S1-E6

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Episode 6
Opening Question – In one of the ‘Beetles’ least famous songs ‘I am the Walrus’, what line follows the revelation, “They are the egg men.”? “I am the walrus, goo goo g’joob.”

Prize – Shaun’s ‘World’s Greatest Lover’ Coffee Mug

Regulars – Shaun Micallef, Amanda Keller, Charlie Pickering, Josh Thomas.

Guests – Marcia Hines (Vocalist), Matt Welsh (Simmer), Dave Thornton (Comedian)

 Games: 

  Name That Tee – Sesame Street (Y), Pink Floyd (X), Arrested Development (Y), The Shining (Stephanie from the audience), Battlestar Galactica (Shaun)

'''What’s a Doodle Doo? (Cartoon Characters) –''' Fred Flintstone (Y, 2 strokes), Tasmanian Devil (Audience, 1 stroke), Powerpuff Girls (X, 3 strokes), Yogi Bear (X, 2 strokes)

'''What You Talkin’ ‘Bout Willis? –''' Banana Bender (X), ‘Nice one girlfriend! I have to go back to work.’ (Y), National Service (B), Hot Water Bottle (B)

 Magic Window (Lifestyle, Celebrity, Music, Film & TV): 

  Baby boomers (Celebrity/It’s Just A Stage Name) – Cherilyn Sarkisian/Cher (R), Florian Cloud De Bounevialle Armstrong/Dido (R), Destiny Hope Cyrus/Miley Cyrus (R), Alecia Moore/Pink (R), Doris Van Kappelhoff/Doris Day (R), Melanie Chisholm/Sporty Spice (R)

Gen X (Film & TV/Prop My Scene) – Jailhouse Rock (R), Ghost (R), The Seven Year Itch (R), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (R), Mrs. Doubtfire (R)

Gen Y (Lifestyle/All The Right Moves) – Tap Dancing (R), Head Banging (R), Shimmy (R), Macarena (R), James Brown (R)

 Your Generation (Musicals): 


 * Baby boomers


 * 1)  Which classic musical based on George Bernard Shaw’s non-musical ‘Pygmalion’ feature the characters ‘Colonel Pickering’, ‘Professor Higgins’, and ‘Eliza Doolittle’? My Fair Lady (R)
 * 2) The multi-academy award winning musical ‘The Sound of Music’ was based on the life of which famous family: A) The Von-Trupps B) The Von-Trapps C) The Von-Tripps D) Clause and Sunny Von-Bulo. B) The Von-Trapps (R)
 * 3) ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’ is a film musical about a flying car starring Dick Van Dyke and Benny Hill and was originally a novel by Ian Fleming, true or false? True (W)
 * 4) ‘West Side Story’ is an updated version of which Shakespearean play? Romeo and Juliet (R)
 * 5) In the musical ‘Hair’, what was said to be controversial about the costumes at the end of act 1? There weren’t any. (R)


 * Gen X


 * 1) In the rock-opera ‘Tommy’ which arcade game or amusement is Tommy particularly good at? Pinball (R)
 * 2) ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ and ‘Godspell’ are both musicals based on the New Testament, but which came first? The New Testament (W)
 * 3) What did the main characters in the stage musicals ‘The Lion King’, ‘Little Shop of Horrors’, and ‘Avenue Q’ have in common? They are all puppets (R)
 * 4) In the original London production of Les Misérables, the role of Jean Valjean was played by the actor who played Frank Spencer in ‘Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em’, true or false? False (W)
 * 5) Timeless classic ‘The Wizard of Oz’ was remade in 1976 as ‘The Wiz’. It starred Diana Ross as Dorothy and Michael Jackson as The Scarecrow, but who played the title role? Richard Pryor (W)


 * Gen Y


 * 1) Madonna starred in the 1996 film version of which Andrew Lloyd Webber musical based on the life of Eva Peron? Evita (R)
 * 2) In the recent film version of the musical stage version of the non-musical film ‘Hairspray’, who played John Travolta’s leading man? Christopher Walken (R)
 * 3) In 2002, three Tony Awards were won by new Broadway musical ‘Urinetown’, true or false? True (R)
 * 4) Baz Luhrmann’s film ‘Romeo and Juliet’ is an updated musical version of which Shakespearean play? Romeo and Juliet (R)
 * 5) In last year’s movie musical ‘Mamma Mia’, Pierce Brosnan was cast in a role that required him to sing, that was ridiculous wasn’t it? Yes (R)

 Endgame: 

  Points – 9

  Task – Which generation is best at ‘reverse parallel parking?’

  Winners – Baby Boomers

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