Biography
Leonardo da Vinci's birthday
What is April 15, 1452
What did Leonardo sketch a lot? (Think of the Vitruvian Man)
The human body
What is the name of da Vinci's most famous portrait?
Mona Lisa
What was the early design for a helicopter called?
The air screw
What was the era that Da Vinci lived in called?
The Renaissance
Where Leonardo lived with his father and grandfather.
What is Vinci.
What did da Vinci do in order to learn about the human body?
Dissection
What were da Vinci's paint made of?
Eggs
What did da Vinci try to imitate with many of his flying machine designs?
Bird flight
What did da Vinci invent for the amusement of others?
A robot
The way Leonardo wrote in his notebooks
What is "backwards".
What method did da Vinci use to study nature and the world around him?
The scientific method
What are the colors da Vinci had to make called?
Pigments
What machine makes it easier to lift weights?
a pulley
Who was a rival of da Vinci?
Michelangelo
The two vocabulary words used to describe Leonardo's mother and father
Mother: Peasant
Father: Well to do
What was one of the devices da Vinci invented to measure wind?
An anemometer
What was the last supper painted on?
A wall.
What did da Vinci make more portable and easier to construct?
Bridges
What animal did da Vinci unsuccessfully sculpt in bronze?
A horse
Where did Leonardo die on May 2, 1519?
France
Name four different types of natural disasters.
There was a chapter in the book called "Leonardo's Ladies". What animal was the woman holding in Leonardo's portraits?
Ermine
Who was intended to use many of da Vinci's devices?
The military.
Who was Leonardo an apprentice for?
Andrea del Verrocchio