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1. From which musical does the song "Send in the Clowns" come?
2. What was the name of the clown in Stephen King's "It"?
3. Shakespeare featured clowns in many of his plays. Which of these is NOT described as a clown, fool or jester in the "Dramatis Personae"?
4. From the commedia dell'arte tradition in Italy came a character whose costume and make up inspired many of the white faced clowns we know today. Which character was it?
5. Yu Sze, a court jester during the reign of Shih Huang-Ti, is regarded as a national hero in China today for persuading his master NOT to do what?
6. Which singer reached Number 2 in the UK charts in 1973 with a song which he performed dressed as a clown?
7. Who was known as the "King of Clowns"?
8. In which Verdi opera is the eponymous character a jester?
9. Which actor played "Buttons the Clown" in Cecil B. De Mille's 1952 epic "The Greatest Show on Earth"?
10. What is the word for a fear of clowns?
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