Arts & Culture (#1) Flashcards
What is the name of Akira Kurosawa’s 1957 movie that is a samurai version of Macbeth?
Throne of Blood
Which actor portrayed Dr. Frank-N-Further in The Rocky Horror Picture Show?
Tim Curry
Where was the sitcom Roseanne set?
Landford, Illinois
Who is the criminal arch-nemesis of Sherlock Holmes?
Professor Moriarty
How did the actor James Dean die in 1955?
Car crash
What was the name of the nightclub where Ricky Ricardo works in I Love Lucy?
The Tropicana
What was the name of the pig in Charlotte’s Web?
Wilbur
Which city was home to The Oprah Winfrey Show for 25 years?
Chicago
Who was the only female member of Junior M.A.F.I.A.?
Lil’ Kim
For which network did Tim Russert host Meet the Press?
NBC
What does the “USS” stand for in the name of Captain Kirk’s Enterprise?
United Star Ship or United Space Ship
Which film was the first non-English language winner of the Oscar for Best Picture?
Parasite
What was Lily Munster’s maiden name in the television show The Munsters?
Dracula
What is the last name of Batman’s butler, Alfred?
Pennyworth
Which work by Niccolo Machiavelli shares its name with a treatise by Sun Tzu?
The Art of War
Where was The Sound of Music set?
Austria
Which instrument containing 88 keys was played by Duke Ellington?
Piano
Which film won Matt Damon and Ben Affleck an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay?
Good Will Hunting
What was director Spike Lee’s first feature film?
She’s Gotta Have It
What was the name of the diner in the television show Happy Days?
Arnold’s
What was the number one hit written by Ne-Yo for Beyoncé?
“Irreplaceable”
Which character is the protagonist of J.D. Salinger’s novel The Catcher in the Rye?
Holden Caulfield
Which song by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young was written in response to the 1970 Kent State shootings?
“Ohio”
In what film was Buzz Lightyear introduced?
Toy Story
What is the name of the critically panned film starring Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini from American Idol?
From Justin to Kelly
Which of the Three Stooges played a Hitler-like character in the shorts You Nazty Spy and I’ll Never Heil Again?
Moe
Which novel, written in 1906 by Upton Sinclair, gave a shocking portrayal of the meatpacking industry?
The Jungle
What year did Sesame Street premiere?
1969
What nightclub did Humphrey Bogart’s character own in Casablanca?
Rick’s Cafe Américain
Who was the first Disney princess with a tattoo?
Pocahontas
How many movies are there in the film series The Godfather?
Three
What does WWW stand for in a website browser?
World Wide Web
As of 2022, what is the number-one best-selling album of all time?
Thriller
What year was Mariah Carey’s iconic Christmas song “All I Want for Christmas is You” released?
1994
What ’90s sitcom originally started with the alternative name Good Morning, Miss Bliss?
Saved by the Bell
What boy band was assembled on the first installment of the reality series Making the Band?
O-Town
Where was the diarist Anne Frank born in 1929?
Frankfurt, Germany
What is the name of the family dog on Full House?
Comet
Which Disney princess was originally intended to be a villain?
Elsa
What was the famous motto of the Three Musketeers?
“All for one, one for all”
What character debuted in the 1928 film short Steamboat Willie?
Mickey Mouse
What fictional newspaper does Carrie Bradshaw write a column for in Sex and the City?
The New York Star
Who organized a star-studded 1961 inaugural concert for JFK?
Frank Sinatra
For which literary genre was Edgar Allan Poe primarily known?
Mystery and the macabre
What illness afflicts Beth in Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women?
Scarlet fever
Which novel features the character Leopold Bloom?
Ulysses
Which movie famously used the tagline: “In space no once can hear you scream”?
Alien
Which British king was the focus of the movie The King’s Speech?
George VI
What was Edna St. Vincent Millay’s profession?
Poet
What is the name of Jay-Z’s debut album?
Reasonable Doubt
Jessica Simpson wondered if tuna was poultry because of the confusing name of which canned fish company?
Chicken of the Sea
Which sister in Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women is a writer?
Jo
Which movie featured the character Nurse Ratched?
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Where is Steig Larsson’s best selling Millenium trilogy set?
Sweden
What did film’s Mad Max do for a living before the nuclear war?
Policeman
Which three-valved instrument was played by Louis Armstrong?
Trumpet
Which British rock band fronted by Mick Jagger produced songs such as “Paint it Black” and “Jumpin’ Jack Flash”?
The Rolling Stones
What was the first movie Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan co-starred in?
Joe Versus the Volcano
Who did Marlon Brando play in The Godfather?
Don Vito Corleone
Which Ivy League school in New Jersey was attended by poet Philip Freneau?
Princeton
Which group wrote and recorded so many successful songs in 1977 that their sales accounted for 2% of the entire music industry?
The Bee Gees
As of 2022, which music group has the most number-one hits of all time?
The Beatles
What famous artist painted Guernica?
Pablo Picasso
What museum is home to the most famous painting in the world, the Mona Lisa?
The Louvre Museum (Paris, France)
Who popularized drip painting?
Jackson Pollock
What planet is He-Man from in the Masters of the Universe animated series?
Eternia
The phrase “Bye, Felicia” was made popular by what movie?
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