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- Q: Which 1956 play by John Osborne tells the story of a turbulent, emotionally intense marriage stuck in the rigid class dynamics of mid-century England?
A: Look Back in Anger. The entire play unfolds in a cramped, dreary attic apartment in the English Midlands, which they share with Jimmy’s affable working-class friend, Cliff Lewis. - Q: What is the name of Gandalf’s horse in “The Lord of the Rings”?
A: Shadowfax. He is a silvery-grey stallion and the chief of the Mearas, an extraordinary and intelligent breed of wild horses from Rohan. - Q: Which French Impressionist artist painted the famous “Water Lilies” series?
A: Claude Monet. He created about 250 oil paintings of his lush water garden at his property in Giverny, France. - Q: According to a book by Dr Seuss, who famously wore a hat?
A: The Cat. However, in another famous Dr Seuss book, “The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins”, a young peasant boy keeps uncovering new hats every time he takes one off. - Q: In which Shakespeare play is the line “Goodnight, goodnight! Parting is such sweet sorrow, That I should say goodnight till it be morrow.”?
A: Romeo and Juliet (Act 2, Scene 2). Spoken by Juliet during the famous balcony scene as she says goodbye to Romeo. - Q: How old was Adrian Mole when he began writing his secret diary?
A: 13¾. He began writing his secret diary on New Year’s Day 1981. - Q: In Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s famous poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”, which bird does the mariner shoot?
A: Albatross. Shot by the mariner with a crossbow. - Q: Which Savoy Opera features Nankipoo?
A: The Mikado. By Gilbert and Sullivan. “Mikado” is an outdated term for the Emperor of Japan. - Q: Who were the three famous Brontë sisters?
A: Charlotte, Emily, and Anne. They were 19th-century English poets and novelists from Yorkshire who published their classic works under the male pseudonyms Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell. - Q: In which country did the Impressionist art movement begin?
A: France. Centred mainly around Paris in the 1860s and 1870s.