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Society & Culture·hard
In Japanese culture, the equivalent of a clown performer is called a 'kyogen'.
True✓ correct
False
clownjapantheater
Society & Culture·hard
In Japanese culture, what is the equivalent of a clown performer called?
Kyogen actor✓ correct
Kabuki dancer
Noh master
Bunraku puppeteer
clownjapanculturetheater
Arts & Literature·easy
What is the term for the turning point of the action in the plot of a play or story?
Climax✓ correct
Denouement
Rising action
Exposition
literaturedramaplotarts and literaturefilm and tvtheater
Arts & Literature·easy
Which Shakespeare character says, "To be or not to be, that is the question"?
Hamlet✓ correct
Escalus
Exeter
Julius Caesar
artarts and literatureauthorsentertainmentliteraturepeople
Arts & Literature·medium
Which author wrote 'Othello'?
William Shakespeare✓ correct
Arthur C. Clarke
Isaac Newton
Enid Blyton
literaturetheatergeneral knowledgearts and literatureentertainmentart
Arts & Literature·medium
Which actor played the role of President Josiah Bartlet on "The West Wing"?
Martin Sheen✓ correct
Harrison Ford
Tom Hanks
Robert De Niro
tvfilm and tvactingtelevisionentertainmenttheater
Arts & Literature·medium
What Shakespearean tragedy features Roderigo and Iago at the start of the play?
Othello✓ correct
Macbeth
Hamlet
Romeo and Juliet
literaturearts and literatureshakespearetheaterauthorsentertainment
Arts & Literature·hard
Which of the following characters does not appear in Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'?
Brutus✓ correct
Puck
Hermia
Oberon
arts and literatureshakespearetheaterauthorsliteratureentertainment
Arts & Literature·medium
Which musical features the songs 'The People's Song' and 'Paris'?
Les Misérables✓ correct
Phantom of the Opera
Cats
Hamilton
theatermusicalsarts and literatureentertainmentartmusic
Arts & Literature·medium
Who wrote the play "The Mousetrap"?
Agatha Christie✓ correct
Maya Angelou
Amiri Baraka
Alan Bennett
theaterarts and literatureentertainmentartculture
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Arts & Literature·medium
Which of the following characters is not a part of Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet'?
Othello✓ correct
Romeo
Juliet
Mercutio
arts and literatureshakespearetheaterauthorsliteratureentertainment
Arts & Literature·hard
Which Shakespeare play contains the line 'if music be the food of love play on''?
Twelfth Night✓ correct
Romeo & Juliette
Hamlet
The Taming of the Shrew
theaterarts and literatureentertainmentartculture
Arts & Literature·hard
What is the term for a solo song in an opera?
An aria✓ correct
A duet
An adiago
A dirge
musicoperaarts and literaturetheaterentertainmentart
Arts & Literature·medium
In which play is the Duke of Milan marooned, inspired by the 1609 wreck of an English ship off Bermuda?
The Tempest✓ correct
Hamlet
Romeo and Juliet
Macbeth
theatershakespearearts and literatureentertainmentartauthors
Film & TV·easy
Which actor originally played the role of Han Solo in Star Wars?
Harrison Ford✓ correct
Mark Hamill
Brad Pitt
Pedro Pascal
star warsfilmactinggeneral knowledgefilm and tvscience fiction
Film & TV·easy
Who played the role of James Bond in Casino Royale?
Daniel Craig✓ correct
George Lazenby
Roger Moore
Sean Connery
james bondfilmactingfilm and tvfictionspy
Arts & Literature·hard
In which of Shakespeare's plays does the character 'Prospero' appear?
The Tempest✓ correct
Othello
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Romeo and Juliet
arts and literatureshakespearetheaterfictitious charactersauthorsliterature
Arts & Literature·hard
In which of Shakespeare's plays do we find the famous line 'All the world's a stage'?
As You Like It✓ correct
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Tempest
Hamlet
arts and literatureshakespearetheaterquotesauthorsliterature
Arts & Literature·hard
What playwright wrote "A Streetcar Named Desire"?
Tennessee Williams✓ correct
Graham Greene
Franz Grillparzer
Anthony Neilson
arts and literaturetheaterentertainmentartculture
Arts & Literature·hard
Which famous musical features the song 'I Feel Pretty'?
West Side Story✓ correct
The Sound of Music
Oklahoma!
Grease
theatersongsmusicmusicalsarts and literatureentertainment
Arts & Literature·hard
In which musical did Joely Fisher make her Broadway debut as Rizzo?
Grease✓ correct
West Side Story
The Sound of Music
Jesus Christ Superstar
theatermusicalsactingarts and literatureentertainmentart
Arts & Literature·hard
Which author wrote 'Richard III'?
William Shakespeare✓ correct
Arthur C. Clarke
Isaac Newton
Enid Blyton
theaterarts and literatureentertainmentartculture
Arts & Literature·hard
From which Shakespearean comedy do the lines 'And thereby hangs a tale' and 'All the world's a stage' come?
As You Like It✓ correct
Twelfth Night
Much Ado About Nothing
A Midsummer Night's Dream
theatershakespearearts and literatureentertainmentartauthors
Arts & Literature·hard
What play, set in Tuscumbia, Alabama and at the Perkins Institute for the blind, tells the story of Helen Keller's life?
The Miracle Worker✓ correct
A Raisin in the Sun
The Glass Menagerie
Death of a Salesman
theaterarts and literatureentertainmentartculture
Arts & Literature·hard
Which song from the musical 'South Pacific' begins with the lyrics 'We got sunlight on the sand, we got moonlight on the sea'?
"There's Nothing Like A Dame"✓ correct
"Some Enchanted Evening"
"Bali Ha'i"
"I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair"
musicalstheatersongsarts and literaturemusicentertainment
Film & TV·easy
Which Hollywood actor has starred in films including Interstellar and The Wolf of Wall Street?
Matthew McConaughey✓ correct
Ryan Reynolds
Jim Carrey
Hugh Jackman
filmactingfilm and tventertainmentarttheater
Arts & Literature·hard
Who is the youngest daughter of King Lear, and the only one who truly loved him?
Cordelia✓ correct
Regan
Goneril
Ophelia
shakespearetheaterarts and literatureauthorsliteratureentertainment
Film & TV·easy
Which actor played the role of Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
Robert Downey Jr.✓ correct
Chris Evans
Chris Hemsworth
Tom Holland
actingfilmmarvelcomicsmcufilm and tv
Film & TV·easy
Which action star has featured in both Terminator and Predator?
Arnold Schwarzenegger✓ correct
Sylvester Stallone
Jason Statham
Chuck Norris
filmactingfilm and tventertainmentarttheater
Film & TV·easy
Which actor played the role of John McClane in Die Hard?
Bruce Willis✓ correct
John Travolta
Sean Penn
Al Pacino
actingfilmfilm and tvtheaterentertainmentart
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Arts & Literature·hard
Which legendary mime picked up a 1955 Emmy for Best Specialty Act?
Marcel Marceau✓ correct
Jacques Tati
Charlie Chaplin
Buster Keaton
actingarts and literaturefilm and tvtheaterentertainmentart
Arts & Literature·medium
Which Shakespeare character urges her husband to kill the king?
Lady Macbeth✓ correct
Juliet
Ophelia
Cordelia
theatershakespearearts and literatureliteratureentertainmentart
Film & TV·easy
Who won the 1994 Academy Award for Best Leading Actor for playing the role of Forrest Gump in Forrest Gump?
Tom Hanks✓ correct
Morgan Freeman
Nigel Hawthorne
Paul Newman
academy awardsactingfilmgeneral knowledgefilm and tvawards
Film & TV·easy
Which actor has featured in films including The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and Million Dollar Baby?
Clint Eastwood✓ correct
Matt Damon
Robert De Niro
Sean Connery
filmactingfilm and tventertainmentarttheater
Film & TV·easy
Which actor plays the role of Dr Strange in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
Benedict Cumberbatch✓ correct
Jeff Goldblum
J.K. Simmons
Michael Douglas
mcufilmactingmarvelcomicsfilm and tv
Film & TV·easy
Which actor played Batman in the Dark Knight trilogy?
Christian Bale✓ correct
Keanu Reeves
Dan Aykroyd
Donald Sutherland
batmanactingfilmdccomicsfilm and tv
Film & TV·easy
In which iconic '90s film did Leonardo DiCaprio play the role of Jack Dawson?
Titanic✓ correct
Romeo + Juliet
The Beach
The Great Gatsby
1990sfilm and tvfilmactingdecades20th century
Film & TV·easy
Which actor has featured in films including Forrest Gump and Apollo 13?
Tom Hanks✓ correct
Ewan McGregor
Will Smith
Tom Cruise
filmactingfilm and tventertainmentarttheater
Film & TV·easy
Which actor plays the role of Heimdall in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
Idris Elba✓ correct
Peter Dinklage
Josh Brolin
Chadwick Boseman
mcufilmactingmarvelcomicsfilm and tv
Arts & Literature·easy
Which of these is a play by Shakespeare?
Macbeth✓ correct
Tristram Shandy
Twilight
Ivanhoe
arts and literaturetheatershakespeareentertainmentartauthors
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