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Answer: Ridley Scott

The Academy Award-winning 'Black Hawk Down' is set amongst the wartorn landscape of Somalia in the early 1990s. The film, and indeed the novel, is based on true events occurring in Mogadishu, the Somalian capital, and the US Army's efforts to apprehend the warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid.

The high profile cast saw critics praise the film, and it won Academy Awards for Editing and Sound, though it didn't go down too well with some of the Somalian population.

Answer: Meet Joe Black

Brad Pitt plays Death who wishes to experience life on Earth after "an eternity of boredom", so he appeals to a dying man, played by Anthony Hopkins, and offers him a few more days of life in exchange for being a guide to death. Death manifests itself in a human form by using the body of a recently deceased young man after a tragic car accident.

In the 1934 film 'Death Takes a Holiday', upon which 'Meet Joe Black' is based, Death takes on a human form to discover why he is feared amongst humans.

Answer: Black Books

Created by Dylan Moran and Graham Linehan (the latter being known for 'Father Ted' and later 'The IT Crowd', among other things), 'Black Books' is set in the bookshop owned by Bernard Black (played by Moran), a neurotic drunkard, who employs Manny Bianco (Bill Bailey), a smart, cheerful, people person (a stark contrast to Bernard). Bernard's best friend, Fran Katzenjammer (Tamsin Greig), who ran a gift shop next door to Black Books in the first series, but it went under and she became unemployed in the later series.

The series won BAFTAs in 2001 and 2005.

Answer: Rowan Atkinson

'Blackadder' ran for four series during the late 1980s with Rowan Atkinson in the title role, accompanied by his constant companion Baldrick, played by Tony Robinson. Each series of 'Blackadder' takes place in a different era of history, from the end of the Middle Ages to Elizabethan England, to the Regency period, to World War I. 'Blackadder' is consistently ranked as one of the best British sitcoms of all-time.

Answer: Anna Sewell

This literary classic was written by Anna Sewell in her last years, and was an instant success upon its release in 1877. Sadly, Sewell died not long after the book's publication. The novel is written from the point of view of Black Beauty, a black horse in England, who describes his life from early days on a farm to tough work drawing carriages.

Many film adaptations have come about over the years, and the story has even hit theatres as a play.

Answer: The Black Echo

First published in 1992, 'The Black Echo' saw the first appearance of detective Harry Bosch, a former veteran of the Vietnam War. Bosch went on to appear in numerous sequels, and as a result, the author Michael Connelly has attracted significant popularity.

Answer: The Black Eyed Peas

The Black Eyed Peas is a hip-hop quartet from America who have become extremely popular over the years after the success of their third album 'Elephunk' which positively propelled them into the limelight. The group is made up of Fergie, will.i.am, Taboo and apl.de.ap.

Answer: The Rolling Stones

Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, 'Paint It, Black' featured on The Rolling Stones' fourth album, 'Aftermath'. Rather unusually, the track features the sound of a sitar, played by Brian Jones. The band's record label, Decca, chose to add the comma into the name of the song, though the reason for this addition isn't quite clear.

Answer: Call of Duty

'Call of Duty: Black Ops' was released in 2010 and broke all sorts of retail records at the time, earning over $1 billion in its first six weeks. 'Black Ops' is set primarily during the Cold War. Developed by Treyarch, the game saw a release on all major systems: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, and Nintendo DS, though the latter port was handled by n-Space.

Answer: Nintendo DS

After 'Pokemon Diamond/Pearl/Platinum', which brought the fourth generation to a close, 'Pokemon Black/White' lead the way to a new continent with many new Pokemon to catch and tame. Despite the recent release of the Nintendo 3DS, both 'Pokemon Black' and 'Pokemon White' were developed for the Nintendo DS.

In 2012, sequels to these two games, entitled 'Pokemon Black 2/White 2' marked the first time in the whole series when new entries were direct sequels.