Pantomime Quizzes

Pantomime Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Pantomime?
Truman Capote

Harry Trewe

Jackson Phillip

Derek Walcott
2 What form does Pantomime take?
Short story

Play

Podcast

Novel
3 When was Pantomime first performed?
1990

2023

1978

2001
4 How many characters have lines in Pantomime?
Ten

Four

Two

Three
5 Where is Pantomime set?
Calypso

Cardiff

Tobago

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

A guest house gazebo

A pub

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

Forty

Twenty

Fifty
8 What nationality is Harry?
Trinidadian

Dutch

English

French
9 What nationality is Jackson?
Tobagoian

Trinidadian

French

English
10 Who owns the guest house?
Harry

Jackson

Elizabeth

The state
11 What is the name of the guest house?
Ridgeways

Castaways

Robinson Crusoe's Palace

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

Middle East

The Caribbean

Salish Sea
13 Which answer best defines gazebo?
Covered patio

Bottomless pit

Sail-cloth awning

Sharp drop
14 Where is the guest house situated?
Edge of a cliff

Top of a pyramid

Deep in a valley

Marooned in a desert
15 How many acts are there in Pantomime?
Two

One

Four

Three
16 What time of day does the play begin?
Late night

Morning

Evening

Midday
17 What is Harry's former career?
Philanthropist

Politician

Actor

Banker
18 What is Jackson's former career?
Carpenter

Preacher

Chef

Calypsonian
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?
Grapefruit

Beer

Ham

Eggs
21 What material is the hat and parasol Harry carries made from?
Calf leather

Bamboo

Goatskin

Cotton
22 Which answer best defines parasol?
Deep valley

Sun umbrella

Seagull's cry

Ladle
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?
Boy

Garçon

Friday

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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