Observer culture quiz: from Die Hard to the price of heroin

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Test your arts knowledge with these questions from the Observer’s criticsWhich actor has played the most comic book characters? Halle BerryJosh BrolinChris EvansWhich of following is true of the 1988 action movie Die Hard? It was Alan Rickman’s feature film debutIt was originally set at EasterIt was banned in GermanyWhich of the following films was Joaquin Phoenix not Oscar-nominated for?The MasterWalk the LineYou Were Never Really HereWhich artist had a semi-circular sculpture room in his Antwerp house, with a round skylight to give perfectly even light?RubensVan DyckRodinWhich painter died after falling from scaffolding while painting a fresco in Cádiz?GoyaMurilloEl GrecoWhich of Gustav Mahler’s nine completed symphonies is the longest?No 2 “Resurrection”No 3No 8 “Symphony of a Thousand” Which one of the following places is not the title of a work by Gustav Holst?HammersmithBrook GreenShepherd’s BushTom Baker, the fourth Doctor, was working part-time on a building site when he secured the role, and thus a certain immortality among Doctor Who fans, after BBC executives saw a feature film in which he had a major role. The film was a fantasy notable for one name, to which theScottish National Gallery of Modern Art is soon to devote an entire retrospective exhibition. Which name?Serge DanotRay HarryhausenLouis MalleActor Leo McKern made Rumpole of the Bailey his own in the series that ran from 1978. John Mortimer also adapted his creation for a radio series, and among those who “were” Rumpole on the radio was which actor, later to find arguably greater plaudits elsewhere?Benedict (Sherlock) Cumberbatch Shaun (Endeavour) EvansRichard E (Withnail) GrantHoneysuckle, Perdita and Rollo are all sibling actors from one family, and, in addition to possessing one of the most deliciously moreish first-name/surname combinations in television, Honeysuckle was phenomenal in the ever underrated Foyle’s War. What is that surname? WeeksBrooksWandersThe artist Paula Rego based a triptych on a play by which 20th-century dramatist?Martin McDonaghCaryl ChurchillSarah KaneWhich London theatre was once a butcher’s shop?AlmeidaDonmarYoung VicI Don’t Want to Talk About It was a No 1 for Rod Stewart, but a song originally by whom?Neil YoungCrazy HorseCrosby, Stills, Nash and YoungWho assured us The Revolution Will Not Be Televised?Grandmaster FlashThe Last PoetsGil Scott-HeronWho sang: “Alabama’s got me so upset, Tennessee made me lose my rest, and everybody knows about Mississippi, goddam!”Curtis MayfieldKendrick LamarNina SimoneHow much did Lou Reed pay for heroin on the Velvet Underground’s I’m Waiting for the Man?$17$26$43Who worked with both penguins and pigs?Edwin LutyensBerthold LubetkinJohn Warren BarryWho designed a cowshed shaped like a cow?Jean-Jacques LequeuJean-Jacques LavacheClaude-Nicolas Ledoux18 and above.Perfection! Well done you!17 and above.Clever clogs!16 and above.Clever clogs!15 and above.OK you're good14 and above.OK you're good13 and above.Decent attempt!12 and above.Decent attempt!11 and above.Not bad!10 and above.Not bad!9 and above.Pretty meh8 and above.Pretty meh7 and above.Nothing to shout about6 and above.Nothing to shout about5 and above.Pretty poor4 and above.Poor3 and above.Woeful2 and above.Woeful 0 and above.Oh dear1 and above.Oh dear Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/jul/12/observer-culture-quiz-from-die-hard-to-the-price-of-heroin
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