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100

This German leader was Time's “Man of the Year” in 1938.

Adolf Hitler

100

Finish the following quotation from "1984 by George Orwell"...

War is Peace
Freedom is Slavery
Ignorance is...?

Strength

100

Mime is known as the what language?

Universal
100

The lead singer of this famous English rock band famously said his band was "More Popular than Jesus"

The Beatles

100

Who is the dutch, post-impressionist painter of the famous "Starry Night" work?

Vincent Van Gogh

200

Which Russian astronaut was the first human to journey into space?

Yuri Gagarin

200

Which of Shakespeare's plays features a sorcerer named Prospero?

The Tempest
200

French mime Jean-Gaspard Deburau introduced the "pantomine blanche" to the art of mime. What is this?

White Face

200

This german composer of the baroque period is well known for composing the Brandenburg Concertos

Johann Sebastian Bach

200

What famous Spanish painter is largely considered to be responsible for co-founding the Cubist movement?

Pablo Picasso

300

In which modern day English county did the 1066 Battle of Hastings, between the Norman-French Army and an Anglo-Saxon army, beginning the Norman conquest of England, take place?

East Sussex

300

What classic American science fiction novel is set on a desert planet inhabited by giant sandworms?

Dune

300

Which noted american mime, a contemporary of Charlie Chaplin, was famous for his dangerous and bold stunts and short films?

Buster Keaton

300

This famous English musician, dubbed "The Greatest Rock Star Ever" by Rolling Stone Magazine, is commonly referred to as a "Musical Chameleon" for his ever-changing musical style and fashion

David Bowie

300

What legendary Italian sacred artist was struck in the face with a mallet by an envious rival, disfiguring him for life?

Michelangelo

400

On what day of the week did the Normandy Invasion of June 6, 1944 take place?

Tuesday

400

What famous british novel, known for its use of fictional slang called "Nadsat", had an entire chapter admitted from American versions of the book until the 1990s?

A Clockwork Orange

400

The word, mime, comes from which early civilization?

Greece

400

At what age did Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart begin composing his first musical works?

6

400

Which Irish-born English figurist painter shares a name with an Elizabethan philosopher and statesmen?

Francis Bacon

500

The "Red Wedding" from Game of Thrones is based off of this real life event from Scottish history.

The Black Dinner

500

What is the name of the virtual computer construct that helps Case and Molly in William Gibson's cyberpunk classic "Neuromancer"?

Wintermute
500

At 15 years of age, Billy Krahl started studying under Jewel Walker, who was one of America's best stage mimes. Who did this world-famous mime become known as?

Kiko the Clown

500

This american jazz musician, considered to be one of the great jazz composers in history, is most well known for his piece "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat"

Charles Mingus

500

Which neo-classicist painter of Haitian descent was a good friend and frequent collaborator of Andy Warhol? 

Jean-Michel Basquiat