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Sports, Arts, Science, Literature Flashcards

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How many times UK hosted Olympic games?

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3 - 1908, 1948, 1902

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Who helped in the origin of the paralympic games?

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Dr Sir Ludwig Guttman, a German refugee, at the Stoke Mandeville hospital in Buckinghamshire.

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First man in the world to run a mile in under 4 minutes?

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Sir Roger Bannister (in 1954)

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Scottish racing driver who won the Formula 1 world championship three times

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Sir Jackie Stewart

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Captain of the English football team that won the World Cup in 1966

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Bobby Moore

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Captain of the English cricket team who held record for batting and bowling

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Sir Ian Botham

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Gold medals for ice dancing at the 1984 Olympic Games and four consecutive world championships

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Jayne Torvill + Christopher Dean

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Gold medals in rowing in 5 consecutive Olympic Games

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Sir Steve Redgrave

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Winner of 16 Paralympic medals (incl. 11 gold) over 5 Paralympic Games

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Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson

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Winner of London Marathon 6x and broke 30 world records

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Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson

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Won two gold medals for running in the 2004 Olympic Games

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Dame Kelly Holmes

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The faster person to sail around the world singlehanded

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Dame Ellen MacArthur

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Scottish cyclist who won 6 gold and 1 silver Olympic medals

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Sir Chris Hoy

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Won six gold medals over 2 Paralympic Games and won London Marathon 6x

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David Weir

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First Briton to win the Tour de France in 2012

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Sir Bradley Wiggins

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Won 8 Olympic medals in cycling incl. gold in 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games

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Sir Bradley Wiggins

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The first Briton to win the olympic gold in the 10,000 metres

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Sir Mo Farah

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Winner of 2012 gold medal in the heptathlon and silver in 2016 olympic games

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Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill

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First British man to win a singles title in a Grand Slam tournament since 1936

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Sir Andy Murray

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Youngest member of the British team at the 2008 Paralympic Games

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Ellie Simmonds

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Winner of gold medals for swimming at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Paralympic Games

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Ellie Simmonds

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First person to sail single-handed around the world

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Sir Francis Chichester

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First person to sail single handedly around the world without stopping

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Sir Robin Knox-Johnston

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British Grand Prix drivers who won the Formula 1 World Championship

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Damon Hill, Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button

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Who organises The Proms?

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BBC since 1927

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17th century organist at Westminster Abbey who wrote church music, operas and other pieces

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Henry Purcell

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Who wrote the Water Music for King George I and Music for the Royal Fireworks for George II?

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George Frederick Handel

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Which oratorio is regularly sung at Easter time?

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Messiah by Handel

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Who composed The Planets?

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Gustav Holst

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When was Gustav Holst active?

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End of 19th century / start of 20th century

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On which tune is the popular British church hymn “I vow to thee my country” based?

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Jupiter - part of the Planets suite, adapted by Gustav Holst

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Who composed the Pomp and Circumstance Marches?

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Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

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What is played at the Last Night of the Proms?

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March No 1 (Land of Hope and Glory) by Sir Edward Elgar

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Late 19th/early 20th century composer who wrote music for orchestra and choirs and was influenced by traditional English folk music

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Ralph Vaughan Williams

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20th century composer who wrote wide range of music from film scores to opera

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Sir William Walton

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Author of marches for the coronations of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II?

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Sir William Walton

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Author of “Facade” which became a ballet and of “Belshazzar’s Feast”?

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Sir William Walton

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20th century composer known for his operas including Peter Grimes and Billy Budd?

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Benjamin Britten

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Who wrote A Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra?

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Benjamin Britten

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What is the purpose of A Young Person’s Guide to Orchestra?

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Based on a piece of music by Purcell, introduces listener to various different sections of an orchestra

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41
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Who founded the Aldeburgh festival in Suffolk?

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Benjamin Britten

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42
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What is “The Mousetrap”?

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Murder-mystery play by Agatha Christie

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What is the longest running West End show in history?

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The Mousetrap, running since 1952

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44
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What did Gilbert and Sullivan write?

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Comic operas making fun of popular culture and politics in 19th century,

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45
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3 examples of Gilbert and Sullivan’s work?

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HMS Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance, The Mikado

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46
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What has Andrew Lloyd Webber written?

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Music for popular shows - collaboration with Tim Rice, Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita, Cats, The Phantom of the Opera

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47
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What is The Fringe?

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Edinburgh Festival in summer which showcases theatre, comedy, often experimental work

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What are the Laurence Olivier Awards?

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Annual awards in London which incl. best director, best actor and best actress categories.

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49
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Who was Sir Laurence Oliver?

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British actor known for his roles in Shakespeare plays

50
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Example of 2 painters in 16-17th century who were from abroad?

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Hans Holbein and Sir Anthony Van Dyck

51
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When did British artists painting portraits/landscapes become well-known?

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18th century onwards

52
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Who was Thomas Gainsborough?

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Portrait painter (18th century) who often painted people in country or garden scenery

53
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Who was David Allan?

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Scottish painter (18th century), best known for portraits. Famous work = The Origin of Painting.

54
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Who was Joseph Turner?

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Influential landscape painter (18-19th century) - considered the artist who raised the profile of landscape painting

55
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Who was John Constable?

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Landscape painter (18-19th century) - famous for works of Dedham Vale on the Suffolk-Essex border.

56
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Who were the Pre-Raphaelities?

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Artists in the second half of 19th century - painted detailed pictures on religious/literary themes in bright colours.

57
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3 examples of Pre-Raphaelites?

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Holman Hunt, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Sir John Millais

58
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Who was Sir John Lavery?

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Northern Irish portrait painter (19-20th century) - painting the Royal Family

59
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Who was Henry Moore?

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English sculptor and artist (20th century) - large bronze abstract sculptures

60
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Who was John Petts?

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Welsh artist (20th century) - engravings and stained glass

61
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Who was Lucian Freud?

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German-born British artist (20th century) - known for portraits

62
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Who is David Hockney?

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Important contributor to the “pop art” movement of the 1960s and still influential today

63
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Who were 2 previous winners of the Turner prize?

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Damien Hirst and Richard Wright

64
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How many Turner Prize works are shortlisted every year and shown at Tate Britain?

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4

65
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Examples of cathedrals built in Middle Ages

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Durham, Lincoln, Canterbury and Salisbury

66
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Example of a Norman castle keep?

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The White Tower in the Tower of London (ordered by William the Conqueror)

67
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What is Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire good example of?

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British styles of architecture, it is a country house.

68
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Who designed the Queen’s House at Greenwich and the Banqueting House in Whitehall in London?

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Inigo Jones (in 17th century)

69
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Who built the new St Paul’s Cathedral?

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Sir Christopher Wren (in late 17th century)

70
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Who was Robert Adam?

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Scottish architect (18th century) who influenced the development of architecture in the UK, Europe and America - designed Dumfries House in Scotland and influenced others.

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What architectural style became popular in the 19th century?

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Gothic style.

72
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Examples of gothic buildings built in 19th century?

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Houses of Parliament, St Pancras Station, town halls in Manchester and Sheffield

73
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What did Sir Edwin Lutyens design?

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New Delhi to be the seat of India Government, war memorials throughout the world after WW1 incl. Cenotaph in Whitehall

74
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What is Cenotapth?

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WW1 memorial in Whitehall - site of annual Remembrance Day service attended by the King, politicians, foreign ambassadors

75
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Who are three modern British architects?

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Sir Norman Foster, Lord Richard Rogers, Dame Zaha Hadid

76
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Who designed landscapes around country-houses in 18th century?

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Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown

77
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Who worked with Edwin Lutyens to design gardens around his houses?

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Gertrude Jekyll

78
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Who was Thomas Chippendale?

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18th century furniture designer

79
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Who was Clarice Cliff?

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Designer of Art Deco ceramics

80
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Who was Sir Terence Conran?

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20th century interior designer

81
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Examples of 3 leading fashion designers in recent years?

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Mary Quant, Alexander McQueen, Vivienne Westwood

82
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Which 3 Brits won the Nobel Prize for Literature?

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Sir William Golding (novelist); Seamus Heaney (poet); Harold Pinter (playwright)

83
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Who was Ian Fleming?

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Introduced James Bond.

84
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Who was Jane Austin?

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18th-19th century English novelist. Books: Pride & Prejudice and Sense & Sensibility. Concerned with marriage and family relationships.

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Who was Charles Dickens?

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19th century novelist. Oliver Twist and Great Expectations. Everyday references to characters from his books - Scrooge (a mean person) or Mr Micawber (always hopeful).

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Who was Robert Louis Stevenson?

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19th century writer of books for adults/children. Far from the Madding Crowd and Jude the Obscure.

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Who was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?

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Scottish director and writer (19th-20th century). Sherlock Holmes.

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Who was Evelyn Waugh?

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20th century writer of satirical novels. Decline, Fall and Scoop, Brideshead Revisited (best known).

89
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Who was Sir Kinsley Amis?

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20th century English novelist and poet (20+ novels). Lucky Jim.

90
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Who was Graham Greene?

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20th century novelist - often influenced by his religious beliefs. The Heart of the Matter, The Honorary Consul, Brighton Rock, and Our Man in Havana.

91
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Who was JK Rowling?

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Harry Potter.

92
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Which poem tells of its hero’s battles against monsters?

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Beowulf (Anglo-Saxon poem)

93
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Who wrote Canterbury Tales?

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Chaucer

94
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What is Sir Gawain and the Green Knight about?

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The knights at the court of King Arthur.

95
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Two examples of poems from Middle Ages?

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Canterbury Tales and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

96
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What is a sonnet?

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Poem with 14 lines

97
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Who was John Milton?

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Poet inspired by religious views - wrote Paradise Lost.

98
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Who was William Woodsworth?

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Poet inspired by nature.

99
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Who was Sir Walter Scott?

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Poet inspired by Scotland and the traditional stories and songs from the area on borders of Scotland and England, wrote novels many set in Scotland.

100
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Who was William Blake?

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19th century poet

101
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Who was Lord Byron?

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19th century poet

102
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Who was John Keats?

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19th century poet

103
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Who was Percy Shelley?

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19th century poet

104
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Who was Alfred Lord tennyson?

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19th century poet

105
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Who were Robert and Elizabeth Browning?

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19th century poet

106
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What did Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon write about?

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Their experiences in the WW1.

107
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Who is Sir Walter de la Mare?

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Recent popular poet

108
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Who is John Masefield?

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Recent popular poet

109
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Who is Sir John Bentheman?

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Recent popular poet

110
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Who is Ted Hughes?

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Recent popular poet

111
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Where is this exerpt from:

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Robert Browning, Home Thoughts from Abroad

112
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Where is this excerpt from:

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Wilfred Owen - Anthem for Doomed Youth

113
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Where is this excerpt from:

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William Blake - The Tyger

114
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Where is this excerpt from:

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William Woodsworth - The Daffodils

115
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Where is this excerpt from:

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Lord Byron - She Walks in Beauty

116
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Who wrote Anthem for Doomed Youth?

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Wilfred Owen

117
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Who wrote The Tyger?

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William Blake

118
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Who wrote The Daffodils?

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William Woodsworth

119
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Who wrote She Walks in Beauty?

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Lord Byron

120
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Who wrote Home Thoughts from Abroad?

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Robert Browning

LP: Life in the UK (8 decks)

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