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Mime - The World's Worst Art Form

Created by Islingtonian

Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Performing Arts
Mime  The Worlds Worst Art Form game quiz
"No offence, but I hate mimes, with their strange white faces and silly "stuck in a box" routines. But how much do you know about this oddly persistent form of entertainment?"

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. Which ancient civilisation is guilty of starting the whole sorry mess that is mime?
    The Greeks
    The Phoenicians
    The Romans
    The Egyptians


2. Which religion banned mime?
    Christianity
    Hinduism
    Islam
    Buddhism


3. Which of these rugby clubs has a name related to a traditional character of mime?
    Harlequins
    London Irish
    Wasps
    Saracens


4. True or false: mime traditionally featured a lot of bastinadoes.
    True
    False


5. Which of the following was not a famous French mime act of the 19th century?
    Paul Legrand
    Idiot d'Ennui
    Alexandre Guyon
    Severin


6. The film "Les Enfants du Paradis" was the fictional biography of which real life mime?
    Jacques Copeau
    Etienne Decroux
    Jean Gaspard Deburau
    Jean-Louis Barrault


7. What does the word "mime" mean?
    Couldn't Get a Proper Job
    Irritation of Life
    Imitation of Life
    Imitation of Entertainment


8. Which of the following films features a vampire mime?
    Buffy the Vampire Slayer
    Interview with the Vampire
    The Little Vampire
    Marcel Marceau: The Untold Story


9. The modern mime who was named a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations was Marcel who?
    Answer: (One Word (a surname))


10. "Mimimimimimi" is the catchphrase of which Muppet?
    Kermit
    Miss Piggy
    The Swedish Chef
    Beaker


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