Thematic Places in Entertainment Trivia

1. This film about circumnavigation was based on a book by Jules Verne. It was also made into a TV series and there is at least one song about it. What was the name of the book and film?

From Quiz The Road to...

Answer: Around the World in Eighty Days

First appearing on screen in 1956 starring David Niven, this book has also seen several TV series adaptations, a song and at least one more movie. The other titles were all books by Jules Verne.

From Quiz Made in Africa

Answer: Age of Empires

Developed by Ensemble Studios, the "Age of Empires" franchise is a series of real time strategy games that are historically based. The first in the series was released in 1997. In 2015 they released "Age of Empires II HD: The African Kingdoms". This would be the third expansion pack to "Age of Empires II", originally released in 1999. Three of the four civilisations featured in this pack are based on the African continent. These include: - The Berbers, where your task is to unite the tribes of Northern Africa - The Malians, where you seek to become the greatest king of Western Africa by conquering the kingdoms that surround you and - The Ethiopians, where you take over the mighty Aksumite Empire and rule over the Red Sea. The final civilization in this pack was the Portuguese Empire. This question was switched on by Phoenix Rising's pollucci19 who has no empire but certainly has enough age... not that it shows.

From Quiz Every Breaking Wave

Answer: Sunrise

Claude Monet was a French painter who was the pioneering genius behind the Impressionist Movement in visual art. Despite being born in Paris, he was raised in Le Havre, a place which later inspired many of the images in his art. One such painting is "Impression, soleil levant" ("Impression, Sunrise") which depicts the harbour serene, still, and calm before the hustle and bustle of the day. Monet used muted blues and a red-orange sun to show the haziness over the water before the day is started. "Impression, Sunrise" can be found in the Musée Marmottan Monet in Paris. It was stolen from there in 1985 and was missing, briefly. In 1990, the painting was recovered and, a year later, it was back on display. Between 1868 and 1874 Monet made a series of seven paintings in total which depicted the harbour at Le Havre.

From Quiz House of the Rising Sun

Answer: A Streetcar Named Desire

Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer-winning play (1947) deals with the decline and fall of Blanche Dubois, a faded Southern belle who seeks shelter at her sister Stella's house in a working-class neighbourhood of New Orleans. There she clashes with Stella's rough husband, Stanley Kowalski, with tragic consequences. The 1951 film, directed by Elia Kazan and starring Vivien Leigh and Marlon Brando, won four Academy Awards, including Best Actress (Leigh), Best Supporting Actor (Karl Malden) and Best Supporting Actress (Kim Hunter). The remaining choices are all famous American 20th-century plays: "Long Day's Journey into the Night" by Eugene O'Neill, "The Little Foxes" by Lillian Hellman, and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" by Edward Albee.

From Quiz That's Kentertainment

Answer: The Darling Buds of May

David Jason played "Pa" Larkin, having already become famous through "Only Fools And Horses". Catherine Zeta-Jones played his daughter, Mariette, after which she moved on to achieve fame in Hollywood and married Michael Douglas. Lots of the filming took place in Kent, especially around Pluckley near Ashford.

From Quiz Arizona: That's Entertainment 1912-2012

Answer: Old Tucson

A set of over 100 buildings and facades was created for the 1939 William Holden/Jean Arthur film to recreate Tucson in the 1860s. The set was dormant for a few years before being used again to film, oddly enough, the 1945 Bing Crosby/Ingrid Bergman movie "The Bells of St. Mary's". From then on, the Old Tucson studio was in nearly continuous use, serving as the set for movies including "Rio Bravo", "Lilies of the Field", "McClintock!", "The Outlaw Josey Wales" and "Young Guns II" and for television shows including "Gunsmoke" and "Little House on the Prairie". In 1960, the set was converted into a combination film studio/theme park, with tours, rides and shows, including gunfights staged in the streets. A devastating fire in 1995 destroyed many of the original buildings and memorabilia kept there. The studio was rebuilt by 1997, but the old sets were not recreated and the new buildings didn't have the same "old west" feel, so in 2011, the decision was made to try to restore the feel of the original town, and the rebuilding commenced.

From Quiz A Bite of the Big Apple

Answer: 21 Club

Originally opened in 1922 in Greenwich Village as a speakeasy, the restaurant has moved four times. In 2009 the 21 Club ended its long-standing policy requiring men to wear ties at dinner, however jackets were still required.

From Quiz No Way in Hell

Answer: The Joker

Batman captures the Joker after he (the Joker) has attacked Gotham City Hall and hauls him off to Arkham. However, the Caped Crusader thinks something is amiss. The Joker was captured just a little too easily and quite a few of his gang members have also been transported to the asylum after a mysterious fire had left Blackgate Prison short of cells to hold them. Batman had every right to be worried because the Joker is not looking to escape he's looking to take over the whole madhouse. It's Batman who has to find a way out as he has now finds himself alone and trapped in the confines of Arkham. Not only are the Joker and his gang between him and freedom so are a bevy of the toughest villains Batman has ever confronted, including Scarecrow, Killer Croc, Poison Ivy and Bane. The Riddler also sets Batman a series of puzzlers to solve but he doesn't physically make an appearance.

From Quiz Scotland the Brave

Answer: Perth

Perth is situated in central Scotland on the banks of the country's longest river, the Tay, and is the setting for Scott's book "The Fair Maid of Perth", subtitled "St. Valentine's Day". The Fair Maid is Catharine Glover, who has caught the eye of the Duke of Rothesay, who attempts to kidnap her. The plot is foiled by Henry Gow, an armorer, who finds himself drawn into a war between clans. Various adaptations have been made, including an opera by Georges Bizet, "La jolie fille de Perth", and a 1923 silent film. Perth is my hometown, and one can still visit the Fair Maid's House, which is now a visitors' and education centre.

From Quiz Not Your Normal House

Answer: Adventure Time

"Adventure Time" originally aired in 2010, and follows the story of a boy named Finn and his magical morphing talking dog named Jake. They live in a world where creatures are made of candy who explode if they become too scared. The show is based in a post-apocalyptic world, taking place a thousand years after the Great Mushroom War. In the show, Finn and Jake live in a treehouse. Though the show has such a bizarre concept, it has met with much success; including winning several awards and extending into video games, comic books, and quite a lot of merchandise (I wore an "Adventure Time" tshirt as I wrote the question).

From Quiz Beside the Seaside

Answer: Roy Plomley

The show was devised by Roy Plomley and first broadcast on BBC Radio 4. A special guest (castaway) would imagine being stranded on a desert island and they would choose eight of their favourite songs beforehand as well as a book and luxury item to take with them. During the show, they would describe their imaginary life on the island and the presenter would play their choice of songs.

From Quiz Home, Sweet Home

Answer: Boston

Also known for songs "Peace of Mine", "Rock and Roll Band", "Don't Look Back", and "Smokin'", the band formed in Boston, and released their first self-titled album in 1976. The album was certified seventeen times platinum in 2003. The group's genre has been called hard rock while combining elements of progressive rock.

From Quiz Honoring New York City

Answer: New York State of Mind

Billy Joel released "New York State of Mind" in 1976 on the album "Turnstiles". Everyone from Barbara Streisand to the Muppets has covered it.

From Quiz Homes of Fictional Characters

Answer: Lynette Scavo and her family ("Desperate Housewives")

Actress Felicity Huffman plays the role of Lynette Scavo. In 2005, she won an Emmy Award for this role.

From Quiz The Entertainment of Michigan

Answer: The Burning Bed

Francine Hughes lived in Michigan with her husband and three children. She was tired of her abusive husband and tried to leave him. She couldn't leave him, so she struck a match and threw it on the bed of her sleeping husband, burning him to ashes. Francine was found not guilty in the murder of her husband. This movie brought quite a bit of talk to Michigan. The movie won a few awards, but quite a few men were very leery of abusing their wives after this movie was released.

From Quiz Every Breaking Wave

Answer: Octopus

The Beatles were a rock band that hailed from Liverpool, England, and were a worldwide sensation. In 1969, on their album "Abbey Road", the Beatles released the song "Octopus' Garden". It was just the second song written by drummer Ringo Starr, but it had a cheerful and peaceful quality to it, and it was sung by Ringo himself. It took 32 takes, but the band members were pleased with the addition of this song. Incidentally, this would be the last song that had Ringo Starr on lead vocals. Many years later, in 2014, he would write a children's book based on the song.

From Quiz House of the Rising Sun

Answer: Sex Pistols

Directed by Alex Cox and released in 1986, "Sid and Nancy" details the destructive relationship between Sid Vicious (real name John Simon Ritchie), bassist of the Sex Pistols, and his American girlfriend, Nancy Spungen, who introduced him to heroin. Their affair ended tragically in 1978 at New York City's Chelsea Hotel, when Sid stabbed Nancy to death. He died a few months later, of a heroin overdose that was probably intentional. The film, originally titled "Love Kills", stars Gary Oldman (for whom it was a breakthrough) and Chloe Webb, with appearances from famous musicians such as Courtney Love, Nico and Iggy Pop. Joe Strummer of The Clash wrote part of the original soundtrack.

From Quiz That's Kentertainment

Answer: Doctor Syn

Russell Thorndike was the brother of the actress Dame Sybil Thorndike. Although the series of "Doctor Syn" novels has plots that span the world, the heart of the action takes place around Dymchurch on Romney Marsh in Kent. Dymchurch continues to celebrate his works with the "Day of Syn". One of the narrow gauge steam locomotives on the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway is named "Doctor Syn".

From Quiz Arizona: That's Entertainment 1912-2012

Answer: Wallace and Ladmo

"The Wallace and Ladmo Show" featured Wallace (Bill Thompson) and Ladmo (Ladimir Kwiatkowski) and was a combination of live action skits and cartoons. Arizona radio legend Pat McMahon was also featured on the show in the guise of numerous characters, including Marshall Good, Aunt Maud and his signature persona, the bratty Gerald. An Arizona icon, the show ran on KPHO-TV5 in Phoenix and was seen all over the state and in the California and Mexico border towns. It was even briefly syndicated to Los Angeles and New York in 1971. Besides hosting the show, Wallace and Ladmo made many appearances around the state, showing up at fairs, concerts and all sorts of events, handing out that most coveted gift for Arizona children, the Ladmo Bag. A plain brown bag with black stenciing, the Ladmo Bag contained an assortment of candy, snacks, soda, coupons and such, and was awarded as a prize for various contests on the show. On the final telecast, the last Ladmo Bag was given to Wallace.

From Quiz A Bite of the Big Apple

Answer: Studio 54

The real Studio 54 was notorious for the hedonism that occurred within its walls. It was opened from 1977 until 1981 when it was sold, however it continued to operate as a nightclub with various owners. In 1998 it became the venue for the Roundabout Theatre Company with a separate nightclub and restaurant, 54 Below, in the basement.

From Quiz Not Your Normal House

Answer: In a shoe

There are several variations of this traditional nursery rhyme, but whatever the case may be, they live in a shoe. Some suggest that the nursery rhyme was written so long ago, that the shoe actually had meaning linked with fertility. Some also believe this old woman was based on a historical figure, possibly Queen Caroline, "There was an old woman who lived in a shoe. She had so many children, she didn't know what to do; She gave them some broth without any bread; Then whipped them all soundly and put them to bed."

From Quiz Beside the Seaside

Answer: Torquay

British actor John Cleese starred as Basil Fawlty, the manic hotel owner of Fawlty Towers. The programme was based on the real life Gleneagles Hotel in Torquay, where John Cleese stayed with his fellow "Monty Python" co-stars when they were in the area filming. Each episode title was a partial anagram of Fawlty Towers. Some of the titles included "Warty Towels", "Watery Fowls" and "Fatty Owls".

From Quiz Goodbye Cruel World

Answer: Barnum

Following its opening on Broadway in 1980, the musical premiered in London's West End in 1981. It opens with the song 'There's a Sucker Born Ev'ry Minute', an expression erroneously attributed to Phineas Taylor Barnum. It features the characters of Joice Heth, the 161 year-old 'mammy' of George Washington, Jenny Lind (The Swedish Nightingale) and General Tom Thumb. A 1986 version of the musical, starring Michael Crawford as Barnum, was filmed for television.

From Quiz Honoring New York City

Answer: Only stock footage of the city was used.

"Friends" was filmed in Burbank, California, at the Warner Brothers studios. The series went into syndication shortly after the series officially ended.

From Quiz Homes of Fictional Characters

Answer: Flanders family ("The Simpsons")

Ned Flanders is a devout Christian and the owner of the Leftorium. This is a store specializing in products for left-handed people.

From Quiz The Entertainment of Michigan

Answer: Road to Perdition

Mike Sullivan is a hit man and his son witnesses' one of his "hits" by accident. At the end of the movie, Mike and his son, Mike Jr. are in the beach house on Lake Michigan. The beach house is actually in West Olive, Michigan, which is between Holland and Grand Haven, Michigan. As much as I enjoyed the movie, I was NOT expecting this type of role from Tom Hanks. A little surprising, to say the least.

From Quiz The Road to...

Answer: Los Angeles

This movie, starring Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway, was selected by the Library of Congress to be preserved because it had accurately depicted the local cultural atmosphere. It won Golden Globe awards and was nominated for numerous Oscars.

From Quiz Made in Africa

Answer: Nigeria

Damini can claim some early family, musical, influence; his maternal grandfather managing the famed Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti and providing an introduction. Ogulu would leave Nigeria to study media before returning home to launch his music career. His debut album "L.I.F.E." (2013), which was a mix of Afrobeats and road rap, was praised by critics and nominated for Best Album of the Year at the 2014 Nigeria Entertainment Awards. It would peak at number seven on the US Billboard Reggae charts. His third album "African Giant" (2019) would be nominated for the Best World Album, but he would lose out to Beninese singer Angelique Kidjo and her album "Celia". The following year he would win that category with his next album "Twice as Tall", which also made him the first Nigerian artist to earn back-to-back nominations at the Grammys. Burna Boy describes his music as Afro fusion and cites his influences as Fela Kuti, King Sunny Ade and Bob Marley. This question was recorded by Phoenix Rising's pollucci19, whose poor attempt at humour, suggesting that Burna was the love-child of Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, fell on deaf ears.

From Quiz An Entertaining Romp Through European Capitals

Answer: Danube

'Blue Danube' was written by Johann Strauss II in 1866. Strauss performed an orchestral version at the Paris World Fair in 1867. All other rivers flow through other European countries. The Thames through London; the Seine through Paris; the Rhine through Germany.

From Quiz House of the Rising Sun

Answer: La Traviata

"La Traviata" (The Fallen Woman) is one of Giuseppe Verdi's best-known works. In the opera, based on Alexandre Dumas younger's play "La Dame aux Camélias", young bourgeois Alfredo Germont falls in love with famed courtesan Violetta Valéry, who abandons her lavish Paris life for his sake. Dumas' play was in turn based on a true story, that of Marie Duplessis, a young courtesan who had been the author's lover. "La Traviata" was premiered on 6 March 1852 at Venice's famed Teatro La Fenice, with soprano Fanny Salvini-Donatelli as Violetta. Though that first performance was not successful, one year later the revised opera was performed at another Venetian theatre, where it met with great acclaim. "La Traviata" is now considered one of the masterpieces of the opera genre, regularly performed in opera houses worldwide. The remaining choices are all famous 19th-century operas: "Carmen" by Georges Bizet (who was French, unlike the others), "Norma" by Vincenzo Bellini, and "La Bohème" by Giacomo Puccini.

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