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Another 2020’s TV Quiz

1.  Which Joe became the nation’s PE teacher during lockdown?
Joe Wicks

2.  In 2020 “Coronation Street” celebrated an anniversary of how many years on screen?
60 years – started on 9 December 1960.

3.  During the 94th Academy Awards on March 27, 2022, actor Will Smith walked onstage and slapped which comedian?
Chris Rock

4. Who presents hit show The Traitors? 
Claudia Winkleman

5.  Who has been the host of The Weakest Link since its revival in 2021
Romesh Ranganathan

6, Long running BBC quiz show "A Question of Sport" announced a major shake-up with the presenter Sue Barker being replaced by who?
Paddy McGuinness – it didn’t work and was shelved after more than 50 years on air

7.  Which March 2020 Netflix documentary featured Carol Baskin and Joe Exotic?
Tiger King

8.  Due to Covid, ITV's "I'm a Celebrity" moved from Australia to which other country?
Wales

9.  Who was revealed to be the next Doctor Who after Jodie Whittaker left the iconic role?
Ncuti Gatwa

10.  ITV drama “Quiz” was based on the true story of Charles Ingram, who (in)famously cheated on “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” in 2001.  Which actor played the part of Chris Tarrant?
Michael Sheen

11.  Which 2021 Korean hit series see players competing in deadly childhood games?
Squid Game

12.  Which beloved BBC sitcom aired its last-ever episode in 2024, after 17 years, with a Christmas special?
Gavin & Stacey

13.  Which British comedy television series created, written, and starring Ryan Sampson alongside Danny Dyer premiered on 17 July 2024?
Mr. Bigstuff

14.  Starring Eddie Redmayne and Lashana Lynch “The Day of the Jackal” is a British spy thriller television series, based on the Frederick Forsyth novel and 1973 film of the same name.  Which actor played “The Jackal” in the 1973 film?
Edward Fox

15. Who are the current two “presenters” of “The Great British Bake Off”?  Point for each
Noel Fielding and Alison Hammond

16. The opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics culminated with which singer's performance at the Eiffel Tower? 
Céline Dion

17.  In 2024 which former footballer who presented The One Show and appeared on Match of the Day for the BBC, was sacked by the corporation following complaints about workplace conduct?
Jermaine Jenas

18.  Which actress played Sergeant Catherine Cawood in in Happy Valley?
Sarah Lancashire

19.  Queen Elizabeth II and Paddington Bear tapped their teaspoons to which song?
Queen’s, We Will Rock You

20.  During Eastenders’ 40th anniversary week in 2025, one major character died and another appeared as a ghost. Who were they? Point for each
Martin Fowler and Angie Watts


 

[zico]

Another 2020’s TV Quiz

1.  Which Joe became the nation’s PE teacher during lockdown?

2.  In 2020 “Coronation Street” celebrated an anniversary of how many years on screen?

3.  During the 94th Academy Awards on March 27, 2022, actor Will Smith walked onstage and slapped which comedian?

4. Who presents hit show The Traitors? 

5.  Who has been the host of The Weakest Link since its revival in 2021?

6, Long running BBC quiz show "A Question of Sport" announced a major shake-up with the presenter Sue Barker being replaced by who?

7.  Which March 2020 Netflix documentary featured Carol Baskin and Joe Exotic?

8.  Due to Covid, ITV's "I'm a Celebrity" moved from Australia to which other country?

9.  Who was revealed to be the next Doctor Who after Jodie Whittaker left the iconic role?

10.  ITV drama “Quiz” was based on the true story of Charles Ingram, who (in)famously cheated on “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” in 2001.  Which actor played the part of Chris Tarrant?

11.  Which 2021 Korean hit series see players competing in deadly childhood games?

12.  Which beloved BBC sitcom aired its last-ever episode in 2024, after 17 years, with a Christmas special?

13.  Which British comedy television series created, written, and starring Ryan Sampson alongside Danny Dyer premiered on 17 July 2024?

14.  Starring Eddie Redmayne and Lashana Lynch “The Day of the Jackal” is a British spy thriller television series, based on the Frederick Forsyth novel and 1973 film of the same name.  Which actor played “The Jackal” in the 1973 film?

15. Who are the current two “presenters” of “The Great British Bake Off”?  Point for each

16. The opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics culminated with which singer's performance at the Eiffel Tower? 

17.  In 2024 which former footballer who presented The One Show and appeared on Match of the Day for the BBC, was sacked by the corporation following complaints about workplace conduct?

18.  Which actress played Sergeant Catherine Cawood in in Happy Valley?

19.  Queen Elizabeth II and Paddington Bear tapped their teaspoons to which song?

20.  During Eastenders’ 40th anniversary week in 2025, one major character died and another appeared as a ghost. Who were they? Point for each



 

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Another 2010’s TV Quiz

1. Which show from 2019 tells the story of a disaster at a nuclear power station?
Chernobyl

2.  'Peaky Blinders' is set in which English city?
Birmingham

3.  Who became the first female presenter of BBC’s Question Time in 2019?
Fiona Bruce

4. Which streaming service released “House of Cards” as its first original series in 2013, was it Netflix, Amazon Prime or Paramount+?
Netflix

5. Which popular zombie show debuted in the US on AMC in 2010?
The Walking Dead

6.  British crime drama television series “Broadchurch” is set in a fictional English town on the coast of which county?
Dorset

7. Which “Empire” was set in Atlantic City during the Prohibition period of the 1920s and '30s?
Boardwalk Empire

8.  BBC TV witnessed Andy Murray winning the men’s singles title at the Wimbledon Championships in 2013, becoming the first British man to do so in how many years, was it 66, 77 or 88?
77

9.  In which BBC hit series did we encounter the characters Superintendent Ted Hastings, DS Steve Arnott and DC Kate Fleming?
Line of Duty

10. Which 2014 US black comedy crime drama series inspired by 1996 film of the same name was set in a city in North Dakota?
Fargo

11.  In 2016 “Westworld” was a new series based on a fictional technologically advanced theme-park populated by androids.  Which actor played the gunslinger android in the original film of the same name back in 1973?
Yul Brynner

12.  Which black comedy-drama series created, written, produced, and directed by Ricky Gervais, premiered on 8 March 2019?
After Life

13.  Which little “Game of Thrones” star was nominated for an Emmy for every single season?
Peter Dinklage, for his portrayal of Tyrion Lannister

14.  One of 2018's big hits “Bodyguard” features Richard "Robb Stark" Madden as an employee of the Royalty and Specialist Protection branch of the Metropolitan Police whose job it is to look after the home secretary who was played by which actress?
Keeley Hawes

15. “The Night Manager” is back on TV ten years after the original series which aired on BBC One in 2016.  What is the real name of the character played by Tom Hiddleston?
Jonathan Pine

16.  Which sitcom follows the formerly wealthy Rose family when they are forced to relocate to a small town they once purchased as a joke?
Schitt's Creek

17.  In series three of the BBC series “Sherlock”, Wanda Ventham and Timothy Carlton, Benedict Cumberbatch's real parents, are introduced as Sherlock and Mycroft's parents. Wanda Ventham played the part of Pamela, which characters mother in “Only Fools and Horses”?
Cassandra – as Pamela Parry

18. Which actor plays the part of young DC Morse in the Inspector Morse spinoff “Endeavour”?
Shaun Evans

19. “Downton Abbey “is set on a fictional Yorkshire country estate and depicts the lives of an aristocratic family and their domestic servants in the post-Edwardian era, what is the name of that family?
Crawley

20.  For three points can you name the three actresses who have played the role of Queen Elizabeth II in the historical drama television series “The Crown” which first aired in 2016?
Claire Foy in the first and second seasons, Olivia Colman in the third and fourth, and Imelda Staunton in the fifth and sixth.

 

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Back to the TV.  Have tried to make these a bit easier.

Another 2010’s TV Quiz

1. Which show from 2019 tells the story of a disaster at a nuclear power station?

2.  'Peaky Blinders' is set in which English city?

3.  Who became the first female presenter of BBC’s Question Time in 2019?

4. Which streaming service released “House of Cards” as its first original series in 2013, was it Netflix, Amazon Prime or Paramount+?

5. Which popular zombie show debuted in the US on AMC in 2010?

6.  British crime drama television series “Broadchurch” is set in a fictional English town on the coast of which county?

7. Which “Empire” was set in Atlantic City during the Prohibition period of the 1920s and '30s?

8.  BBC TV witnessed Andy Murray winning the men’s singles title at the Wimbledon Championships in 2013, becoming the first British man to do so in how many years, was it 66, 77 or 88?

9.  In which BBC hit series did we encounter the characters Superintendent Ted Hastings, DS Steve Arnott and DC Kate Fleming?

10. Which 2014 US black comedy crime drama series inspired by 1996 film of the same name was set in a city in North Dakota?

11.  In 2016 “Westworld” was a new series based on a fictional technologically advanced theme-park populated by androids.  Which actor played the gunslinger android in the original film of the same name back in 1973?

12.  Which black comedy-drama series created, written, produced, and directed by Ricky Gervais, premiered on 8 March 2019?

13.  Which little “Game of Thrones” star was nominated for an Emmy for every single season?

14.  One of 2018's big hits “Bodyguard” features Richard "Robb Stark" Madden as an employee of the Royalty and Specialist Protection branch of the Metropolitan Police whose job it is to look after the home secretary who was played by which actress?

15. “The Night Manager” is back on TV ten years after the original series which aired on BBC One in 2016.  What is the real name of the character played by Tom Hiddleston?

16.  Which sitcom follows the formerly wealthy Rose family when they are forced to relocate to a small town they once purchased as a joke?

17.  In series three of the BBC series “Sherlock”, Wanda Ventham and Timothy Carlton, Benedict Cumberbatch's real parents, are introduced as Sherlock and Mycroft's parents. Wanda Ventham played the part of Pamela, which characters mother in “Only Fools and Horses”?

18. Which actor plays the part of young DC Morse in the Inspector Morse spinoff “Endeavour”?

19. “Downton Abbey “is set on a fictional Yorkshire country estate and depicts the lives of an aristocratic family and their domestic servants in the post-Edwardian era, what is the name of that family?

20.  For three points can you name the three actresses who have played the role of Queen Elizabeth II in the historical drama television series “The Crown” which first aired in 2016?



 

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Random Trivia 71

1.  Who was disqualified from the Wimbledon tennis championship in 1995 for hitting a ball-girl with a ball?
Tim Henman

2.  In which English county would you find Lingfield Park racecourse?
Surrey

3. What was the gangster Al Capone's full first name?
Alphonse

4.  Where in London would you find Speaker's Corner?
Hyde Park

5.  Who played Tango in the 1989 movie "Tango and Cash"?
Sylvester Stallone – Kurt Russell played Cash.

6.  What instrument was James Galway famous for playing?
Flute

7.  What connects Bulls, Bears and Stags?
The stock market

8.  What is the name of the bridge that connects Denmark and Sweden?
Øresund Bridge

9. Which order of monks were known as the Black Monks?
Benedictines

10.   Who succeeded Winston Churchill as British Prime Minister in 1955?
Anthony Eden

11 Can you name the cone geyser in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, United States. It was named in 1870 during the Washburn–Langford–Doane Expedition and was the first geyser in the park to be named?
Old Faithful

12.  What name is given to the group of animals that have no backbone?
Invertebrate

13.  In cricket, what is the distance (in yards) between the wickets?
Twenty-two

14.  On television which family lived at the Ponderosa ranch?
The Cartwrights

15.  Who played the title role in the 1970's BBC series of "I, Claudius"?
Derek Jacobi

16.  Who is the mother of Oscar nominated actress Kate Hudson?
Goldie Hawn

17.  Despite winning 15 Grand Slam titles in his career, which Grand Slam eluded Pete Sampras?
French Open

18.  What was the last film made by John Wayne in a major role before his death, was it “Big Jake”,  “Brannigan” or “The Shootist”?
The Shootist

19.  Which is the only country crossed by both the Equator and the Tropic of Capricorn?
Brazil

20.  Which DJ was the first to be heard on Radio One when it opened in 1967?
Tony Blackburn


 

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Random Trivia 71

1.  Who was disqualified from the Wimbledon tennis championship in 1995 for hitting a ball-girl with a ball?

2.  In which English county would you find Lingfield Park racecourse?

3. What was the gangster Al Capone's full first name?

4.  Where in London would you find Speaker's Corner?

5.  Who played Tango in the 1989 movie "Tango and Cash"?

6.  What instrument was James Galway famous for playing?

7.  What connects Bulls, Bears and Stags?

8.  What is the name of the bridge that connects Denmark and Sweden?

9. Which order of monks were known as the Black Monks?

10.   Who succeeded Winston Churchill as British Prime Minister in 1955?

11 Can you name the cone geyser in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, United States. It was named in 1870 during the Washburn–Langford–Doane Expedition and was the first geyser in the park to be named?

12.  What name is given to the group of animals that have no backbone?

13.  In cricket, what is the distance (in yards) between the wickets?

14.  On television which family lived at the Ponderosa ranch?

15.  Who played the title role in the 1970's BBC series of "I, Claudius"?

16.  Who is the mother of Oscar nominated actress Kate Hudson?

17.  Despite winning 15 Grand Slam titles in his career, which Grand Slam eluded Pete Sampras?

18.  What was the last film made by John Wayne in a major role before his death, was it “Big Jake”, “Brannigan” or “The Shootist”?

19.  Which is the only country crossed by both the Equator and the Tropic of Capricorn?

20.  Which DJ was the first to be heard on Radio One when it opened in 1967?


 

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Got Arden, Sharon is daughter of the imfamous Don, and Tweedy in the maiden names.

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Random Trivia 70

1. What is the medical name for the WIND-PIPE?
The Trachea

2.  How many edges does a UK Twenty Pence coin have?
Seven

3.  Which group of islands include St. Marys and Tresco?
The Isles of Scilly

4.  Which religious sect was founded in 1954 by American L Ron Hubbard?
The Church of Scientology

5.  What was the name of Pinocchio’s creator and father?
Geppetto

6.  Which was the first of the "Carry On " films to be made in colour, was it “Carry On Spying”, “Carry On Cleo” or “Carry On Cruising”?
Carry On Cruising – 1962

7.  Who did Mohammed Ali fight in the "Thriller in Manilla"?
Joe Frazier

8.  Which European is officially recognised as the first European to ‘discover’ New Zealand in 1642.
Abel Tasman

9. By what name is the Collegiate Church of St. Peter in London better known?
Westminster Abbey

10.  Which film was the first sequel to win an Oscar for Best Film?
The Godfather Part II

11. What the name of Rigsby's cat in the TV series "Rising Damp"?
Vienna

12.   Which gas is produced by the HABER process?
Ammonia 

13.  In which Japanese martial art are bamboo swords used?
Kendo

14.  Human hair and nails are both made from the same protein, what's its name?
Keratin

15.  What does the 'e' in "eBay" stand for?
Echo - The "E" in eBay stands for "Echo," which is derived from the original name "Echo Bay Technology Group"

16.  In mythology who shot the arrow that hit Achilles in the heel?
Paris

17.  Which English Football Clubs badge has an elephant and castle, an eagle and a phoenix?
Coventry City

18.  Which tennis player reached the final of every US Open between 1982 and 1989?
Ivan Lendl – won it 3 times

19.  In which year did the building of the Berlin wall commence?
1961

20.  What were the maiden names of the following personalities, (a) Victoria Beckham, (b) Sharon Osborne, (c) Coleen Rooney, (d) Cheryl Cole and (e) Louise Redknapp?
(a) Adams, (b) Arden, (c) McLoughlin, (d) Tweedy and (e) Nurding.




 

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Two more TV's to come but giving you a break from that today.

Random Trivia 70

1. What is the medical name for the WIND-PIPE?

2.  How many edges does a UK Twenty Pence coin have?

3.  Which group of islands include St. Marys and Tresco?

4.  Which religious sect was founded in 1954 by American L Ron Hubbard?

5.  What was the name of Pinocchio’s creator and father?

6.  Which was the first of the "Carry On " films to be made in colour, was it “Carry On Spying”, “Carry On Cleo” or “Carry On Cruising”?

7.  Who did Mohammed Ali fight in the "Thriller in Manilla"?

8.  Which European is officially recognised as the first European to ‘discover’ New Zealand in 1642.

9. By what name is the Collegiate Church of St. Peter in London better known?

10.  Which film was the first sequel to win an Oscar for Best Film?

11. What the name of Rigsby's cat in the TV series "Rising Damp"?

12.   Which gas is produced by the HABER process?

13.  In which Japanese martial art are bamboo swords used?

14.  Human hair and nails are both made from the same protein, what's its name?

15.  What does the 'e' in "eBay" stand for?

16.  In mythology who shot the arrow that hit Achilles in the heel?

17.  Which English Football Clubs badge has an elephant and castle, an eagle and a phoenix?

18.  Which tennis player reached the final of every US Open between 1982 and 1989?

19.  In which year did the building of the Berlin wall commence?

20.  What were the maiden names of the following personalities, [a] Victoria Beckham, Sharon Osborne, [c] Coleen Rooney, [d] Cheryl Cole and [e] Louise Redknapp?


 

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