Entertainment Quiz #226
Film, Arts, Music & Entertainment Quiz for 16 May 2013
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Q1.
Which fictional character in a popular book published in 1876 was born in St Petersburg?
A
Lyubov Andreyevna Ranevskaya
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Q2.
In 1935 Count Basie, composer, jazz pianist and band leader, with his newly formed band developed his signature tune, which was what?
A
Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life
B
Animal Crackers in My Soup
C
Bess, You is My Woman Now
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Q3.
What 1973 film starring Al Pacino, John Randolph and Tony Roberts is based on the true story of New York City policeman who went undercover to expose the corruption of his fellow officers?
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Q4.
Who played Vyvyan, a psychotic punk metal medical student with orange-dyed & spiked hair and four metal stars embedded in his forehead, in the UK TV series "The Young Ones"?
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5
Q5.
What song was a UK #1 hit for Mike and the Mechanics in 1989?
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Q6.
Who painted "A Bar at the Folies-Bergère"?
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Q7.
Who wrote the poem "O Captain! My Captain!"?
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