Geography
Name all the continents.
Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Oceania
What are the three primary colors in art?
Red, blue, yellow.
Name one empire which existed in history.
Who's the author of the novel Harry Potter?
J.K Rowling.
Name a basic form of performing arts.
Drama, Music, Dance.
Which is the smallest continent?
Oceania.
Art history: name the three most famous artists from the Reneissance.
Leonardo DaVinci, Raphel, Michelangelo
Which three countries are considered Fascist during WW2?
Italy, Germany, Japan.
Who's the author of Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit?
J.R.R Tolkien.
Name one drama.
The answer depends.
What's the capital of Australia?
Canberra.
Which art style likes to represent the relationship between light and shade?
Impressionism.
How long did the Crusades last? (approximately)
Almost 200 years.
Name five novels of realistic fiction.
The answer depends.
When was Mozart born?(Year)
January 27, 1756
Name 4 countries of Northern Europe.
Lithuania, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Estonia, Norway, Sweden, Denmark
How did Ukiyo-e went to Europe?
Japanese people decorated their package of tea, china, and silk with Ukiyo-e, making the art form spread to Europe.
Which event is considered the start of WW1?
Sarajevo affair.
Name the The Three Great Short Novelists of the World and their works(one each)
The three major short story writers in the world are Chekhov, Maupassant, and O. Henry. Chekhov represents "The Chameleon", Maupassant represents "The Ball of Sheep Fat", and Henry represents "The Gift of Maggie".
Name four string instruments.
Violin, viola, cello, double bass, erhu, harp, classical guitar, pipa, guzheng, mandolin, piano, single string, banjo, track instrument, horsehead instrument.
Which of the following countries does not lie on the 30th parallel.
a) Saudi Arabia, Iran, Pakistan
b) Tunisia, Libya, Algeria
c) Egypt, Morocco, India
d) Myanmar, Mexico, United States
Name the three most famous artists in Post-Impressionism and what art styles they have given inspiration to.
Vincent VanGogh-Expressionism
Cezanne-Fauvism
Gauguin-Symbolism
What are the Axis powers in the WW2?
a)Hungary, Romania, Slovakia
b)Greece, Lithuania, Yugoslavia
c)Croatia, Finland, Niger
d)Italy, Greece, Turkey
a
Why is Tagore so well-known? (About the Nobel Prize of Literature)
Rabindranath Tagore was a Bengali poet, novelist and painter best known for being the first non-European to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913.
Why does Mozart consider his requiem evil?
Mozart was once commissioned by a client to write a Requiem, and that client sent a man in black (actually his neighbor) to urge Mozart. Mozart once asked the man in black who the client he represented was? The man in black warned Mozart not to inquire recklessly, as the client refused to reveal his identity. This incomprehensible explanation made Mozart even more allergic, and he doubled his belief that this mysterious messenger came from the underworld.