Entertainment: Something in Common Trivia

1. The Showtime TV series of eight seasons had the most episodes of any Showtime show until another Showtime show overtook it in 2018, and the movie with this title is about a prisoner in San Quentin who writes a play. What is the title?

From Quiz Unrelated Movies & TV Shows With Same Title [8]

Answer: Weeds

In 2012, when "Weeds", starring Mary-Louise Parker as a mother who turns to pot-dealing, entered its eighth and final season, it became the show with the most episodes of all Showtime Channel shows (102 episodes). It wasn't until 2018 when the Showtime show "Shameless" surpassed it, ending its run in 2021 with 134 episodes. In the 1987 movie "Weeds" directed by John D. Hancock, noted for directing "Bang The Drum Slowly", the always reliable Nick Nolte plays Lee Umstetter, imprisoned for armed robbery. After reading books from the prison library, and attending a performance for the prisoners of the play "Waiting for Godot", Lee starts writing plays about prison life, and staging them too.

From Quiz Unrelated Movies & TV Shows With Same Title [7]

Answer: Bones

"Bones" starred Emily Deschanel (sister of Zooey Deschanel) as a forensic anthropologist named Dr. Temperance whose nickname was "Bones" due to her skill at analyzing skeletal remains to solve murders. She is called upon to assist people like F.B.I. Special Agent Seeley Booth, played by David Boreanaz. Snoop Dogg played Jimmy Bones in the 2001 film "Bones", a man who was shot to death but returned as a ghost, seeking revenge against his killers, but also to make things better in his neighborhood. Pam Grier played Pearl, Jimmy Bones' former lover.

From Quiz Unrelated Movies & TV Shows With Same Title [5]

Answer: Big Sky

"Big Sky" which debuted in 2020 came from the creative mind of David E. Kelley of "Boston Legal" and "Ally McBeal" fame. In this show two women, one a private detective and the other an ex-cop who was having an affair with the private detective's husband, team up to solve crimes. The premiere episode's last scene was a doozy. "Big Sky" was also the title of a 1997-1999 TV series from Australia involving a small airline company. The same title was used by a 1997 TV mini-series showcasing performances of Canadian musicians. One film with the title "Big Sky" came out in 1952 and starred Kirk Douglas as a frontiersman, and was directed by the legendary Howard Hawks. The 2011 "Big Sky" film is a drama, and the 2015 "Big Sky" film is a thriller in which a teenager and her mother are menaced by a gunman. Small Wonder is one of Delaware's nicknames, Lone Star State is a Texas moniker, and Land of Plenty isn't actually a nickname of a state although it was the title of a 2014 film starring Michelle Williams.

From Quiz Action Figures of the 1960s and 1970s

Answer: Batman

Adam West caught the attention of "Batman's" producer, William Dozier, while he was playing Captain Quik, a James Bond-type character, in milk commercials for Nestle's Quik. Adam West fell in love with the script during the audition which portrayed the superhero with witty humor and a detective theme. West signed the contract on the spot with the condition that he would have a say in choosing the actor that played Robin. West went along with the director's choice with Burt Ward as Robin. He valued Ward's experience with stunts but was hesitant with Ward's inexperience with acting. Ward proved to be faithful as a team player. West and Ward became known as the "Dynamic Duo" for their portrayal of Batman and Robin. In the "Batman" show, Batman would often fight unexpected surprises with tools from his utility belt, followed by Robin's remark of "Holy Batman!". The show was known for its fight scenes, riddles, and humor. It also rotated through many villains and scenarios, which kept the shows entertaining for their viewers. West and Ward lead the "Batman" show to be nominated for an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Comedy Series" in its first year in 1966. It lost to "The Dick Van Dyke Show." The "Batman" show became a huge part of Adam West's fame and legacy. According to "The Hollywood Reporter", when "Batman" ended, West shared with his fans, "When Batman was canceled, the only thing I thought is that it would be the end of me, and it was for a bit. But then I realized what we created in the show. We created this zany, lovable world." (The Hollywood Reporter, "Adam West Dies At 88") (Information from "The Hollywood Reporter", "Reuters", and "NBC News")

From Quiz Christmas Viewings I Like

Answer: Luke

When Linus is giving this speech, he drops the blanket when he gets to the line, "And the angel said unto them, Fear not..." because when he said that, Linus knew he could relax and didn't have to be afraid and therefore at that moment did not need his security blanket. "A Charlie Brown Christmas" first aired in 1965.

From Quiz Sherlock Holmes in Movies and Television

Answer: John Barrymore

John Barrymore played the role of Holmes, with Roland Young as Watson. The film also featured William Powell in his first screen appearance.

From Quiz The History of Hair Dryers

Answer: Darth Vader

'Back to the Future' told the story of a teenage boy named Marty McFly who travelled back to 1955 when he drove a DeLorean sports car that had been converted into a time machine at the key speed of 88 miles per hour. During his time in 1955 he met both his parents George and Lorraine as teenagers and inadvertently got in the way of their relationship. In order to save himself and his siblings from being wiped out of existence, Marty tried a number of different plots and plans to bring them back together, including a somewhat bizarre attempt where he claimed to be an alien called Darth Vader from the planet Vulcan and threatened to melt his father's brain with a "ray gun" (hair dryer) if he didn't ask Lorraine out. Since the planet Vulcan didn't feature in a TV episode of 'Star Trek' until 1967 and the first film in the 'Star Wars' franchise was released in 1977, poor George McFly had no way of knowing that the alien name and place his strange visitor had just quoted were lifted straight out of science fiction.

From Quiz The Civil War Goes to the Movies and Television

Answer: William Shatner

Levitt's play was itself based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel "Andersonville" by MacKinlay Kantor. Both the movie and the play center on the trial of Andersonville Camp Commandant Henry Wirz. The movie would be directed by George C. Scott, who had Shatner's role in the original stage production of the play. The movie adaptation would win Emmy Awards for Outstanding Single Program - Drama or Comedy, Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama - Adaptation (Levitt's wrote the movie adaptation of his play), and Outstanding Achievement in Technical Direction and Electronic Camerawork. At the time Shatner was the only one of these four men to be able to say they had been captain of the starship Enterprise as the original "Star Trek" TV series had ended in June of 1969. And he would command the various models of the Enterprise portrayed in the movies based around the cast of the original series. Patrick Stewart would command the various models of the Enterprise to appear in the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" series and movies based on the cast of that series and again in 2023 in the series "Star Trek: Picard. Scott Bakula would command the Enterprise in the series "Star Trek: Enterprise". And Bruce Greenwood would command the Enterprise in the 2009 movie "Star Trek".

From Quiz Disembodied Hands in Film and TV

Answer: Thing

"Thing" was usually played by Ted Cassidy, who also played Lurch on the TV show. When Lurch and "Thing" played in a scene together, "Thing" was played by Jack Voglin.

From Quiz Favorite Christmas Movies and TV Specials

Answer: Burgermeister Meisterburger

Toys were declared a menace to society when the Burgermeister tripped and fell over a roller skate. This TV special produced by Rankin/Bass first aired in December 1970. It featured Fred Astaire as the narrator and Mickey Rooney as the voice of Kris Kringle/Santa Claus.

From Quiz Who's Played Sherlock Holmes?

Answer: Mack Sennett

The earliest film featuring Sherlock Holmes was made in the United States in 1905, but between 1911 and 1913, Mack Sennett produced and acted in 11 slapstick shorts very loosely based on Conan Doyle's detective. The first four were made while still working at Biograph, and the rest were made at Keystone, the studio he founded in 1912.

From Quiz Peter Cushing: "Laurel & Hardy" to "Star Wars"

Answer: A Chump at Oxford (1940)

In "A Chump at Oxford", Laurel and Hardy were sent to Oxford University 'to get an education' as a reward for catching a bank robber. Peter Cushing played one of the students who gave them a hard time. Cushing's Hollywood debut was a year earlier, in 1939, in an early version of "The Man in the Iron Mask". A year later, in 1941, he returned to the UK and served with other performers in ENSA, providing entertainment for the armed services during World War II.

From Quiz Christmas Movies I Love

Answer: An All Dogs Christmas Carol

"An All Dog Christmas Carol" was created in 1998. It is the Charles Dickens tale told with dogs as the characters. Carface (voiced by Ernest Borgnine) steals money that is to pay for Timmy's (voiced by Taylor Epperson) operation. Charlie (voiced by Stephen Weber) and Itchy (voiced by Dom DeLouise) show Carface his life when he was a pup, as he is in the present, and what will happen in the future if he doesn't change. Annabelle's evil cousin Belladonna (also voiced by Bebe Neuwirth) wants to destroy Christmas with Carface's help. Annabelle gives Charlie and Itchy the power to show Carface his life past, present and future.

From Quiz These Go to 11

Answer: This is Spinal Tap

Cult favorite "This is Spinal Tap" (1984) is a fake documentary and biting satire about a fictional rock band. The film follows documentary filmmaker Marty DeBergi (played by Rob Reiner, the film's actual director) as he accompanies Spinal Tap (hailed as "one of England's loudest bands") on their 1982 comeback tour. Each over-the-top encounter cleverly skewers the stereotypical excesses and pretentiousness that exemplify the rock 'n' roll lifestyle. In one memorable scene, guitarist Nigel Tufnel shows off the band's equipment to DiBergi, but doesn't understand why he isn't more impressed by the Marshall amp with dials that go to 11: DiBergi: "Most amps go up to ten?" Tufnel: "Exactly." DiBergi: "Does that mean it's louder? Is it any louder?" Tufnel: "Well, it's one louder, isn't it? It's not ten." ... DiBergi: "Why don't you just make ten louder and make ten be the top number, and make that a little louder?" Tufnel: [beat] "These go to 11." In 2011, fans of the film christened November 11 as "Nigel Tufnel Day" in honor of its "maximum elevenness" (11.11.11). The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) allows users to assign ratings to films and normally displays the aggregated results on a scale of 1 to 10, with one notable exception: the IMDb page for "This is Spinal Tap" displays the user ratings on a scale that goes to 11.

From Quiz Fictional Clergy in Movies and Television

Answer: The Penguin

Kathleen Freeman played Sister Mary Stigmata the 1980 film "The Blues Brothers". She gave Jake and Elwood Blues the task of raising the $5,000 needed to pay her orphanage's property tax bill. Even though Sister Mary Stigmata raised the two brothers in the orphanage, they still referred to her as "the Penguin".

From Quiz Moms in Movies and on TV

Answer: Edna Turnblad

John Waters' film "Hairspray" came out in 1988 with Divine playing Edna Turnblad, mother of the lead character Tracy Turnblad. The film was set in Baltimore in the 1960s with Tracy (played by Rickie Lake) as an overweight teenager who auditions for "The Corny Collins Show" and wins. The movie was remade in 2007, this time with Edna being portrayed by John Travolta (Tony Manero himself) playing the mother, opposite Christopher Walken as the father Wilbur Turnblad. If you can think of an odder couple, please let me know!

From Quiz Starring Steve Harris

Answer: Law & Order

"Law & Order" aired from 1990-2010, a total of twenty seasons. Steve was in two episodes, playing two different minor characters. The series gave rise to spin-offs "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit", "Law & Order: Criminal Intent", "Law & Order: Trial by Jury", and "Law & Order: LA". The latter two only lasted one season each, but "Law & Order: SVU" began its seventeenth season in September 2015, and "Criminal Intent" lasted for ten seasons. Steve Harris was born on December 3, 1965 in Chicago, Illinois.

From Quiz You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch

Answer: The Wet Bandits

The first in what became a franchise, "Home Alone" (1990) stars Macaulay Culkin as Kevin, a young boy who is accidentally left home alone over Christmas while his family goes on holiday to Paris. Meanwhile, Harry and Marv have been burglarizing houses in Kevin's neighbourhood, specifically targeting houses where the occupants have left for the holidays. Marv wants them to have a special signature - so he stops up the kitchen sink and leaves the water running to flood the houses they've robbed, hence the Wet Bandits. Kevin realizes that Harry and Marv plan to break into his house, and at first puts them off by playing music and making it appear as if the house is full of people. When Harry and Marv figure out that Kevin is there alone, they decide to proceed with their plan, thinking they can easily take on a kid. Kevin defends himself and his house with many booby traps, some very elaborate, and when Harry and Marv break in, they get caught in an awful lot of them.

From Quiz Actors Who Played U.S. Presidents

Answer: Nixon

In the 2008 film "Frost/Nixon", Frank Langella played Richard Nixon being interviewed by David Frost (Michael Sheen). In 1995, Anthony Hopkins was the President in Oliver Stone's movie "Nixon", which documents the President's personal and professional life through narratives, illustrating both his successes and his failures. Richard Nixon was played by Dan Hedaya in "Dick" (1999), John Cusack in "The Butler" (2013), and in "X-Men: Days of Future Past" (2014) with Mark Camacho in the role. The other choices include Ian Wolfe/Coolidge in "The Court Martial of Billy Mitchell; Corbin Bernsen/Ford in "The Commission" and Keene Curtis as Ike in "IQ".

From Quiz "What You Talkin' 'Bout"

Answer: Dr. No

All of the choices are films in which Sean Connery played Bond, but the phrase first appeared in "Dr. No" in 1962 when 007 was introducing himself to Sylvia Trench at a baccarat table when she suggested they raise the stakes - Bond: "I admire your courage Miss...?" Sylvia: "Trench. Sylvia Trench. I admire your luck Mr...?" Bond: "Bond. James Bond"...and the rest, as they say, is history! Miss Trench appeared as Bond's love interest again in "From Russia with Love" in 1963 and was played by Eunice Gayson (a trivia answer if ever there was one). BTW, "Dr. No" was about an evil scientist trying to destroy the U.S. space program.

From Quiz They Don't Make Theme Songs Like They Used To

Answer: High Noon

"High Noon", the 1952 movie starring Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly, is, perhaps, one of the greatest Westerns of all time. Directed by Fred Zinnemann, it tells the story of former Marshal Will Kane who has just married and is planning to leave Hadleyville, New Mexico; he hears that criminal Frank Miller has been let loose and is on his way back to seek revenge against Kane who turned him in. With his wife ready to leave ("Do not forsake me") and the townspeople unwilling to help, Will Kane must face this threat alone. The song "High Noon" was written by Dimitri Tiomkin and sung by Tex Ritter.

From Quiz I Prefer My Batmen to Be Animated

Answer: Kevin Conroy

Conroy first voiced the character in "Batman: The Animated series". He was the primary animated voice for the character from 1993 through 2013.

From Quiz Movie Remake Contrasts

Answer: His father's name is John Fredrick

Elwood's father is still John Fredrick, as said right after telling the story of how he met Harvey. I don't remember who James Stewart's Elwood said his childhood playmate's name was, but Harry Anderson's Elwood said Verne Mackelhaney. Veta says "You're staying right here" in the 1950 version, but it's Omar, the family lawyer, who says it in the 1996 version. And in this version, Dr. Chumley wants him to take that formula so he can have Harvey all to himself.

From Quiz Fictional Fast Food Joints

Answer: Jack Rabbit Slim's

In the 1994 film "Pulp Fiction", Vince (John Travolta) and Mia (Uma Thurman) go to Jack Rabbit Slim's, a 1950s-themed restaurant in California where they order from their waiter, Buddy Holly, and Mia has a 'Durwood Kirby Burger' (see Garry Moore for details) and a '$5 shake' before they wind up on the dance floor doing the twist during a dance competition. Joe's Pie Diner is from the movie "Waitress"; Mr. Smiley's is from "American Beauty", and Pizza Planet appears in "Toy Story".

From Quiz Fuzzy Friends

Answer: Dragnet

Jack Webb was in both movies and television before creating and starring in "Dragnet". He was also the producer who was influenced by real crime cases. The show depicted real police procedures. You can look for Jack Webb in the 1950 movie, "Sunset Boulevard", starring Gloria Swanson.

From Quiz The History of "Scooby-Doo"

Answer: Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!

Created by Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc., "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!" was originally aired on CBS from September 1969 to October 1970. It had two seasons and 25 episodes. Each episode of this series, and the ones that came after, consisted of four teenagers (Fred, Shaggy, Velma, and Daphne) and their talking Great Dane, Scooby-Doo, finding themselves in the middle of some sort of mystery, usually involving some supernatural creature. They would then gather clues and build traps until they caught the bad guy, who would be unmasked to reveal someone who was using the disguise to hide a crime of some sort.

From Quiz Slaying the Dragon

Answer: Dragon Lady

"Dragon Lady" first appeared as a character in the comic strip "Terry and the Pirates" in 1934. Anna May Wong was the first Chinese American film star, and played a number of "dragon lady" roles over her long career in film, stage, TV and radio.

From Quiz Sport Connections

Answer: Detroit Tigers

Costner won two Academy Awards for his movie "Dances With Wolves", Best Director and Best Picture. On the flip side, he also won the same awards for his picture "The Postman", but these were the Razzie Awards.

From Quiz Some Christmas Carols; or, Which Scrooge?

Answer: Alistair Sim

Called "Scrooge" in the UK, this film did not have an auspicious beginning across the pond. Distributed by United Artists in USA, the company submitted it for consideration to be premiered at the prestigious Radio City Music Hall in New York. But those who were booking the movies decided, after viewing the film, that it was just too dark, so they scheduled it to play in the States during the Halloween season, a time when people weren't ready yet for Christmas films. Not until shown on TV did the this film, and Alistair Sim's portrayal in particular, develop a following and become a true classic. Watch for Patrick MacNee (Mr. Steed in "The Avengers") as a young Jacob Marley and Hermione Baddeley (the housekeeper Ellen in "Mary Poppins") as Mrs. Cratchit. (Patrick MacNee later hosted a special colorized broadcast of "Scrooge" in the UK.)

From Quiz Great Bromances of the 20th and 21st Centuries

Answer: Boy Meets World

"Boy Meets World" originally ran from 1993 to 2000 and was one of the staple shows of ABC's TGIF lineup. Cory Matthews was the titular character, who was 11 years old when the show began. The series followed Cory as he grew up, including his experiences in school, with his family, with his girlfriend and later wife Topanga, and with his often-troubled best friend Shawn. Cory and Shawn were all but inseperable. In fact, when Cory and Topanga got married, he and Shawn got into a big fight because they were concerned their friendship would come to end because Cory was getting married. All ended well though, and Shawn stood with Cory, arms each other, while Cory and Topanga said their vows. At the end of the series, Shawn even moved with Cory and Topanga to New York.

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