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From the quiz on 10/2/15.

1. In Disney’s Aladdin, who voices the Genie? Robin Williams

2. In Fawlty Towers, what is the name of Basil’s wife? Sybil

3. In which US city is The Wire set? Baltimore

4. Who directed Heat, Collateral and The Last of the Mohicans? Michael Mann

5. Shark Tank is the US version of which television programme? Dragons’ Den

6. Which comedian hosts the BBC chat show Backchat with his father Michael? Jack Whitehall

7. Which now-defunct British video game company created the Tomb Raider series and developed its first six games? Core Design

8. What was the first programme ever broadcast on Channel 4? Countdown

9. Who plays Buffy’s mentor Rupert Giles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Uther Pendragon in the BBC drama series Merlin and the Prime Minister in Little Britain? Anthony Head

10. Akira Kurosawa’s epic 1985 film Ran is partially based on which Shakespeare play? King Lear