McSurfie's Entertainment Hotch Potch Quiz

Answer: Ice Road Truckers

First aired in the US in 2007, "Ice Road Truckers" initially featured drivers on the ice roads of Canada. By series three, drivers carrying supplies the oil industry in Alaska - as well as local communities - were featured, along with two of the Canadian drivers from the first two series - Alex Debagorski and Hugh Rowland.

Since then there has been a mix of featuring roads in both Canada and Alaska, with series seven having returned to the ice roads of Manitoba in Canada.

A spin off series entitled "IRT: Deadliest Roads", featured some of the drivers from Ice Road Truckers driving roads in India, Peru and Bolivia.

Answer: We Will Rock You

Opening in 2002 at the Dominion Theatre in London, "We Will Rock You" was initially panned by theatre critics. Despite this, the musical has become an international hit, playing in such countries as Australia, America, South Africa, and across Europe.

Some of the characters take their names from songs such as Scaramouch and Galileo Figaro "Bohemian Rhapsody" and Killer Queen "Killer Queen", while others such as the Bohemians take their names from popular singers such as Meat (Meat Loaf) and Britney (Britney Spears).

Answer: Porky's

Featuring characters such as Pee Wee, Meat, Coach Beulah Balbricker and Tommy Turner, "Porky's" is about a group of high school student in America who set out to lose their virginity at a seedy nightclub run by Porky Wallace.

Although receiving mixed reviews, "Porky's" was a box office success, becoming one of Canada's highest grossing films with profits in excess of $100 million dollars.

Best described as rude, and crude, "Porky's" spawned two sequels as well as a film released in 2009 called "Pimpin' Pee Wee", featuring the characters of Pee Wee and Meat.

Answer: Peter Pan

"Peter Pan" was initially part of a book called "The Little White Bird" by J.M Barrie, before becoming adapted for the stage in 1904. I was only in 1911 did "Peter Pan" become a book in its own right.

The play starts with the characters of Wendy, and her brothers John and Michael encountering Peter who has lost his shadow - along with Peter's fairy friend Tinkerbell. Tempting them to his home in Neverland, Wendy and her brothers encounter Peter's nemesis, Captain Hook, and his crew of pirates. In addition, there they meet Peter's gang, "The Lost Boys", and Indians led by Tiger Lily who help shelter Peter and his friends.

When writing, "Peter Pan", J.M Barrie took inspiration for the characters in from children he knew in real life. It was also his intent that on stage an actress plays the role of "Peter Pan". However, in the modern era, actors have played the role both on stage, and in film.

Answer: Mike Oldfield

Having been rejected by a number of other record companies, Mike Oldfield played some of the demo tracks for "Tubular Bells" to Richard Branson and sound engineers at Manor Studios. Branson decided that Tubular Bells was to become the first release from his fledgling record company, Virgin Records - although two other albums were released on the same day in 1973.

Since then "Tubular Bells" has become an international success for Mike Oldfield, having launched his career as a musician and has inspired Oldfield to release variations on his original album including "Tubular Bells II" and "The Millennium Bell".

In addition, an orchestral version of "Tubular Bells" was released, arranged by David Bedford with whom Oldfield was to collaborate with other works including the album of Bedford's school opera "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner".

Answer: Red Dwarf

First aired in 1988, "Red Dwarf" has gained a cult following over the years, initially shown on BBC Two.

The premise involved a crew of misfits, lost in space, after an accident caused by Rimmer on a space ship named Red Dwarf wipes out it's crew - apart from Lister who is locked in stasis.

Awakened from stasis some three million years into the future by the ship's computer Holly, Lister founf the crew dead except for a humanoid creature named Cat (which had evolved from Lister's pet cat), and Rimmer (the bane of Lister's life and now a hologram having been killed along with the crew).

As they try to return to Earth, Lister helps rescue Kryten (an android found on a crashed space ship). In addition, they encounter Kristine Kochanski (a former crew mate whom Lister has a crush on) and whom becomes part of the crew in series seven and eight.

After being axed by BBC Two after "Red Dwarf VIII", the TV station Dave obtained the rights to "Red Dwarf", and after a three part special was made, "Red Dwarf X" was aired in 2012 with plans for a further series.

Answer: The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy

First broadcast in 1978, "The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" was aired on BBC Radio 4. The plot centered on Arthur Dent (the last surviving human after the destruction of Earth for a Hyperspace Bypass) and his "alien" friend, Ford Prefect.

Having been ejected into space by the alien race that had destroyed Earth, the pair are rescued by a ship, stolen by the President of the Galaxy, Zaphod Beeblebrox, Trillian (a girl Arthur had met at a party and whom eloped with Zaphod), and a paranoid android named Marvin.

Together they travel to the lost world of Magrathea, where it turns out that Earth was originally constructed as a giant computer to solve the meaning of life for pan dimensional being that had taken the form of mice.

The Radio play and it's sequel were both adapted by Adam into a five part "trilogy, entitled "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe", "Life, the Universe and Everything", "So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish", and "Mostly Harmless", all of which took their titles from quotes in "The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy".

The book entitled "And Another Thing..." was written by Eoin Colfer (author of the Artemis Fowl series of books), picking up from where "Mostly Harmless" ended.

Answer: Chessington World of Adventures

Opened initially as a zoo in 1931, Chessington World of Adventures has grown to include a theme park, hotel and a sea life centre. Taken over by The Tussauds Group (owned itself now by Merlin Entertainments Ltd). Chessington is now part of the same group that owns the nearby Thorpe Park, Alton Towers, Legoland Windsor and the famous Madam Tussauds waxworks in London.

Answer: Shaftesbury Theatre

Inspired by Live Aid, Comic Relief began as a way to raise funds for not only charity projects in Africa but also projects in the UK. Initially it began started as a three night, live comedy show, staged at the Shaftesbury Theatre in 1986, featuring various well know comedians, TV comedy show stars and musicians.

The success of the show inspired the first Red Nose Day in 1988, which has become a bi-annual fund raising telethon on BBC One.

In turn, Comic Relief inspired Sport Relief, involving various sports stars and celebrities (some of whom take part in various challenges) with the same aim of helping those in the UK, as well as some of the world's poorest countries.

Answer: Pantomimes

Pantomimes are an annual Christmas time production put on in many theatres across the UK, usual based around children's stories such as "Sleeping Beauty", "Cinderella", "Jack and the Beanstalk" and "Snow White".

Pantomimes are a blend of comedy, dance and music, with its roots being traced back to 16th century Italy. The modern pantomime though began to develop in the 19th century into what viewed by audiences today.

Amongst the various quirks of pantomime are a "Dame" played by an actor and a "Principal Boy" that traditionally was played by an actress. However, some modern productions now use an actor to play that role. In addition, there is often frequent use of "double entendre", phrases that have two meanings and audience participation.