Monday 5th December 2022
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    The Rank Organisation's Gongman (Quiz #17)

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    The Rank Organisation was a British entertainment conglomerate founded by industrialist J. Arthur Rank in 1937. Rank films were introduced by a bare chested man (the "Gongman") striking a gong.

    1. How many times does the "Gongman" strike his gong to introduce a Rank film?

    2. The first Gongman was Carl Dane. What was his profession?

    3. The gong seen in films is actually a prop. The sound comes from a real gong - but what type of gong is it?

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