british theater and cinema

Question 1

____ recognises excellence in live Broadway theatre

Accepted Answer

Tony Award

Question 2

What is the other name for the Academy Awards?

Accepted Answer

The Oscars

Question 3

Who was one of the first actresses on the English stage and a long-time mistress of King Charles II?

Accepted Answer

Nell Gwyn

Question 4

When was the Sarah Siddons society founded?

Accepted Answer

1952

Question 5

Who was the first actor to be awarded a knighthood?

Accepted Answer

Sir Henry Irving

Question 6

Which actress won Oscars for Gone with the Wind and A Streetcar Named Desire?

Accepted Answer

Vivien Leigh

Question 7

Who directed the film Psycho?

Accepted Answer

Alfred Hitchcock

Question 8

Who played Juliet in John Gielgud's production of Romeo and Juliet?

Accepted Answer

Peggy Ashcroft

Question 9

P. T. Barnum owned a travelling circus called ____.

Accepted Answer

The Greatest Show on Earth

Question 10

Which magician became famous for escaping from chains, locked boxes and other dangerous setups?

Accepted Answer

Harry Houdini

Question 11

How many "Marx Brothers" are there?

Accepted Answer

3

Question 12

Who established the independent film production company United Artists

Accepted Answer

D. W. Griffith

Question 13

How many Oscars did Walt Disney win?

Accepted Answer

26

Question 14

What was John Wayne's popular name?

Accepted Answer

The Duke

Question 15

Who was responsible for the radio production of H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds which had frightened many people in 1938?

Accepted Answer

Orson Welles

Question 16

Which actor won an Oscar for The Philadelphia Story and was awarded Distinguished Flying Cross in WWII?

Accepted Answer

James Stewart

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