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1. 'Yes, yes ... you know the film! It is called ... er .. "Flesh Fabrication". A famous American crime film, but can you tell me which stars were in it?'

Answer: John Travolta and Uma Thurman

Directed by Quentin Tarantino and nominated for seven Oscars, "Pulp Fiction" was released in 1994 and has been a hugely influential film. John Travolta stars as Vincent Vega, a role originally intended for Michael Madsen (who played Vic Vega in the 1992 film "Reservoir Dogs").

This role is said to have rescued John Travolta's acting career. Uma Thurman plays a mobster's wife Mia Wallace. She later starred in Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill" films along with Michael Madsen.Directed by Quentin Tarantino and nominated for seven Oscars,

2. 'I like this painting. It is religious. Very famous, very old. It is called ... um ... "The Terminal Meal". I know the painter was an inventor, but can you tell me his name?'

Answer: Leonardo da Vinci

"The Last Supper" shows Jesus and his disciples at the point when Jesus reveals that one of them will betray him. The late 15th Century mural has not had an easy life. It has had an archway cut into the wall through the painting, a bomb virtually destroyed its host building during the Second World War and there have been several failed restorations.

The latest restoration took 21 years and was completed in 1999. Leonardo da Vinci, a 15th Century Italian, is well-known for his paintings such as the "Mona Lisa".

He had many skills and turned his hand to inventions, engineering, sculptures, cartography and geology amongst others.

3. 'When I was at school, we read this book in our English classes. It was called ... er ... "A Narrative on a Dyad of Metropolises". Victorian English is difficult to understand sometimes. Who was the writer?'

Answer: Charles Dickens

"A Tale of Two Cities" was published in weekly installments during 1859 and is a work of historical fiction. The two cities are London and Paris with the story covering the period in time for both cities before and during the French Revolution. Charles Dickens, perhaps the best-known British writer from the Victorian era, has many well-known books to his name such as "David Copperfield", "A Christmas Carol" and "Great Expectations". was published in weekly installments during 1859 and is a work of historical fiction.

The two cities are London and Paris with the story covering the period in time for both cities before and during the French Revolution. Charles Dickens, perhaps the best-known British writer from the Victorian era, has many well-known books to his name such as was published in weekly installments during 1859 and is a work of historical fiction.

The two cities are London and Paris with the story covering the period in time for both cities before and during the French Revolution. Charles Dickens, perhaps the best-known British writer from the Victorian era, has many well-known books to his name such as

4. 'This one is a famous thriller film. Let me see, it had a woman detective with a bird's name. Oh, yes, it was called "Quiescence of the Ovine Progeniture", however I don't remember the names of the main actors. What are the names of the main actors?

Answer: Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins

Released in 1991, the thriller "The Silence of the Lambs" was a box office success and won five Oscars. The woman with the bird's name was the young FBI agent Clarice Starling, played by Jodie Foster. She won her second Oscar for this role. The first was in "The Accused". Anthony Hopkins plays the cannibalistic serial killer Hannibal Lecter.

He also starred in the 2002 prequel "Red Dragon" and the 2001 sequel "Hannibal".

5. 'This art I like. It is not new but is a classic oil painting. "Damsel with an Auricular Knicknack of Nacre". I think it was made ... er... painted by a Dutch man. What was his name?'

Answer: Johannes Vermeer

Not too much is known about "Girl with a Pearl Earring" such as who the girl was or who commissioned it (if it was at all). It was painted around 1665 and has inspired a historical novel published in 1999, which depicts one version of the background behind the painting.

A 2003 film starring Scarlett Johansson put the book on screen. Johannes Vermeer was a Dutch 17th Century painter whose works fell into obscurity on his death. He was re-discovered in the 19th Century and is now considered one of the best Dutch painters of this era.

6. 'This is another book from my school time. It is called "The Diminutive Consort's Son". It is a book for children, I think. We got it in our French classes ... no, it had been translated and was in English. Who wrote it?'

Answer: Antoine de Saint-Exup�ry

Published in 1943, "The Little Prince" ("Le Petit Prince" in its original French) tells the tale of a meeting between an alien (the prince) and a pilot in the Sahara desert. It is one of the world's best-selling books with over 140 million copies sold in the various translations. Antoine de Saint-Exup�ry was a 20th Century French aristocrat and early airplane pilot.

His experiences as a result of a plane crash in the Sahara desert in 1935 seems to have been the inspiration for the setting in "The Little Prince".

7. 'I enjoyed these films. Lots of adventures. My favourite was ... um ... "Marauders of the Disoriented Ship", I think. Who was the main character?'

Answer: Indiana Jones

"Raiders of the Lost Ark" was the first of the "Indiana Jones" movies, released in 1981. It won four Oscars and was followed by another three films in the series. Indiana Jones, played by Harrison Ford, is the lead character. He is an 'action hero' archaeologist with a trademark whip, fedora hat and leather jacket.

8. 'This is a strange picture but interesting. It is called "Pooches Cavorting with Rod". What an imagination the artist had. What was his name?'

Answer: Cassius Coolidge

Dating from 1903, "Dogs Playing Poker" is part of a series of paintings by American artist C M Coolidge to promote cigars. There were a total of sixteen in the series commissioned by the publishing company Brown & Bigelow. CM Coolidge is best known for these pictures.

9. 'This is another book from when I was a child. It is called "The Big Cat, the Wiccan and the Closet". A magical land, but what was the name of the big cat?'

Answer: Aslan

"The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe" was the first of seven books published in the Chronicles of Narnia series, written by CS Lewis. Chronologically it is the second in the series. The story is an allegory with Aslan, a lion, representing Jesus. Aslan is the only character to appear in all seven books.

10. 'I enjoyed this series of films with the caped crusader - I think that is how he is called. I think the best was the one called ... um... "The Cimmerian Paladin Surges" but I forget the name of the actor who played him. What was the man's name?'

Answer: Christian Bale

"The Dark Knight Rises" is the final film in a series of three Batman movies directed by Christopher Nolan. Nolan aimed for a darker more realistic Batman character. Christian Bale plays Batman and his alter ego Bruce Wayne in all three films in the series. He is a British actor and first appeared as a 14 year-old in the leading role in Stephen Spielberg's "Empire of the Sun".

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You Just DON'T Understand! Trivia Quiz

... or maybe you do. You are abroad somewhere talking to a friend through a particularly unhelpful dictionary. Can you work out what people or characters she is on about from her translation of the titles of these books, films and paintings?

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