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- Q: Which Irish Poet and playwright spent the last three years of his life in exile under the pseudonym “Sebastian Melmoth”?
A: Oscar Wilde. “My wallpaper and I are fighting a duel to the death — one or the other of us has to go”, quipped Oscar Wilde as he lay dying of meningitis. - Q: Which author died at 28 but her book on household management made her famous?
A: Isabella Beeton (often known as Mrs Beeton). Her famous 1861 publication, Mrs Beeton’s Book of Household Management, remains in print. - Q: The famous “To be or not to be” speech is in which of Shakespeare’s plays?
A: Hamlet. Spoken by Prince Hamlet, in Act 3, Scene 1, as he contemplates the existential dilemma of life and death. - Q: Who’s the “me” in the 1985 memoir, “Elvis and Me”?
A: Priscilla Presley (born Priscilla Beaulieu). She co-wrote the book with Sandra Harmon. - Q: Whose autobiography has the title, “Can You Tell What it is Yet”?
A: Rolf Harris. In this account of his life, he traces his roots to the dusty streets of Bassendean, Western Australia. It should have a different ending now. - Q: Margaret Mitchell’s story, “Gone with the Wind”, is set in which U.S. State?
A: Georgia. The narrative is set in Atlanta and on the fictional plantation Tara, located in Clayton County, during the American Civil War. - Q: What is the usual name for a composition made of cut and pasted pieces of materials (such as paper, fabric, or photographs) onto a backing?
A: Collage. From the French verb coller, meaning ‘to glue,’ it is the artistic process of gluing and assembling various materials to a flat surface. - Q: Which artistic movement used images and techniques from mass media, advertising, and popular culture and began in the 1950s?
A: Pop Art, which emerged in Britain and the United States. - Q: What is the name for an artwork that humorously exaggerates the qualities, defects, or peculiarities of a person?
A: caricature. Caricatures are frequently used in editorial cartoons and by street artists to entertain tourists and event guests. - Q: At which railway station does Harry Potter catch the Hogwarts Express at platform 9 and 3/4?
A: King’s Cross. In the books, students access the platform by dashing through the brick barrier between platforms 9 and 10.