Film, Arts, Music & Entertainment Quiz for 5 March 2009
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1
Which composer’s works include the operas "La Bohème", "Tosca", and "Madama Butterfly", and the arias "O mio babbino caro", "Che gelida manina", and "Nessun dorma"?
C
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
D
Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini
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2
Who created the sculptures “Single Form”, in memory of Dag Hammarskjöld, at the United Nations building in New York City, and "Construction (Crucifixion): Homage to Mondrian" in the grounds of Winchester Cathedral?
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3
Who began to establish a reputation with a band led by Henry James, became an international star with Tommy Dorsey's band, started a solo career in the 1940's, and continued recording until 1994?
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4
Which painting was considered scandalous in 1863 because it showed nude women next to men dressed in contemporary clothing?
A
The House of Père Lacroix by Paul Cézanne
B
The Umbrellas by Pierre Auguste Renoir
C
At The Moulin Rouge by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
D
Le Déjeuner sur l'Herbe by Edouard Manet
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5
Which of these is not a character in the TV series "Friends".
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6
In the 1960’s, who had a hit record with Bob Dylan’s “Blowin’ in the Wind”?
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7
Which of the Marx Brothers appeared in their vaudeville act, but not in any of their films?
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