crackhead in Jungle Fever by not bathing for two weeks? Halle Berry

What movie was filmed under the working title "The Black Hill Project"? The Blair Witch Project

What 1990 movie was a hit even though a third of the lines were delivered in Sioux, and subtitled? Dances with Wolves

What movie had is cast and crew rehearse on a NASA training plane dubbed the "Vomit Comet"? Apollo 13

What Oscar-winning film was hyped in ads picturing a woman's belly button and a red rose? American Beauty

What depraved cartoon pair hallucinate, in their film debut, a backwards recording of the phrase: "Everybody go to college to Study Hard"? Beavis and Butt-head

What film rating was Henry and June the first movie to earn? NC-17

What martial arts spoof was the last Chris Farley movie to be released during his lifetime? Beverly Hills Ninja

What irreverent movie featured the musical number What Would Brian Boitano Do? South Park; Bigger, Longer & Uncut

Day 13

2009-01-26T17:56:00.000-08:00

What did Kendra call the "lucky stake" she gave to Buffy the Vampire Slayer? "Mr. Pointy"

What actor said Con Air let him become the "first post-Heston, non-biblical action star in sandals"? John Cusack

What role ensured Gene Roddenberry's wife Majel Marrett constant work in the first four Star Trek TV series? The computer

What puppet from Late Night with Conan O'Brien popularized the catch phrase "for me to poop on"? Triumph the Insult Comic Dog

What stars of Rambling Rose became the first mother-daughter pair nominated for an Oscar for the same movie? Diane Ladd and Laura Dern

What sitcom featured a power-mad TV host who boasted he once "put a barbecue grill into geosynchronous orbit"? Home Improvement

What actress had her toothbrush fall in the toilet on Seinfeld, before Sex and the City beckoned? Kristin Davis

Who played Selena Quintanilla in a 1996 film, only to irk fans for being Puerto Rican, and not Tejano? Jennifer Lopez

What kids' show host lived in a house with Chairry the chair, Clocky the clock and Conky the Robot? Pee-Wee Herman

What animated cable classic debuted with a celebration of Yak Shaving Day? Ren & Stimpy

Who played accident-prone Detective Nordberg in the Naked Gun movie series? O J
Simpson

What sitcom character snapped back at Dan Quayle: "I'm glamorizing single motherhood?

What planet is he on"? Murphy Brown

What Seinfeld character eschews fruit because it makes him incontinent, an the beach because he freckles? Newman

What HBO talk show parody began: "Live, on tape, from Hollywood "? The Larry Sanders Show

What type of oil filled the prosthetic breasts that Saturday Night Live's Kevin Nealon suggested naming Implanter's? Peanut Oil

What rapper-turned-actress drew her stage name from an Arabic word meaning "delicate and sensitive"? Queen Latifah

What Kevin Costner movie was originally scripted to star Steve McQueen? The Bodyguard

What awards show handed out its first golden buckets of popcorn in 1992? The MTV Movie Awards

What Brooke Shields sitcom ended its first season with a high-stakes poker game involving Willie Brown, John McEnroe, Mr T and Donald Trump? Suddenly Susan

What 1992 hit movie saw its star shipped to a holding pen in Iceland six years later? Free Willy

What network was started by Ted Turner to air the Hanna-Barbera collection he'd acquired? The Cartoon Network

What cartoon duo's theme song promises: :They fight! And bite! They fight an bite and fight"? Itchy and Scratchy's

What type of animal was Morty, who was paid $5000 to be in Northern Exposure's opening shots? A moose

What are the reptiles Donatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo and Raphael collectively known as? The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

What retailer hoped ads featuring Rosie O'Donnell and Penny Marshall would inspire folks to ship with a buddy? Kmart

What actor two-stepped with a wolf namd Two Socks in a 1990 Academy Award winning film? Kevin Costner

What Brad Pitt bomb did Star Wars fans buy tickets to, just to see the preview for The Phantom Menace? Meet Joe Black

What Jonathan Demme thriller was the first film released on video before winning a Best Picture Oscar? Silence of the Lambs

Day 12

2009-01-25T17:56:00.000-08:00

What Nickelodeon animated series was named after the cartoonist's apartment manager and one time college roommate?   Ren & Stimpy

What comic said "I'm outta here! to Saturday Night Live when he left in 1991? Dennis Miller

What Seinfeld character often yelled "Get Out" while delivering a savage two-handed push to the chest? Elaine

What animated family typically kicks off each show by kicking back on the couch in their Evergreen Terrace home? The Simpsons

What cable channel unleashed the two-headed CatDog upon an unsuspecting viewing public?   Nickelodeon

What actor locked lips with Larry King to close a rare on-air interview? Marlon Brando

What club do the Beverly Hills 90210 gang open u next to the Peach Pit diner? The Peach Pit After Dark

What cop show lingered over the death of detective Bobby Simone for five long episodes? NYPD Blue

What former Cheers character could be reached at 555-KACL in Seattle? Dr . Frasier Crane

What White house cabinet member did Will Ferrell portray on Saturday Night Live in a royal blue dress and pearls? Janet Reno

What NBC soap opera outlasted the spin-offs Somerset and Texas before ending a 35-year run? Another World

What TV movie showcase introduced mechanical quipsters named Gypsy, Tom Servo and Crow? Mystery Science Theater 3000

What company did Carson Productions spin-off to produce David Letterman's Late Night show? Worldwide Pants

What sit-down comic spent six-and-a-half years as Conan O'Brien's late-night second banana? Andy Richter

What did Kramer dub "the dreaded apparatus," "Wet and Wild" and "The Big E," on Seinfeld? An enema

What Fox sitcom rewrote Peg's on-air pregnancy to be her husband's bad dream, after the star miscarried in real life? Married   with Children

What animated sitcom clown is the son of a very disappointed Rabbi Hyman Krustofski? Krusty the Clown

What Cartoon Network show headlines a brother and sister from two different species? Cow and Chicken

Who was the only female cast member to endure the decade-long run of Beverly Hills 90210? Tori Spelling

What sitcom character lost at Jeopardy! despite categories like Civil Servants, Stamps from Around the World, Mothers and Sons, and Beer? Cliff Clavin

What one-time Good Morning America anchor helped open the door for celebrity drug endorsers with TV ads for Claritin? Joan Lunden

Who was Studio 33 at Television City named for, to mark The Price is Right's 5,000th episode? Bob Barker

What soap opera about the Abbott, Newman and Winter clans is set in fictional Genoa City? The Young and the Restless

What cable-access TV show from Aurora, Illinois is broadcast from the Campbell family basement? Wayne's World

What TV series let Shannen Doherty show Aaron Spelling she can play a witch as well as a bitch? Charmed

Who played a transvestite DEA agent on Twin Peaks before a juicier FBI role beckoned? David Duchovny

What TV show shot Joel and the bots into endless orbit on the Satellite of Love? Mystery Science Theater 3000

Day 11

2009-01-24T17:55:00.000-08:00

What haunting exotic dancer did Chris Kattan portray on Saturday Night Live? Mango

What PBS series did Dick Cheney send to Iraq, to inspire Norman Schwarzkopf to be more aggressive? The Civil War

What bouncy series was the first American TV series to air in mainland China? Baywatch

What former writer of The Simpson's was tapped to host a network late-night talk show? Conan O'Brian

What teenaged vixen did Alyssa Milano, Drew Barrymore and Noelle Parker all portray in TV movies? Amy Fisher

Who was the first former Saturday Night Live star to be nominated for an Oscar? Dan Akroyd

What did a Soprano wiseguy place in FBI snitch Jimmy Altieri's mouth when he was "whacked"? A rat

What flag did Morimoto Masaharu, the third Iron Chef Japanese, wear on his back of his outfit? The U S flag

What neighboring community grows food for The Powerpuff Girls' hometown of Townsville? Farmsville

What MTV show offered a glimpse into the life of HIV-positive Pedro Zamora, who died the day after the final show was aired? The Real World

What Clair Danes series bit the dust after one season, despite a fan movement dubbed "Operations Life Saver"? My So-Called Life

What animated doofus was the first to scale Springfield's Mt Murderhorn, and leave his wallet there? Homer Simpson

What future trivia-show host finished dead last both times he appeared on Celerity Jeopardy? Regis Philbin

Who dreamed of becoming a funeral director as a girl, before movies like Girl, Interrupted interrupted her plans? Angelina Jolie

What TV talk show gave away Tickle Me Elmos by tossing them at the studio audience? The Rosie O'Donnel Show

What art historian observes vows of solitude and silence when she wasn't hosting The Story of Painting on PBS? Sister Wendy

What TV talk-show host first signed off in 1991 with: "Take care of yourself-and each other"? Jerry Springer

What Saturday Night Live star warned slackers: "You'll be livin' in a van down by the river"? Chris Farley

What actor's wife played Norm's wife Vera the few times her voice was heard on Cheers? George Wendt's

What ABC police drama was limited to 37 off-color phrases per show, upon its 1993 debut? NYPD Blue

What songbird uttered the F-word 13 times in one night on David Letterman's TV show? Madonna

What Cheers character's beer bill at the end of 11 seasons totaled $64,218, according to TV Guide? Norm's

What sitcom debuted with a n episode called: "The One Where Monica Gets a New Roommate"? Friends

Who was the only cast member of The Larry Sanders Show to cop an Emmy? Rip Torn

What sitcom character was the only dog to appear solo on an Entertainment Weekly cover on the 1990s? Eddie

Day 10

2009-01-23T17:55:00.000-08:00

Who played a seductive Miguel Morez on General Hospital before leaving to start Livin' la Vida Loca? Ricky Martin

What never-seen Frasier character grew up wealthy, thanks to the sale of urinal cakes? Maris

What sitcom dad wailed "Be funnier!" as he pounded on his TV? Homer Simpson

What TV series featured a werewolf who plunked bass in a and called Dingoes Ate My Baby? Buffy the vampire slayer

What MTV twosome wear T-shirts honoring AC-DC and Metallica? Beavis and Butt-head

What cop drama aired Amy Brennenman's bare behind on its premiere episode? NYPD Blue

What one-time teen drama ended its 10-year TV run with the marriage of Donna and David? Beverly Hills 90210

What ailing nonagenarian cancelled his NBC Christmas special for the first time in 45 years? Bob Hope

What character left the sitcom Friends because he couldn't stop humping the floor lamp? Marcel

What Comedy Central program humbly claimed to be "the most important television show ever"? The Daily Show

What former church lady appeared as Mimi's heavily made-up mama on The Drew Carey Show? Tammy Faye Bakker

What quirky TV series featured an FBI agent who liked his coffee "Black as the midnight without a moonlight"? Twin Peaks

What baseballer was accused of projecting the "magic loogie" on Seinfeld? Keith Hernandez

What prime-time soap came to a merciful conclusion after a 13-year, 357 episode run? Dallas

What TV vixen was nominated fro A daytime Emmy 19 times before walking away with one? Susan Lucci

What future Baywatch babe replaced Jenny McCarthy on MTV's Singled Out? Carmen Electra

What Cambridge-born actress attended Harvard before spending two years as lifeguard Jordan Tate on Baywatch? Traci Bingham

What Twin Peaks star went mainstream in The Practice? Lara Flynn Boyle

What sexist comic guest-hosted Saturday Night Live, prompting Nora Dunn and Sinead O'Conner to boycott the show? Andrew Dice Clay

What Beverly Hills 90210 character checked out of rehab after a few hours, to go shot some heroin? Dylan

Who appeared on Monday Night Football cameras for a 27th season? Frank Gifford

How many Titanic survivors were around to see the 1997 movie: 0, 5, or 50? Five

What graying game-show host got a chance to beat up Adam Sandler, in Happy Gilmore? Bob Barker

Who turned down $20 million from NBC to replace David Letterman, preferring to continue his talk-show satire series? Garry Shandling

What PBS show did William F Buckley end after 33 years, noting: "I'd just as soon not die onstage"? Firing Line

How many questions did John Carpenter answer correctly, to become the first Who Wants to Be a Millionaire millionaire? Fifteen

What former primetime soap star did Old Navy set to ork selling cargo shorts? Morgan Fairchild

What sitcom about a single mom featured characters named Emmett Kelly , Jean Kelly, Defoest zKelly and Grace Kelly? Grace Under Fire

What diva sang One More For The Road as Johnny Carson's last Tonight Show guest? Bette Midler

What theater got a multi-million dollar facelift before becoming home to the Late Show iwth David Leterman? The Ed Sullivan Theater

What long-running sitcom revealed on its final episode that its lead character wore a hairpiece? Cheers

What Seinfeld character refused to switch form briefs to boxers, noting: " My boys need a house"? Kramer

What Saved by the Bell star proved she could take off her clothes, in the movie Showgirls? Elizabeth Berkley

What sitcom capped a decade of shows with the final words "Sorry, we're closed"? Cheers

Day 9

2009-01-22T17:55:00.000-08:00

Who directed the original Rear Window, remade in the 90s with Christopher Reeve?   Alfred Hitchcock

Which blonde actress made her debut as a producer in Private Benjamin?   Goldie Hawn

Which woman starred in and directed The Prince of Tides?   Barbra Streisand

On which English Isle was Anthony Minghella born?

Which “man with no name” directed The Bridges of Madison County?   Clint Eastwood

Who directed the first three Godfather films? Francis Ford Coppola

What was Quentin Tarantino’s follow-up to Reservoir Dogs? Pulp Fiction

Which Indecent Proposal star made a directorial debut in Ordinary People? Robert Redford

Which actor/director founded The Sundance Film Festival? Robert Redford

Which director adapted Stephen King’s The Shining for the big screen? Stanley Kubrick

Who directed Hannah And Her Sisters? Woody Allen

Which hugely successful director co-wrote and produced Poltergeist? Steven Spielberg

Which director sacked Harvey Keitel from the cast of Apocalypse Now? Francis Ford Coppola

Taylor Hackford is the husband of which 50-plus British actress? Helen Mirren

That Thing You Do was the directorial debut of which double-Oscar winner?
  Tom Hanks

Who directed Ben Kingsley in his first Oscar-winning role as a civil rights hero? Richard
Attenborough

Who directed Oscar-nominated John Travolta in Pulp Fiction? Quentin Tarantino

Which novel by E M Forster did David Lean make into a film in 1984 with Peggy Ashcroft and Judy Davis? A Passage to India

Out of 11 films how many did Grace Kelly make for Hitchcock? Three

Which director of Titanic gave Arnold Schwarzenegger his big break in The Terminator? James Cameron

Which Sam’s real name was Goldfish? Goldwyn

Which celebrity couple co-founded the production company Simian Films? Hugh Grant & Liz Hurley

Who directed Tea With Mussonlini? Franco Zeffirelli

Which actor, whose name was romantically linked with Catherine Zeta Jones in 1999, co-produced One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest? Michael Douglas

Based on a novel by Nicholas Evans, what was Robert Redford’s first film as director and star? The Horse Whisperer

Which Tom played spy Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible? Cruise

Which month is part of the Title of the film where tom Cruise plays war veteran Ron Kovic? July

Which Steven directed Saving Private Ryan? Spielberg

The Poseidon Adventure is about a disaster on what type of transport? Ship

Air Force One deals with the holding to ransom of whom? US president

What is the profession of Harrison Ford in the Indianan Jones movies? Archaeologist

In which city does Robert de Niro operate as a sinister Taxi Driver? New York

Which 90s James Bond starred in Dante’s Peak? Pierce Brosnan

In which series of films were Danny Glover and Mel Gibson teamed in 1987, 1989, 1992, and
1998? Lethal Weapon

Which creature was a threat to holiday makers in Jaws? Shark

Which Australian actor starred in and directed Braveheart? Mel Gibson

What type of creatures were Donatello, Raphael, Michelangelo and Leonardo? Turtles

Which unlucky Apollo Mission was filmed in 1995 with Tom Hanks? 13

Top Gun is about which of the armed services? Air Force

Day 8

2009-01-21T17:54:00.000-08:00

Which Jim played Truman in The Truman Show? Carrey

Which 90s movie told of a group of stripping Sheffield steelworkers? The Full Monty

Which mouse first appeared in Steamboat Willie in 1928? Mickey Mouse

In Forrest Gump, his mom says, “Like is like a box of “ what? Chocolates

Which blonde country star had a cameo role in The Beverly Hillbillies? Dolly Parton

Where did Deloris, played by Whoopi Goldberg, find refuge in Sister Act? Convent

In Home Alone 2, Macauilay Culkin was lost in which city? New York

In which movie did Macaulay Culkin first play abandoned child Kevin McCallister? Home Alone

Why was Mick Dundee nicknamed Crocodile? He survived a crocodile attack

In which 80s comedy did Dustin Hoffman play an actor who pretends to be a woman to get a part in a soap? Tootsie

There’s Something About whom in the politically incorrect comedy with Cameron Diaz? Mary

Which silent movie star created the comic character The Little Tramp? Charlie Chaplin

Which spinach-eating cartoon character was played by Robin William? Popeye

Who was the near-silent subject of The Ultimate Disaster Movie in 1997? Bean

In the 1994 movie, what did Jim Carrey find that turned him from a bank clerk into a comic-book character, in the film of the same name? The Mask

Which 1994 movie was based on a TV cartoon and was set in Bedrock? The Flintstones

What was A Fish called in the movie with Michael Palin and John Cleese? Wanda

What was the name of the nanny Robin Williams becomes to look after his estranged children in the 1993 film? Mrs Doubtfire

Whose World was a 1992 film with Mike Myers and Dana Carvey? Wayne’s

Post Cards From the Edge was based on the life of which actress Carrie? Fisher

Which Bruce is the voice of Mikey in Look Who’s Talking? Willis

Which Michael played teenager Marty in Back to the Future? M. J. Fox

Which member of Arthur’s staff was played by John Gielgud in the 80s film with Dudley Moore? Valet

Which crawling insects are the major stars of A Bug’s Life? Ants

Which Richard found fame in Withnail and I? Richard E. Grant

Which activist did Denzel Washington play in CryFreedom? Steve Biko

Which actor shot to fame in 1980 with American Gigolo? Richard Gere

Who could not accept the offer to play 007 first time round as he was committed to playing
Remington Steele? Pierce Brosnan
How was Joanne Whalley known after he marriage to her husband? Joanne Whalley Kilmer
Who dubbed Kenneth Branagh’s voice for the French version of Henry V? Gerard Depardieu
How did Christopher Reeve suffer the appalling injuries which brought about his paralysis in 1995? Fell from a horse
Who is Jason Gould’s mom who starred with him in Prince of Tides? Barbara Streisand
Who did Antonio Banderas marry after they met on the set of Two Much? Melanie Griffith
Which actress won an Oscar for her screenplay adaptation of Jane Austen’s Sense & Sensibility? Emma Thompson

Day 7

2009-01-20T17:54:00.000-08:00

How many lifelines were available to contestants in the first year of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?   Three

What talk-show host picked up his sixth wife, Shawn Southwick, after two broken engagements?   Larry King

Whose first TV cooking show, How to Boil Water, was a colossal flop?   Emeril Lagasse's

What role did Courteney Cox originally try out for on Friends?   Rachel

What Fox TV waif wailed; "I am not anorexic I have a fast metabolism"?   Calista Flockhart

What Fox star gained notoriety for on-air smooches with Jane Krakowski, Courtney Thorne-Smith and Lucy Liu?   Calista Flockhart

What flavorful cable TV hit culminates in a showdown at Kitchen Stadium?   Iron Chef

What TV cop show garnered headlines in 1996, when a shoplifter surrendered to two of its stars?   Homicide: Life on the Street

What TV series challenged Scott Bakula to portray Dr Ruth? Quantum Leap

What sitcom drew an audience of 80 million viewers for its final episode, in 1993? Cheers

What TV foursome did researcher Karin Boehm-Duerr warn were "so sweet and addictive" that children couldn't live without them? Teletubbies

What cable network targeted longtime advertisers Nike and Reebok in its special, Made in Vietnam: The American Sneaker Controversy? ESPN

What TV show kept its title character chaste until she fell for a mountain man named Byron Sully? Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman

Who went public with his Parkinson's disease only after closing a $100 million syndication deal for his sitcom? Michael J Fox

What actor played lead roles in both LA Law and NYPD Blue   Jimmy Smits

What cable channel thought Johnnie Cochran would make a good co-host? Court TV

What buckskin-clad attorney, undefeated in jury trials since 1969, landed his own CNBC show? Gerry Spence

Who won five Emmys for her sitcom role as a television reporter? Candice Bergen

What divine songstress played Murphy brown's 93rd and last secretary? Bette Midler

What TV drama staked out the moral high ground in Rome, Wisconsin? Picket Fences

Day 6

2009-01-19T17:53:00.000-08:00

What buckskin-clad attorney, undefeated in jury trials since 1969, landed his own CNBC show?   Gerry Spence

What Michelle Pfeiffer movie got a boost from the Coolio song Gangsta's Paradise?   Dangerous Minds

What White House cabinet member didWill Ferrell portray on Saturday NIght Live in a royal blue dress and pearls?   Janet Reno

What Watergate figure hawked his own board game, Hardball Politics '96, hwere players choose between a "Clean Campaign" and "Dirty Tricks"?   G Gordon Liddy

What actor, the highest paid child star of the '80s, earned $8 an hour as a security guard in the '90s?   Gary Coleman

What company did Carson Productions spin off to produce David Letterman's Late Night show?   Worldwide Pants

What Kevin Costner movie was originally scripted to star Steve McQueen? The Bodyguard

Who played accident-prone Detective Nordberg in the aNaked Gun movie series? O J Simpson

What revealing Demi Moore movie won "Razzis" for worst picture, actress, screen couple, director, screenplay and song? Striptease

What blockbuster film used the working title Planet Ice to shoot footage off Nova Scotia? Titanic

What Sesame Street toy giggled its way to the top of Christmas wish-lists in 1996? Tickle Me Elmo

Who landed roles in Hairspray and Airplane II: The Sequel, before winning a seat in the U S Congress? Sonny Bono

What veteran crooner won an Album of the Year Grammy for his MTV Unplugged? Tony Bennett

What movie about the porn industry earned Burt Reynolds his first Oscar nomination? Boogie Nights

What talk-show host led a parade of 50,000 motorcycle riders to celebrate the 95th anniversary of Harley-Davidson? Jay Leno

What director crowned himself "king of the world" at the 1998 Oscars ceremony? James Cameron

What brand of vacuum cleaner was the late Fred Astaire seen dancing with, in a TV ad campaign? Dirt Devil

Day 5

2009-01-18T17:52:00.000-08:00

Whose 1990 fashion statement did Mr Blackwell sum up as "Yentl's gone mental"?     Barbra Streisand's

Who played Selena Quintanilla in a 1996 film, only to irk fans for being Puerto Rican, and not Tejano? Jennifer Lopez

What sitcom popularized the word "spongeworthy" as a synonym for sexual allure?   Seinfeld

What sitcom featured a power-mad TV host who boasted he once "put a barbecue grill into geo-synchronous orbit"?   Home Improvement

What stars of Rambling Rose became the first mother-daughter pair nominated for an Oscar for the same movie?   The "blue light special"

What blue cartoon character did Al Gore's daughter Karenna come to regret picking for a secret service code name?   Smurfette

What actress appeared on Joan River's TV show in a homemade Catwoman outfit to gripe about being cut out of Batman Returns?   Sean Young

What star explained his three-year absence form Beverly Hills 90210 by claiming he got lost in Aaron Spelling's house?   Luke Perry

What actor said Con Air let him become the "first post-Heston, non-biblical action star in sandals"?   John Cusack

What did Kendra call the "lucky stake" she gave to Buffy the Vampire Slayer?   "Mr Pointy"

What 73-year-old actor became head of the National Rifle Association in 1998?   Charlton Heston

Who enticed 21 million Britons to tune in the BBC the night she blabbed about her marriage?   Princess Diana

What hand puppet asked that her remarks be filed separately from Sheri Lewis', when they testified at a U S House telecommunications hearing? Lamb Chop

What rap bad boy founded Bad Boy records?   Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs

What TV family resided at 10 Stigwood Avenue in Brooklyn?   The Huxatables

What 1992 Oscar nominee became California state inmate number P50522 in 1999?   Robert Downey Jr

What Whoopi Goldberg movie was hyped: "No sex NO booze NO men No way"?   Sister Act

What TV drama staked out the moral high ground in Rome, Wisconsin?   Picket Fences

What action moveii star's involvement in development of the civilian Hummer H2 earned him the first vehicle off the assembly line?   Arnold Schwarzenegger's

Day 4

2009-01-17T17:34:00.000-08:00

What memoir did Leonard Nimoy tap out, twenty years after I Am Not Spock?   I Am Spock

Who won five Emmys for her sitcom role a a television reporter?   Candice Bergen

What Rolling Stone's former mother-in-law wed his son, seriously tangling his family tree?   Bill Wyman's

What city did Dr. Quinn bid adieu to, when she headed west to be a medicine woman?
Boston

What cable hit was all about "what happens when people stop being polite and start getting real"?   The Real World

What TV network did Barry Diller buy after Comcast took over QVC?   The Home Shopping Network

What critters did Jerry O'Connell let romp around in his mouth for a scene in Joe's Apartment?   Cockroaches

What substance did Norma Lyon use to create 600-pound cow sculptures for '90s Iowa State Fairs?   Butter

What tonsorial trend did Beverly Hills 90210 stars Luke Perry and Jason Priestley revitalize?   Sideburns

What cable TV cult classic changed hosts, polarizing cyberspace in The Great Joel vs Mike Flamewar?   Mystery Science Theater 3000

What sit-down comic spent six-and-a-half years as Conan O'Brien's late-night second banana?   Andy Richter

What was the first company to offer a DVD player for sale in the U. S.?   Sony

What sitcom star announced on the cover of Time magazine, "Yep, I'm Gay"?   Ellen DeGeneres

What was the original message on Johnny Depp's heartfelt tattoo that now reads: "Wino Forever"?   "Winona Forever"

What movie did Warren Beatty opt to shoot in seven basic comic book colors?   Dick Tracy

What cinema smash hit did cynical critics call "Die Hard on a bus"?   Speed

What divine songtress played Murphy Brown's 93rd and last secretary?   Bette Midler

What did Michael Ramsay and James Barton name their digital-video-recording service, after rejecting Teleworld and Bongo?   TiVo

What 30-year-old TV icon was the nation's favorite spokescharacter in 1996, getting 200 fan letters a week?   The Pillsbury Doughboy

What Beverly Hills 90210 star claims to have been "completely pickled" when she led the Pledge of Allegiance at the 1992 Republican convention?   Shannen Doherty

What Muppet Christmas Carol star admitted that as a child, his mum pasted his ears to his skull to keep them from sticking out?   Michael Caine

What diva pitched a fit at Heathrow Airport, after being stopped in the name of security?   Diana Ross
What actress ran off with actor Jason Patric three days before she was to marry Kiefer Sutherland?   Julia Roberts

What 71-year-old actor celebrated his Oscar win by doing a set of one-handed push-ups on stage?   Jack Palance

What Canadian TV comedy show buried its five stars alive during the credits of the series finale? The Kids in the Hall

What media mogul said of the Heaven's Gate suicides: "It's a good way t get rid of a few nuts"?   Ted Turner

What musical opened on Broadway with 200 animal puppets, including a life-sized elephant?   The Lion King

Whose ghost is said to haunt Paramount Studio's lot 31, where he died of a heart attack during rehearsals for his new sitcom, The Royal Family?   Redd Foxx's

Day 3

2009-01-16T17:03:00.000-08:00

What Nickelodeon animated series was named after the cartoonist's apartment manager and one time college roommate? Ren & Stimpy

What comic said "I'm outta here! to Saturday Night Live when he left in 1991? Dennis Miller

What Seinfeld character often yelled "Get Out" while delivering a savage two-handed push to the chest? Elaine

What animated family typically kicks off each show by kicking back on the couch in their Evergreen Terrace home? The Simpsons

What cable channel unleashed the two-headed CatDog upon an unsuspecting viewing public? Nickelodeon

What actor locked lips with Larry King to close a rare on-air interview? Marlon Brando

What club do the Beverly Hills 90210 gang open u next to the Peach Pit diner? The Peach Pit After Dark

What cop show lingered over the death of detective Bobby Simone for five long episodes? NYPD Blue

What former Cheers character could be reached at 555-KACL in Seattle? Dr. Frasier Crane

What White house cabinet member did Will Ferrell portray on Saturday Night Live in a royal blue dress and pearls? Janet Reno

What NBC soap opera outlasted the spin-offs Somerset and Texas before ending a 35-year run? Another World

What TV movie showcase introduced mechanical quipsters named Gypsy, Tom Servo and Crow? Mystery Science Theater 3000

What company did Carson Productions spin-off to produce David Letterman's Late Night show? Worldwide Pants

What sit-down comic spent six-and-a-half years as Conan O'Brien's late-night second

banana? Andy Richter

What did Kramer dub "the dreaded apparatus," "Wet and Wild" and "The Big E," on Seinfeld? An enema

What Fox sitcom rewrote Peg's on-air pregnancy to be her husband's bad dream, after the star miscarried in real life? Married... with Children

What animated sitcom clown is the son of a very disappointed Rabbi Hyman Krustofski? Krusty the Clown

What Cartoon Network show headlines a brother and sister from two different species? Cow and Chicken

Who was the only female cast member to endure the decade-long run of Beverly Hills 90210?
Tori Spelling

What sitcom character lost at Jeopardy! despite categories like Civil Servants, Stamps from Around the World, Mothers and Sons, and Beer? Cliff Clavin

What one-time Good Morning America anchor helped open the door for celebrity drug endorsers with TV ads for Claritin? Joan Lunden

Who was Studio 33 at Television City named for, to mark The Price is Right's 5,000th

episode? Bob Barker

What soap opera about the Abbott, Newman and Winter clans is set in fictional Genoa City?
The Young and the Restless

What cable-access TV show from Aurora, Illinois is broadcast from the Campbell family basement? Wayne's World

What TV series let Shannen Doherty show Aaron Spelling she can play a witch as well as a bitch? Charmed

Who played a transvestite DEA agent on Twin Peaks before a juicier FBI role beckoned? David Duchovny

What TV show shot Joel and the bots into endless orbit on the Satellite of Love? Mystery Science Theater 3000

Day 2

2009-01-15T17:02:00.000-08:00

Who was born first, Ronald Reagan or Frank Sinatra? Ronald Reagan

Jerry Hall hails from which oil state? Texas

Which actor director was born on exactly the same day as singer Lou Rawls? Woody Allen

Who accompanied Hugh Grant to the premiere of Four Weddings and a Funeral in a dress held together with safety pins? Elizabeth Hurley

Who did Jacqueline Bouvier marry in September 1953? John F. Kennedy

Reports of a relationship with which model ended the presidential campaign of Senator Gary Hart? Donna Rice

Twiggy ws the most famous model of which decade? 60s

In which city was George Michael charged with lewd behavior in 1998? Los Angeles

Which Richard did Elizabeth Taylor marry twice? Burton

Which Italian actress launched her won perfume Sophia? Sophia Loren

Which Mia is the daughter of Maureen O' Sullivan? Farrow

Where was Sean Lennon's mother born? Japan

Who is older, Jay or Donny Osmond? Jay

Which Spice girl was the first to marry? Mel B

Michael Jackson's first wife was the daughter of which "King"? Elvis Presley

Which Rolling Stone did Jerry Hall marry? Mick Jagger

Which supermodel Naomi wrote a novel called Swan? Campbell

Which Bob who founded Band Aid received an honorary knighthood in 1986? Geldof

Giorgio Armani is famous in which field? Fashion design

Fashion designer Donatella, sister of the murdered Gianni, has which last name? Versace

Which actress is Carrie Fisher's mother? Debbie Reynolds

Model Rachel Hunter was married to which veteran rock star? Rod Stewart

Ivanka Trump has a similar name to her mother; who is she? Ivana Trump

Brigitte Bardot ws awarded the freedom of her capital city; what is it? Paris

Which 1980s US president survived an assassination attempt? Ronald Reagan

Day 1

2009-01-14T16:36:00.000-08:00

Who was born Allen Stewart Konigsburg? Woody Allen

Which film director wrote the screenplay for Patton? Francis Ford Coppola

Which composer was the musical director of the New York Philharmonic from 1958 to 1970? Leonard Bernstein

How many wives had Humphrey Bogart had before Lauren Bacall? Three

Who in 1994 put an ad in The Times with Richard Gere to say their marriage was still strong? Cindy Crawford

Who did Mate Garcia marry in 1996 by pointing to his symbol? Prince

Which perfume house did Madonna advertise in the late 1990s? Max Factor

Who accused Bill Clinton of sexual harassment after an incident in a hotel in 1991? Paula Jones

Model Ms Bourret is usually known by her first name alone; what is it? Caprice

Which celebrity restaurants do Stallone, Willis and Schwarzenegger own? Planet Hollywood

Sir Magdi Yacoub became famous in which medical field? Heart transplants

Which Jackson brother has a name nearest the beginning of the alphabet? Jackie

Who was Charlie Chaplin's final father in law? Eugene O'Neill

Who became Ambassador to Ghana in 1974? Shirley Temple Black

Who wrote the music for An American In Paris? George Gershwin

Who wrote "Honeysuckle Rose" ;and "Ain't Misbehavin"? Fats Waller

In 1998 Cristina Sanchez became the first woman to become what? Matador

What was Paul Robeson's profession before he became a stage actor? Lawyer

Who was nicknamed the "cowboy philosopher"? Will Rogers

Who protested about Michael Jackson during the Brit Awards in 1996? Jarvis Cocer

Which British redhead did Paris Match sign as a regular writer in 1996? The Duchess of York.

How was Ferdinand Joseph Lemott better known? Jelly Roll Morton

Which blonde Texan has daughters Elizabeth and Georgia, and sons James and Gabriel? Jerry Hall

In 1997 who did Kelly Fisher claim she was engaged to when photos of him with someone else appeared in the papers? Dodi Fayed

Which golfer won all the major world championships in 1953 despite a serious car crash in 1949? Ben Hogan