Question of the Day and Trivia Questions - Sat 11/28

Question of the Day - William Shakespeare was married on this day in 1582. What is NOT a line from one of his plays? "I think, therefore I am..."

What character is played by Jerry Orbach on Law & Order? Lennie Briscoe

Who left Saturday Night Live to create 30 Rock for NBC? Tina Fey

Having resisted for years, television was first broadcast in South Africa in: 1975

Michael and Lincoln escape from prison on the first season of Prison Break. True

In Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory which character turns purple? Violet Beauregarde

Which member of The Beatles has not appeared on The Simpsons? John Lennon

On The Drew Carey Show, what color eye shadow did Mimi wear? Blue

What TV show did Robert Blake star in? Baretta

What's the correct name of this 2004 TV program? Veronica Mars

Whose wife was in a Bond film (For Your Eyes Only) before he played Bond? Pierce Brosnan

In Alexander, the Macedonians spoke with Irish accents to accommodate who? Colin Farrell

Who is the film director of the The African Queen? John Huston

Before Living Single Kim Fields was on The Facts of Life. True

Mark Wahlberg played Charlie Croker in this movie: The Italian Job

In this 1983 movie Al Pacino plays a gangster: Scarface

For how many decades did actor Henry Fonda appear in movies? 6

What is Tommy's last name on Rugrats? Pickles

In 1994, who won a TV Golden Globe for NYPD Blue? David Caruso

Richard Basehart starred on the 1964 TV series Voyage to the ________. Bottom of the Sea

Although she wasn't nominated for an Oscar, who won a Golden Globe for Evita? Madonna

What TV sitcom was originally titled Head of the Family? Dick Van Dyke Show

On the TV show Friends, which character sang the song "Smelly Cat"? Phoebe

What genre was the 1978 TV series The Amazing Spider-Man? Action

Which of the following actresses was not in the movie Heathers? Tori Spelling

Who starred in the 1953 TV series, Life with Elizabeth? Betty White

Jennifer Lopez played a battered wife in: Enough

Which TV series did Jill Hennessy appear in before starring in Crossing Jordan? Law & Order

On American Idol, contestants compete to become: Recording artists

Which was not an Elvis movie? Picnic

On Seinfeld, what is Elaine Benes' middle name? Marie

The Rock, starring Nicolas Cage, is about a plan to break into which famous place? Alcatraz Island

What's the name of the TV show in which a man knows the future from a newspaper? Early Edition

For which film did Walter Matthau win his one and only Academy Award? The Fortune Cookie

George C. Scott and which other actor declined Oscars in the 1970s? Marlon Brando

Jackie Chan played Jimmy Tong in this movie: The Tuxedo

Calista Flockhart made an appearance as a guest star on the sitcom, Joey. False

What was the name of the cab company on Taxi? Sunshine

What TV series stars Dennis Farina as "Lt. Michael Turello"? Crime Story

What is the correct name of the 2001 reality TV series? Temptation Island

Who directed the 1991 drama, Jungle Fever? Spike Lee