E: 03/01 FT Christmas Challenge (help needed)

thetoothfairy

we have all the answers now I think except no. 38. (see my prev post # 20~) and 11a

edda

thetoothfairy wrote: »

we have all the answers now I think except no. 38. (see my prev post # 20~) and 11a

8(ii) still needed - I think this might be Tony Blair?
Also, Q3 is outstanding

Thanks to everyone who answered so quickly. :beer:

biteyerlegs

3d judy garland

mollylou

3b is Mark Rothko

(Alfred Molina as Rothko in 'Red' http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/6767740/Red-at-the-Donmar-Warehouse-review.html)

185Queens

edda wrote: »

1. Northwest Passage
2. William Shakespeare
3. a ??? ; b ??? ; c ??? ; d ???
4. Metropolitan Opera, New York
5. Bridget Riley
6. Lindsay Lohan
7. Sylvester Stallone
8. (i) Keith Richards; (ii) ??? ; (iii) Mark Twain
9. Klingon
10. Serge & Charlotte Gainsbourg
11. a ??? ; b San Carlo Theatre, Napoli; c Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
12. Susan Boyle
13. Silvio Berlusconi
14. Caravaggio
15. The Smiths; David Cameron
16. 16b is the fake
17. All took place posthumously
18. Astana, Kazakhstan
19. 19b Catherine Zeta Jones
20. Death In Venice
21. The Hobbit (2 parts)
22. a $10.3m; b $69.5m; c $95m
23. 22b was found in an attic; 22a was fictionalised in the novel
24. Anton Chekhov & Leo Tolstoy
25. Claude Monet
26. Gustav Mahler
27. a Ashton Kucher (ii); b Oprah Winfrey (iii); c Britney Spears (i)
28. A Streetcar Named Desire
29. The Duke of Edinburgh
30. Anish Kapoor
31. Public were banned from interacting with it for health and safety reasons - the exhibition was creating too much dust; Freedom by Jonathan Franzen
32. Franco's Spain
33. Republic of Ireland
34. MGM & EMI
35. Avatar
36. Julian Assange
37. First time a female playwright's play has been staged
38. a Rush Limbaugh; b Eminem; c Lady Gaga; d Elton John - What is the link?
39. Spider-Man
40. Germany

Q3 (a) ?? (b) Mark Rothko (c) Fela Kuti (d) Judy Garland
Q11 (a) I've no idea, even after extensive searching
Q 38 - connection could be either American Idol or Rush Limbaugh's wedding, but struggling to confirm either. Could be completely wrong of course!

mollylou

Q 38 could be something to do with homophobia, but not quite sure what - Elton John played at Rush Limbaugh (known homophobic)'s wedding, and duetted with Eminem (homophobic lyrics) and also duetted with Lady Gaga, but not sure of the connection there. With the other two he used the opportunities to "build bridges" and promote gay rights.

thetoothfairy

I've finally found the answer to 11a

11a - Centre Pompidou-Metz - http://www.architecnews.com/search/metz+museum+architect

edda

Just Q3a and Q38 to do now

margf

Hi

Looking for 3A - I found this picture

http://www.tineye.com/search/show_all/27e08eaa33d0eb82acf451931b035e966b9da061/407ec1fa7e5eefafb8f3974d0e1861ef3983d89e026e0571af9c9d5e7418f17c/www.dn.se/1

Don't know if this will be of any help

Marg

timmmers

3a? Sam cooke ?