Books
This author wrote the tale of a young wizard beginning at Privet Drive.
Who is J.K. Rowling?
This king of the Greek gods ruled from Mount Olympus.
Who is Zeus?
This is the largest continent on Earth.
What is Asia?
This gold statuette awarded at the Oscars is officially known as the “Academy Award of Merit,” but commonly called this.
This Italian artist painted the Mona Lisa.
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
This classic by Harper Lee features the lawyer Atticus Finch.
Norse mythology says this hammer-wielding god creates thunder.
Who is Thor?
This river, flowing over 4,000 miles, is the longest in Africa.
What is the Nile River?
This actor said “I’m the king of the world!” and finally won his first Oscar in 2016 for The Revenant.
Who is Leonardo DiCaprio?
Known for melting clocks, this artist created The Persistence of Memory.
Who is Salvador Dali?
This dystopian novel by George Orwell introduced “Big Brother."
What is "1984"?
In Egyptian mythology, this god of mummification has the head of a jackal.
Who is Anubis?
This European capital city straddles the Danube River.
What is Budapest?
This 1997 film won 11 Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director for James Cameron.
What is Titanic?
This Mexican painter is famous for her self-portraits featuring bold colors and personal symbolism.
Who is Frida Kahlo?
This Russian epic by Tolstoy spans Napoleon’s invasion and the lives of five aristocratic families.
What is "War and Peace"?
This Greek hero had to perform 12 labors as punishment, including slaying the Nemean Lion.
Who is Hercules (Heracles)?
This small European country is the world’s oldest republic, founded in 301 A.D.
In 2017, this film was mistakenly announced as Best Picture before Moonlight was correctly named the winner.
What is La La Land?
This movement, founded in early 20th-century Italy, glorified speed, machinery, and modernity.
What is Futurism?
Published in 1922, this sprawling modernist novel by James Joyce follows Leopold Bloom over a single day in Dublin.
What is "Ulysses"?
This trickster figure of West African folklore, often appearing as a spider, is known for wit and storytelling.
Who is Anansi?
This rugged mountain range stretches 1,500 miles across Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia.
What are the Atlas Mountains?
She became the first woman of color to win Best Director, for the 2021 film Nomadland.
This Dutch Golden Age painter, known for expert use of light, created The Night Watch.
Who is Rembrandt van Rijn?