Entertainment Quiz #186
Film, Arts, Music & Entertainment Quiz for 9 August 2012
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Q1.
The "Ballad of Chevy Chase" is an old English folk song about what event?
Note: This question was updated in September 2021
A
The beheading of Anne Boleyn
B
The Battle of Otterburn
D
The defeat of the Spanish Armada
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Q2.
What is the occupation of the serial killer hero of the TV series "Dexter"?
A
A blood spatter analyst for the Miami Metro Police Department
B
A medical orderly in Sacred Heart Hospital
C
A reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle
D
A free-lance photographer working out of Chicago
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Q3.
Who created the comic strip "The Wizard of Id"?
A
Brant Parker and Johnny Hart
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Q4.
Which of these was a 2005 hit single for Katie Melua?
B
Ninety-nine Luft Balloons
C
Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover
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Q5.
What character was played by Bill Cosby in his long running TV series?
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Q6.
Which of these Hitchcock films is mainly set on a train?
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Q7.
Which of these was an Irish-born figurative painter of English descent known for his bold, austere, graphic and often tortured imagery such as is found in his paintings called "Head" and the "Screaming Popes" series?
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