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Every once in awhile someone makes a quiz about a subject that just doesn't fit anywhere else in Quizzyland. These are usually really unique, well done quizzes that are a special interest. Here in the Grab Bag of Entertainment you will find a strange and wonderful assortment of exactly those kinds of quizzes.
folder Disney Mixture (52) category Literature
folder Entertainment Mixture (46) category Music
Editors: linkan, kyleisalive Quiz Search:
1 The Great British Battleaxe
Not a quiz about mediaeval weaponry, but rather a fond look at various formidable female characters and the women who portrayed them.
Average
10 Q
Supersal1
Jan 01 08
3006 plays
2 The Adventures of Nick Danger, Third Eye
A quiz about one of the most memorable characters to come from the imagination of the Firesign Theatre.
Average
15 Q
Oddball
Aug 30 07
423 plays
3 Entertain Me, Fred
To honor my name, I have compiled these Freds, Freddies, and Freddys in the world of entertainment. Your job is to identify them by the description given. The quiz does have a U.S. bias, but not all are American.
Average
15 Q
fredsixties
Jul 21 09
1467 plays
4 Missing Three Little Words
I'm sure that entertainment can be found wherever you look, but what happens when your endeavours decide to play tricks on you? Guess the three little words missing from each entertaining item in this quiz, _____-_____-_____! Good luck!
Easy
10 Q
kyleisalive
Mar 27 12
1317 plays
5 Small Screen Meets Large Screen
Many famous film actors have also graced the small screen in popular series, some before Hollywood beckoned, some after.
Average
10 Q
Christinap
Oct 09 11
1194 plays
6 The Spectrum, A Great Venue
This is a retrospective on Philadelphia's Spectrum, as well as some of it's history and the performers who have appeared there.
Difficult
10 Q
maskman22
Jul 31 09
231 plays
7 Waiting For the Electrician
The first album from the Firesign Theatre contains many treats for the ear and the mind. Come take a trip with us...
Tough
10 Q
Oddball
Nov 13 07
309 plays
8 On a Wing and a Prayer
The answers to this quiz will have something to do with wings and/or prayers. Questions come from the field of entertainment.
Average
10 Q
Vera2012
Oct 17 09
687 plays
9 Bad Boys
This is a quiz about the Bad Boys that we love to hate...or do we? You probably wouldn't want your daughters to bring them home, but the worlds of TV, film and literature would be considerably duller without them.
Difficult
10 Q
Supersal1
Jan 30 08
2832 plays
10 Don't Rain On My Parade
This quiz is all about parades that celebrate holidays, sporting events and how some parades are used in movies.
Average
10 Q
Illini43
May 30 10
531 plays
11 The Academy Awards: Who's Oscar?
A glittering prize, but how much do you know about the coveted golden guy himself?
Difficult
10 Q
fringe
Mar 02 04
2565 plays
12 "Puttin' On the Ritz"
This quiz is about "Puttin' On the Ritz" -- the song (mostly, very popular in the 1930's), the film, and the phrase itself. How much have you been "puttin' on the Ritz" lately? :)
Tough
10 Q
cmstrong
Oct 01 09
333 plays
13 Cameo People
This quiz is all about cameo roles and short character outings in the movies, on television and in some music videos. Have fun!
Tough
10 Q
papasmurf13
Sep 11 09
705 plays
14 Professorjon's Survivor Quiz
We are stranded on a deserted island with nine famous people. One by one we vote them off. Can you outwit, outplay, outlast and survive to become the Ultimate Survivor?
Average
10 Q
professorjon
Sep 05 02
4617 plays
15 More 20th century stuff to make you grin.
More questions on 20th century amusements. If you like the comedy, you may, in time, come to appreciate this stuff, too.
Very Difficult
10 Q
AlOpeesha
Oct 29 09
579 plays
16 EGOT: Winning All the Big Ones
There are very few actors that can claim to have won in all four of the major entertainment categories: Emmy (television), Grammy (music), Oscar (acting), and Tony (theater). This quiz focuses on those who have won competitive awards.
Difficult
10 Q
GoodVibe
Aug 20 12
186 plays
17 We're #2!
This is about the first runners-up in music, movies, books, etc. They all pertain to records which are highly unlikely to be broken any time soon.
Tough
10 Q
InXanadu
Nov 05 03
849 plays
18 Do You Admit Knowing This?
We trivia buffs are proud of our knowledge of classic literature, advanced genetics, the English monarchy, and even "The Simpsons". This quiz, however, focuses on things you might be embarrassed to admit knowing.
Difficult
10 Q
Akhnaten
Nov 30 06
4929 plays
19 Entertainment Mingle-Mangle
A hodgepodge! A ragbag! An omnimum-gatherum! Ten questions on ten subcategories of the Fun Trivia category of Entertainment. Enjoy the motley miscellany!
Tough
10 Q
gracious1
Dec 18 12
192 plays
20 "Lés Mis": Differences From the Novel
You've seen the amazing musical based on the just as amazing book. However, Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg couldn't capture everything in the book. Can you identify the differences between the book and musical?
Tough
10 Q
theatregeek12
Mar 24 12
102 plays
21 Super Soap Weekends 7 + 8
If you are an ABC soaps fan, Super Soap Weekends are for you. SSW gives you the opportunity to get to know your favorite actors. Take the quiz to learn more.
Difficult
10 Q
ghgrl
Feb 26 04
660 plays
22 Over a Hundred Years of Laughter
This quiz is a light-hearted look at light-entertainment over the last 100 years and should not be taken seriously, though the answers have been scrupulously researched by asking my auntie Ethel.
Average
10 Q
AlOpeesha
Oct 23 09
2124 plays
23 Knowing Me, Knowing You
"Knowing me Alan partridge, knowing you Glenn Ponder, Aha!" In this quiz inspired by the comedy show of the same name we look into the lovely world of chat shows and their hosts.
Difficult
10 Q
Thorstein
Jul 14 11
234 plays
24 Deleted, Leftover, Table-Scraps and Forgotten
I've made a dozen quizzes so far. These are questions that didn't make the cut or I thought of after.
Tough
10 Q
madasasnake
Feb 12 12
342 plays
25 Is That My Moose?
This twisted quiz revolves around the role of the much maligned moose in two hilarious comedic productions.
Difficult
10 Q
quanjai
Oct 30 11
159 plays
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Last Updated Jan 21 13 7:43 PM

Some sample questions from this category:

* The golden statuettes presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences are commonly referred to as 'Oscars', but how did this name originate?
* After having his base raised slightly in 1945, Oscar has remained the same size for more than 50 years. What is that height?
* The first Academy Award of Merit was produced locally by the California Bronze Foundry in 1928. In 1982 production was relocated to another part of the country and Oscar had to fly to the ceremony. Where were the new manufacturers situated?
* During the war years in the early 1940s, although the Oscars continued to be handed out, they weren't made of metal. Which substance was used instead?
* What was unusual about the Oscar presented to Edgar Bergen in 1937?


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