Entertainment Quiz #404
Film, Arts, Music & Entertainment Quiz for 13 October 2016
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Q1.
In July 1966 the Musicians' Union banned miming on the UK TV programme "Top of the Pops", but as some bands' attempts to play were inadequate, a specially recorded backing track was permitted as long as … what?
A
All musicians on the track were simultaneously playing in a back room
B
It was not the same backing track as used on the record itself
C
The backing track was recorded on a different day from the recording on sale
D
All musicians on the track were present in the TV studio
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Q2.
What was the name of the ship captained by Nemo in "20,000 Leagues Under The Sea"?
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Q3.
The biography by Sir Ranulph Fiennes published in 2003 was about which Captain?
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Q4.
Which ragtime pianist, between 1894 and 1915, composed tunes such as "The Entertainer" that became popular in 1973 after being included in the film "The Sting"?
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Q5.
What actor co-created and portrays the fictional character Alan Partridge?
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Q6.
Which country did Peder Balke, intensely dramatic landscape painter, pioneer of Modernism in his country, activist for social justice, and great-great-grandfather of jazz musicians Jon and Erik Balke, paint?
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Q7.
For what UK show was the fictional character Alan Partridge created?
A
Knowing Me, Knowing You
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