1. What was the name of Douglas Adam’s sequel to the book ‘The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy’?
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
2. Which French artist was famed for his pastel representations of ballet dancers?
Edgar Degas
3. Who wrote the novel ‘The Three Musketeers’?
Alexandre Dumas
4. In which artistic field is Bernard Leach well renowned? a) Pottery, b) Ballet or c) Sculpture
Pottery
5. Which art and architecture style, prevalent during the late 16th and early 18th centuries, was renowned for its extensive ornamentation?
Baroque
6. On what island was the mythical creature, the Minotaur, said to have roamed a labyrinth?
Crete
7. Of all Shakespeare’s characters, who has the most lines to deliver?
Hamlet
8. “If music be the food of love, play on” comes from which Shakespeare play?
Twelfth Night
9. Which fictional character created by Washington Irving fell asleep in the Catskill Mountains for 20 years?
Rip van Winkle
10. Who wrote the children’s story ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’?
Ian Fleming (also James Bond creator)
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
2. Which French artist was famed for his pastel representations of ballet dancers?
Edgar Degas
3. Who wrote the novel ‘The Three Musketeers’?
Alexandre Dumas
4. In which artistic field is Bernard Leach well renowned? a) Pottery, b) Ballet or c) Sculpture
Pottery
5. Which art and architecture style, prevalent during the late 16th and early 18th centuries, was renowned for its extensive ornamentation?
Baroque
6. On what island was the mythical creature, the Minotaur, said to have roamed a labyrinth?
Crete
7. Of all Shakespeare’s characters, who has the most lines to deliver?
Hamlet
8. “If music be the food of love, play on” comes from which Shakespeare play?
Twelfth Night
9. Which fictional character created by Washington Irving fell asleep in the Catskill Mountains for 20 years?
Rip van Winkle
10. Who wrote the children’s story ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’?
Ian Fleming (also James Bond creator)