Arts and Literature Flashcards
1
Q
- The Walker Art Gallery can be visited in which city?
A
Liverpool
2
Q
- Who is by far the most famous creation of Michael Bond
A
Paddington Bear
3
Q
- What title is shared by an oil painting by Johannes Vermeer and a 2003 romantic drama directed by Peter Webber?
A
Girl with the Pearl Earing
4
Q
- Which Jules Verne novel was inspired by a book written by British geologist, Charles Lyell, in 1863?
A
Journey to the Center of the Earth
5
Q
- What was the best-selling novel of the 19th century?
A
Uncle Toms Cabin
6
Q
- In a 1964 painting called The Son of Man by Rene Magrit, what is largely obscuring the man’s face?
A
A hovering green apple
7
Q
- Becky Sharp is the main character in which satirical novel?
A
Vanity Fair
8
Q
- Who painted The Birth of Venus?
A
- Sandro Botticelli
9
Q
- The novel Crime and Punishment is set in which city?
A
Saint Petersburg
10
Q
- Who is credited with the first English translation of >Aesop’s Fables, in 1484?
A
- William Caxton
