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Film, Arts, Music & Entertainment Quiz for 12 August 2010

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1

What type of visual art is often called "the art of writing"?

A
Cuneiform
B
Chalcedony
C
Campari
D
Calligraphy
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2

Which 1937 film, made with altered storylines in 1954 and 1976, tells the story of the rise of a woman star and the fall of her husband who discovered her, due to drink?

A
A Star Is Born
B
Cabaret
C
Don't Eat The Daisies
D
The Lost Weekend
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3

Which of these was a British children's TV programme first aired in 1958?

A
Purple Roger
B
Green Simon
C
Black Mark
D
Blue Peter
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4

Which of these is a Shakespearean play in which the character of Ophelia appears?

A
Hamlet
B
Dragnet
C
Death of a Salesman
D
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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5

What book was written by Alexandre Dumas about Edmond Dantes' imprisonment in the Chateau d'If?

A
All's Quiet On The Western Front
B
Inferno
C
The Man In The Iron Mask
D
The Count Of Monte Cristo
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6

Jacqueline du Pré was famous for playing what instrument?

A
Piccolo
B
Kazoo
C
Tuba
D
Cello
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7

A 1999 James Bond film was entitled "The World is not ... " what?

A
Enough
B
Ample
C
Sufficient
D
An oyster
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