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Q11 Films TV and Theatre 50 0 What kind of dramatic presentation is given at Oberammergau every ten years? Passion Play Mystery Play Miracle Play Nativity Play Which is the longest continuous running show in theworld? The Mousetrap Twelfth Night Evita No Sex Please - We're British The Globe Theatre was one of the first theatres in London -where was it? Southwark Holborn Islington Shoreditch In 1618 the first theatre built to the design usually adopted today was built where? Parma, Italy Paris London Rouen, France Theatre in Europe originated in Greek drama. When do the earliest amphitheatres date from? 5th Century BC 2nd Century BC 7th Century BC 100 BC Who wrote the farcical comedy "Absurd Person Singular"? Alan Ayckbourn Alan Bennett Anthony Shaffer Dennis Potter Who wrote "The Crucible" a play depicting evil persecutions of a minority? Arthur Miller John Mortimer Jean-Paul Sartre Harold Pinter One of Harold Pinter's plays is called ......? The Caretaker The Price Blithe Spirit Pygmalion During the 1600's which country became the leader of theatre and drama? France England Italy Germany Who founded the Mermaid Theatre in 1959 at Puddle Dock? Bernard Miles Peter Hall Trevor Nunn Sheridan Morley Michael Bentine and Harry Secombe were part of which comedy group? The Goons Monthy Python The Goodies Beyond the Fringe The first transmission of a message by radio was achieved in 1897 - by whom? Guglielmo Marconi Heinrich Hertz James Maxwell John Logie Baird When was the earliest regular radio broadcast made in the UK? 1922 1908 1904 1914 Which is the longest running record programme on radio? Desert Island Discs Jimmy Young Show Music While You Work Sing Something Simple When did the BBC change the Home Service, Light Programme etc to Radios 1, 2, 3 and 4? 1967 1965 1969 1970 In which year was the radio- only licence fee abolished? 1971 1958 1964 1979 Who is the question master on radio's "Brain of Britain"? Robert Robinson Magnus Magnusson Bamber Gasgoigne Cliff Michelmore In a "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" who is the earthling companion of Ford Prefect? Arthur Dent Luke Skywalker Marvin Buck Rogers Which Radio I DJ uses as one of his catchphrases the expression "OK yah!"? Steve Wright Mike Reid Peter Powell Simon Bates What was the first feature length animated cartoon? Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs Pinocchio The Sorcerer's Apprentice Mickey Mouse In which film was Darth Vader the villain? Star Wars E.T. Flash Gordon Close Encounters of Third Kind In which film did Liza Minelliplay the character Sally Bowles? Cabaret Murder on the Orient Express New York - New York A Star is Born What was the first James Bond film called? Dr No From Russia With Love Thunderball Goldfinger What was the first successful talking picture called? The Jazz Singer Gone with the Wind The Gilded Lily Duck Soup How many Dalmatians in Walt Disney's film? 101 1001 58 550 Who played the title role in "Gandhi"? Ben Kingsley Richard Attenborough Alec Guinness Christopher Reeve In which Disney cartoon did a Pekinese and a mongrel star? The Lady and the Tramp Jungle Book The Legend of Lobo Plague Dogs Who was Bob Hope's partner in the "Road" films? Bing Crosby Lucille Ball Jane Russell Robert Leonard In which film did Inspector Clouseau first appear? The Pink Panther The Marseille Contract Sleuth Then There Were None Where was the first commercialcinema opened in 1902? Los Angeles New York Paris London In which film did John Travolta sing "Summer Nights"? Grease Saturday Night Fever Moment by Moment American Graffiti What type of film is the "Kingand I"? Musical Drama Cartoon Comedy Which actress starred in "Dr Zhivago" and "Far From the Madding Crowd"? Julie Christie Glenda Jackson Elizabeth Taylor Vanessa Redgrave Which film actress was originally called Norma Jean Baker? Marilyn Monroe Marlene Dietrich Lana Turner Betty Grable Who wrote the drama "Bar Mitzvah Boy"? Jack Rosenthal Harold Pinter Dennis Potter Anthony Shaffer Who was the star of "Porridge"? Ronnie Barker Ronnie Corbett Michael Crawford Leonard Rossiter What was the name of the Butler in "Upstairs, Downstairs"? Hudson Jeeves Benson James What is the name of the BBC's teletext service? Ceefax Oracle Datafax Master Mind Which programme did Sarah Greene co-present before joining Saturday Superstore? Blue Peter Jigsaw Animal Magic Playschool John Cleese and Michael Palin were part of the Monty Python team. Name one other member. Eric Idle Marty Feldman Peter Cook Peter Sellers Tracy Ullman and Lenny Henry are two of "Three of a Kind". Who is the third? David Copperfield Jasper Carrott Rowan Atkinson Pamela Stephenson Captain Kirk commanded the Enterprise in which TV series? Star Trek Triangle The Onedin Line Blake's Seven "Butterflies" starred Wendy Craig as Rhea. Who played her husband? Geoffrey Palmer Richard Briers Peter Barkworth Paul Eddington What did the TV film "The Day After" dramatise? A nuclear holocaust Russian revolution Earthquake disaster Invasion of Earth by aliens Who played Siegfried in "All Creatures Great and Small"? Robert Hardy Christopher Timothy Peter Bowles Peter Davison Where was the TV serial "Carrie's War" set? Wales Scotland London Coventry Who was the first member of Britain's Royal Family to be interviewed on TV in 1961? Prince Phillip Princess Margaret Lord Snowdon Queen Mother Whose enemies included Silurians and Cybermen? Dr Who Blake Captain Kirk Buck Rogers Colour television pictures areproduced from red, blue and which other colour? Green Yellow Brown Purple Frank Oz and Jim Henson are the creators of which popular TV programme? The Muppet Show Not the Nine O'Clock News Blankety Blank To the Manor Born