The closing credits of An American Werewolf in London contain which of the following messages? No animals, apart from werewolves, were harmed in the making of this film Heartfelt congratulations to Lady Diana Spencer and His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales on the occasion of their marriage All characters and events in this film are fictitious. Except for one During the making of The Shining, what did Stanley Kubrick do to get Jack Nicholson into a suitably agitated state of mind? Fed him nothing but cheese sandwiches for two weeks Banned alcohol Repeatedly beat him at poker Who said this about Errol Flynn? “He was just beautiful. He himself openly said, ‘I don’t know really anything about acting,’ and I admire his honesty because he’s absolutely right.” Bette Davis Ava Gardner Kenneth Tynan Which artist was nicknamed “Luca fa presto” because he painted so quickly? Signorelli Giordano Ghirlandhaio In which fiction does the artist never get round to finishing the painting? The Moon and Sixpence A Month in the Country The Unknown Masterpiece Which composer conducted the Worcester Ladies" Orchestral Class in the 1890s? Vaughan Williams Elgar Bax One of the following poets composed two operas. Which? TS Eliot Walt Whitman Ezra Pound The name Ballard Berkeley has been in the news recently. Who is, or was, a, or the, Ballard Berkeley? The Wisconsin anchor who referred throughout one entire news broadcast 10 days ago to “Floyd George”, sparking protests outside the KDFW station’s Green Bay offices The actor who played Major Gowen in Fawlty Towers A 1930s Hollywood producer and famed procurer of young women, who gave his name to a (short-lived) popular dance, and whose chinoiseried image could be seen on several interior walls of Jeffrey Epstein’s infamous East 71st St mansion in the recent Netflix documentary series What is the connection between Elementary, the 2012 series updating the Sherlock Holmes tales which ended its run late last year, and the Bond franchise? "" The grandmother of Lucy Liu, who plays Dr Joan Watson, married late in life Hawaiian Harold Sakata, who was Oddjob in Goldfinger. She went on to become casting director for the three subsequent movies Actor Ophelia Lovibond, who plays Kitty Winter, is actually the name of a Bond character (Major Dexter Smythe’s Jamaican aide-de-camp/factotum) in the 1966 Ian Fleming short story Octopussy The grandfather of Jonny Lee Miller (Sherlock) was Bernard Lee, M in the first 11 Bond films Which TV chef once worked as a cub reporter on the Bristol Evening Post and had dreams of joining the British Army? Andi Oliver Keith Floyd Nigella Lawson In which subject does the actor Sheila Atim have a degree? Astrophysics Biomedical science Architectural engineering Who wrote The Policeman’s Whistle? JB Priestley Terence Rattigan Githa Sowerby Harry Nilsson singing Everybody’s Talkin" won a Grammy after featuring in Midnight Cowboy. Which 1960s Greenwich Village bard wrote the song? Fred Neil Dave Van Ronk Tom Paxton What was Tina Turner’s birth name? "" Christina Mae Gaines Anna Mae Bullock Abigail Mae Jessop Van Halen became infamous for demanding brown M&Ms be picked out of their rider. Why did they make this demand? Because natural chocolate was insufficiently rock’n’roll Because Eddie Van Halen was allergic to ingredients in the brown coating To ensure the venue paid close attention to detail Which pioneering electronic musician patented a “system for synthesised singing in real time” called the Robovox in 1990? Brian Eno Florian Schneider of Kraftwerk Aphex Twin Which Scandinavian designed the Sydney Opera House? "" Eero Saarinen Jørn Utzon Alvar Aalto Who of the following did not win the Royal Gold Medal for architecture? Neave Brown William Curtis Green Stanford White
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