On what US TV quiz show, in which contestants are given answers and respond in the form of questions, did Rosie Perez’s character Gloria appear on in Spike Lee movie White Men Can’t Jump?
JeopardyWho Wants to be a Millionaire?Cash CabFamily Feud
Which two future Marvel movie stars played Brian and Patrick in 2006 British comedy film Starter For Ten, themed around TV quiz show University Challenge?
James McAvoy and Benedict CumberbatchTom Hiddleston and Idris ElbaAnthony Hopkins and Dominic CooperPaul Bettany and Martin Freeman
Which 1980s US movie family win fictional game show “Pig in a Poke” to go on a European vacation that takes them through London, Paris, Bavaria and Rome?
The GriswoldsThe SimpsonsThe AddamsThe McAllisters
Which British actor went from drunkenly hosting a pub quiz in UK sitcom Gavin & Stacey to becoming a host of The Late Late Show in the US?
James CordenCraig FergusonJohn OliverGraham Norton
Which The Big Bang Theory cast member was the host of Jeopardy between 2021 and 2023?
Mayim BialikJohnny GaleckiJim ParsonsSimon Helberg
Awkwafina plays a game show genius in 2023 comedy movie Quiz Lady. In which New York borough, mentioned in its title, is Awkwafina’s semi-autobiographical sitcom set?
QueensBrooklynThe BronxManhattan
Dev Patel, the star of Danny Boyle’s quiz show movie Slumdog Millionaire, released his directorial debut in 2024. What is the film’s simian title?
Monkey ManMark of the Gorilla12 MonkeysMonkey Trouble
A child genius wets himself live on TV in fictional quiz show What Do Kids Know? in which 1999 Paul Thomas Anderson film, the title of which features a flowering plant?
MagnoliaDriving Miss DaisyThe Best Exotic Marigold HotelThe Blue Dahlia
In 2005 UK sitcom The Office, David Brent and Chris Finch’s quiz team name is “The Dead Parrots” in reference to a famous sketch from which other cult British comedy TV show?
Monty Python’s Flying CircusThe Goon ShowThe Fast ShowA Bit of Fry and Laurie
In which Cole Porter musical movie feat. Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly, did the song “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?” first appear?
High SocietyAnything GoesKiss Me, KateCan-Can
In the Friends episode where Monica and Rachel lose their apartment in a trivia quiz, which 1989 comedy – whose director also made the first Rambo movie – is revealed as Rachel’s favorite film?
Weekend at Bernie’sGhostbusters IIBill & Ted’s Excellent AdventureUncle Buck
Which American actor, born in 1936 and the founder of the Sundance Film Festival, directed the 1994 movie Quiz Show, based on a TV cheating scandal?
Robert RedfordClint EastwoodGene HackmanJack Nicholson
Wednesdays. The post-lunch slump of any working week. They’re too far from the weekend to taste the promised freedom, and too far from Mondays to kid yourself that a fresh start is still possible. What you need on Wednesdays, every Wednesday, at 12 o’clock BST and 7 o’clock ET, is a bit of distraction and a pat on the back. You need The Den of Geek Weekly Quiz.
12 original movie, TV and geeky questions, on a chosen theme, once a week, every week. Join us to test your trivia knowledge, have a bit of fun, compare results, let us know what you think (Too easy? Too long? Not enough questions about Police Academy?) and – when we eventually get leaderboards sorted – make others gasp at your trivia mastery. There may even be prizes in the pipeline…
Week four: quizzes that have featured in the movies and on TV. Fingers on buzzers!
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