Drawings and Sculptures
Which artist famously cut off part of his own ear?
Vincent van Gogh
Who wrote the play 'Romeo and Juliet'?
William Shakespeare
Hercules carried out how many labors of penance?
12
What country was ballet invented
Italy
Who discovered in the 1660s that white light is composed of a spectrum of colors
Issac Newton
Which art movement is Salvador Dalí most associated with?
Surrealism
A young boy takes a train to the North Pole on Christmas Eve in what classic 1985 children's book by Chris Van Allsburg?
The Polar Express
What is the largest religion in Africa
Christianity
A string quartet is traditionally composed for one cello, one viola, and two of which instrument?
Violin
Which artist is famous for his Campbell's Soup Cans?
Andy Warhol
What are carved wooden poles created by Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest called?
Totem Poles
'Les Misérables' is based on a novel by which author?
Victor Hugo
What Biblical character tempted others with the empty promise that their “eyes shall be opened, and [they] shall be as gods, knowing good and evil"
The Serpent
'The Phantom of the Opera' is set in which city?
Paris
Astonishingly so, mankind began to show an interest in photography as long ago as 500 BC. What type of camera was described by several far sighted men at that time?
Pinhole camera
Frida Kahlo was married to which famous Mexican muralist?
Diego Rivera
Iambic pentameter is a type of metric line used in English verse, most famously by William Shakespeare. While "iambic" describes the unstressed/stressed pattern of each two-syllable "foot," the word "pentameter" indicates that there are how many feet within a given line?
Five
What animal – the shortest-named of the 12 – appears between the rat and the tiger in the Chinese Zodiac?
Ox
Who composed the ballet 'The Nutcracker'?
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Which japanese contemporary artist is known for using polka dots?
Yayoi Kusama.
Who is most famous for his Art Nouveau posters and decorative panels, most known for his piece called "The Four Season" in which women depect Each of the seasons with a characteristic flair to their allegorical depictions. Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter are portrayed as innocent, sultry, fruitful, and frosty, respectively.
Alphonso Mucha
Aimed at an adult audience, the 1998 novel "Summer Sisters" is by what American author better known for children's and young-adult literature like "Superfudge" and "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret?"
Judy Blume
What collective name describes the first five books of the Old Testament?
the Pentateuch or the Torah
What does “tendu” Mean?
Stretch
What is the general development order of European music from Medieval to Modern (hint, there are 6, including Medieval and Modern)
Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Modernist