Entertainment Quiz #764
Film, Arts, Music & Entertainment Quiz for 7 September 2023
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Q1.
What was the fate of "Blanche" in Poulenc's opera "Les Dialogues des Carmelites"?
A
She is strangled by her husband
B
She is stabbed to death by her lover
C
She goes mad and commits suicide
D
She decides to go the guillotine
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2
Q2.
Which US doctor and poet wrote the "Breakfast Table" series, "Over The Teacups" and "Elsie Venner"?
C
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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3
Q3.
Which of these was a dance popular in the 1920s?
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4
Q4.
What animal other than a cat is an integral part of the musical Cats?
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5
Q5.
What song contains the lyrics "Steak Knife, Caro Shark, Con Job, Boot Cut ", "Dog Town, Blood Bath, Rib Cage, Soft Tail", "Black Jack, Dope Dick, Pawn Shop, Quick Pick" and "Song Bird, Main Line, Cash Back, Hard top"?
B
"Aerials" by System of a Down
C
"By The Way" by Red Hot Chili Peppers
D
"Everybody Hurts" by R.E.M.
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6
Q6.
During the production of the Disney animated feature "Fantasia", what nickname was given by the animation department to the unnamed sorcerer in "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" segment?
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Q7.
What programme would feature James May, Richard Hammond, and Jeremy Clarkson as presenters?
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