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What is a pantomime?

Correct answer

A comic musical play, often based on a fairy story, usually performed around Christmas

Why

Many theatres produce a pantomime at Christmas time. They are light-hearted plays with music and comedy, based on fairy stories, and traditional characters include a 'dame' played by a man.

Answer choices

  • AA horse race
  • BA silent film
  • CA type of Welsh poetry
  • DA comic musical play, often based on a fairy story, usually performed around Christmas