Television Q-T: 'T' Trivia

1. In what country and in which national language was the programme "30 Coins" filmed?

From Quiz "30 Coins" - Judas' Legacy

Answer: Spain/Spanish

"30 Coins" (in Spanish "30 monedas") was created, written and directed by Álex de la Iglesia for HBO Europe. It was shot (mostly) in Spain and the dialogue was (mostly) in Spanish. The series is set in the village of Pedraza (fictional) and was shot in the municipality of Pedraza (real) in the province of Segovia. Where appropriate, bits of the dialogue are in Italian, Latin, or English.

From Quiz "Taskmaster": Series 1

Answer: Romesh Ranganathan

Romesh hadn't told his wife that he was offering up his wedding ring as a prize and told Greg that he was "genuinely in deep trouble if the ring didn't come home." This comment prompted Frank to add, "So am I if I turn up in it."

From Quiz The Tripods: The Television Program (Series 1)

Answer: 2089

In the opening shot of the first episode, there is a caption which reads "A village in England, July 2089 AD". The date is also displayed at the start of other episodes. Since the first season of the series aired in 1984, this was slightly more than a century in the future. The original trilogy of books was published in 1966-1967 and there was the implication that it was set about a century in the future. With the first few shots, we are already aware that something is wrong. This is not a future of gleaming metal and flying machines. The simpler buildings and horse drawn cart suggest a setting more akin to the 19th century than the 21st. In some ways this episode can be compared to the first chapter of "The White Mountains". Though we see Will's cousin, Jack, drawn into the Tripod and a more elaborate presentation of the community celebration after he returns, we lose the conversation Will and Jack had before this event where Jack raised many questions about the Tripods to set the mood for the series. However, the episode does offer some conversation between Will and his mother, presenting a bit more of a female character. (One of the common criticisms of the original trilogy was dearth of female characters.)

From Quiz "The Trip" Season One

Answer: Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon

Steve Coogan is famous for portraying Alan Partridge as well playing the lead in movies such as the BAFTA winning "Philomena" (2014) and voicing Silas Ramsbottom in the "Despicable Me" franchise. Rob Brydon is famous for his many impressions and once, on April Fools Day stood in for BBC Radio 2 presenter Ken Bruce on his show, without anyone realising. Brydon also appeared in "Gavin and Stacey" (2007-2010), playing the part of Stacey's Uncle Bryn.

From Quiz Twelve Angry Men (1997)

Answer: Mary McDonnell

The other three are also Oscar nominees, but have won at least one Academy Award. Mary McDonnell makes the plea to the jury to take seriously the great responsibility they have. This opening speech would be the only appearance of the judge in the movie.

From Quiz That's My Mama

Answer: Oscar

It was called "Oscar's Barbershop", named after Clifton's father, and was located in northwest DC.

From Quiz Th1rteen R3asons Why

Answer: On his front porch

Hannah Baker had committed suicide a week earlier, and it was a waning topic amongst her fellow classmates. But, Clay was seemingly haunted by her absence and we saw him remembering her in flashbacks. Tony Padilla offered Clay a ride home, and played a music cassette tape for him. When Clay walked up to his front door, the package with her tapes was sitting on his front porch. He used his father's boombox to play the first tape, and was shocked when he heard her voice. At the end of episode one, Clay had finished the first side of the first cassette, side A, and Tony told him it was probably time for the other side. Katherine Langford played Hannah. Dylan Minnette played Clay. Christian Navarro played Tony. Dylan has also starred on the original "Prison Break" series, "Scandal", and "Saving Grace".

From Quiz A Taste of Toast - A "Toast of London" Quiz

Answer: Matt Berry

Matt Berry appeared in a number of fairly surreal TV comedies such as "Garth Marengi's Darkplace", "The Mighty Boosh" and "The IT Crowd" before getting his own series playing the self-important Steven Toast in "Toast of London". A 2012 pilot show was followed by six-episode series in 2013, 2014 and 2015. He has also appeared as the character Beef in Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer's "House of Fools".

From Quiz All About "The Thundermans"

Answer: 2013

A preview for the series aired on October 14, 2013, but the show didn't officially premiere until November 2, 2013.

From Quiz "Tales From The Crypt": "Dead Right"

Answer: "Shock SuspenStories"

Most of the stories for the television show "Tales From The Crypt" came from different comic books published by EC Comics. The 6th issue of "Shock SuspenStories" contains the source material for "Dead Right", which was influenced by the short story "In The Cards!" by John Collier.

From Quiz "The Time Tunnel" Trivia

Answer: 1968

The other dates were used in other Irwin Allen series - "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" (1980), "Land of the Giants" (1983), and "Lost in Space" (1997).

From Quiz "Twisted": The First Season

Answer: Five

It was mentioned in more than one episode that Danny was gone for five years. The first episode showed Danny's first day back home after getting out of juvy.

From Quiz Heeere's Johnny - "The Tonight Show"

Answer: 1962

Johnny Carson began his run as host of "The Tonight Show" on October 1, 1962. Carson was preceded by Steve Allen, the show's original host who appeared from 1954 through 1957, and Jack Paar, who hosted the show from 1957 until 1962. Carson was originally offered the hosting job several months prior to Paar's planned departure from the show, but declined the offer. Carson, a shy person by nature, feared that he would not be able to interview celebrities for the 105 minutes of the show. NBC then offered the job to Bob Newhart, Jackie Gleason, Grocho Marx, and Joey Bishop, all of whom declined the offer. NBC then approached Carson again and convinced him to accept the offer. The rest as they say was history. Carson went on to host the show for the next 30 years.

From Quiz Taking Aim at "Top Shot All-Stars"

Answer: Proving Ground

The contestants who finished last in each episode's preliminary Individual Challenge got sent to the Proving Ground. There, each shooter had one shot at a bull's-eye target. Those whose shots landed closest to the bull's-eye survived to compete another day, while the others were sent to the Elimination Round.

From Quiz "Tosh.0" Knowledge Redemption

Answer: Afro Ninja

Afro Ninja (Mark Hicks) is a professional stunt man who has appeared in many major films.

From Quiz Tess of the D'Urbervilles

Answer: Ruth Jones

Ruth Jones writes and stars in the series "Gavin and Stacey". She plays Tess' mother Joan, who is characterised as childish and warm.

From Quiz 'Threads': Nuclear War on the BBC

Answer: Sheffield

It was set in Sheffield, still an important steel manufacturing centre in the early 1980s and therefore a prime target.

From Quiz Daily Greet! A 'This is Jinsy' Quiz!

Answer: tilth

The missing word is tilth, which is an old sort of word for cultivated land. By the way, the anthem or 'Island Big Song' is sung to the tune of the old Imperial Russian national anthem, 'God Save the Tsar'.

From Quiz Tales of the Gold Monkey

Answer: Jake Cutter

Jake Cutter attended Cornell University, served in the Army Air Corps, and worked as a travelling barnstormer.

From Quiz That Metal Show

Answer: Eddie Trunk, Jim Florentine, and Don Jamieson

Jim Florentine is a stand-up comedian, as is Don Jamieson. Eddie Trunk is an American music historian, radio personality, author, and talk show host. Together these three men make the show we call "That Metal Show"!

From Quiz "Tipping the Velvet" - Sexy and Taboo!

Answer: Sarah Waters

Sarah Waters is a highly regarded writer having had great success. Waters has also written "Affinity" (1999), set in a women's Victorian prison, and "Fingersmith" (2002) about petty thieves in the 1800s in London.

From Quiz "True Women" Part 2 of 2

Answer: Cholera

Georgia was swimming in the river near their home and a dead body floated to the surface. The baby was born healthy as was Martha Benny's child born a few minutes later. The baby had gotten sick with cholera and died quickly.

From Quiz "True Women" Part 1 of 2

Answer: Tadpoles

They caught seventeen tadpoles but when they were grownups they said they caught eighteen. Georgia's mother wouldn't let the girls keep them but Georgia said her father would let them.

From Quiz "2900 Happiness" Season 1

Answer: From Holbæk to Hellerup

Sten Skovgaard, his wife, Hanne, and their daughter, Freja, lived in Holbæk when his sister, Majse, married her fiancé, Jan Erik, whom lived in Hellerup. Jan Erik's father owned a billion kroner (Danish money) firm and when he decided to leave his post of director he offered it to Sten. Which was what led Sten Skovgaard and his family to move to Hellerup.

From Quiz The Challenges on 'Takeshi's Castle'

Answer: Bridge Ball

In the challenge, the contestant had to catch a golden ball and run/walk/crawl across the bridge without getting knocked off. There was a large net underneath the bridge to catch any falling contestants. Very few made it across the bridge. Many contestants took shots to the mid-section and face in a very funny game. Craid Charles often referred to it as the 'bridge over the river why!' (As in, why on earth would they do it?')

From Quiz "Tabitha" Opening Narration and Theme Song

Answer: Tabitha

Tabitha was played by Lisa Hartman. She is married to singer Clint Black.

From Quiz Tom Goes To The Mayor

Answer: We never find out; he is simply "The Mayor"

He is referred to as "Mayor" or "Mr. Mayor" throughout the series; in an episode in which he presents a big check to Tom Peters, the signature line on the check is signed "The Mayor".

From Quiz Tales From Fat Tulip's Garden

Answer: Tony Robinson

Now much better known as Baldric from "Blackadder" and as the host of "Timeteam," Tony Robinson told the tales, and encouraged children to join him in the imaginary world of "Fat Tulip's Garden." Much of the story was improvised as he went along through each episode.

From Quiz Tales From The Crypt

Answer: The Cryptkeeper

The Cryptkeeper, Vaultkeeper, and Old Witch are all hosts of the horror comics "Tales From the Crypt", "The Vault of Horror", and "The Haunt of Fear".

From Quiz 10 Items or Less

Answer: Greens and Grains

Greens and Grains was passed down to Leslie from his father.

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