Season 5 - Week 2 Flashcards
Carl Foreman and Michael Wilson wrote the script for which 1957 film, which stars William Holden as a soldier who escapes from a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp and attempts to destroy the titular structure? As both Foreman and Wilson had been blacklisted, the author Pierre Boulle received this film’s Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, despite not speaking English.
BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (accept BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER KWAI)
Which Italian soft drinks brand originally produced mineral water but is now more famous in the UK for its sparkling drink flavours such as Blood Orange and Grapefruit and Pomegranate, which come with a distinctive foil covering on the top of their cans?
SAN PELLEGRINO
1973 was a good year for albums. Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, The Dark Side of the Moon was the eighth studio album for which progressive rock band?
PINK FLOYD
Which singer’s 2004 wedding to dancer Kevin Federline was staged at the home of their wedding planner, Alyson Fox, after paparazzi discovered the original planned date and location of their nuptials? Invitees were told they were attending an engagement party in order to keep the event a secret.
Britney SPEARS
Which South Shields-born comedian won Best Newcomer at the 2008 Edinburgh Comedy Awards for a show whose title suggested she was Not Nice? Her first book, How to Be Champion, was published in 2017.
Sarah MILLICAN
Later made into a film by Stanley Kubrick, what 1977 novel by Stephen King follows what happens when Jack Torrance and his family move into the haunted Overlook Hotel, where Jack works as a winter caretaker?
The SHINING
Released in 1989 for the Nintendo Entertainment System, what video game controller was designed to be worn on the hand and wrist, enabling the user to control characters through hand motions as well as via a set of programmable buttons? It was not a commercial success.
Nintendo POWER GLOVE
Since 2012, 145 episodes have been broadcast of a comedy panel show that combines 8 Out of 10 Cats with which long-running daytime Channel 4 game show that tests dexterity with words and numbers?
COUNTDOWN (accept 8 OUT OF 10 CATS DOES COUNTDOWN)
Which Russian tennis player won the first of her five grand slam singles titles at Wimbledon in 2004, when she beat defending champion Serena Williams in straight sets? Williams would later defeat her in the finals of the 2007 and 2015 Australian Opens, as well as the 2013 French Open.
Maria SHARAPOVA
The Metallica Blacklist is a tribute album released to coincide with the 30th anniversary of The Black Album, and contains covers of songs from that record. Which singer contributed a cover of Holier Than Thou? He is better known as the long-time frontman of heavy metal band Slipknot.
Corey TAYLOR
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) was the first animated feature film from which studio that is named for its founder?
Walt DISNEY Studios
James Park is the co-founder and CEO of which fitness company with a rhyming name, which produce wireless-enabled fitness trackers such as pedometers and smartwatches? Since 2014, the company has offered an app that can connect to their watch devices via Bluetooth.
FITBIT
Frances McDormand won a second Academy Award for her role in which 2017 movie? In this film, she plays Mildred Hayes, a woman who publicly advertises the lack of progress on the police investigation into her daughter’s rape and murder. The first two words of this film’s long title are sufficient.
THREE BILLBOARDS Outside Ebbing, Missouri
The wedding of Matthew Broderick and which actress was kept secret by sending the guests party invitations instead? This actress, who played Carrie Bradshaw in her best-known role, further upended convention by wearing a black wedding dress.
Sarah Jessica PARKER
Which comedian, noted for his controversial comedy and use of tax avoidance schemes, is the host of 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown?
Jimmy CARR
Which sweary actress claims to have said the F-word when she appeared on University Challenge for Newnham College, Cambridge in 1963?
Miriam MARGOLYES
Carl Foreman wrote the screenplay for which 1952 western that served as an allegory for the Red Scare in Hollywood? Despite appearing as a friendly witness in front of the House Un-American Activities Committee, Gary Cooper played the role of town marshal Will Kane in this film.
HIGH NOON
Who did Serena Williams defeat in the final of the 1999 US Open to claim her first grand slam singles title? This Swiss player won all five of her own grand slam singles titles between 1997 and 1999, all while she was still a teenager.
Martina HINGIS
Which English snooker player, who famously lost all six of the professional World Championship finals he reached, defeated Australian Ron Atkins to win the 1980 World Amateur Snooker Championship?
Jimmy WHITE
Which American artist covered Sad but True for The Metallica Blacklist? Her album Masseduction brought her to wider prominence, and her 2021 release Daddy’s Home won her the Best Alternative Music Album at the Grammys.
ST VINCENT (accept Anne CLARK)
Which brand of mixer drinks has seen a spectacular rise in popularity since its launch in London in 2004? Particularly noted for its range of tonic waters, this brand’s other products include Sicilian Lemonade, Mexican Lime and Ginger Beer.
FEVER TREE
Also celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road was an album by which singer-songwriter? It contains hits including Bennie and The Jets and Candle in the Wind.
Elton JOHN (accept Reginald DWIGHT)
Which Australian-British musical comedian won Best Newcomer at the 2005 Edinburgh Comedy Awards for his show Dark Side? He has gone on to achieve huge success in the world of musicals, including writing the music and lyrics for Matilda the Musical.
Tim MINCHIN
Later made into a film by Brian de Palma, what 1974 novel by Stephen King tells the story of a high school girl bullied by her classmates and abused by her Christian mother, who uses her telekinesis to lay waste to the town?
CARRIE
