19th Century Art
Holidays and Observances
The Rhyme Zone
The Number 8
Color
200
This Dutch painter is best known for his use of bright, clashing colors and strange perspectives.
Who is Vincent van Gogh?
200
In many parts of the world, it is the day of hoaxes and practical jokes.
What is April 1st?
200
Without anybody else.
What is alone?
200
Eight-ball is the most popular variety of this type of game.
What is pool (billiards)?
200
This material has been used since prehistoric times to make black hues.
What is charcoal?
400
The garden that belonged to this French impressionist is a popular tourist attraction nowadays.
Who is Claude Monet?
400
Also called Spring Festival, this important Chinese holiday marks the end of winter with lanterns and fireworks.
What is Chinese New Year?
400
A brass instrument whose name means 'large trumpet'.
What is a trombone?
400
It is a basic unit of information in computing, 8 of which make up a byte.
What is a bit?
400
It is the color model most commonly used in digital imagery, not a recently departed SCOTUS judge.
What is RGB?
600
Rejecting romanticism, this movement aimed to recreate its motifs as truthfully as possible.
What is realism?
600
This global event is celebrated annually on April 22nd in support of environmental protection.
What is Earth Day?
600
A solid piece of minerals formed in the urinary tract that can cause pain.
What is a kidney stone?
600
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
8 is the atomic number of this highly reactive nonmetal that is the third most abundant element in the universe by weight.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
What is oxygen?
600
Colors on the opposite sides of the color wheel are usually refered to as this.
What are complementary?
800
Between 1827 and 1836, naturalist John James Audubon released a book on the birds of this country.
What is the USA?
800
14th of July is celebrated as a national day in France in remembrance of this historical event.
What is the storming of the Bastille?
800
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Unchanging in pitch.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
What is monotone?
800
Release by Kodak in 1965, this was a popular film format for home videos.
What is Super-8?
800
The two types of cells in the eye are photoreceptors that allow us to see light and color.
What are cones and rods?
1000
Near the end of his life, this Spanish artist painted Saturn Devours His Son as part of a 14 piece series directly on the walls of his Madrid home.
Who is Francisco Goya?
1000
Remembrance Day, which is celebrated on November 11 in honor of those who died during WWI, is also known by this flower.
What is a poppy?
1000
To remove someone from a position of power.
What is to dethrone?
1000
The dharma chakra represents the Noble Eightfold Path in this religion.
What is Buddhism?
1000
Perceiving colors in letters and digits is a common variety of this phenomenon.
What is synesthesia?