Entertainment Quiz #522
Film, Arts, Music & Entertainment Quiz for 17 January 2019
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Q1.
King George III signed The Instrument of Foundation on 10 December 1768 for (and made large grants from his private funds to) which independent, privately funded institution?
A
The Chartered Institute for IT
B
The Royal Academy of Arts
C
The Geological Society of London
D
The Royal Society of Chemistry
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Q2.
This is an extract from the lyrics of which song written by Lily Allen and Gregory Kurstin: “It's sad but it's true how society says her life is already over, There's nothing to do and there's nothing to say, 'Til the man of her dreams comes along, Picks her up and puts her over his shoulder, It seems so unlikely in this day and age”?
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Q3.
In weaving, what are the threads running parallel to the length of the cloth called?
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Q4.
What British TV series, that aired between 1967 and 1972 starred Edward Woodward as a reluctant professional killer for a branch of the British Government's intelligence services known as 'the Section', and Russell Hunter as his unwilling assistant ?
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Q5.
A 1966 British children's TV series featuring stop-motion puppets, and each episode began with a music box playing, accompanied by "Here is a box, a musical box, wound up and ready to play. But this box can hide a secret inside. Can you guess what is in it today?" Which of these was it?
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Q6.
The sound of cannons is heard in which of these musical works?
A
The William Tell Overture
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Q7.
A 1999 James Bond film was entitled "The World is not ... " what?
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