Pantomime Quizzes

Pantomime Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Pantomime?
Jackson Phillip

Harry Trewe

Derek Walcott

Truman Capote
2 What form does Pantomime take?
Short story

Novel

Podcast

Play
3 When was Pantomime first performed?
2001

1978

1990

2023
4 How many characters have lines in Pantomime?
Three

Two

Ten

Four
5 Where is Pantomime set?
Calypso

Cardiff

Tobago

New Orleans
6 Where does the action take place in Pantomime?
A pub

A guest house gazebo

A pool hall

An abandoned beach
7 Approximately how old are the characters in Pantomime?
Forty

Twenty

Fifty

Sixty
8 What nationality is Harry?
Dutch

English

French

Trinidadian
9 What nationality is Jackson?
English

French

Trinidadian

Tobagoian
10 Who owns the guest house?
Elizabeth

Jackson

Harry

The state
11 What is the name of the guest house?
Robinson Crusoe's Palace

Castaways

Ridgeways

Far-Flung
12 What region is the play set in?
Salish Sea

Medditerrean

Middle East

The Caribbean
13 Which answer best defines gazebo?
Sail-cloth awning

Bottomless pit

Sharp drop

Covered patio
14 Where is the guest house situated?
Marooned in a desert

Top of a pyramid

Edge of a cliff

Deep in a valley
15 How many acts are there in Pantomime?
Three

One

Four

Two
16 What time of day does the play begin?
Midday

Evening

Morning

Late night
17 What is Harry's former career?
Banker

Politician

Philanthropist

Actor
18 What is Jackson's former career?
Chef

Preacher

Calypsonian

Carpenter
19 Which answer best defines factotum?
Employee who does various jobs

Servant

Chef

Laundry folder
20 What does Jackson try to serve Harry in Act One?
Ham

Eggs

Grapefruit

Beer
21 What material is the hat and parasol Harry carries made from?
Bamboo

Cotton

Goatskin

Calf leather
22 Which answer best defines parasol?
Ladle

Seagull's cry

Deep valley

Sun umbrella
23 What affliction does Harry say he suffers from?
Brain damage

Insomnia

Halitosis

Flatulence
24 What does Harry refer to Jackson as in the first scene?
Friday

Garçon

Boy

My man
25 What performance tradition did Harry grow up in?
British music hall

French mime

Italian opera

None of these

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