The Renaissance
Cosimo, Piero, and Lorenzo were the first names of three generations of this famous family.
a) the Borgia's
b) the Medici's
c) the Visconti's
b) the Medici's
Which word means "a gradual increase in volume"?
a) Accelerando
b) Sforzando
c) Crescendo
c) Crescendo
Naturally, absinthe is what color?
a) light blue
b) light brown
c) green
c) green
An atom or molecule that has gained or lost electrons and is thus charged is known by this word.
a) Particle
b) Composite
c) Ion
c) Ion
Keystone State
a) New Jersey
b) Maryland
c) Pennsylvania
c) Pennsylvania
Which school of thought coincided with the Renaissance?
a) Existentialism
b) Humanism
c) Positivism
b) Humanism
Which word means "a musical composition in honor of the dead"?
a) Requiem
b) Fugue
c) Canticle
a) Requiem
During prohibition, this spirit was produced more often that whiskey because it didn't require aging.
a) gin
b) rum
c) tequila
a) gin
An organic compound must contain this element.
a) Carbon
b) Oxygen
c) Nitrogen
a) Carbon
Bluegrass State
a) Arkansas
b) Kentucky
c) Tennessee
b) Kentucky
Art historians also describe a second 'Northern' 16th-century renaissance. In which modern-day country did it occur?
a) Netherlands
b) Germany
c) Denmark
a) Netherlands
Which of the following is the lowest vocal range?
a) Countertenor
b) Bass
c) Baritone
b) Bass
In 2004, the Museum of the American Cocktail was founded in which city?
a) New Orleans
b) New York City
c) Los Angeles
a) New Orleans
Copper and tin mix to create which alloy?
a) Steel
b) Bronze
c) Aluminum
b) Bronze
Sooner State
a) Texas
b) Oklahoma
c) Kansas
b) Oklahoma
Which artist or architect is credited with mastering the design and construction of the dome?
a) Lorenzo Ghiberti
b) Donatello
c) Filippo Brunelleschi
c) Filippo Brunelleschi
In musical notation, which would be the quietest?
a) Pianissimo
b) Piano
c) Mezzo-piano
a) Pianissimo
Which of these drinks did granddad of mixology Jerry Thomas NOT include in his 1862 The Bartender's Guide?
a) a Sazerac
b) a screwdriver
c) an old-fashioned
b) a screwdriver
What is the second most abundant element in the Universe?
a) Helium
b) Hydrogen
c) Oxygen
a) Helium
Palmetto State
a) Florida
b) South Carolina
c) Alabama
b) South Carolina
Where did Michelangelo’s statue of David stand after its creation?
a) the roof space of Opera del Duomo
b) outside the Palazzo Vecchio
c) in the Accademia di Belle Arti
b) outside the Palazzo Vecchio
Which of the following is the slowest?
a) Allegro
b) Adagio
c) Andante
b) Adagio
Which of these people who inspired drink names never existed?
a) Giovanni Bellini
b) Roy Rodgers
c) Tom Collins
c) Tom Collins
What is the heaviest noble gas?
a) Argon
b) Neon
c) Radon
c) Radon
Centennial State
a) Nevada
b) New Jersey
c) Colorado
c) Colorado