Quiz answers part 4

They are Britain's pride...

35. Who is often called by the people "Our National Bard" and "The Great Unknown"? What is this person famous for?

Every year Scots across the globe celebrate our national bard, Robert Burns. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, and is celebrated worldwide. He is the best known of the poets who have written in the Scots language, although much of his writing is also in English and a "light" Scots dialect, accessible to an audience beyond Scotland. He also wrote in standard English, and in these his political or civil commentary is often at its most blunt. He is regarded as a pioneer of the Romantic movement, and after his death he became a great source of inspiration to the founders of both liberalism and socialism, and a cultural icon in Scotland and among the Scottish Diaspora around the world.

36. What popular musical group became the voice of a new generation and a symbol of the whole epic? Name all members of this group and several (2 or 3) the most popular songs.

Beatles. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr.

Help!, Yellow submarine, Girl, Let it be.

37. Who was the most famous and world-known English physicist and mathematician? Which of his discoveries and theories do you know?(just name them)

Sir Isaac Newton was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, and theologian, who has been "considered by many to be the greatest and most influential scientist who ever lived." In his work, Newton described universal gravitation and the three laws of motion, which dominated the scientific view of the physical universe for the next three centuries.

 

38. Who is thought to be the founder of the English novel and called the "father of English prose"?

Defoe is notable for being one of the earliest proponents of the novel, and he is among the founders of the English novel. However William Tyndale’s influence, not only on the early translations of the Bible into English, but also on the development of an Early English Modern prose has been significant enough to earn him the title of “The father of English Prose”.

39. What do you know about Lewis Caroll?

Charles Lutwidge Dodgson is better known by the pseudonym Lewis Carroll, was an English author, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon and photographer. His most famous writings are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass, as well as the poems "The Hunting of the Snark" and "Jabberwocky", all examples of the genre of literary nonsense.

40. Who appeared in the films as a character called simply "The Little Tramp"? Describe his appearance and his contribution to the world of cinematograph.

'The Tramp' was one of the famous nicknames Chaplin inherited after the character of the tramp became one of the most popular characters of the time. The Tramp, also known as The Little Tramp (Charlot in several languages) was Charlie Chaplin's most memorable on-screen character, a recognized icon of world cinema most dominant during the silent film era. The Tramp, as portrayed by Chaplin, is a bumbling but usually good-hearted character who is most famously presented as a vagrant who endeavors to behave with the manners and dignity of a gentleman despite his actual social status. However, while he is ready to take what paying work that is available, he also uses his cunning to get what he needs to survive and escape the authority figures who will not tolerate his antics. Chaplin's films did not always portray "The Tramp" as a vagrant, however. The character was rarely referred to by any names onscreen, although he was sometimes identified as "Charlie" and rarely, as in the original silent version of The Gold Rush, "The Little funny Tramp". Chaplin's "tramp" character is possibly the most imitated on all levels of entertainment. Chaplin once entered a "Chaplin look-alike" competition and did not make the final round. The influence of his 'Tramp' character could be seen on other artists and media providers. Beginning early on there were many tributes, and parodies made.

41. Who is known as "The Iron Lady"? What do you know about this outstanding woman?

Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, is a British politician and the longest-serving (1979–1990) British prime minister of the 20th century, and the only woman ever to have held the post. A Soviet journalist nicknamed her the "Iron Lady", which later became associated with her uncompromising policies. As prime minister, she implemented conservative policies that have come to be known as Thatcherism. Thatcher holds a life peerage as Baroness Thatcher, of Kesteven in the County of Lincolnshire, which entitles her to sit in the House of Lords.

 

42. What is Sting's real name? What is he famous for?

Sting (born Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner), is an English musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, activist, actor and philanthropist. Prior to starting his solo career, he was the principal songwriter, lead singer and bassist of the New Wave band The Police.

43. There were John Constable and Joseph Turner among the famous men of arts. Each of them was a pioneer in different spheres of art. Name these spheres and enumerate several famous masterpieces of these artists.

John Constable was an English Romantic painter. Born in Suffolk, he is known principally for his landscape paintings of Dedham Vale, the area surrounding his home—now known as "Constable Country"—which he invested with an intensity of affection. His most famous paintings include Dedham Vale of 1802 and The Hay Wain of 1821.

Joseph Mallord William Turner was an English Romantic landscape painter, watercolourist and printmaker. Turner was considered a controversial figure in his day, but is now regarded as the artist who elevated landscape painting to an eminence rivaling history painting. Although renowned for his oil paintings, Turner is also one of the greatest masters of British watercolour landscape painting. He is commonly known as "the painter of light" and his work is regarded as a Romantic preface to Impressionism.

His most famous paintings include Dutch Boats in a Gale (1801), Wreckers Coast of Northumberland (1836), The Fighting Temeraire tugged to her last berth to be broken up (1839).