Pop Culture Trivia Questions #44Free Trivia Questions - Printable Trivia
Click the question mark found beside each question for the answer. Antoine Dodson talked to NBC in Huntsville, Alabama, and became a web meme, and a Gregory Brothers hit, for his description of what horrible crime?
a. The attempted rape of his sister b. The arson of his home c. The hate crime against his grandmother d. The attempted murder of his mother
The attempted rape of his sister - As described in the Bed Intruder Song, Dodson said: ''Well, obviously we have a RAPIST in Lincoln Park. He's climbin' in your windows, he's snatchin' your people up, tryin' to rape ‘em. So y'all need to hide your kids, hide your wife, and hide your husband cause they're rapin' everybody out here.''
Who hurt her knee on the set of Moulin Rouge, had to pull out of Panic Room and was nearly uninsurable for Cold Mountain?
a. Catherine Zeta-Jones b. Nicole Kidman c. Kate Winslet d. Renee Zellwegger
Nicole Kidman - Kidman did cameo in Panic Room as a voice on the telephone. She also had to film some Moulin Rouge scenes from a concealed wheelchair.
Who was the lost female Ninja Turtle, who grew up in Chinatown under the tutelage of a mystical master?
a. Apollonia b. Venus de Milo c. Themyscira d. Mona Lisa
Venus de Milo - Apollonia was Prince's girlfriend and Themyscira is where Wonder Woman was from.
Famous for his Oscar parties, what Hollywood agent was charged with felonious assault after smashing a goblet over Otto Preminger's head at 21?
a. David Geffen b. Stan Kamen c. Swifty Lazar d. Michael Ovitz
Swifty Lazar - Preminger was still angry that he lost out on Truman Capote's In Cold Blood.
Found on her fourth studio album "Talk a Good Game", who recorded the song "Dirty Laundry"?
a. Selena Gomez b. Miley Cyrus c. Kelly Rowland d. Avril Lavigne
Kelly Rowland - The song was released on May 15, 2013.
Hubert Selby is the cabbie who hits the transvestite in the movie adaptation of what cult book of his?
a. Fight Club b. Last Exit to Brooklyn c. A Confederacy of Dunces d. Catcher in the Rye
Last Exit to Brooklyn - His novel Requiem for a Dream also became a movie.
Some say that Sherwood Schwartz based the Gilligan's Island characters on what septet, codified by Pope Gregory I?
a. Seven horsemen of the apocalypse b. Seven hills of Rome c. Seven liberal arts d. Seven deadly sins
Seven deadly sins - The Skipper is Anger, the Professor is Pride, Ginger is Lust, Marianne is Envy, Mr Howell is Avarice and so on.
The producers wanted either Tom Cruise or Rob Lowe for what movie, before settling for Kevin Bacon?
a. Footloose b. Risky Business c. Dirty Dancing d. Flashdance
Footloose - They had liked Cruise in Risky Business but he was making All the Right Moves and Lowe was hired, but pulled his knee.
At the age of 66, who released their twenty-fourth studio album on 8 March 2013?
a. Paul McCartney b. Mick Jagger c. David Bowie d. Neil Young
David Bowie - The album is titled 'The Next Day'.
On Saturday Night Live, who played MacGruber's father?
a. David Hyde Pierce b. Neal Patrick Harris c. Jonathan Taylor Thomas d. Richard Dean Anderson
Richard Dean Anderson - Typically, MacGruber finds himself and his assistants trapped in a control room with a ticking time bomb, but gets distracted and blows up.
Police Women of Maricopa County was what network's first reality series about hot women who wear the badge?
a. Bravo b. TLC c. Showtime d. Lifetime
TLC - They also did Broward County and Memphis.
Known for breaking the fourth wall repeatedly, 24 Hour Party People was about what city's music scene?
a. Manchester b. Liverpool c. Dublin d. London
Manchester - Many of the people portrayed in it appear in cameos, where they offer their opinions on what the film got wrong.
What DreamWorks movie was indirectly based on Barbara Chase-Riboud's novel Echo of Lions?
a. Amistad b. Twister c. The Color Purple d. Hotel Rwanda
Amistad - The resulting lawsuit explored how much fact can be lifted from historical records and copyrighted in a novel.
Jim Douglas, played by Dean Jones, was often behind the wheel of what famous fictional car, although Lindsay Lohan got a shot in a reboot?
a. Lightning McQueen b. Herbie the Love Bug c. General Lee d. The Mystery Machine
Herbie the Love Bug - In Herbie Fully Loaded, Lohan played Maggie Peyton.
Approximately how many tweets are sent through Twitter each day?
a. 340 million b. 640 million c. 540 million d. 240 million
340 million - Sixteen percent of U.S. Internet users are on Twitter.
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