For all of you needing a break from holiday festivities, here’s a little 20 question quiz to test your skills at knowing useless, Boomer entertainment factoids. Answers will be posted by Black Friday evening.
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Who wrote Manic Monday?
a. Susanna Hoffs
b. Belinda Carlisle
c. Prince
d. Casey Kasem -
Who wrote I Will Always Love You?
a. Barry Manilow
b. Whitney Houston
c. Dolly Parton
d. Barry White -
With whom did Johnny Galecki (Christmas Vacation, Roseanne, TBBT) share his first onscreen kiss?
a. Julliet Lewis
b. Sara Gilbert
c. Mayim Bialik
d. Kaley Cuoco -
Leo DiCaprio had a reoccurring role on which late 80s sitcom?
a. Different Strokes
b. Family Ties
c. Full House
d. Growing Pains -
Which band has a song verse referencing The Falklands War?
a. Vampire Weekend
b. Death Cab for Cutie
c. Panic at the Disco
d. Kaiser Chiefs -
Kurt Russell was a child guest-star on what classic 60’s sitcom?
a. My Three Sons
b. The Munsters
c. Bewitched
d. Gilligan’s Island -
Who was considered to be the driving force behind the Travelling Wilburys?
a. George Harrison
b. Jeff Lynne
c. Tom Petty
d. Bob Dylan -
Madonna burst into stardom following her 1984 MTV Music Awards performance of which song?
a. Borderline
b. Material Girl
c. Like a Virgin
d. Lucky Star -
Speaking of Madonna, during the filming of A League of their Own, director Penny Marshall asked which cast member to pal around with Madonna, ostensibly to try to keep Madonna grounded and not become a distraction?
a. Gina Davis
b. Rosie O’Donnell
c. Lori Petty
d. Tea Leoni -
Liam Neeson’s late wife, actress Natasha Richardson, died of what cause at age 46?
a. Drowning
b. Aortic dissection
c. Skiing accident
d. Overdose -
Which actor is the last one remaining on the rail outside the Bellagio at the end of Ocean’s 11?
a. Brad Pitt
b. Elliot Gould
c. Matt Damon
d. Carl Reiner -
Before E.R., George Clooney had a reoccurring role on which sitcom?
a. Kate & Allie
b. Roseanne
c. The Facts of Life
d. Saved by the Bell -
In the movie Spring Break, which actor has the uncredited role of “Crazy Gut Gut,” who bellyflops into a hotel pool?
a. Jeff Garlin
b. James Gandolfini
c. Dan Schneider
d. Jim Belushi -
In the movie Jaws, why is there relatively little screen time with the shark?
a. The producers couldn’t afford all of the extra personal required by law whenever the mechanical shark was moving in the water.
b. The shark was frequently broken.
c. It was a direct homage to Ingmar Bergman
d. It was decided during editing to include fewer shots of the shark in order to increase the audience’s tension. -
Near the end of the run of Two and Half Men, which fictional married couple from a prior sitcom made an appearance?
a. Tim and Jill Taylor (“Home Improvement”)
b. Steven and Elyse Keaton (“Family Ties”)
c. Peggy and Al Bundy (“Married with Children”)
d. Dharma and Greg (“Dharma and Greg”) -
Which all-Black musical is based on The Wizard of Oz?
a. The Wiz
b. Ain’t Misbehavin’
c. Uptown Saturday Night
d. Dotty Girl -
What television show helped 7 year old Mila Kunis learn English?
a. The Electric Company
b. Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood
c. The Price is Right
d. Her local six o’clock news -
According to Matt Damon, when did he first truly know that Ben Affleck had his back?
a. When they were children, and Ben jumped on a bigger kid who was about to pound Matt
b. During their teens, when Ben took an open container charge for Matt, who was on probation
c. During pre-production of Good Will Hunting, when Ben insisted that Matt take the role of the genius that Ben originally wrote for himself
d. During the beginning of COVID, when Matt and his family were stuck in Argentina at his in-laws, and Ben handled dozens of issues for Matt here in the States before the Damons could get a flight back. -
On the 60s comedy Green Acres, Arnold Ziffel was a pet ___?
a. beagle
b. pig
c. donkey
d. goose -
In a Few Good Man, Demi Moore tells Tom Cruise she was transferred to Internal Affairs after zealously defending a solder accused of:
a. Breaking and Entering
b. Drunk and Disorderly
c. Simple Assault
d. Shoplifting
