E: 31/01 ? (Guess) Michael Parkinson Signed Book & CD (Help Needed)

Amilucky?

Michael Parkinson

Just found this quiz don't have time to look for any answers tonight will look tomorrow and post

guessed the end date got a feeling this will close before 31/01

If you think you know everything there is to know about Sir Michael Parkinson then why not try this quiz over the Festive Season and try and win yourself a signed book and CD. Just send your answers to comps@warnermusic.com and see if you really are a Parkinson expert.

Question 1:
How many times has Dame Edna Everage appeared on "Parkinson"?

A: 7 times (according to IMDB)
B: 8 times
C: 12 times
5 times

Question 2:
Which Australian did The Muppets appear on the show with in 1978?

A: Olivia Newton John
B: Jacki Weaver
C: Rolf Harris
Germaine Greer

Question 3:
Between which years did "Parkinson" halt production for thirteen years?

A: 1982 - 1995 (IMDB say's 1982-1998
B: 1980 - 1993
C: 1981 - 1994
1986 - 1999

Question 4:
Which nickname did Victoria Beckham famously give her husband when they appeared together on the show in 2001?

A: Silver Balls
B: Golden Feet
C: Jingle Bells
Golden Balls

Question 5:
Who Did Meg Ryan sit next to during her "Parkinson" interview?

A: Trinny
B: Susannah (please thank isitenough below)
C: Shane Richie
Jamie Cullum

Question 6:
Which song did Itzhak Perlman and Larry Adler play as a duet in 1980?

A: Autumn In New York
B: Makin' Whoopee
C: Summertime
The Things We Did Last Summer

Question 7:
Which of the following was almost the name of Sir Michael's autobiography?

A: Parky: My Story…
B: The Man Who's Met Everyone
C: Jack's Lad
The Boy From Barnsley (please thank rosemac below)


Question 8:
Who is Laurie Holloway?

A: The Head of the BBC
B: The Musical Director of "Parkinson"
C: Sir Michael's stylist
The Producer of "Parkinson"

Question 9:
How did Sir Michael write his autobiography?

A: By hand
B: Via dictation
C: By computer
By typewriter (please thank rosemac below)

Question 10:
Who appeared in the studio with Sir Michael on the last ever episode of "Parkinson"?

A: David Beckham, Billy Connolly & Judi Dench
B: Jamie Cullum, David Attenborough & Peter Kay
C: Dame Edna Everage & Michael Caine
No-one - Michael hosted a solo archive show

Question 11:
In which other country did Sir Michael host a different version of "Parkinson" in the 70's?

A: Sweden
B: New Zealand
C: Canada
Australia (please thank isitenough below)

Question 12:
Which Hollywood superstar appeared on "Parkinson" in its debut episode on ITV?

A: Tom Cruise
A: Goldie Hawn
B: John Travolta
C: Renee Zellweger

Question 13:
What did Sandra Bullock insist was sexy, if you pronounce it right, on a 2005 episode of the show?

A: The name "Sandra"
B: The name "Michael"
C: The word "Intangible"
The name "Bullock"

Question 14:
To who is Sir Michael's autobiography dedicated to?

A: All the guests he ever interviewed
B: His parents, his wife, his sons and his grandchildren
C: Just his father
There is no dedication (please thank rosemac below)

Question 15:
Which of the following musical acts has Sir Michael not significantly influenced the career of thanks to having them on his show?

A: Lily Allen (according to IMDB she is the only one not to appear on Parkinson)
B: Jamie Cullum
C: Michael Buble
Diana Krall

Question 16:
What is Sir Michael's favourite sport?

A: Golf
B: Football
C: Cricket (please thanks rosemac below)
Badminton

Question 17:
Who does Sir Michael most regret never interviewing on his show?

A: The Queen
B: Ella Fitzgerald
C: Frank Sinatra
Steven Spielberg

Question 18:
The only guest to have a show all to themselves on the ITV series of "Parkinson" was…?

A: Sting
B: Tina Turner
C: Cher
Madonna

Question 19:
Which of the four principal cast members of the 2006 Christmas movie "The Holiday", was not interviewed on "Parkinson" that year?

A: Jack Black
B: Cameron Diaz
C: Kate Winslet
Jude Law

Question 20:
What has Sir Michael said of 2008, the year after he had supposedly retired?

A: That it's been too quiet
B: That it's been the strangest year he has had since starting the "Parkinson" show
C: That it has been "all about the book"
That it has been busier than ever

Best of Luck

Amilucky?

Thought that it would be "easy" to find the answers to this quiz as they would be well documented really struggling to find a lot of the answers!

rosemac

9 is typewriter 10 is no-one 16 is cricket

isitenough

Question 5: B: Susannah

(just watched it on youtube, although I did have to check which one was which! )

Question 11: Australia

From 1979 until 1982 he also presented Parkinson for ABC and Channel 10 in Australia. Taken from his own website.

isitenough

OK, I think we need his autobiog to get some of them! Anyone got a copy?!!

Dalkirst

Are you going to put more than just Mr in the title?;)

Amilucky?

Dalkirst wrote: »

Are you going to put more than just Mr in the title?;)

Yes sorry about that forgot to switch roboform off! :rotfl:

rosemac

Q7 is D) The boy from Barnsley also 14 there is no dedication

Amilucky?

The comp is no longer on the sites competition page looks like this one is GAME OVER will PM a BG to have it moved

Update: looks like the comp is still running in the news section, many thanks to hpkrazy for letting me know :T:T will leave the comp up!

hpkrazy

the comp is alive

princessmoneysaver

I'm almost certain I've read somewhere that the answer to number 20 is :-

C: That it has been "all about the book"