T212 SHOW QUIZ

[magpie in the 80's]

1. Which famous concert closed with the words "I'd like to say thankyou on behalf of the group and ourselves and I hope we passed the audition"?
THE BEATLES ROOF TOP CONCERT JAN 30TH 1969
2. Where was the first world exposition in 1851?
CRYSTAL PALACE LONDON
3. In which 1952 Academy Award winning film for best picture did Jimmy Stewart play a mysterious clown who never removed his make-up?
THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH
4. What was billed as 'The Aquarius Exposition'?
1969 WOODSTOCK FESTIVAL
5. The following words are from songs titled 'The show must go on'. Name the artist or band.
a. Where has the feeling gone, will I remember this song
PINK FLOYD
b. My make-up may be flaking, but my smile still stays on
QUEEN
c. Let's set the stage on fire, and Hollywood will be jealous
DROP DEAD GORGEOUS
d. Baby although I chose this lonely life, it seems it's strangling me now
LEO SAYER
6. The following is an introduction to which show?
" I would like, if I may, to take you on a strange journey"
THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW
7. What is the theatrical term for each of the following?
a. to nearly forget or fumble one's lines
FLUFF
b. the more comfortable expensive seats in the rear of an old theatre
LOGE
c. an access walkway to equipment
CATWALK
d. an unfit and dangerous area of the stage
BLACK HOLE
e. actors restroom backstage
GREEN ROOM
f. a brief remark by a character heard by the audience but not by other characters
ASIDE
g. a decorative arch that frames the stage
PROSCENIUM
8. Which singer gave a concert on the 31 December 1994 to a record 3.5 million fans on the Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro?
ROD STEWART
9. Which popular show does a 'professor' perform?
PUNCH AND JUDY SHOW
10. Sometimes human adversity can be a 'show' in itself. One of the most watched television events in both Europe and North America took place on 17 April 1970. Why were millions glued to their tv screens?
THE RE-ENTRY OF THE CRIPPLED APOLLO 13

[godoubleblues]

Q5.d. - Leo Sayer
Q6 - Twilight Zone

[Peterxtc]

7e green room

[LMA]

8. Rod Stewart
9. The Curiosity Show ??

[magpie in the 80's]

Q5.d. - Leo Sayer..CORRECT
Q6 - Twilight Zone...INCORRECT

[magpie in the 80's]

7e green room

CORRECT PETE

[magpie in the 80's]

8. Rod Stewart...CORRECT
9. The Curiosity Show ??..INCORRECT

[Kahuna]

1/ Beatles on the roof in the "Get Back" clip
2/ London
3/ Greatest Show on Earth
5a/ Pink Floyd
10/ Apollo 13

[magpie in the 80's]

1/ Beatles on the roof in the "Get Back" clip
2/ London
3/ Greatest Show on Earth
5a/ Pink Floyd
10/ Apollo 13

CORRECT K

[Dogwatcher]

4. Hair
7F Sotto voce

[magpie in the 80's]

4. Hair
7F Sotto voce

BOTH INCORRECT DW

[magpie in the 80's]

last days for this quiz

[magpie in the 80's]

1. Which famous concert closed with the words "I'd like to say thankyou on behalf of the group and ourselves and I hope we passed the audition"?
THE BEATLES ROOF TOP CONCERT JAN 30TH 1969
2. Where was the first world exposition in 1851?
CRYSTAL PALACE LONDON
3. In which 1952 Academy Award winning film for best picture did Jimmy Stewart play a mysterious clown who never removed his make-up?
THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH
4. What was billed as 'The Aquarius Exposition'?
1969 WOODSTOCK FESTIVAL
5. The following words are from songs titled 'The show must go on'. Name the artist or band.
a. Where has the feeling gone, will I remember this song
PINK FLOYD
b. My make-up may be flaking, but my smile still stays on
QUEEN
c. Let's set the stage on fire, and Hollywood will be jealous
DROP DEAD GORGEOUS
d. Baby although I chose this lonely life, it seems it's strangling me now
LEO SAYER
6. The following is an introduction to which show?
" I would like, if I may, to take you on a strange journey"
THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW
7. What is the theatrical term for each of the following?
a. to nearly forget or fumble one's lines
FLUFF
b. the more comfortable expensive seats in the rear of an old theatre
LOGE
c. an access walkway to equipment
CATWALK
d. an unfit and dangerous area of the stage
BLACK HOLE
e. actors restroom backstage
GREEN ROOM
f. a brief remark by a character heard by the audience but not by other characters
ASIDE
g. a decorative arch that frames the stage
PROSCENIUM
8. Which singer gave a concert on the 31 December 1994 to a record 3.5 million fans on the Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro?
ROD STEWART
9. Which popular show does a 'professor' perform?
PUNCH AND JUDY SHOW
10. Sometimes human adversity can be a 'show' in itself. One of the most watched television events in both Europe and North America took place on 17 April 1970. Why were millions glued to their tv screens?
THE RE-ENTRY OF THE CRIPPLED APOLLO 13

QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED.
QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE.

END OF QUIZ