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How many years did Leonard Da Vinci spend on the Mona Lisa?
A. 10 years
B. 8 years
C. 14 years
D. 16 years.
C. 14 years! He got easily distracted and was a huge procrastinator.
Bach rigged his organ to play what type of noises instead of traditional music?
A. Bird Chirping
B. Belching
C. Water noises
D. Farts
D. Yes, he did indeed make his organ able to play different fart noises.
What art movement, led by André Breton, sought to explore the unconscious mind and challenge societal norms?
A. Classicism
B. Post- Impressionism
C. Illusionism
D. Surrealism
D. Surrealism, is a quirky type of perspective and symbolism heavy art practiced by such notable names as Frida Kahlo and Salvador Dalí
Which artist created the famous sculpture David?
Michelangelo
What is the name of the house of the long reigning Queen of England who passed away relatively recently?
Which one of the following artists was accused of stealing The Mona Lisa?
A. Salvador Dalí
B. Frida Kahlo
C. Diego Rivera
D. Pablo Picasso
D. Pablo Picasso. He and his friends had actually stolen sculptures from the Louvre and therefore he became a prime suspect when the Mona Lisa went missing.
A. Beethoven
B. Bach
C. Schubert
D. Tchaikovsky
A. Beethoven! Apparently he counted his coffee beans religiously for his cups of coffee every morning.
What’s the odd name of the art movement classified as an artistic and literary movement that emerged in the early 20th century, primarily as a reaction to the horrors and perceived absurdity of World War I?
A.Dadaism
B.Dodoism
C.Doodooism
D.Deideism
A. Dadaism, It rejected traditional artistic values and embraced the illogical, irrational, and absurd, often using shock, confusion, and outrage to challenge societal norms.
What is the name of this popular ancient sculpture made by Alexandros of Antioch?
The Venus De Milo
How many wives did King Henry VIII have?
6! Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, Catherine Parr
What is true about Leonardo Da Vinci?
A. He was unusually short and fat.
B. He was depressed chronically and left handed.
C. He was vegetarian and ambidextrous.
D. He was a talented singer and songwriter.
C. He was vegetarian and ambidextrous.
Tchaikovsky had an irrational fear of what?
A. Sailing
B. His head falling off
C. Mice and Rats
D. Tripping and breaking his neck.
B. He had an irrational fear that his head would fall off so during his performances he would always support his chin to prevent that.
Which of the following terms is used to describe an asymmetrical arrangement of the human figure in which the line of the arms and shoulders contrasts with, while balancing, those of the hips and legs.
A. Antipasto
B. Contrapposoto
C. Contrapesto
D. Archipelago
B. This is a normal way for a human to stand and thus is the best way to portray the organic nature of a human being in sculpture.
From what country did we get the Statue of Liberty?
France! It was made by Frederic Augusta-Bartholdi.
What was the favorite breed of dog of the late Queen Elizabeth II?
Corgis
The Mona Lisa was largely unknown until what event happened to it in 1911?
A. It was restored.
B. It was stolen.
C. It was put in a popular gallery.
D. It was lost at sea.
B. It was stolen! The news about the piece being stolen propelled it to international fame and interest.
Edvard Grieg had a good luck charm that he patted before every performance, what was it?
A. A hand kerchief
B. A lucky coin
C. A rabbit foot
D. A cloth frog
D. A cloth frog that he would pat and pet before each performance for luck.
What is the name of the painting technique that Van Gogh used to create the thick swirls of color on the Starry Night?
A. Antipasto
B. El Pastor
C. Impasto
D. Imposter
C. Impasto! The swirls of thick color often took weeks to dry!
Where does the statue called Christ the Redeemer stand?
It stands in the Corcovado Mountains of Brazil overlooking Rio de Janiero.
How many children did Queen Victoria have?
A. 13
B. 9
C. 5
D. 7
B. 9 She had 9 children who all lived to adulthood.
Which of the following artists never bathed?
A. Michelangelo
B. Pablo Picasso
C. Claude Monet
D. Agam
A. Michelangelo apparently never bathed.
Which composer had music inspired by love and falling in love but never actually married himself?
A. Beethoven
B. Bach
C. Mozart
D. Schubert
A. Beethoven, despite having been in love many times, never actually married, though the theme of love was prominent throughout his music.
What is the name of the renaissance painting technique that uses a heavy distinction between the use of light and dark ?
A. Chewbacca
B. Churro
C. Chiaroscuro
D. Chimichurri
C. Chiaroscuro is used heavily by Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Leonardo da Vinci.
What is the name of this popular sculpture by August Rodin?
The Thinker!
What was most notable about Queen Elizabeth I?
A. She was a naval captain
B. She was a vegetarian
C. She had 11 kids
D. She never married
D. She never married, she was known as the Virgin Queen. Some speculate she never married because she was in love with a childhood love called Robert Dudley, whom she brought with her and raised his station in court.