Visual Arts
Give 2 examples of visual arts (art you can see).
painting, sculpture, drawing, cartoons, architecture, interior design
Give 2 examples of performing arts (art that is performed for an audience).
theater, dance, music, movies, singing
Give 2 examples of literary arts (art you can read).
books, poems, comics, short stories, novels
Culinary Arts are the arts you can eat! What do you call a culinary artist who bakes?
A baker
Leonardo DaVinci and Vincent van Gogh are both famous for producing which type of art?
painting
Carving, modeling, casting, and constructing are all ways that _______ can be made.
Sculptures
The first movies were very different from the movies we have today. Describe the colors and sounds in the first movies.
Colors: black and white
Sounds: silent
True or false: Poetry is a long piece of fiction, usually at least 40,000 words.
False (This is the definition of a novel)
What type of culinary art is created by Duff Goldman and Buddy Valastro?
cake
True of False: Hans Christian Andersen was a Dutch author who wrote short stories like "The Emperor's New Clothes".
True
Photojournalism is one type of photography. Name at least 1 other type of photography.
portrait, wildlife, landscape
Which muscle must a singer engage to control their breathing and pitch (how high or low they can sing)?
The diaphragm
A story contains 5 elements (character, setting, plot, conflict, and resolution). Name the characters and setting of a book you have read recently.
(Answers will vary)
Ice cream was first created in China, but it was developed and made famous in which European country?
Italy
Where was the author C.S. Lewis born?
Belfast, Northern Ireland (his house was called Little Lea)
Graphic designers make logos that are simple, memorable, and easy to reproduce. Name at least 3 logos that most people would recognize.
(Many answers! Examples: McDonald's, Coca Cola, Nike, Recycle, Adidas, Starbucks)
Many musical performances are performed by groups of musicians. How many musicians are in a quartet?
4
Today writers do much of their writing on computers. Name at least 2 other writing tools that writers of the past could use to write with.
Typewriters, pens, pencils, quills and ink
What type of dessert is Pierre Herme famous for making?
Pastry
Name at least one famous musical composer.
Motzart, Beethoven, Bach, Chopin (and many more!)
Architects design buildings. Name a famous piece of architecture that we studied from somewhere in the world (Hint: we traveled to Egypt, China, India, and Spain to look at unique architecture).
The Great Pyramids, The Forbidden City, the Taj Mahal, La Sagrada Familia Cathedral
An actor must perform their lines with clear pronunciation and emotion. Read the following lines from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet as if you are a professional actor:
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other word would smell as sweet..."
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other word would smell as sweet..."
Who is your favorite author and why?
(Answers will vary)
A confectioner is a culinary artist who makes _______.
Candy
This famous potter was also an American slave. Even though it was against the law for him to learn how to read or write, he would write poems and carve them into the pots that he created.
Dave the Potter