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1 With which song did the Swedish rock band Europe top the charts in the UK in 1986?
A The Final Countdown – It was also a success in 24 other countries, making it Europe’s most popular and recognizable song.
2 Which Channel 4 late-night comical review of unusual topics from Western and Central Europe did Antoine de Caunes and Jean-Paul Gaultier present for sixteen series?
A Euro Trash (Rapido was BBC2)
3 How many times has the UK won the Eurovision song contest?
A Five – 1967: Sandie Shaw won with “Puppet on A String”; 1969: Lulu won with “Boom Bang-a-Bang”; 1976: Brotherhood of Man won with “Save Your Kisses For Me”; 1981: Bucks Fizz won with “Making Your Mind Up”; 1997: Katrina & The Waves won with “Love Shine A Light”
4 From which country did the Big Brother TV format originate?
A Netherlands (first broadcast in 1999)
5 What was the surname of the wealthy oil family featured in the 1980s TV series Dynasty?
A Carrington
6 Which actor played the dual roles of Millicent and Clarence Fritton in the 1954 film The Belles of St Trinian’s?
A Alastair Sim
7 What was the surname of the leading family in the 1960s TV series Bonanza?
A Cartwright
8 Which 1964 film depicts the Battle of Rourke’s Drift?
A Zulu
9 In which 1977 science fiction film did the Devils Tower National Monument in Wyoming, USA, feature prominently?
A Close Encounters of the Third Kind – used as a plot element and the location of the film’s climactic scenes.
10 Which music video played first on MTV Europe?
A Money for Nothing by Dire Straits (the first video played on MTV in the US was the Video Killed the Radio Star by The Buggles)