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1 Who produced a series of 5 paintings called ‘The Card Players’ between 1890 and 1895?
A Paul Cézanne – Cézanne became interested in depicting labourers playing cards in the autumn of 1890.
2 What was the name of the parrot in Hugh Lofting’s Dr Doolittle books?
A Polynesia. She is a West African parrot who is able to speak English and taught Dr. Doolittle the language of animals.
3 According to the title of Jackie Collins’ debut novel, The World Is Full of…. what?
A Married Men – published in 1968
4 What woman did John Fowels write about in his 1969 postmodern historical novel?
A The French Lieutenant’s Woman – a work of fiction based on history
5 Eric Blair is the real name of which famous British author?
A George Orwell – famous for his novels Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four.
6 Dear Fatty is the 2008 autobiography of which comedienne and TV actress?
A Dawn French
7 My Animals and Other Family is a 2012 autobiography by which TV presenter?
A Clare Balding
8 Which French artist’s notable works include “La Danse” 1909, “L’Atelier Rouge” 1911 and “The Snail” 1953?
A Henri Matisse. Matisse is commonly regarded, along with Pablo Picasso, as one of the artists who best helped to define the revolutionary developments in the visual arts throughout the opening decades of the twentieth century, responsible for significant developments in painting and sculpture.
9 Who wrote the 1974 novel “Porterhouse Blue”?
A Tom Sharpe. A satirical look at Cambridge life and the struggle between tradition and reform
10 Who wrote the 1959 novel “Billy Liar”?
A Keith Waterhouse. It tells the story of Billy Fisher, a Yorkshire teenager unable to stop lying – especially to his three girlfriends.