Scene and Heard: A fiendishly fun family entertainment quiz

Put you and your loved ones' pop-culture knowledge to the test with Arts Editor Des O'Driscoll's three fiendishly fun quiz rounds.

NOTE: Eight questions per round, answers at the bottom of each. No peeking, unless you're the quizmaster.

NEW TO THE SCENE

1. Name the German boy in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?

2. Who does Shrek marry?

3. What colour is the rabbit in Alice in Wonderland?

4. Patty and Selma Bouvier are the sisters in which TV series?

5. Name the main rat in Ratatouille?

6. From the famous books, what’s Lemony’s second name?

7. Sheldon Cooper is the main character in which TV show?

8. Who is this?

Answers at bottom of this piece

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HIP’N’HAPPENING

1. Who created the After Life series which has just begun its second run on Netflix?

2. Which former member of The Dubliners has just released his first solo album at 80?

3. The Beast, The Governess, and The Dark Destroyer feature in which TV show?

4. Who did Michelle Fairley play in Game of Thrones?

5. Which singer sang ‘Murder on the Dance Floor’ and has impressed with her tunes from lockdown with her five kids?

6. Which veteran has just had his first number one on the Billboard charts in the US with ‘Murder Most Foul’?

7. Indiependence music festival is a victim of the summer cancellations. In which town is it held?

8. Who is this?

Answers at bottom of this piece

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MATURE RECOLLECTION

1. Which comedian had the catch-phrase, ‘Just like that’?

2. Which brothers represented Ireland at the Eurovision in 1975?

3. Who was Michael Douglas’s co-star in The Streets of San Francisco?

4. The Carringtons were the main family in which 1980s TV show?

5. Who wrote The Borstal Boy?

6. Which Cork band were formed in 1878?

7. In which county is William Butler Yeats buried?

8. Who is this?

Answers at bottom of this piece

Answers

ANSWER - New to the scene 1. Augustus Gloop; 2. Princess Fiona; 3. White;

4. The Simpsons; 5. Remy; 6. Snicket ; 7. Big Bang Theory/Young Sheldon; 8. Miley Cyrus.

ANSWERS to Hip'N'Happening: 1. Ricky Gervais; 2. John Sheahan; 3. The Chase; 4. Catelyn Stark; 5. Sophie Ellis-Bextor; 6. Bob Dylan; 7. Mitchelstown; 8. Sally Rooney.

ANSWERS to Mature Recollection: 1. Tommy Cooper; 2. The Swarbriggs; 3. Karl Malden; 4. Dynasty; 5. Brendan Behan; 6. Butter Exchange Band; 7. Sligo; 8. Pat Kenny.