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Q1. Who published almost 100 books on many subjects, including the autobiography "My Life and Times" (10 vols, 1963-1971), "The Four Winds Of Love" (6 vols, 1937-45), "Whisky Galore" (1947) and "Monarch of the Glen" (1941)?

A
Susan Boyle
B
Robert Louis Stevenson
C
Compton MacKenzie
D
Flora MacDonald
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Q2. He was a composer whose music lay behind the poignant appeal of many films, notably Titanic, A Beautiful Mind, Field of Dreams, Apollo 13, Braveheart, and Avatar; when he died in 2015 what was the cause?

A
He was caught in the crossfire of a police shootout
B
Lung cancer
C
A motorbike accident
D
The plane he was piloting crashed
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Q3. Which bandleader was at the top of the Billboard "Best Sellers in Stores" chart from 29 November 1941 to 2 May 1942 (except for one week) with four different tunes?

A
Harry James
B
Jimmy Dorsey
C
Woody Herman
D
Glenn Miller
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Q4. The book (and later a 1981 film) called "Mommie Dearest" published in 1978 was about which actress who appeared in films and on television from 1925 to 1975?

A
Bette Davis
B
Joan Crawford
C
Jean Harlow
D
Olivia de Havilland
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Q5. What is Dr Joseph-Ignace Guillotin best known for?

A
Inventing the guillotine
B
Proposing beheading as the humane death penalty in the French Revolution
C
Fine tuning the angled blade in the guillotine
D
Disposing of the corpses of those guillotined
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Q6. Which character in the ballet "Swan Lake" is typically danced as a black swan?

A
The Queen
B
Odette
C
Von Rothbart
D
Odile
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Q7. What reasons did Arden Cho, one of the stars of the film "KPop Demon Hunters" (2025), have for opting not to star in a television show?

A
Clash of dates
B
Show requirements for weight loss and plastic surgery
C
Family commitments in the USA
D
The show involved cruelty to animals
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