Answers to Quiz 27

                       Double acts

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1. Which folk-rock duo had hits with "Mrs Robinson" (1968) and "Bridge Over Troubled Water" (1970)?
   Simon and Garfunkel
    
2. Two US cartoonists joined together to make animated cartoons like "Tom and Jerry", "Yogi Bear" and "The Flintstones". What was the name of their company?
   Hanna-Barbera
    
3. Which composer collaborated with William Gilbert to write operettas including "HMS Pinafore" and "The Mikado"?
   Arthur Sullivan
    
4. Which US comic actor worked in partnership with Dean Martin from 1946 to 1956, starring in such films as "Artists and Models" and "Hollywood or Bust"?
   Jerry Lewis
    
5. Which singing duo had their first hit in 1965 with "I Got You Babe"?
   Sonny and Cher
    
6. The Wright brothers were the first to fly in a heavier-than-air machine. What were their first names?
   Orville and Wilbur
    
7. Two French scientists, husband and wife, discovered the elements of polonium and radium. What was their surname?
   Curie
    
8. Two singing brothers named Don and Phil had such hits as "Bye Bye Love", "Wake Up Little Susie" and "All I Have to Do is Dream". What was the brothers' surname?
   Everly
    
9. Which comedy duo appeared in the films "The Music Box", "Sons of the Desert" and "Way Out West"?
   Laurel and Hardy
    
10. In the 1960s, singer Tony Martin formed a double act with his wife. Who was she?
    Cyd Charisse

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