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Theatre and Cinema in London

According to a National Theatre report, almost twice as many people visit the theatre every year in London as watch Premier League football. The capital boasts well over 100 cinemas, with Leicester Square being the home of London Entertainment. In this quiz you may learn some unusual facts about the city’s cultural heritage.

If you're a cinema or theatre enthusiast, see if you can get full marks in this London quiz!

1 .

How many theatres are contained within the National Theatre’s Southbank complex?

The three theatres are The Olivier, The Lyttelton and the Dorfman (formerly the Cottesloe)

2 .

Which London market forms the backdrop to Hitchcock’s thriller “Frenzy”?

Covent Garden

Spitalfields

Camden

Smithfield

Most of the 1972 film was shot in and around Covent Garden. Hitchcock was the son of a Covent Garden merchant

3 .

In 1662 a now-famous puppet show was first performed in Covent Garden and was watched by Samuel Pepys who wrote about it in his famous diary. Known then as Pulcinello, what do we now call this figure?

Sooty

Pinocchio

Mr. Punch

Kermit

The show was performed by an Italian called Pietro Gimonde, also known as "Signor Bologna"

4 .

In which 1937 musical did the song and dance, “The Lambeth Walk” first appear?

Me and My Girl

Blue Velvet

Bow Bells

Chelsea Follies

The show also featured the song “The Sun Has Got His Hat On”

5 .

Which major theatre production is next in this sequence?

The Woman in White
Monty Python’s Spamalot
Priscilla Queen of the Desert

Othello

Singing in the Rain

The Phantom of the Opera

Cats

They are all major productions at The Palace Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue

6 .

Which well-known London performing arts venue is situated on the site of natural springs?

The Globe

The Old Vic

Sadler’s Wells

The Royal Opera House

Ancient monastic springs were discovered there in the 1600s, the water of which was thought to have medicinal properties

7 .

In which James Bond film does Bond visit the College of Arms in the City of London?

Goldeneye

On Her Majesty’s Secret Service

Octopussy

Moonraker

On this occasion James Bond is shown his own family Coat of Arms that bears the motto “The World Is Not Enough”

8 .

Which award-winning 2010 film starring Colin Firth was set in London?

Black Swan

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Never Let Me Go

The King’s Speech

In the film Colin Firth played Prince Albert, the future King George VI

9 .

Which musical includes the song, “A Room in Bloomsbury”?

Blue Magic

Excitement

Such is Life

The Boyfriend

The musical’s original 1954 London production ran for 2,078 performances!

10 .

In the film ‘Bedknobs and Broomsticks’, the spell-hunters travel to Portobello Road Market where they encounter a spiv called Swimburne. Which popular TV entertainer played this character?

Des O’Connor

Max Bygraves

Bruce Forsythe

Ken Dodd

Bruce Forsythe also had a cameo role in the American show “Magnum P.I.”

Author: Augusta Harris