ENTERTAINMENT QUIZ NO. 28
Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 12:38 pm1 Which actor tried to escape from Colditz on TV and was shot dead attempting to escape in The Great Escape?
DAVID MCCALLUM
2 When Robert Powell played Jesus of Nazareth who played King Herod?
PETER USTINOV
3 In which city was the crime series McMillan And Wife set?
SAN FRANCISCO
4 Which TV series set in 14th century China featured a hero called Lin Chung?
THE WATERMARGIN
5 Which 60s pop star produced the children’s TV series Metal Mickey?
MICKEY DOLENZ
6 In which TV series did Michael Landon play an angel called Jonathan Smith?
HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN
7 In what year did Sky television begin broadcasting?
1989
8 Pamela Anderson played the character of CJ Parker in Baywatch. What does the CJ stand for?
CASEY JEAN
9 Who plays the role of Moxey in Auf Wiedersehen Pet?
CHRISTOPHER FAIRBANK
10 What is the first name of Kavanagh QC in the TV series starring John Thaw?
JAMES
11 What was the first ever sitcom to be filmed live in front of a studio audience?
I LOVE LUCY
12 What is the first name of Sergeant Lewis in Inspector Morse?
ROBBIE
13 Which crime series featured a villain called Wo Fat?
HAWAII 5-0
14 Who has been played on film by Claude Rains and on TV by David McCallum?
THE INVISIBLE MAN
15 Who played the role of Guinan in Star Trek The Next Generation?
WHOOPI GOLDBERG
16 Which character was played by Nicholas Smith in the sitcom Are You Being Served?
MR. RUMPOLD
17 Which TV detective was an ex-convict who was wrongly imprisoned in San Quentin for 5 years?
JIM ROCKFORD
18 In which western series of yesteryear did Chuck Connors play the role of Jason McCord, the only survivor at the Battle Of Bitter Creek?
BRANDED
19 What was the name of the town sheriff in the cult drama Twin Peaks, who shared his name with a former US President?
HARRY S TRUMAN
20 In which TV series did Leslie Grantham and Don Henderson play a pair of brothers?
THE PARADISE CLUB
21 Who played Hogan in the 60s comedy series Hogan’s Heroes?
BOB CRANE
22 In which TV series did Bill Cosby play a tennis trainer called Alexander Scott?
I SPY
23 Who played the role of Al Calavicci in Quantum Leap?
DEAN STOCKWELL
24 What is the rank of Hawkeye Pierce in MASH?
CAPTAIN
25 Mark Harris is the secret identity of which superhero?
THE MAN FROM ATLANTIS
26 What is the name of the school in the sitcom of yesteryear Please Sir?
FENN STREET
27 Who played Agent 86, Maxwell Smart in the US sitcom Get Smart?
DON ADAMS
28 Which seafarer often exclaimed, “Plundering porpoises” aboard his vessel The Black Pig?
CAPTAIN PUGWASH
29 In which city did the lawyer Perry Mason hold court?
LOS ANGELES
30 Who played the role of Tiffany Welles in Charlie’s Angels?
SHELLY HACK
DAVID MCCALLUM
2 When Robert Powell played Jesus of Nazareth who played King Herod?
PETER USTINOV
3 In which city was the crime series McMillan And Wife set?
SAN FRANCISCO
4 Which TV series set in 14th century China featured a hero called Lin Chung?
THE WATERMARGIN
5 Which 60s pop star produced the children’s TV series Metal Mickey?
MICKEY DOLENZ
6 In which TV series did Michael Landon play an angel called Jonathan Smith?
HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN
7 In what year did Sky television begin broadcasting?
1989
8 Pamela Anderson played the character of CJ Parker in Baywatch. What does the CJ stand for?
CASEY JEAN
9 Who plays the role of Moxey in Auf Wiedersehen Pet?
CHRISTOPHER FAIRBANK
10 What is the first name of Kavanagh QC in the TV series starring John Thaw?
JAMES
11 What was the first ever sitcom to be filmed live in front of a studio audience?
I LOVE LUCY
12 What is the first name of Sergeant Lewis in Inspector Morse?
ROBBIE
13 Which crime series featured a villain called Wo Fat?
HAWAII 5-0
14 Who has been played on film by Claude Rains and on TV by David McCallum?
THE INVISIBLE MAN
15 Who played the role of Guinan in Star Trek The Next Generation?
WHOOPI GOLDBERG
16 Which character was played by Nicholas Smith in the sitcom Are You Being Served?
MR. RUMPOLD
17 Which TV detective was an ex-convict who was wrongly imprisoned in San Quentin for 5 years?
JIM ROCKFORD
18 In which western series of yesteryear did Chuck Connors play the role of Jason McCord, the only survivor at the Battle Of Bitter Creek?
BRANDED
19 What was the name of the town sheriff in the cult drama Twin Peaks, who shared his name with a former US President?
HARRY S TRUMAN
20 In which TV series did Leslie Grantham and Don Henderson play a pair of brothers?
THE PARADISE CLUB
21 Who played Hogan in the 60s comedy series Hogan’s Heroes?
BOB CRANE
22 In which TV series did Bill Cosby play a tennis trainer called Alexander Scott?
I SPY
23 Who played the role of Al Calavicci in Quantum Leap?
DEAN STOCKWELL
24 What is the rank of Hawkeye Pierce in MASH?
CAPTAIN
25 Mark Harris is the secret identity of which superhero?
THE MAN FROM ATLANTIS
26 What is the name of the school in the sitcom of yesteryear Please Sir?
FENN STREET
27 Who played Agent 86, Maxwell Smart in the US sitcom Get Smart?
DON ADAMS
28 Which seafarer often exclaimed, “Plundering porpoises” aboard his vessel The Black Pig?
CAPTAIN PUGWASH
29 In which city did the lawyer Perry Mason hold court?
LOS ANGELES
30 Who played the role of Tiffany Welles in Charlie’s Angels?
SHELLY HACK
