Entertainment Quiz #404
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Q1. In July 1966 the Musicians' Union banned miming on the UK TV programme "Top of the Pops", but as some bands' attempts to play were inadequate, a specially recorded backing track was permitted as long as … what?
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Q2. What was the name of the ship captained by Nemo in "20,000 Leagues Under The Sea"?
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Q3. The biography by Sir Ranulph Fiennes published in 2003 was about which Captain?
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Q4. Which ragtime pianist, between 1894 and 1915, composed tunes such as "The Entertainer" that became popular in 1973 after being included in the film "The Sting"?
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Q5. What actor co-created and portrays the fictional character Alan Partridge?
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Q6. Which country did Peder Balke, intensely dramatic landscape painter, pioneer of Modernism in his country, activist for social justice, and great-great-grandfather of jazz musicians Jon and Erik Balke, paint?
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Q7. For what UK show was the fictional character Alan Partridge created?
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