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Entertainment Quiz #839

Film, Arts, Music & Entertainment Quiz for 13 February 2025

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Q1. Some early cellos are found with holes drilled in the base of the neck; what purpose did the holes serve?

A
To hold ornamental ribbons
B
To take cleats to hold the cello securely in its case
C
For rope to hold it round the player's neck when the cello was played in processions
D
To take a hook to hold spare bows during performance
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Q2. What British dark comedy TV series was created by Kirstie Swain, adapted from the book of the same name by CJ Skuse and starring Ella Purnell?

A
Sweetpea
B
The Boy That Never Was
C
Paris Has Fallen
D
Rip
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Q3. Whose final words, on 8 April 1973, were reported to be “Drink to me, drink to my health, you know I can't drink any more”?

A
Ernest Hemingway
B
Salvador Dali
C
Pablo Picasso
D
Charlie Chaplin
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Q4. Which Italian painter contemporary with Caravaggio, celebrated at the time but neglected until recently (with many paintings attributed to others), is admired for work celebrating female strength and chiaroscuro techniques?

A
Jerome David (1590-1663)
B
Pierre Dumonstier le Neveu (1585-1656)
C
Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1653)
D
Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641)
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Q5. The 2011 US crime drama TV series "The Killing" was based on a work created by whom?

A
Henning Mankell
B
Veena Sud
C
Søren Sveistrup
D
Stieg Larsson
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Q6. Which is a music often characterised, in varying degrees, by syncopated rhythms, polyphonic ensemble playing, improvisation, and deliberate deviations of pitch?

A
World Music
B
Swing
C
Jazz
D
Funk
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Q7. Telly Savalas played Theo Kojak in a TV series that first aired from 1973 to 1978. What confectionery is associated with the character?

A
Ice cream
B
Chocolate bar
C
Lollipop
D
Turkish delight
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