Entertainment Quiz #757
Film, Arts, Music & Entertainment Quiz for 20 July 2023
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Q1.
What was significant about a recording released by Capitol Records In 1948 by Les Paul, entitled "Lover (When You're Near Me)", with "Brazil", on the B-side, that had begun as an experiment in Paul's garage?
A
It was the first recording credited to "Les Paul and Mary Ford"
B
It was his first commercial release of multi-layered sound built into a single track
C
It was his first recording using a Gibson solid-bodied guitar
D
The sound of a Chevrolet Camaro being revved up went throughout the song
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Q2.
What was the US TV series 1992-3 featuring a ninja-trained former Special Forces agent who retires to Hawaii and uses his skills both to help those in need and to search for his long-lost son?
D
Mortal Kombat: Konquest
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Q3.
Woody Guthrie's life story is told in which of these books?
A
This Land: It Is My Land
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Q4.
The character of "Flashman" first appeared in which book?
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Q5.
The narrator of which poem has to wear an albatross around his neck?
A
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
D
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
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Q6.
A call of "do-si-do" or "dosado" is heard during some what?
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Q7.
When is The Sundance Film Festival, that began in 1978 as the Utah/US Film Festival, held annually?
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