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1. The ladies announce that, for my entertainment, they would like to perform a routine based on music from the 1982 stage musical "Nine". I've not seen the show, but I know the film on which it is based. What is the title of this film?
2. The ladies are all dressed in a range of delightful ball-gowns, the brightest of which is a spectacular scarlet number. This reminds me of the song "The Lady in Red", which was a big hit in 1986 for which group or singer?
3. Once the nine ladies have finished tripping the light fantastic up and down the hall, they understandably need a rest. So I suggest they relax by watching TV. By coincidence, there's an old 1933 film showing called "Dancing Lady". But do you know who played the title role?
4. I manage to shoo the nine ladies out into the garden while I rustle up some tea and crumpets, and suggest they pick some flowers to decorate the table (always assuming they can find any in January). One of them comes back with a specimen of the European woodland plant Arum Maculatum (Wild Arum), which is commonly known as "Lords and Ladies". Which of the following is NOT another popular name for the Wild Arum?
5. I decide to serve tea to the dancing ladies in the conservatory at the back of the house. Coincidentally, my conservatory has nine sides to it - making it what form of polygon?
6. I'm impressed to discover that one of my dancing ladies turns out to be a real "Lady", by virtue of her marriage to a local aristocrat who is distantly related to the British royal family. Which of the following ladies suddenly discovered in July 1553 that she was Queen of England through a similarly tenuous royal connection, but was "deposed" after only nine days by Mary Tudor?
7. One of the dancing ladies claims that she once auditioned (unsuccessfully) for the BBC TV series "Strictly Come Dancing". But which of these ladies won the first series (May-July 2004) of the show?
8. The ladies ask if I could read them a story. I find a book of Fairy Tales by the Brothers Grimm, which contains a story about a number of "Dancing Princesses". But exactly how many princesses are there in the story?
9. The ladies then decide it is their turn to read to me. Looking through my bookshelves, they find a collection of science-fiction short stories entitled "The Nine Billion Names of God". Which science-fiction writer penned this title story?
10. It's getting late, but the nine ladies are showing no signs of going home, and one of them has found the key to the drinks cabinet. I'm beginning to think desperate measures are called for... Which Swedish playwright wrote "The Dance of Death"?
Source: Author
stedman
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