Entertainment Quiz #553
Film, Arts, Music & Entertainment Quiz for 22 August 2019
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Q1.
Who, about to leave the Animals as bassist, brought Jimi Hendrix to London, signed him to a management and production contract and helped him form The Jimi Hendrix Experience?
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Q2.
Which of these is an American rock band from Sayreville, New Jersey, formed in 1983 with a singer, guitarist Richie Sambora, keyboardist David Bryan, bassist Alec John Such and drummer Tico Torres?
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Q3.
Which of these is not a play by Oscar Wilde?
A
The Importance of Being Earnest
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Q4.
Which of these works with the fictional Crime Scene Investigation division in New York?
Note: This question was updated in July 2022
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Q5.
Which partly fictional book published in the late nineteenth century is based on a two-week holiday on an English river?
D
The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle
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Q6.
Who opened their own business in 1885, by 1890 was recognized as one of France's foremost Art Nouveau jewellery designers, and in the 1920s became famous for his work in the Art Deco style?
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Q7.
What are "Libiamo ne' lieti calici", "O soave fanciulla" and "Parle-moi de ma mère"?
A
Poems by Lawrence Ferlinghetti
B
Operatic duets for tenor and soprano
C
Mottoes of Italian army regiments
D
The opening words of all papal speeches since 1275
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