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Entertainment Quiz #356

Film, Arts, Music & Entertainment Quiz for 12 November 2015

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Q1. Some early cellos are found with holes drilled in the base of the neck; what purpose did the holes serve?

A
To hold ornamental ribbons
B
To take cleats to hold the cello securely in its case
C
For rope to hold it round the player's neck when the cello was played in processions
D
To take a hook to hold spare bows during performance
Select from the options above.
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Q2. What was the subtitle of the Beatles song "Norwegian Wood"?

A
Stronger than teak
B
This bird has flown
C
Isn't it good
D
And Finnish copse
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Q3. Which of these musicals was not composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber?

A
Tycoon (1992)
B
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat (1968)
C
The Likes of Us (2005)
D
The Wizard of Oz (2011)
Select from the options above.
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Q4. Which Italian poet and librettist was known under the name of Metastasio?

A
Niccolò Porpora
B
Christoph Willibald Gluck
C
Pietro Antonio Domenico Trapassi
D
Matteo Capranica
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Q5. John Forsythe was a regular in which TV series, but was never seen?

A
Dallas
B
The Invisible Man
C
Falcon Crest
D
Charlie's Angels
Select from the options above.
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Q6. What is the name of 100 novellas by Giovanni Boccaccio, a medieval allegorical work known for its bawdy tales of love from the erotic to the tragic, which were probably written in the 1350s?

A
The Milson Boon
B
The Centurion
C
The Arabian Nights
D
The Decameron
Select from the options above.
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Q7. A 1951 film produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, Robert Walker, Leo G. Carroll, Kasey Rogers and Patricia Hitchcock was called "Strangers on a ... what"?

A
Plane
B
Train
C
Tandem
D
Tram
Select from the options above.
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