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
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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