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101 Entertainment Trivia Questions For Every Culture Vulture

Keeping up with entertainment these days is hard. There are more TV shows out there than anyone could watch in their lifetime. There are over 150 satellite radio stations. And they’re still making Harry Potter movies? 

As constant consumers of entertainment and pop culture, we’re bombarded with the latest changes in media. it’s easy to absorb a lot of knowledge all at once, especially when the latest in entertainment is around every corner! 

We celebrate our favorite entertainment avenues by going to midnight premieres, watch parties, and game nights. We get our steps in playing Pokemon Go. We curse at the Ticketmaster waiting room screen. Most importantly, we collectively pretend the final season of Game of Thrones never happened.

Entertainment crosses all types of media, including radio, television, and games on smartphones and consoles. How much do you know about popular songs, video games, and TV shows? Get ready to entertain yourself and others with these entertainment trivia questions and answers. 

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Finish the name of the television series title: ‘Everybody Loves ______’.

Stephen

Frank

Raymond

David

In which city did Drake begin ‘Would You like a Tour?’?

Pittsburgh

Montreal

Hartford

Ottawa

Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze use a potters wheel to rekindle in what film?

Top Gun

Dancing With Wolves

Ghost

Far and Away

What material does the company in the BBC series ‘The Office’ sell?

Plastics

Cotton

Steel

Paper

What movie was marketed with the tagline: ‘Who you gonna call?’

Spider-Man’

Ghostbusters’

Superman’

X-Men’

In 1999 which band had a worldwide hit with ‘All the Small Things’?

Blink-182

Linkin Park

Pink Floyd

Busted

Harlem Shake is a song by whom?

Justin Bieber

Baauer

Lady Gaga

Taylor Swift

Which director won the Academy Award for ‘Best Director’ twice, in 2005 and 2012?

Ang Lee

Roman Polanski

Kathryn Bigelow

Danny Boyle

What is the surname of Dorothy in ‘The Wizard of Oz’?

Storm

Raine

Gale

Munchkin

In what city is the TV series ‘Sex and the City’ set?

Los Angeles

San Francisco

New York

Chicago

Who plays team leader First Lieutenant Aldo Raine in ‘Inglourious Basterds’?

Michael Fassbender

George Clooney

Brad Pitt

Eli Roth

Which 2009 James Cameron scfi-fi film is one of the highest grossing ever?

Terminator 2

Titanic

Avatar

True Lies

Madonna released ‘Vogue’ in which year?

1990

1986

1992

1988

Which celebrity chef had a very public split with Charles Saatchi in 2013?

Giada De Laurentiis

Rachael Ray

Delia Smith

Nigella Lawson

What is the name of David Hyde Pierce’s character, Frasier’s younger brother, in the sitcom ‘Frasier’?

Niles

Eddie

Kenny

Martin

Henry Fonda and Kevin Costner played which Western gunfighter on film?

Billy the Kid

Buffalo Bill

Jesse James

Wyatt Earp

Which Scottish actor won the role of Dr Who in 2013?

Ewan McGregor

Tom Baker

David Tennant

Peter Capaldi

What did the T stand for in Star Trek’s captain James T Kirk?

Theophilus

Tiberius

Theodore

Thomas

Which series about a Seattle psychiatrist was a spin-off from ‘Cheers’?

Dallas

Charmed

Frasier

Full House

What famous Hollywood actor played Dr. Doug Ross in 109 episodes of the hospital drama ‘ER’?

Johnny Depp

George Clooney

Brad Pitt

Sean Penn

Rapper Snoop Dogg released a Reggae album under what name?

Snoop Man

Snoop Dogg Snr

Snoop Gangster

Snoop Lion

What is the name of the killer with the famous knife glove in the A Nightmare on Elm Street movies?

Jason Voorhees

Chucky

Michael Myers

Freddy Krueger

Jeremy Clarkson is well known for presenting which TV show?

Top Gear

Eastenders

Big Brother

Street Mate

Whose 1st symphony is known by the nickname ‘Titan’?

Josef Stránský

Felix Weingartner

Henry Purcell

Gustav Mahler

Wilson the volleyball was Tom Hanks’ friend in which movie?

Forrest Gump

Castaway

Big

Toy Story

Which TV show features judges on spinning chairs?

Fame Academy

Britain’s Got Talent

The X Factor

The Voice

In what TV series are Dana Scully and Fox Mulder the two main characters?

The X-Files’

The Lone Gunmen’

Angel’

Stargate SG-1′

From what sports movie is the quote: ‘Yo, Adrian!’?

The Fighter’

Rocky’

The Cinderella Man’

Jerry Maguire’

What is the first name of Ralph Fiennes brother who starred in ‘Shakespeare in Love,’ ‘Camelot’ and ‘FlashForward’?

Joey

Jimmy

Joel

Joseph

Helen Mirren became a Dame in what year?

2003

1983

1993

2013

Who plays Lucius Fox, chief executive officer of Wayne Enterprises and Bruce Wayne’s armorer, in ‘The Dark Knight’?

Jeff Bridges

Michael Caine

Gary Oldman

Morgan Freeman

What is the speciality of the double act Penn and Teller?

Magic

Dance

Comedy

Music

Money On My Mind’ and ‘Like I Can’ are singles by which male artist?

Sam Smith

James Blunt

Ed Sheeran

Elvis Presley

Wayne in the ‘Wayne’s World’ comedy films was played by which comedian?

Ben Stiller

Verne Troyer

Eddie Murphy

Mike Myers

From what country is actor Hugh Jackman?

The United States

England

New Zealand

Australia

What is embroidered in gold on Ryan Gosling’s iconic white satin jacket in the movie ‘Drive’?

A scorpion

An anchor

A Cadillac

Two crossed katanas

James ‘Logan’ Howlett’s is also known as what in the world of Marvel?

Wolverine

Iron Man

Spider-Man

Silver Surfer

Who is the singing sister of the actor who played Ferdy in ‘This Life’?

Tanita Tikaram

Heather Small

Sade

KT Tunstall

Which of these politicians is both Mayor of London and a celebrity in their own right?

David Cameron

Boris Johnson

Margaret Thatcher

Tony Blair

In what movie does Leonardo DiCaprio play a penniless drifter and artist who wins two boat tickets to New York City?

Gangs of New York’

The Departed’

Romeo + Juliet’

Titanic’

Which TV series was about the mysterious aftermath of a plane crash?

Breaking Bad

Game of Thrones

Twin Peaks

Lost

Which artist’s fans are referred to as ‘Little Monsters’?

Rihanna

Katy Perry

Lady Gaga

Kelly Clarkson

From what comedy is the quote: ‘Well…. We’ll just tell your mother that uh, that uh, we ate it all’?

Road Trip’

American Pie’

Eurotrip’

Old School’

In which US city was ‘Sex and the City’ set?

New York

Miami

Los Angeles

Chicago

Jessica Cornish is also known as who?

Melanie C

Jessie J

Lilly Allen

Adele

What movie was marketed with the tagline: ‘Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water…’?

Piranhas 3D’

Jaws 2′

Finding Nemo’

Deep Blue Sea’

These bands all have a different number of members. Order them, smallest first.

Daft Punk

Hanson

One Direction

Black Eyed Peas

In what year were the Academy Awards first televised in color?

1972

1978

1958

1966

What number was not a Boy Band?

All-4-One

East 17

One Town

Heaven 17

In what year did Crufts start?

1915

1891

1975

1990

Who won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 2008, playing Harvey Milk in ‘Milk’?

Sean Penn

Daniel Day-Lewis

Russell Crowe

Anthony Hopkins

Jim Morrison was the lead singer of which band?

The Doors

Jefferson Airplane

The Animals

Deep Purple

Patrick Bateman in ‘American Psycho’ was played by which actor in the film released in 2000?

Mel Gibson

Tom Cruise

Christian Bale

Nicholas Cage

How were Alan Rickman and Jeremy Irons related in the ‘Die Hard’ series?

No relation

Same person

Brothers

Father and son

Take On Me was performed by whom in 1985?

Spandau Ballet

Tears For Fears

Ultravox

A-Ha

Which of these is not a member of girl group ‘The Saturdays’?

Una Foden

Vanessa White

Frankie Sandford

Rachel Hunter

Who won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1994, playing the title role in ‘Forrest Gump’?

Daniel Day-Lewis

Anthony Hopkins

Tom Hanks

Jeremy Irons

In 1997, ‘The English Patient’ was awarded 9 Oscars. Who plays the male lead?

Ralph Fiennes

Woody Harrelson

Billy Bob Thornton

Geoffrey Rush

What is the name of the mask-wearing killer in the Halloween movies?

Michael Myers

Freddy Krueger

Jason Voorhees

Chucky

Who won the Oscar for Best Actress playing Carol Connelly in the 1997 movie ‘As Good as It Gets’?

Geena Davis

Helen Hunt

Tilda Swinton

Angelina Jolie

Singer Celine Dion was born in which country?

USA

England

Canada

France

What movie told the rags to riches tale of an orphan and her dog, Sandy?

Flashdance

Oliver!

High School Musical

Annie

What TV series is or was marketed with the tagline: ’40 is the new 20′?

Desperate Housewives’

Cougar Town’

Lipstick Jungle’

The Real Housewives of New Jersey’

The singer Rihanna was born in which Caribbean country?

Dominican Republic

Jamaica

Trinidad and Tobago

Barbados

Movie ‘The Social Network’ was about the founding of which company?

YouTube

Twitter

Google

Facebook

Ballerina Anna Pavlova came from which country?

France

USA

Australia

Russia

Who played Eva Peron in the 1996 musical ‘Evita’?

Madonna

Renee Zelleweger

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Queen Latifah

Vanessa Chinitor entered the 1999 contest for Belgium with the song ‘Like the?’?

Wind

Moon

Sky

Sun

Which rockers released the song ‘How You Remind Me’?

Linkin Park

Nickelback

Creed

Skillet

French TV producer Armand Jammot devised what long-running TV game show?

Countdown

Mr & Mrs

Family Fortunes

Weakest Link

In which year did ‘South Park’ begin airing?

1993

1999

1997

1995

Actor Jean Reno was born in Morocco but moved to another country at age 17. Where did he move?

Alger

Spain

Italy

France

MMMBop’ was a song that took the world by storm in 1997 by which band?

Hanson

One Direction

Busted

Nickelback

What stage name does Alecia Moore use?

Pink

Lady Gaga

Whitney Houston

Shakira

What is the name of Tom Cruise’s character in the Mission Impossible movies?

Jason Bourne

Ethan Hunt

David Webb

Simon Templar

Positively 4th Street and ‘Like a Woman’ are two songs by which artist?

Johnny Cash

Marvin Gaye

Leonard Cohen

Bob Dylan

Which of these is a 1995 single by Bryan Adams, ‘Have You Ever Really?’

Loved A Man

Loved A Person

Loved A Woman

Loved Somebody

From what movie is the quote: ‘I’m the King of the world!’?

Titanic’

Dirty Dancing’

Top Gun’

Forest Gump’

In 1973 the Academy Awards were interrupted by what?

A Power Failure

A Car Crash

A Thunderstorm

A Streaker

Which of these movies is a horror movie: ‘Scarface,’ ‘The Truman Show,’ ‘The Ring’ or ‘The Tourist’?

Scarface’

The Ring’

The Truman Show’

The Tourist’

Sybil, Basil and Manuel would be found working in which establishment?

Fawlty Towers

Downton Abbey

Rover’s Return pub

Queen Vic pub

Which state is REO Speedwagon originally from?

Wisconsin

Indiana

Hawaii

Illinois

Tails is the sidekick of what video game character?

Bowser

Mario

Sonic

Earl

Jerry, George, Elaine, and Kramer were the main characters in which TV sitcom?

Friends

Seinfeld

Mad About You

Cheers

Which singer once took a bite out of a Beach Boys record during a press conference?

Robbie Williams

Shane MacGowan

Engelbert Humperdinck

James Blunt

In what movie does John Malkovich play the villain Cyrus Grissom?

Mission: Impossible’

The Rock’

Face/Off’

Con Air’

In monty Python’s Flying Circus, what small, but deadly, animal do the Australian hunters kill?

Mosquitos

Ants

Prawns

Finches

US sitcom ‘The Big Bang Theory’ is set in which city?

Los Angeles

Pasadena

San Francisco

Pittsburgh

Who plays Hank Moody in the edgy comedy drama series ‘Californication’?

Michael C. Hall

David Duchovny

Patrick Dempsey

David Leary

At the 2008 Grammy Awards, who won ‘Record of the Year’ for ‘Rehab’?

Rihanna

Amy Winehouse

Mary J. Blige

Beyonce Knowles

The Simpsons began airing at the end of which year?

1990

1991

1988

1989

Who plays the main Cougar in the comedy series ‘Cougar Town’?

Courteney Cox

Heather Locklear

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Teri Hatcher

Half-Breed and ‘Dark Lady’ are albums by which American artist?

Diana Ross

Gloria Gaynor

Cher

Janis Joplin

Which singer’s real name is Stefani Germanotta?

Lady Gaga

Katy Perry

Shakira

Britney Spears

What is Jackson’s nickname in the motorcycle gang series ‘Sons of Anarchy’?

Tig

Clay

Chibs

Jax

The songs ‘Single Ladies’ and ‘Crazy in Love’ were both huge hits from which artist?

Lorde

Anastacia

Kesha

Beyonce

What is the name of the little boy who befriends E.T. in the movie of the same name?

Ethan

Elliot

Elijah

Edward

A Night at the Opera’ and ‘A Day at the Races’ are albums by which British band?

Queen

Black Sabbath

Led Zeppelin

Deep Purple

Which band had a hit in 1998 with the song ‘Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)’?

Blink 182

R.E.M.

Green Day

Nickelback

What button should you hold when the game is over to continue where you left off in ‘Super Mario Bros.’?

Down

Start

Up

Select

From what country is Twilight-star Robert Pattinson?

England

The United States

New Zealand

Australia

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