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Entertainment Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz about various parts and times of entertainment. It involves actors, actresses, musicians and different time periods. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by JPISLES. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
JPISLES

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
185,006

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
4505

Last 3 plays: Guest 71 (12/15), Guest 174 (12/15), Brooklyn1447 (10/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. Which of these famous actors dressed in drag for a sitcom in the early 1980s? Hint

Dustin Hoffman

Patrick Swayze

Robin Williams

Tom Hanks

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Question 2 of 15

2. Which of these entertainers, who died during the 1990s, was born before 1900? Hint

Frank Sinatra

George Burns

Joe DiMaggio

Dean Martin

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Question 3 of 15

3. Which of these movie stars did NOT star in a TV series in the 1980s? Hint

Bruce Willis

Tom Hanks

Tom Cruise

Johnny Depp

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Question 4 of 15

4. Who was the damsel in distress in the original movie, "King Kong", which came out in 1933? Hint

Jean Harlow

Fay Wray

Katherine Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn

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Question 5 of 15

5. Did Katharine Hepburn win an Oscar after turning 70?

Yes

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Question 6 of 15

6. Which of these famous directors was not an actor in the 1970's? Hint

Rob Reiner

Penny Marshall

George Lucas

Ron Howard

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Question 7 of 15

7. Which future music legend was supposed to be on the plane with Richie Valens on the infamous plane that crashed on February 3, 1959? Hint

Buddy Holly

Waylon Jennings

Willie Nelson

Elvis Presley

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Question 8 of 15

8. Which of these former "Cheers" stars did NOT have a television show within 10 years after "Cheers" ended? Hint

Woody Harrelson

Kelsey Grammer

Ted Danson

Kirstie Alley

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Question 9 of 15

9. Which of these former "SNL" actors is NOT one of the original "SNL" actors from 1975? Hint

John Belushi

Dan Aykroyd

Gilda Radner

Bill Murray

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Question 10 of 15

10. On what date in 1911 was Ronald Reagan born? Hint

January 18th

April 20th

March 26th

February 6th

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Question 11 of 15

11. All four of these great singers died tragically in plane crashes. Which one was the LAST to die? Hint

Jim Croce

John Denver

Buddy Holly

Ricky Nelson

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Question 12 of 15

12. Who was Johnny Carson's final guest? Hint

Bette Midler

Jay Leno

Cher

Bob Newhart

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Question 13 of 15

13. Who wrote, "American Pie", his tribute to the day the music died? Hint

Elvis Presley

Brian Wilson

Buddy Holly

Don McLean

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Question 14 of 15

14. What was the Big Bopper's real name? Hint

JP Hutchinson

JP Richardson

JT Richardson

JT Hutchinson

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Question 15 of 15

15. Which of these four actors or actresses from the "Dick Van Dyke Show" was the first to pass away?
Hint

Rose Marie

Mary Tyler Moore

Dick Van Dyke

Morey Amsterdam

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these famous actors dressed in drag for a sitcom in the early 1980s?

Answer: Tom Hanks

Key word is sitcom:
Tom Hanks starred in "Bosom Buddies". The other three actors dressed in drag for movie roles.

2. Which of these entertainers, who died during the 1990s, was born before 1900?

Answer: George Burns

They all died in the 1990s, but George Burns was the only one born before 1900. George was born in 1896.

3. Which of these movie stars did NOT star in a TV series in the 1980s?

Answer: Tom Cruise

Tom Hanks starred in "Bosom Buddies" with Peter Scolari.
Johnny Depp starred in "21 Jump Street", a show about the cases of young looking officers that specialize in youth crime.
Bruce Willis starred in "Moonlighting" with Cybill Shephard.

4. Who was the damsel in distress in the original movie, "King Kong", which came out in 1933?

Answer: Fay Wray

Fay was born on September 15, 1907.

5. Did Katharine Hepburn win an Oscar after turning 70?

Answer: Yes

In the movie "On Golden Pond" in 1981, she plays Ethel Thayer, the wife of a retired professor. She was 73 in that movie.

6. Which of these famous directors was not an actor in the 1970's?

Answer: George Lucas

Ron Howard starred in "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Happy Days", Rob Reiner starred in "All in the Family" and Penny Marshall starred in "Laverne & Shirley".

7. Which future music legend was supposed to be on the plane with Richie Valens on the infamous plane that crashed on February 3, 1959?

Answer: Waylon Jennings

It wasn't Willie or Elvis and Buddy was on the plane already. I found out the answer to this from the "Behind the Music" special.

8. Which of these former "Cheers" stars did NOT have a television show within 10 years after "Cheers" ended?

Answer: Woody Harrelson

Since "Cheers" ended in 1991, Kelsey Grammer had "Frasier", a spin-off of "Cheers", which ended a long successful run in 2004. Ted Danson had "Becker", which has been on the air since 1998 and Kirstie Alley had "Veronica's Closet" which aired from 1997-2000.

9. Which of these former "SNL" actors is NOT one of the original "SNL" actors from 1975?

Answer: Bill Murray

Although all four of these stars were an important part of the early days of "SNL", Bill Murray didn't start in "SNL" until 1977. The rest of the actors were there for the very first episode in 1975.

10. On what date in 1911 was Ronald Reagan born?

Answer: February 6th

I actually wrote this question before our 40th President passed away on June 5, 2004. This question is my tribute to him.

11. All four of these great singers died tragically in plane crashes. Which one was the LAST to die?

Answer: John Denver

Buddy Holly died in 1959 in Iowa, Jim Croce died in 1973 in Louisiana and Ricky Nelson died in 1985 in Texas. John Denver died in 1997 over the Pacific Ocean.

12. Who was Johnny Carson's final guest?

Answer: Bette Midler

Both Bette Midler and Robin Williams were on the last show, but Midler was his final guest.

13. Who wrote, "American Pie", his tribute to the day the music died?

Answer: Don McLean

Don McLean wrote this song in 1970.

14. What was the Big Bopper's real name?

Answer: JP Richardson

JP was 28 when he was killed in the crash on February 3rd, 1959.

15. Which of these four actors or actresses from the "Dick Van Dyke Show" was the first to pass away?

Answer: Morey Amsterdam

He played Buddy Sorrell and he passed away in 1996 at the age of 87.

Source: Author JPISLES

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