ENO Weekly Round Up, Week of 27/4/20

4th May 2020 in News

Here’s another round up of our favourite bits you might’ve missed on ENO’s social channels last week.

Another week, another #ENOLegoChallenge…

https://www.instagram.com/p/B_m4RQwBKgY/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

ENO Harewood Artist Alex Otterburn explains what it is that makes a baritone a baritone.

https://www.facebook.com/englishnationalopera/posts/10157835739768429

Chris Hopkins and Andy Smith are back with another isolation duet! This time they perform Strauss’ Overture to Die Fledermaus.

https://www.facebook.com/englishnationalopera/posts/10157831679953429

The ENO Costume team spent another week making scrubs for our wonderful frontline workers!

Made With Love 💙

Find out how you can support the ENO Costume team who are using their talents to make these beautiful scrubs for frontline workers 👉 https://t.co/WNSfjMH6Ka #NHSheroes #Scrubs pic.twitter.com/9mlpbR1hQC

— English National Opera (@E_N_O) May 1, 2020

We’re already at week 7 of our quiz! As always, let us know how you get on by using #ENOQuiz.

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One of the rounds will be about opera, the other four will cover a wide range of topics.</p> <p> </p> <p>Test yourself and share how you did with #ENOQuiz on social media.</p> </section> <section> <h2> <h2><strong style="color: #ffffff; background-color: transparent;">Film & TV: </strong><strong style="color: #ffffff;">President Jed Bartlet in <em>The West Wing </em>hails from which US state?</strong></h2> </h2> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong>Film & TV: </strong><strong style="color: #ffffff;">In Victoria Wood’s <em>Acorn Antiques</em>, what name was Julie Walter’s character Mrs Overall, also known as?</strong><strong> </strong><strong style="color: #ffffff;">The first national park opened in 1862, which one was it?</strong></h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong>Film & TV: </strong><strong style="color: #ffffff; background-color: transparent;">What is the most expensive film ever made to date?</strong></h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong style="background-color: transparent;">Film & TV: </strong><strong style="color: #ffffff; background-color: transparent;">Who won the sixth series of The Great British Bake Off in 2015?</strong></h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3><strong>General Knowledge: </strong><strong style="color: #ffffff;">Scientist and inventor Alexander Graham Bell invented the first working telephone in 1876, but what were the first words he famously spoke through his new invention?</strong></h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong>General Knowledge: </strong><strong style="color: #ffffff;">Which club has won the FA Cup the most times? </strong><strong> </strong></h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong>General Knowledge: </strong><strong style="color: #ffffff;">How many UK number one singles did The Who have?</strong><strong> </strong></h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong>General Knowledge: </strong><strong style="color: #ffffff;">What is video game character Mario’s surname?</strong></h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong style="color: #ffffff; background-color: transparent;">Opening Lines: ‘It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.’</strong></h2> </h3> <p><em style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000;">Which book or film do these famous opening lines come from?</em></p> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: #ffffff;">Opening lines: ‘No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy, would have supposed her born to be an heroine.’</strong></h2> </h3> <p><em style="color: #000000; background-color: transparent;">Which book or film do these famous opening lines come from?</em></p> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong style="color: #ffffff; background-color: transparent;">Opening lines: ‘All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.’</strong></h2> </h3> <p><em style="color: #000000; background-color: transparent;">Which book or film do these famous opening lines come from?</em></p> </section> <section> <h3><strong>Opening Lines: </strong><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: #ffffff;">‘Mr and Mrs Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.’</strong></h3> <p><em style="color: #000000; background-color: transparent;">Which book or film do these famous opening lines come from?</em></p> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong style="color: #ffffff; background-color: transparent;">Opera: What is the profession of Floria Tosca, the eponymous heroine of Puccini’s opera?</strong></h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: #ffffff;">Opera: Which kind of opera is the opera buffa?</strong></h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: #ffffff;">Opera:<em> </em>How many conquests has Mozart’s Don Giovanni allegedly made in Spain?</strong></h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: #ffffff;">Opera: Which opera is based on a story by Nikolai Leskov?</strong></h2> </h3> </section> <section> <h2>Better luck next time!</p> <h2><strong></strong></h2> </h2> <p>Share your score with #ENOQuiz on social media!</p> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong>No worries!</strong></h2> </h3> <p>Share your score with #ENOQuiz on social media!</p> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong>Pretty solid!</strong></h2> </h3> <p>Share your score with #ENOQuiz on social media!</p> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong>Well done!</strong></h2> </h3> <p>Share your score with #ENOQuiz on social media!</p> </section> <section> <h3> <h2><strong>You’re a pro!</strong></h2> </h3> <p>Share your score with #ENOQuiz on social media!</p> </section> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>