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PBS enriches your bank of knowledge with clever British historical dramas, eye-opening documentaries and inspiring stories each month. Stumped by one of these questions? You can find the answers in our January and February broadcasts, which stream online, too!

1. Lorraine Hansberry, the first black female playwright to have her work performed on Broadway, is the subject of American Masters – Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart, premiering in January. The name of her groundbreaking Broadway play is: *This question is required.
2. Which acclaimed writer and Civil Rights activist said:  "Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed if it is not faced"? *This question is required.
3. A Secrets of the Dead premiere in January reveals a major new discovery within which historic site in Egypt? *This question is required.
4. In the new second season of Victoria - Masterpiece, we see Queen Victoria caring for her firstborn child and facing a crisis for British troops in which country? *This question is required.
5. In the 1980s, Reginald F. Lewis became the first African American to close an overseas billion dollar leveraged buyout deal. The historic deal, featured in Pioneers: Reginald F. Lewis and the Making of a Billion Dollar Empire, was for what company? *This question is required.
6. Treasures of New York: The Frick Collection delves into the New York City art museum that is renown for its collection of ... *This question is required.
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We’ll Meet Again is a new series featuring dramatic reunions of people whose lives crossed at pivotal moments in recent history. The series is executive produced and reported by which celebrated journalist?

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8. In Great Performances — Nas Live From the Kennedy Center: Classical Hip-Hop, the rapper and producer Nas joins forces with the National Symphony Orchestra to perform a symphonic rendition of his album... *This question is required.
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Which recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song had an No. 1 album debut on the Billboard album chart when he was 88?

 

 

 

 

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10. On the upcoming Nature miniseries Animals with Cameras, a meerkat in Africa carries a camera into its elaborate network of tunnels. What critters do we see cohabitating with the meerkat colony? *This question is required.