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Entertainment Quiz #775

Film, Arts, Music & Entertainment Quiz for 23 November 2023

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Q1. In 1976 or 1977, John Carpenter and Debra Hill began drafting a story titled "The Babysitter Murders", which eventually became what film?

A
Nightmare on Elm St
B
Blind Terror
C
Halloween
D
Silence of the Lambs
Select from the options above.

Q2. Inspector Morse of the TV series (1987-2000) of the same name was very reticent about his first name; the name eventually revealed then became the title of a prequel, but what was it?

A
Endeavour
B
Sam
C
Maximilian
D
Signal
Select from the options above.

Q3. What is the subject of the collection of 12 archaic Greek poems known as The Epic Cycle?

A
The rulers and heroes of Mesopotamia
B
The exploits of Alexander the Great
C
The story of the world from the Creation to the Trojan War
D
The hero known as Gilgamesh
Select from the options above.

Q4. Which impresario, music manager and record producer has been involved with The Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds, Graham Gouldman, Godley and Creme, (later 10cc), Soft Machine, and Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity?

A
Andrew Loog Oldham
B
Giorgio Gomelsky
C
Brian Epstein
D
Shel Talmy
Select from the options above.

Q5. King Herod's song in the 1970 musical "Jesus Christ Superstar" by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber is based on a song originally intended for what?

A
Eurovision Song Contest, 1969
B
The Likes of Us (1965)
C
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1968)
D
Summer Olympics 1968
Select from the options above.

Q6. Which group recorded the satirical look at the music industry "Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One"?

A
The Beatles
B
U2
C
The Animals
D
The Kinks
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Q7. "So Dear to My Heart" (1948) was a film by whom, intended to be his first live action film but which in the end included animation?

A
Alfred Hitchcock
B
D.W. Griffiths
C
Charlie Chaplin
D
Walt Disney
Select from the options above.
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