Sunday 10 January 2021

A quiz for the new year

 Hello and happy new year to all, here's hoping 2021 treats everyone a bit better than last year did. Something a little different this time, and hopefully a bit of fun. I've always really loved quizzes so I hope you enjoy this one if you choose to take part. There are 4 sections covering lots of my favourite things: musicals, pop music, TV/musicals, and sitcoms (with a strong bias towards my favourite shows!). 25 points from the sections plus the opening bonus point makes a total of 26 points if you get everything right. Obviously, there's no pressure to answer these but if you'd like to, you can send me your answers however you'd prefer by Mon 18th January (enter via Messenger, Twitter Direct Message, Insta Direct Message or as a last resort you can leave your answers in a comment on this post). There's a small musical theatre themed prize for the winner as well. Best of luck :) 

Firstly, as a starter for ten, and to get you warmed up with a TV question, does anyone know which 2020 BBC TV show this picture's taken from? (This scene takes place at a quiz). Call this question A.


Musicals 



1. Which two ‘Glee’ characters sang the ‘Wicked’ song ‘Popular’ in season 6? 

2. Who plays Mr Hawkins, the headteacher of Edgewater high school in the new Netflix movie musical, ‘The Prom’?  

3. Which year did the most recent film version of ‘Annie’ come out? 

4. What is the name of the musical which features the song ‘Send in the clowns’? 

5. In the musical, ‘Six’, which of the six wives of Henry VIII sang ‘Heart of stone’?


Music



1. Which band released ‘Of the night’, (a mash-up of both ‘Rhythm of the night’ and ‘Rhythm is a dancer'?)

2. Which song title is shared by Rihanna and ABBA?

3. Who's had hits with ‘Oh no’, ‘How to be a heartbreaker’ and ‘Primadonna girl’? 

4. Who released the 2020 song, ‘Kings and Queens’? 

5. Which Australian singer has had hits with ‘Unstoppable’ and ‘Chandelier’, as well as a Christmas album? 


Musicals and TV



1. In ‘Brooklyn 99’, Charles mentions that he’s been in ‘Annie’ twice. Which two different roles has he played in ‘Annie’? 

2. In the TV series,‘Smash’, Karen and Ivy audition to play the role of which mega iconic, famous movie star in the musical, ‘Bombshell’? 

3.  Which actor appeared as Blaine in ‘Glee’ and then as Raymond in the recent Ryan Murphy series, ‘Hollywood’? 

4. Which actress starred in ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ in 2018 and married one of the main actors from ‘The Office’ (American version) in 2010? 

5. In the TV series, ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’, the protagonist, Rebecca, moved to West Covina for her ex, Josh and also dated Greg and Nathaniel, but who did she end up with in the finale?


Sitcoms

 (Yes, apologies, there are quite a few questions on some of my very favourite TV shows ever, which are Brooklyn 99 and Parks and Recreation. A little side note, as well, sorry, just to say that I've written a piece of 'Brooklyn 99' fanfiction and so please let me know if you'd like me to post it as a blog post, either as an individual post or within another post or not at all. Just to say, as well that there are spoilers for season 7 of ‘B99’ in the quiz and the fanfiction. Thanks :)  )

1. Which TV show had a crossover with ‘Brooklyn 99’ in 2016? (There was a crossover episode of ‘B99’ in S4 and a crossover episode of this show.) 

2. Which actor played Monica’s ex-boyfriend, Richard, in ‘Friends’?

3. In which season of ‘Parks and Recreation’ does Andy Samberg make a guest appearance as a park ranger?

4. Which actress portrayed the titular mother in ‘How I met your mother?’

5. Which song do Smithy and his sister, Rudi, rap in ‘Gavin and Stacey’?

6. What did Amy and Jake name their adorable baby son in the most recent episode of ‘Brooklyn 99’?

7. What is Dave’s last name in ‘The Royle Family’?

8. What is the name of Cam and Mitchell’s daughter in ‘Modern Family’? 

9. How many seasons did ‘Schitt’s Creek’ run for?

10.   Which actress portrayed Ann Perkins in ‘Parks and Recreation’?  


Thanks for playing!


1 comment:

Peter Goulding said...

Its actually quite amusing. The only one I think I know is Dave (the answer is a superlative. However, I am old and don't watch much telly!

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