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Famous Interviews

Test your knowledge of iconic interviews with celebrities and public figures.



Quiz Questions


  1. Who interviewed Donald Trump during his official visit to the UK on Air Force One in July 2018?
  2. Who did Grace Jones slap live on air after feeling ignored?
  3. Who famously interviewed Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in March 2021?
  4. Who paid Richard Nixon for a series of sit-down interviews in 1977?
  5. Which show featured a man who married his horse?
  6. Who said to Rod Hull on the Michael Parkinson show in 1976: "If that bird comes anywhere near me, I’ll break its neck and your bloody arm!"?
  7. Which American broadcaster was known for her "scoop" interviews?
  8. Who explained his opposition to the Vietnam War, stating it was against his religious and moral convictions, in a 1981 Michael Parkinson interview?
  9. Who broke off her engagement to Paul McCartney during a television interview in 1968?
  10. Who interviewed Prince Andrew in his 2019 "Newsnight" interview?
  11. Which trio walked off the Clive Anderson TV show?
  12. Who interviewed Diana, Princess of Wales under false pretenses in 1995?
  13. Which former Question Time presenter was known for his abrasive interviewing style and bow tie?
  14. Who chaired a tense live studio discussion involving football managers Brian Clough and Don Revie in 1974?
  15. On 19 May 2020, Spotify acquired exclusive rights to whose popular podcast?
  16. Who gained a BAFTA TV Award for 'An Interview with Dennis Potter' in 1995?
  17. Who became the first member of the Royal Family to give a television interview in a Panorama programme broadcast in 1961?
  18. TV presenter Bill Grundy lost his job after interviewing what he described as 'a foul-mouthed set of yobs' in 1975. Who was he referring to?
  19. In 1975 on the Johnny Carson Show, Shelley Winters poured a glass of water over whose head?
  20. Ronnie Barker announced his retirement on which chat show?
  21. What's the naughtiest thing Theresa May has ever done?
  22. Prince Andrew said he'd been at a Pizza Express in which town?


Answers



  1. Piers Morgan
  2. Russell Harty
  3. Oprah Winfrey
  4. David Frost
  5. The Jerry Springer Show
  6. Billy Connolly
  7. Barbara Walters
  8. Muhammed Ali
  9. Jane Asher
  10. Emily Maitlis
  11. Bee Gees
  12. Martin Bashir
  13. Robin Day
  14. Austin Mitchell
  15. Joe Rogan's (The Joe Rogan Experience)
  16. Melvyn Bragg
  17. The Duke of Edinburgh
  18. Sex Pistols
  19. Oliver Reed
  20. Wogan
  21. Run through fields of wheat
  22. Woking