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- Q: What is depicted in Landseer’s painting “The Monarch of the Glen”?
A: A twelve-point red deer stag. Initially, the artist intended for the painting to hang in the House of Lords dining room. Furthermore, this specific setting influenced the work’s scale and composition. - Q: Which prominent British portrait and landscape artist painted “The Watering Place” and Mr and Mrs Andrews”?
A: Thomas Gainsborough. This artist defined a unique individual style that set him apart from his contemporaries. Furthermore, he offered significant contributions to the English school of landscape painting, permanently altering the genre’s trajectory. - Q: What name did George Orwell give to the farm in his novella, “Animal Farm”?
A: Manor Farm, but after the animals overthrow their human owner, Mr Jones, they rename it Animal Farm. - Q: How much did the Mad Hatter’s hat cost in “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”?
A: 10 shillings and sixpence (10/6), which was the price of the hat as indicated by the tag on his hat in the original illustrations by John Tenniel. This price reflects the pre-decimal currency of the United Kingdom, with a shilling being equivalent to twelve pence. - Q: Which English children’s author wrote the nonsense poem, “The Hunting of the Snark”, which he subtitled, “An Agony in Eight Fits”?
A: Lewis Carroll. - Q: Although not by the original author, “Death Comes to Pemberley” is a crime novel sequel to which classic novel?
A: Pride and Prejudice. The acclaimed crime novelist P.D. James wrote Death Comes to Pemberley. Furthermore, she set the narrative six years after the climactic events of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. - Q: Who wrote the poems on which the musical “Cats” is based?
A: T. S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats. The show’s music was composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber. - Q: Which of Dickens’ stories was unfinished at the time of his death in 1870?
A: The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Only six of the planned twelve instalments had been written. - Q: Which English artist painted the works “Burial at Sea” and “The Grand Canal, Venice”?
A: J M W Turner. Turner was a prominent English Romantic landscape and seascape painter known for his masterful use of colour and light. - Q: In which house is Harry Potter at Hogwarts?
A: Gryffindor. This house prizes bravery, daring, nerve, and chivalry above all other traits. Furthermore, it represents these courageous values through the symbol of the lion and the bold pairing of scarlet and gold.