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Questions:

 

1) Which British film director, known for movies like "Trainspotting" and "Slumdog Millionaire", also directed the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics?

 

2) Which British actress starred in "The Favourite" and "The Lobster", and won an Academy Award for Best Actress for "The Favourite"?

a) Rachel Weisz b) Kate Winslet c) Olivia Colman

 

3) Which British playwright wrote the contemporary classics "Jerusalem" and "The Ferryman"?

 

4) Which post-punk British band released albums "Unknown Pleasures" and "Closer"?

 

5) Which British children's author wrote "The BFG", "Matilda", and "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"?

a) C.S. Lewis b) Enid Blyton c) Roald Dahl

 

6) The crime drama series "Broadchurch" was set in a fictional town in which British county?

 

7) Which British actor played Sherlock Holmes in the BBC series "Sherlock"?

 

8) "Quadrophenia", a film adaptation of The Who's rock opera, is centered around which subculture?

a) Punks b) Goths c) Mods

Answers:

1) Which British film director, known for movies like "Trainspotting" and "Slumdog Millionaire", also directed the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics?

Answer: Danny Boyle.

 

2) Which British actress starred in "The Favourite" and "The Lobster", and won an Academy Award for Best Actress for "The Favourite"?

a) Rachel Weisz b) Kate Winslet c) Olivia Colman

Answer: c) Olivia Colman.

 

3) Which British playwright wrote the contemporary classics "Jerusalem" and "The Ferryman"?

Answer: Jez Butterworth.

 

4) Which post-punk British band released albums "Unknown Pleasures" and "Closer"?

Answer: Joy Division.

 

5) Which British children's author wrote "The BFG", "Matilda", and "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"?

a) C.S. Lewis b) Enid Blyton c) Roald Dahl

Answer: c) Roald Dahl.

 

6) The crime drama series "Broadchurch" was set in a fictional town in which British county?

Answer: Dorset.

 

7) Which British actor played Sherlock Holmes in the BBC series "Sherlock"?

Answer: Benedict Cumberbatch.

 

8) "Quadrophenia", a film adaptation of The Who's rock opera, is centered around which subculture?

a) Punks b) Goths c) Mods

Answer: c) Mods.