Famous Homes
Who is "the President of the United States"?
An acoustic instrument invented in Italy by Bartolomeo Cristofori around the year 1700, in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers (black & white keys). It is played using a keyboard that the performer presses down and strikes with the fingers and thumbs of both hands to cause the hammers to strike the strings...
What is "the piano"?
In 1506, Leonardo da Vinci completed his most famous painting, The ____ ____.
What is "Mona Lisa"?
The practice of applying pigment or color to a solid surface, usually with a brush...
What is "painting"?
"The building of this structure was begun in 221 BC. It was built to protect the northern border of China..."
What is "The Great Wall of China"?
The Palace of Versailles, located about 12 miles west of Paris, was formerly home to THIS COUNTRY'S kings...
What is "FRANCE"?
A musical instrument that typically has 6 strings. It's held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while at the same time pressing selected strings against frets with the fingers of the opposite hand...
What is "the guitar"?
In 1504, Michelangelo completed his famous statue ____. It was put on display outside the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence Italy...
What is "David"?
This branch of visual arts, operates in 3 dimensions. Stone and wood are often used to create something...
What is "sculpting"?
The most famous of these is located in Giza, Egypt... It is called "The Great ____ of Giza"...
What is "PYRAMID"?
Buckingham Palace is the home of this famous person...
Who is "the King of England" (King Charles)?
This instrument is sometimes known as "the fiddle". It typically has 4 strings and a hollow wooden body.
What is "the violin"?
T or F: "Leonardo was the most famous artist of the Renaissance. He was also an engineer, scientist, and inventor. His notebooks - more than 13,000 pages in total - are full of studies of the human body and ideas for inventions. He wrote his most personal notes in mirror writing - reversed writing that appears the right way when reflected in a mirror. (HE was the ultimate 'Smahty Pants') "
What is "TRUE"?
"The art or science of building..."
THIS sculpture was a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States. It was designed by French sculptor Frederic Auguste Barthold, and is located in New York Harbor...
What is "The Statue of Liberty"?
10 Downing Street, London, England, is the home of this famous person...
Who is "the Prime Minister of England"?
This is the world's oldest musical instrument. It is a member of the percussion group of instruments. The basic design of this instrument has remained unchanged for thousands of years (Hint: Ringo Starr of the Beatles plays these)...
What is "the drum"?
THIS chapel ceiling was painted between 1508 and 1512, by Michelangelo. It is a cornerstone work of the high Renaissance era and an unbelievable work of art.
What is "The Sistine Chapel Ceiling"?
What are "PYRAMIDS"?
It was once the tallest building in the world, and New York was never complete in any movie or TV show without it appearing on the screen. It was built with great pride in 1930 and 1931, and is New York's most recognized symbol...
What is "The Empire State Building"?
The state of Maine is home to this famous horror writer, many of whose stories have been turned into movies. (He is also a Red Sox season ticket holder!)...
Who is "Stephen King"?
This woodwind instrument was invented by Adolphe Sax in 1846...
What is "the saxophone"?
In 1498, Leonardo da Vinci painted the mural of "The Last ____" for a convent in Milan...
What is "SUPPER" ("The Last Supper")
"Roughly 17,000 years ago in France, early people decorated a network of ____ with paintings of 2,000 animals, including horses, wild oxen, bison, and stags (deer)...'
Located in Sydney, Australia, this building has become famous because of its remarkable shape of concrete shells. The structure includes a concert hall, a drama theater, an OPERA theater and a recording studio. There are also 5 restaurants and of course many souvenir shops...
What is "The Sydney Opera House"?