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2 pop bands from the 1960s

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Roling Stones and Queen

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How long does The Proms last

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8 weeks

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Nickname for Robert Burns

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The Brad

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name a novel by Evelyn Waugh

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Brideshead Revisited

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who was William Wordsworth

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a British poet inspired by nature

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Who was Henry Purcell

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was an organist at Westminster Abbey

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which musicals did Andrew Lloyd Webber write music for?

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for Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita and Phantom of the Opera

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Name 3 British designers

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Sir Terence Conran, Clarice Cliff and Thomas Chippendale

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Who is Joseph Turner ?

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a British painter who raised the profile of landscape painting

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what did Robert Adam design

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Dumfries House

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When is the Mercury Music Prize awarded

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September

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What did Sir Walter Scott do ?

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Wrote poems inspired by Scotland and the traditional stories and songs from the area on the borders of Scotland and England

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Which composer wrote music for King George I and II ?

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George Frederick Handel

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Who wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ?

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Roald Dahl

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Which poem tells the story of the knights at the court of King Arthur?

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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

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Laurence Oliver Awards recognises

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theatre

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Who was David Hume?

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a philosopher who had ideas about human nature in 18th century

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Who and when directed the 39 steps?

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Alfred Hitchcock

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Name an Anglo-Saxon poem about monsters

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Beowulf

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Who directed Chariots of Fire, 1981

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Hugh Hudson

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Who created Sherlock Holmes?

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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Who are the pre-raphaelites?

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artists who painted picture on religious and literary themes in bright colours

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Who directed Brief Encounter in 1945?

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David Lean

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Which British actors recently won an Oscar ?

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Collin firth and Tilda Stewart

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who won the Man Booker Prize for Fiction?
Ian McEwan, Hillary Mantenl and Julian Barnes
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who composed a suite of pieces themed around the planets and solar system called - The Planets?
Gustav Holst
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Who directed Brief Encounter and Lawrence of Arabia?
David Lean
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Which opera did Gilbert and Sullivan write ?
Pirate of Penzance
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What gets the Mercury Music Prize
Best album from UK and Ireland
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Famous 18th century economist
Adam Smith
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Who directed Four Weddings and a Funeral in 1994
Mike Newell
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Who wrote an oratorio called "Messiah" which is sang at Easter time
George Frederick Handel
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Name a British portrait painter
Thomas Gainsborough
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which type of movies are the Brits good at
animation movies
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in which period did British film flourish
1930s
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what is the name of the annual Welsh festival which includes music, dance and art?
The National Eisteddfod of Wales
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which words come from the viking language?
Rain, Sun
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How long do Ascot races last ?
2 days
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Which words come from the Anglo-Saxon language?
apple and summer
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which words come from Norman French
beauty, park
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when is Battle of Boyne celebrated in NI?
July
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which festival comes from a pagan festival which marks the beginning of winter
Halloween
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During which festival do muslims sacrifice an animal to eat
Eid ul Adha
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Crosses of which patron saints make up the Union flag
St. George., St Andrew and St. Patrick
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When does the Edinburgh festival take place?
every summer
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Where do the Laurence Olivier Awards take place
London
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How long is the silence on Remembrance Day ?
2 minutes
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When is St David's Day
1st March
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what is the oldest, still working film facility called
Eating Studios
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Actor known for role in Shakespeare plays ?
Sir Laurence Olivier
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which language was most spoken during the Iron Age
Celtic
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When is Vaisakhi celebrated
14th of April
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Who wrote "Water Music" for King George I and "Music for the Royal Fireworks" for George II?
George Frederick Handel
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Who painted "The Origin of Painting"
David Allan
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who designed Art Deco ceramics
Clarice Cliff
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who designed furniture in the 18th century?
Thomas Chippendale
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Who is Mary Quant
leading fashion designer of recent years
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Name some best known works of Sir William Walton
Messia and Music for Royal Fireworks
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in which period was the punk movement?
late 70s
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who wrote comic operas, often making fun of popular culture and politics in the 19th century ?
Gilbert and Sullivan
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what was Sir Laurence Oliver best known for ?
his role in modern stage shows
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Who wrote- Treasure Island, Kidnapped and Dr Jekylll and Mr Hyde?
Rober Louis Stevenson
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Who founded the Aldeburgh festival in Suffolk?
Benjamin Britten
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Does the Fringe show experimental work ?
Yes
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Which is the best-known work by Sir Edward Elgar?
Pomp and Circumstance Marches
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name two of Benjamin Britten's best known operas
Peter Grimes nd Billy Budd
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The Turner prize founded in 1984 celebrates what kind of art ?
contemporary
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what kind of structures did Henry Moore sculpt ?
large, bronze ones
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how long is Hannukha celebrated for?
8 days
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Which Scottish poet wrote “The Bruce”?
John Barbour, who wrote The Bruce about the Battle of Bannockburn.
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what is King James Bible?
a new translation into English
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who designed the Cenotaph?
Sir Edwin Lutyens
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‘To be or not to be’ is a famous Shakespeare line from which play or poem?
Hamlet
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When were films first shown publicly in the UK?
1896
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How many volunteers is The National Trust run by?
61000
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How long does Diwali usually last for ?
5 days
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What is the Church of England knows as in Scotland and the US
The Episcopal church
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How old is the Big Ben
150 years old
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What language does the word Scunthorpe come from?
Viking language
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Name two of Gilbert and Sullivan’s operas
HMS Pinafore and The Mikado
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What is the Turner Prize given for ?
Art
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Who designed New Delhi to be the seat of government in India
Sir Edwin Lutyens
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Who wrote the Canterbury takes
Geoffrey Chaucer
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What is Richard Arkwright remembered for ?
Efficiently running factories
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Who designed the new St. Paul’s
Sir Christopher wren
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Who wrote music for George VI and queen elizabeth II
Sir William Walton (1902–83) wrote a wide range of music, from film scores to opera. He wrote marches for the coronations of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II but his best-known works are probably Façade, which became a ballet, and Balthazar’s Feast, which is intended to be sung by a large choir
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Who wrote about their experiences in First World War
Wilfred Owen and Siegfried sassoon
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What are the Carry On?
Films
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Who was John constable ?
John Constable (1776–1837) was a landscape painter most famous for his works of Dedham Vale on the Suffolk–Essex border in the east of England.
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Where can you find Crown Jewels
The Tower of London
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Who was Rudyard Kipling and where was he born
He Rudyard Kipling was born in India in 1865 and later lived in India, the UK and the USA. He wrote books and poems set in both India and the UK. His poems and novels reflected the idea that the British Empire was a force for good. Kipling was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907.
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What language did the peasants speak after the Norman conquest?
Anglo Saxon
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Who directed Belles of St Trinian’s in 1954
Frank Launder
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What is the name of the first major railway built in Britain
The Great Western Railway
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Which two are used in making the Ulster fry
Bacon and sausage
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Which sport often refers to the phrase ‘rain stopped play’?
Cricket
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Who was David Hockney
David Hockney (1937–) was an important contributor to the ‘pop art’ movement of the 1960s and continues to be influential today
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Where is the Royal Crescent located
Bath
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What awards event celebrates British theatre?
The Laurence Olivier Awards
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What character did Charlie Chaplin play?
Tramp
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Which film or film franchise produced in UK has been the biggest gross earner?
James Bond

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