Entertainment 140520

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1   Which 90s sitcom took part of its name from a former chairman of British Railways?
A   Oh, Doctor Beeching! (Dr. Richard Beeching, early 1960s chair of the British Railways Board)

2   Who had a top ten hit in 1982 with, Driving in My Car?
A   Madness

3   Which former Grandstand presenter was one of the original presenters of the BBC’s Breakfast Time?
A   Frank Bough (the BBC later sacked him after the News of the World reported he had taken cocaine and worn lingerie at parties involving prostitutes)

4   Who sang the theme to the 1981 Bond film, For Your Eyes Only?
A   Sheena Easton (she was one of the most successful British female recording artists of the 1980s)

5   What was the first film in colour to win an Academy Award for Best Picture?
A   Gone with the Wind (It received five other nominations)

6   What is the title of the only UK no. 1 by Doctor and the Medics with a cover of a Norman Greenbaum song?
A   Spirit in the Sky

7   On which game show did the loser get a chequebook and pen?
A   Blankety Blank

8   What double-act on TV and on the club-circuit were Cyril Mead and Edward McGinnis?
A   Little and Large – Syd Little (Cyril Mead) and Eddie Large (Edward McGinnis) – They formed their partnership in 1962, though their big break came in 1971 when they appeared on ITV talent show Opportunity Knocks.

9   Which band returned to the top of the charts in 1999 with ‘Maria’, more than 18 years after their previous chart-topper?
A   Blondie – Rapture, UK number 5 (US no.1) in 1981

10   Bruce Dickinson, is the lead vocalist for which heavy metal band?
A   Iron Maiden (1981 – 1993 and 1999 – present, they have sold well over 100 million albums worldwide)