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Questions:

1) Which British author is best known for her crime novels featuring detective Hercule Poirot?

 

2) In the long-running British series "Doctor Who", which actor first took on the role of The Doctor in 2005 after the show's revival?

a) Christopher Eccleston b) David Tennant c) Matt Smith 

 

3) Which iconic British music venue, located in London, has hosted the Proms classical music festival every summer since 1941?

 

4) Which 2000 British film, directed by Guy Ritchie, involves two intertwined plots and features an ensemble cast including Jason Statham and Brad Pitt?

 

5) The "Merseybeat" sound is closely associated with which British city in the 1960s?

a) Manchester b) Birmingham c) Liverpool

 

6) "Fawlty Towers", a British sitcom set in a fictional hotel, starred which member of Monty Python?

 

7) Which controversial British artist is known for works such as a shark preserved in formaldehyde titled "The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living"?

 

8) Which British band, fronted by Robert Smith, released the hit songs "Friday I'm in Love" and "Lovesong"?

a) The Smiths b) The Cure c) The Clash 

 

9) The British fantasy author who wrote the "Discworld" series is?

 

10) Which British actress starred in the films "Sense and Sensibility", "Love Actually", and won an Oscar for her role in "The Reader"?

 

Answers:

1) Which British author is best known for her crime novels featuring detective Hercule Poirot?

Agatha Christie.

 

2) In the long-running British series "Doctor Who", which actor first took on the role of The Doctor in 2005 after the show's revival?

a) Christopher Eccleston b) David Tennant c) Matt Smith 

 a) Christopher Eccleston.

 

3) Which iconic British music venue, located in London, has hosted the Proms classical music festival every summer since 1941?

The Royal Albert Hall.

 

4) Which 2000 British film, directed by Guy Ritchie, involves two intertwined plots and features an ensemble cast including Jason Statham and Brad Pitt?

Snatch.

 

5) The "Merseybeat" sound is closely associated with which British city in the 1960s?

a) Manchester b) Birmingham c) Liverpool

c) Liverpool.

 

6) "Fawlty Towers", a British sitcom set in a fictional hotel, starred which member of Monty Python?

John Cleese.

 

7) Which controversial British artist is known for works such as a shark preserved in formaldehyde titled "The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living"?

Damien Hirst.

 

8) Which British band, fronted by Robert Smith, released the hit songs "Friday I'm in Love" and "Lovesong"?

a) The Smiths b) The Cure c) The Clash 

b) The Cure.

 

9) The British fantasy author who wrote the "Discworld" series is?

Terry Pratchett.

 

10) Which British actress starred in the films "Sense and Sensibility", "Love Actually", and won an Oscar for her role in "The Reader"?

Kate Winslet.