Claude Bessy long directed the ballet school of which European capital's opera?

To which class of instruments does the flute belong? Which 1930 gangster film ends with the line "Mother of mercy, is this the end of Rico?" Which classic 1950 film includes the line "All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up"? Which classic comedy routine is associated with Bud Abbott and Lou Costello? Claude Brown's 1965 autobiographical book about growing up in Harlem is "Manchild in" what? Claude Rains beats Lon Chaney Jr. to death with a silver walking stick in which 1941 film? Claude Rains played which elusive character in a 1933 film? Claudia Draper, Dolly Levi and Fanny Brice are roles played by which star?