Film, Arts, Music & Entertainment Quiz for 21 May 2009
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1
In July 1966 the Musicians' Union banned miming on the UK TV programme "Top of the Pops", but as some bands' attempts to play were inadequate, a specially recorded backing track was permitted as long as … what?
A
All musicians on the track were simultaneously playing in a back room
B
It was not the same backing track as used on the record itself
C
The backing track was recorded on a different day from the recording on sale
D
All musicians on the track were present in the TV studio
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2
Which of these fictional detectives smokes a pipe?
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3
What was Greta Garbo's first sound film (advertised as "Garbo speaks!"), in a filmed version of a play by Eugene O'Neill?
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4
What was the name of the bank manager in the TV series "The Beverley Hillbillies"?
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5
The story of which 1944 film starring Elizabeth Taylor involved a horse called "The Pie"?
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6
Which song begins with the lyric "People try to put us down, Just because we get around"?
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7
Which one of these characters is from the TV series "ER"?
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