Entertainment Quiz #640
Film, Arts, Music & Entertainment Quiz for 22 April 2021
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Q1.
Which of these paintings was initially described by critics as "a coquette in a carriage" and "a provocatively beautiful woman, all in velvet and fur, throwing you a sneeringly sensuous glance from a luxurious carriage - is this not one of the effluvia of big cities that allow contemptible women, dressed in outfits purchased for the price of their female chastity, onto the streets"?
A
"Femme aux Bras Croisés" by Pablo Picasso
B
"La Gioconda" by Leonardo da Vinci
C
"Golconde" by René Magritte
D
"Portrait of an Unknown Woman" by Ivan Kramskoi
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Q2.
Which of these was a leading figure in the pop art movement, who became famous as a painter, avant-garde filmmaker, record producer and author?
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Q3.
Which of these novels is by Evelyn Waugh?
B
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
C
A Brief History of Time
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Q4.
Which film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni showed the nature and emotions of the characters when Claudia (played by Monica Vitti) searched with her lover Sandro (Gabriele Ferzetti) for her sister Anna (Lea Massar)?
A
L'avventura (The Adventure)
C
Il deserto rosso (The Red Desert)
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Q5.
Which of these was a 1987 film starring Jack Nicholson?
A
The Goblins of Giggleswick
B
The Warlocks of Camberwick
C
The Wizards of Candlewick
D
The Witches of Eastwick
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Q6.
The Oscar statuettes are gold-plated. During World War II, they were made of what material?
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Q7.
What TV sitcom was originally intended to be called "The Fighting Tigers"?
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