End of year quiz.

[memory man]

Think you know 2017? Test yourself in TV, film, radio and news

No limit to guesses.

Television

1: The BBC2 quiz show Only Connect gets its name from the refrain in which EM Forster classic novel, dramatised by BBC1 this year? CORRECT - JWADE

2: Christine Cagney herself (Sharon Gless) guest-starred as a brain surgeon in which BBC1 soap?

3: Which BBC1 drama featured deadly maternity cover?

4: Balaclava Man terrorised women, yet strangely remained at liberty, at the end of which BBC1 drama? CORRECT - ANDREWA

5: American legal drama The Good Wife (shown on Channel 4) ended in 2016. Name the spin-off show on More4 this year.

6: On which BBC show did Theresa May tell us that she and her husband Philip had “boy and girl jobs” — and he took out the bins. CORRECT - JEN

7: Comedian Jack Whitehall played an innocent abroad in an adaptation of which satirical novel by Evelyn Waugh?

8: Name the hotel ITV closed for good after just one series. CORRECT - JEN

9: A delightful piece of chaos on the BBC News channel went viral in March when Professor Robert Kelly’s very serious live webcam interview went haywire. What happened? CORRECT - RAMONE

10: Which BBC1 drama was set in the town of Parminster? CORRECT - JEN



Film

11: The Marvel Cinematic Universe passed the $11 billion gross mark this year. Which film put it over the line? CORRECT - APUSAPUS

12: Which female Hollywood superstar mistakenly announced La La Land as the winner of best picture at the Oscars? CORRECT - CACTUSLIL

13: Which Downton star was behind the fur and horns in Disney’s live-action film Beauty and the Beast?

14: Which cult American 90s TV series — often filmed in slow motion — earned its own movie adaptation?

15: Which horror author saw four feature films adapted from his stories in 2017?

16: Skull Island was a reboot of which monster brand? CORRECT - JWADE

17: In which year is the long-awaited Blade Runner sequel set? CORRECT - ANDREWA

18: Elgar’s Nimrod played a part in which hit wartime drama? CORRECT - JWADE

19: Known for imitating Donald Trump on American television, which actor voiced the title tot in The Boss Baby?

20: Which regal role did Dame Judi Dench reprise? CORRECT - CACTUSLIL



Radio

21: In an interview with Radio Times, what did John Humphrys describe as “deeply, deeply boring”? CORRECT - APUSAPUS

22: A three-day pop-up station celebrated the 50th anniversary of the creation of Radio 1. What was it called?

23: Which two former party leaders stood in for Jeremy Vine on Radio 2? - CORRECT - JAGWHEELS

24: Desert Island Discs celebrated its 75th anniversary this year. Which Radio 4 programme turned 70? CORRECT - JEN

25: Which radio show host emerged as the BBC’s highest-paid broadcaster, earning more than £2 million a year? CORRECT - APUSAPUS

26: Which presenter published a book called A Good Face for Radio: Confessions of a Radio Head?

27: In RT’s poll of the 50 greatest radio presenters of the past 50 years, who was the highest placed living broadcaster, third after Terry Wogan and John Peel? CORRECT - APUSAPUS

28: “I must try not to fall over when I hand over to the next commentator, who is I think going to be Ed Smith.” Whose farewell words?

29: Which weekly Radio 4 show was axed after 35 years? CORRECT - JEN

30: And which long-running Radio 4 series was axed and then reprieved?



News

31: Which city has been the UK City of Culture for 2017? CORRECT - APUSAPUS

32: This year’s American Super Bowl was described as “very boring” by whom?

33: What do Angellica Bell and Sarah Harding have in common?

34: What was the name of President Trump’s first White House press secretary, who stood down in July? CORRECT - JAGWHEELS

35: Hillary Clinton revealed she helped herself to relax after her election defeat by doing what with her nose?

36: Theresa May lost two cabinet ministers in the space of a week in November. Who were they? CORRECT - JAGWHEELS

37: Australia announced that from 2019 people will be banned from climbing a famous landmark. What is it called? CORRECT - ANDREWA

38: How many seats did the Conservatives lose in the general election in June? CORRECT - JAGWHEELS

39: What is the name of the space probe that was crashed into Saturn at the end of a 20-year mission? CORRECT - APUSAPUS & JAGWHEELS

40: Which political leader made a speech with the title “Secure a Decisive Victory in Building a Moderately Prosperous Society in All Respects and Strive for the Great Success of Socialism… for a New Era”?

[Devil]

Do I get a prize for 0/40? Actually, it may be 1/40, as I think I may know #20!

[ApusApus]

25. Chris Evans
31. Hull
39. Cassini


Shane

[jen]

6 = The One Show

10 = Doctor Foster

29 = Midweek

[AndrewA]

4. Line of Duty
14. Twin Peaks
17. 2049
37. Uluru (Ayers Rock)

[jagwheels]

36 - Ms Patel Sir & Michael Fallon
38 -13
39 - Cassini

[jwade]

1,Howards End

[memory man]

Answers have been updated..............

[Cactuslil]

12: Faye Dunnaway
20 : Victoria

[jagwheels]

34 - Sean Spicer

[jagwheels]

23 - Duncan Smith and Ed Miliband

[jen]

8 = The Halycon

24 = Gardeners' Question Time

30 = Radio 4 Arts Show

[jwade]

18,Dunkirk

[jwade]

16,Kong

[memory man]

20 CORRECT answers so far.

sorry jen but no. 30 is incorrect.

I doubt we will finish this tonight, but you never know!!

[PhotoLady]

Do I get a prize for 0/40? Actually, it may be 1/40, as I think I may know #20!

It's okay - I don't think I know any of them either

[ApusApus]

11. Guardians of the Galaxy (I think!)
21. Thought for the Day slot on Radio 4's Today program
27. Sue MacGregor


Shane

[memory man]

UPDATED.

[Ramone]

9. His kids burst into the room.

[AndrewA]

15. Stephen King