Art
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo da Vinci.
What is the highest mountain in North America?
Denali (formerly Mount McKinley).
Which Czech writer won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1984?
Jaroslav Seifert
What year did the Berlin Wall fall, symbolizing the end of the Cold War?
1989
Complete the saying: “The early bird catches the ____.”
Worm.
Which Dutch artist is known for cutting off his own ear?
Vincent van Gogh.
What is the smallest country in the world?
Vatican City
What is the famous novel by George Orwell about a dystopian future?
1984.
Which treaty ended World War I?
The Treaty of Versailles.
Finish this saying: “A picture is worth a thousand ____.”
Words
Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Michelangelo.
What is the name of the largest desert in Asia?
The Gobi Desert.
Who wrote War and Peace?
Leo Tolstoy
What was the name of the U.S. project during World War II that developed the atomic bomb?
The Manhattan Project.
Complete the phrase: “When in Rome, do as the Romans ____.”
do
Who sculpted the statue of David?
Michelangelo.
Which two countries share the longest border in the world?
Canada and the United States.
Who wrote Pride and Prejudice?
Jane Austen
The Hundred Years’ War was fought between which two countries?
England and France.
What does “The pen is mightier than the sword” mean?
Writing and communication are more powerful than violence.
Which surrealist artist painted The Persistence of Memory, featuring melting clocks?
Salvador Dalí.
What is the capital of Bhutan?
Thimphu
What is the name of the first book written entirely in Czech?
Dalimil's Chronicle (Kronika Dalimilova).
What was the name of the military strategy used by the Nazis to invade Poland and France during World War II?
Blitzkrieg (lightning war).
Complete this: “Don’t put all your eggs in one ____.”
Basket.
Meaning: Don’t rely on just one plan or option to succeed.