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Quiz about Thats Kentertainment
Quiz about Thats Kentertainment

That's Kentertainment Trivia Quiz


Welcome to this quiz about various entertainers and entertainment themes related to the county of Kent, the Garden of England.

A multiple-choice quiz by KentQuizzer. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
KentQuizzer
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
381,842
Updated
Nov 20 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
191
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which H.E. Bates novel (and its sequels) inspired a 1990s British TV comedy drama series set in Kent starring David Jason and Catherine Zeta-Jones? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Russell Thorndike wrote about which character, also known as Captain Clegg and "The Scarecrow"? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which actress lived at Smallhythe Place near Tenterden in Kent during the early twentieth century? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which journalist, presenter and satirist, renowned for his series of interviews with former US president Richard Nixon, was born in Tenterden in Kent? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which Irish singer and political activist bought Davington Priory, on the outskirts of Faversham in Kent, during the 1980s? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which surreal British comedian used the title "Me:Moir" for the first volume of his memoirs, published while he was living in Kent? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. The poet and writer Vita Sackville-West and her author and diplomat husband Harold Nicolson created which garden in Kent, now looked after by the National Trust? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which television and radio presenter, originally from Northern Ireland, has lived in Sevenoaks in Kent for many years and set up a cancer charity after the death of her daughter Caron Keating? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which member of the Eurovision Song Contest winning group "Bucks Fizz" was born Rita Maria Crudgington and lived in Ightham in Kent for many years? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which major English novelist died at Gads Hill Place in Higham near Rochester on the anniversary of a railway accident he had been involved in at Staplehurst, also in Kent? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which H.E. Bates novel (and its sequels) inspired a 1990s British TV comedy drama series set in Kent starring David Jason and Catherine Zeta-Jones?

Answer: The Darling Buds of May

David Jason played "Pa" Larkin, having already become famous through "Only Fools And Horses". Catherine Zeta-Jones played his daughter, Mariette, after which she moved on to achieve fame in Hollywood and married Michael Douglas. Lots of the filming took place in Kent, especially around Pluckley near Ashford.
2. Russell Thorndike wrote about which character, also known as Captain Clegg and "The Scarecrow"?

Answer: Doctor Syn

Russell Thorndike was the brother of the actress Dame Sybil Thorndike. Although the series of "Doctor Syn" novels has plots that span the world, the heart of the action takes place around Dymchurch on Romney Marsh in Kent. Dymchurch continues to celebrate his works with the "Day of Syn". One of the narrow gauge steam locomotives on the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway is named "Doctor Syn".
3. Which actress lived at Smallhythe Place near Tenterden in Kent during the early twentieth century?

Answer: Ellen Terry

Dame Ellen Terry was a leading Shakepearean actress. especially known for working with the actor-manager Sir Henry Irving. She was a great-aunt of the actor Sir John Gielgud. She died at Smallhythe Place in 1928. The National Trust took over the house in 1939.
4. Which journalist, presenter and satirist, renowned for his series of interviews with former US president Richard Nixon, was born in Tenterden in Kent?

Answer: David Frost

David Paradine Frost was born in Tenterden in 1939. His father was a Methodist minister. He hosted programmes such as "That Was The Week That Was", "The Frost Report" and "Through The Keyhole", and was a founder of the breakfast TV station "TV-am". He died of a heart attack aboard the MS Queen Elizabeth in 2013.
5. Which Irish singer and political activist bought Davington Priory, on the outskirts of Faversham in Kent, during the 1980s?

Answer: Bob Geldof

Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof was born in 1951 in Dun Laoghaire near Dublin. He was lead singer with the Boomtown Rats before moving onto a solo career. He had major roles in the Band Aid and Live Aid charity initiatives during the 1980s.
6. Which surreal British comedian used the title "Me:Moir" for the first volume of his memoirs, published while he was living in Kent?

Answer: Vic Reeves

"Vic Reeves" is the stage name of James Roderick "Jim" Moir. He was born in Leeds in 1959 and has lived near Ashford in Kent for many years. He collaborated with Bob Mortimer on television shows such as "The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer" and "Shooting Stars". He also became a serious artist, with various publications and exhibitions to his name.
7. The poet and writer Vita Sackville-West and her author and diplomat husband Harold Nicolson created which garden in Kent, now looked after by the National Trust?

Answer: Sissinghurst

Vita Sackville-West was a peripheral member of the influential Bloomsbury Group and had a close relationship with the writer Virginia Woolf, a leading member of the group. Sackville-West had grown up at Knole, a large stately home in Sevenoaks in Kent, but devoted her energies to creating the garden at Sissinghurst after failing to inherit Knole because of inheritance laws favouring male heirs.
8. Which television and radio presenter, originally from Northern Ireland, has lived in Sevenoaks in Kent for many years and set up a cancer charity after the death of her daughter Caron Keating?

Answer: Gloria Hunniford

Gloria Hunniford was born in Portadown in Northern Ireland in 1940. She began her career in local radio and television in Northern Ireland before achieving wider fame through diverse appearances including stints on Radio 2 and on ITV's "Loose Women". She created the Caron Keating Foundation in memory of her daughter, a television presenter, who died of breast cancer.
9. Which member of the Eurovision Song Contest winning group "Bucks Fizz" was born Rita Maria Crudgington and lived in Ightham in Kent for many years?

Answer: Cheryl Baker

Cheryl Baker was born in London in 1954. She was a member of "Bucks Fizz", winners of the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin with "Making Your Mind Up". She then became a television presenter on programmes such as "Record Breakers" and "Eggs 'n' Baker" and appeared in various theatrical productions.
10. Which major English novelist died at Gads Hill Place in Higham near Rochester on the anniversary of a railway accident he had been involved in at Staplehurst, also in Kent?

Answer: Charles Dickens

Dickens first saw Gads Hill Place as a child. Later, he bought it and spent the final years of his life there. He died there on 9 June 1870, exactly five years after being a passenger on a train that was derailed during mistimed engineering work. Kent featured in many aspects of his life and his writing.
Source: Author KentQuizzer

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