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Film, Arts, Music & Entertainment Quiz for 20 August 2009

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1

Which American situation comedy TV series that ran for eleven seasons from 1982 to 1993 had a core cast made up at various times of Ted Danson, Shelley Long, Kirstie Alley, Nicholas Colasanto, Rhea Perlman, John Ratzenberger, Woody Harrelson, Kelsey Gramm

A
Frasier
B
Cheers
C
Happy Days
D
Seinfeld
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2

What is the name for a musical work primarily designed to develop the technique of an instrumentalist?

A
Cantata
B
Sonata
C
Symphony
D
Etude
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3

The musical "Kiss Me Kate" is based on which Shakespearean play?

A
Hamlet
B
Much Ado About Nothing
C
The Taming Of The Shrew
D
King Lear
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4

In the British sitcom "Absolutely Fabulous", what is the name of Edina's daughter?

A
Bubbles
B
Saffron
C
Patsy
D
Margaret
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5

Which of Shakepeare's plays was made into a film in 1953 starring Marlon Brando, James Mason, Louis Calhern, John Gielgud, Deborah Kerr and Greer Garson?

A
Julius Caesar
B
Henry V
C
Hamlet
D
Romeo and Juliet
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6

The Khedive of Egypt commissioned Giuseppe Verdi to write which opera to commemorate the opening of the Suez Canal?

A
Il Trovatore
B
La Traviata
C
Rigoletto
D
Aida
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7

What is the first name of Agatha Christie's character Miss Marple?

A
Janet
B
Jane
C
Margaret
D
Marjorie
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