Child's Play - 14/11/11

1. What job is shared by Hugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble and Grubb?

2. The teletubbies narrowly missed out on a Christmas no. 1 slot in 1997, but who managed to take it instead?

3. Who is Emilia’s husband in the Shakespeare play Othello, who shares his name with the parrot in Aladdin?

4. Who lives down at the bottom of the garden, among the birds and the bees?

5. What is the first name of Miss Wormwood, who has recently had the book telling her story turned into a musical by Dennis Kelly and Tim Minchin?
[Warning: this question may go out of date]

6. What connects the characters Pongo, created by Dodie Smith, Clifford, created by Norman Bridwell, and Dumpling, created by Dick King-Smith?

7. In the teletubbies, what real animals appear in almost every episode?

8. Who was the female presenter of TISWAS?

9. In which movie would you hear the songs “Les Poissons”, “Poor Unfortunate Souls” and “Kiss the Girl”?

10. Which kids TV character went to No. 1 with his cover of Lou Bega’s song, Mambo Number 5?

Geek Culture - 24/10/11

1. What are Reed Richards, Susan Storm, Ben Grimm and Johnny Storm collectively known as?
The Fantastic Four

2. What is the science fiction author L. Ron Hubbard most famous for creating?
Church of Scientology

3. Which sci-fi character, voted by Empire magazine as the 25th greatest movie character ever, was voiced by Frank Oz?
Yoda

4. What company do the main characters in the show “The IT crowd” work for?
Reynholm Industries

5. Kathryn Janeway is famous for being the captain of which Starfleet ship?
Voyager

6. What does the internet abbreviation ROFL stand for?
Rolling on the floor Laughing

7. What connects Onix, Alakazam, Gloom and Mew?
Pokemon

8. What is the name of the king who returns in Tolkein’s book “The Return of the King”?
Aragorn

9. Which rock band is named after a device used to generate high voltages?
Van de Graaf Generator

10. The late Liz Sladen played which companion in Doctor Who, who had her own spin-off children’s sci-fi show?
Sarah-Jane Smith

TV & Radio - 17/10/11

1. Which actor, who was in the TV series Heroes, came out as gay yesterday?
Zachary Quinto

2. Which local radio station has the tagline “Playing what we want”?
Jack FM

3. Before his big break in the music industry, Justin Bieber was shot dead as a bit-actor in which American TV series?
CSI

4. Spell the surname of Hyacinth Bucket, the main character of the sitcom Keeping Up Appearances

5. What are Mark Labett, Shaun Wallace, Paul Sinha and Ann Heggerty collectively known as?
The Chasers

6. Which TV show’s theme tune begins with the lyrics “Every day when you’re walking down the street, everybody that you meet has an original point of view”?
Arthur (the Aardvark)

7. In the radio game show “Just a Minute”, what are the three rules that mean a contestant may interrupt you?
Hesitation, Deviation, Reptition

8. Which first name is shared by the Coronation Street actress who passed away this weekend and the character she played?
Betty

9. What was the TV alter-ego of Ben Collins until he got fired for telling everyone who he was?
The Stig

10. On which Radio 4 show, would you hear the words “South Fitzroy, mainly easterly or north-easterly 4 or 5 occasionally 6 showers, moderate or good occasionally poor”?
Shipping Forecast

Child's Play - 10/10/11

Round 2 – Child’s Play

1. Which was the only UK Christmas number one that was sung by somebody who wasn’t from Earth?
Mr. Blobby

2. Who’s the most famous resident of the UK village of Greendale?
Postman Pat

3. Which child star had a hit with “Whip my hair”?
Willow Smith

4. What’s the name of the yellow tellytubby?
Laa-laa

5. Which kids’ TV show featured the twins Phil and Lil?
Rugrats

6. In Disney’s adaptation of the Dickens book Oliver Twist, what kind of animal was Oliver?
A cat

7. Which famous seaside puppet show that dates back to the 17th century has more recently come under fire for encouraging domestic abuse?
Punch and Judy

8. In which book do Veruca Salt and Augustus Gloop appear?
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

9. Which actor was the star of the 2011 film Mr Popper’s Penguins?
Jim Carrey

10. Which TV characters, who first appeared during Watch with Mother in the 1950’s, spoke the fictional language of Oddle Poddle?
Bill and Ben, the Flowerpot Men

Animal Kingdom - 10/10/11

1. According to the Guiness Book of World Records, what is the most regulation-size tennis balls a dog has got in its mouth at the same time?
5

2. In the Disney film Bambi, what kind of animal was Flower?
Skunk

3. What was Pickles the dog famous for finding in a hedgerow in South London?
The stolen Jules Rimet/World Cup trophy

4. Which singer is famous for releasing the 2010 album Animal?
Ke$ha

5. What kind of animal is Spongebob Squarepant’s pet Gary?
Snail

6. Which animal has breeds including Cockapoo?
Dog

7. Who had a hit with “Eye of the Tiger”?
Survivor

8. Which books characters include pigs Snowball and Napoleon and horses Boxer and Clover?
Animal Farm

9. Which controversial animal rights group who dumped a pile of horse manure outside Gordon Ramsey’s restaurant has celebrity advocates including Justin Bieber?
PETA

10. Chi Chi, Gao Gao, Shi Shi and Tian Tian are all types of which animal?
(Giant) Panda