Practice Questions Set #1 Flashcards
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In the musical “Camelot,” Lancelot’s entrance is with a song in which he asks, “But where in the world is there in the world a man so extraordinaire?” His answer is what two-word French phrase that means “It is I”?
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“C’est moi”
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Recite the first line of Julia Ward Howe’s rousing work “The Battle Hymn of the Republic”.
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“Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord”
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Phoenix office worker Marion Crane is asked by her boss to bank $40,000, but she takes the opportunity to run away and start a new life with the divorced man she loves. After a long drive, she stops for the night at the Bates Motel. This is the plot of what classic 1960 Alfred Hitchcock movie?
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Psycho
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The Sagrada Familia, the church of the Holy Family, and the Casa Mia, both located in Barcelona Spain, are excellent examples of rococo architecture and were designed by which architect?
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(Antoni) Gaudi
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As one of the bestselling writers of legal thrillers like Absolute Power, what author departs from his usual fare and slows things down a bit for his latest saga, Wish You Well, a story he culled from his own family’s history and experiences in post-Depression ’40s?
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(David) Baldacci
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This philosopher is known for the statement, “I teach you the Superman. Man is something to be surpassed.” Name this 19th-century German philosopher and author of Beyond Good and Evil.
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(Friedrich) Nietzsche [NEE-che]
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Detectives derive their title from the Latin for “detectus” meaning uncover. Identify the two famous detectives created by, respectively, Agatha Christie and Arthur Conan Doyle.
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(Hercule) Poirot, (Sherlock) Holmes
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Name the 20th century African-American singer who, while performing in Paris created a sensation by dancing wearing only a string of bananas.
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(Josephine) Baker
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What well-known dancer and chorus remembered for his staging of Les Sylphides [lay sill-FEED] and creating the role of The Dying Swan for Anna Pavlova?
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(Michel) Fokine [fo-KEEN]
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Identify the contemporary author whose novel Empire Falls was awarded the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
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(Richard) Russo
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The foreboding, violent atmosphere of his poetry was influenced by his father’s account of service in World War 1. Identify this Poet Laureate of England and husband of Sylvia Path who authored the collections Hawk in the Rain and Under the North Star.
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(Ted) Hughes
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Brought about by the stirring sermon of Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield, what intense revival of religion in the American colonies lasted from approximately 1720 until 1750?
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(The) Great Awakening
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This contemporary musical has earned more Tony Awards than any other show in the history of Broadway. It is based on a classic 1968 film by Mel Brook and includes the high-kicking production number “Springtime for Hitler.” Name this popular 2001 show.
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(The) Producers
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Despite its name, this composition has nothing to do with wrestling. One of the greatest keyboard pieces ever written, give the title of this work for the harpsichord by Johann Sebastian Back.
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Goldberg Variations
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An oracle foretold that whoever untied the Gordian knot would rule all of Asia. Name the clever King who, according to legend, solved the problem by cutting the know with his sword.
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Alexander (The Great or Alexander 3)
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In art, a metal framework is sometimes constructed to serve as a skeleton for a clay or wax sculpture. What is the term for this underlying framework of metal?
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Armature
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An important social event in Jewish families is what ceremony that marks the beginning of religious responsibility for Jewish boys when they turn thirteen years old?
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Bar Miztvah
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What colorful two-word term is used in finance to denote the stock of a well-established, reliable, and successful company?
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Blue Chip
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When translated it means “place of a skull.” Now home to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, it was the hill just outside the walls of Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified. Name it.
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Calvary (accept: Golgotha)
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If you dance the cueca [KWAY-kuh], drink pisco [PEES-koh] made from Muscatel grapes, and read works by Isabel Allende [ah-YEN-day], you’re an aficionado of which South American country’s culture?
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Chile
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Fortuna, the roman goddess of luck, had as he’d symbol a horn of plenty that was filled with delicious fruit. What name is given to such a horn that is filled with everlastingly with food and drink?
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Cornucopia
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It comes between the exposition and the recapitulation in the classic sonata-form. Name this middle section of a sonata, during which the themes are expanded, modified, combined or broken up.
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Development
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What chemical additives are inserted into certain foods in order to keep oil and water mixed together?
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Emulsifiers
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Rhythm, conveyed by the dancer’s clapping hand intricate heel work and by the clapping, singing, and guitar playing of the accompaniment, gives what Spanish dance of the Gypsies its theatrical impact?
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Flamenco
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An international laymen's association, it was organized in the state of Wisconsin in 1899. Give the name of this religious group known for its distribution of Bibles in hospitals, prisons and hotels.
Gideons
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This painting focuses on just two primary figure; however, Eve can be seen hiding under the Lord's left arm. Name this Michelangelo painting, one of the nine scenes adorning the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
(The) Creating of Adam
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The final scene of this Opera takes place inside a large spaceship, and when the curtain falls, on it is written "e equals m-c squared." Blake this contemporary opera by composer Philip Glass.
Einstein On the Beach
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"Someday My Prince Will Come," "Whistle While You Work" and "Heigh-Ho Heigh-Ho" are three songs from a 1937 movie that was the first full-length feature by Walt Disney. Name this classic.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
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He learned his craft in the workshop of Nicolo Amati [ah-MAH-tee]. Name this violin maker from Cremona, Italy, whose instruments are considered to be the finest ever made.
(Antonio) Stradivari (accept: Stradivarius
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His luncheon on the Grass shocked the public of his day because it depicted a naked woman having a picnic. Name this French painted, one of the originators of Impressionism.
(Édourd) Manet [ma-NAY]
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He was the first comic strip artist to win the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning. Name this creator of the popular comic strip Doonesbury.
(Garry) Trudeau [troo-DOE]
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September 2001 saw the death of this celebrated american violinist who was a key factor in saving Carnegie Hall from destruction. Who was this virtuoso?
(Isaac) Stern
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The king of Phrygia [FRIDGE-ee-uh] insisted that Pan was a better musician than the god Apollo and, as a result, was given the ears of a donkey. Who was this Greek figure who was given the coveted "golden touch"?
(King) Midas
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Rising to almost ninety-six hundred feet in height, name the great, snow capped mountain near the Aegean coast that was supposedly the home of the gods in Greek mythology.
(Mount) Olympus
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A proponent of abstract expressionism, name the American painter best known for his series Elegy for the Spanish Republic.
(Robert) Motherwell
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Accounts of this natural disaster can be found in The Epic of Gilgamesh and the Bible, as well as in Greek and Chinese mythology. What was this epic catastrophe, thought to have been of such enormous proportions that it covered the entire earth?
(The Great) Flood
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Housed in the former Winter Palace, it was originally begun as the royal museum for the Russian imperial family. Name this world-famous art museum in St. Petersburg, which is especially known for it collection of French Impressionist painting.
(The) Hermitage (Museum)
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USA Today is the most widely circulated newspaper in the United States. What newspaper, based in New York City, is the country's second most widely read?
(The) Wall Street Journal
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A hobo steals and butchers a lamb, then leaps to his death when pursued by the authorities in what Andrew Patterson ballad, the unofficial national anthem of Australia?
Waltzing Matilda
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Because it makes a sound when the player's lips vibrate, it's played like any orchestral brass instrument. But it doesn't look like one, because it's usually 12 feet long. What instrument usually starts as the trunk of a fir tree and is usually found among herdsmen in Switzerland?
Alphorn (or Alpenhorn)
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New York City's Chrysler Building is an example of what type of architectural style, popular from 1910 until 1940, that was characterized by a sleek use of straight lines and slender forms?
Art Deco
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Throughout the world, many workmen have sung songs to occupy their time. What name is given to the type of songs traditionally sing by gondoliers?
Barcarole [bahr-cuh-ROLE]
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A Spanish dance in 3/4 time, this international ballroom dance is extremely popular in Latin America. Give the name of this dance, the subject of a 1928 musical work by Maurice Ravel.
Bolero [boh-LAIR-oh]
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What country celebrates Thanksgiving on the second Monday in October? The country includes in its culture the history of Acadia and a popular singer named Alanis Morissette.
Canada
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A leading figure in concept art is what Bulgarian artist known for his trademark of wrapping familiar object in cloth and other materials?
Christi (Javacheff)
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What artistic technique uses intersecting parallel lines on a two-dimensional surface to create shadows and suggest a three-dimensional look?
Cross-Hatching
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He is said to have live in a large tub and to have gone about Athens with a lantern, claiming to be looking for an honest man. Who was this Ancient Greek philosopher and founder of cynicism?
Diogenes [dy-AH-jen-eez]
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The moon goddess Selene fell in love with this beautiful youth as he lay sleeping on a mountainside. Name this young shepherd who was put into an enchanted sleep so that he would remain forever young and beautiful.
Endymion [en-DIM-ee-uhn]
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Typical of many Gothic cathedrals, identify the type of external support arch that transfers the thrust of a vault to a lower support structure.
Flying Buttress
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It's name comes from the German words for "bells" and "to play." Tuned metal bars, supported at two points, are laid out in a keyboard configuration and are struck with beaters usually made of plastic or wood. Name this instrument, often seen in marching bands.
Glockenspiel
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In what 1940 movie -- Charlie Chaplin's first "talkie" -- did Chaplin play a Jewish barber who looked just like the power-mad ruler of Tomania?
(The) Great Dictator
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When Napoleon crowned himself emperor on May 18, 1804, Beethoven was so angry that he tore the title page of his Third Symphony in half and renamed the symphony what?
"Eroica" or "Heroic" (Symphony)
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George and Ira Gershwin collaborated on many popular songs of the 20th century. Give the title of the song that begins, "There's a somebody I'm longing to see ... I hope that he ... Turns out to be ..." what?
Someone to Watchover Me
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Known as "The Red Priest," what Baroque composer taught at a Venetian orphanage for young girls and gained ever-lasting game when his work "The Four Seasons" was first performed?
(Antonio) Vivaldi
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This 19th century showman helped create the minstrel show as the first purely American form of entertainment. Name this producer whose shows popularized the many songs written by Stephen Foster.
(Edwin P.) Christy
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The story of an English grammarian who teaches a flower girl and turns her into a proper lady was a play long before Lerner and Loewe out music to it and it became "My Fair Lady." Who wrote the play "Pygmalion," on which it was based?
(George Bernard) Shaw
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Wearing only a simple tunic like the Greek vase figures that inspired many of her dances, she weaved and whirled in flowing natural movements, until her death in 1927. Name this dancer who shocked or delighted audiences by baring her body and soul in what she called free dance.
(Isadora) Duncan
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A product of the Moscow Bolshoi School, what Russian dancer, known for his comic and character roles, performed in the 1948 film The Red Shoes?
(Leonide) Massine
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This question requires a multiple answer. Their most popular subjects were 19th century sports and hand-colored prints of hunting, fishing, boxing, and horse racing. Identify these 19th century american printmakers who published more than 7,000 color lithographs between 1840 and 1940.
(Nathaniel) Curriee, (James) Ives
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In the 1950s and 1960s, television censors band any script that appeared to question American society. In order to examine society and human nature in his work, what dramatist disguised social criticism with a science-fiction mask in the hit series, The Twilight Zone?
(Rod) Serling
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Michael Chabon won the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for fiction for what book, which brings to life World War 2 America and the golden age of comic books?
(The) Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay
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Heracles poisoned his arrows with the blood of what monstrous serpent from Greek mythology that kept regrow ing heads whenever one was cut off?
(The) Hydra
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It allows people to earn interest on money they entrust to the government. Name this type of registered bond issues by the U.S. government.
(U.S.) Savings (bonds)
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In what year was the independent Jewish state of Israel created in the historic region of Palestine?
1948
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Fragrant and pleasant tasting, it preserved immorality and conferred beauty and youth upon mortals who consumed it. Often eaten along with nectar, what was this food of the Greek gods?
Ambrosia
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What ten-letter religious term beginning with the letter "A" is defined as "the practice of self-denial and renunciation of worldly pleasure in order to attain a higher degree of spirituality?
Asceticism
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During the Great Depression of the 1930s, actors at the State Theater of Virginia gave performances in exchange for food. What noun refers to this exchange of goods in order to receive goods or services in return?
Bartering
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The ads for this 1967 film boasted, "They are young, they are in love, they kill people." Name this gangster film that starred Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway as Depression-era bandits.
Bonnie and Clyde
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A horizontal projection; such as a balcony or a beam, that is supported at one end only is given what architectural name?
Cantilever
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The years 1750 and 1820 mark the beginning and end of what time period in music?
Classical (period of era)
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Rather than trying to portray things as they are, this type of art strives to show several views of an object, expressing an idea rather than any single view of the subject. The parent of all abstract art forms, identify this movement, which originated in the works of Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso.
Cubism
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What type of insurance provides monetary compensation for the loss of income when an illness or injury prevents an individual from working?
Disability
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An overture is a short musical composition that serves to introduce an opera and set the overall mood. What do we call the orchestral introductions to later acts of an opera?
Entr'acte
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In what country did such dances as the gavotte [guh-VAHT], minuet, and cancan originate?
France
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Identify the sport played by these athletes: Rocco Mediate, Casey Martin, Austin Horn, Paul Azinger, and Tiger Woods.
Golf
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Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff bend the truth a bit to add excitement to their lives. Their deceptions cross paths and complicate their romantic pursuits in which comedic play, the last written by Oscar Wilde?
(The) Importance of Being Earnest
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An expedition is sent from Earth to find out what happened to a colony of settlers on Altair IV. Name this 1956 Sci-fi movie classic featuring Robby the Robot.
Forbidden Planet
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After the Rev. Samuel Sayer is killed by the Germans in Africa during World War I, Charlie Allnut agrees to take the preacher's sister back to civilization aboard his steamboat. The boat's name is the same as what 1951 movie that earned Humphrey Bogart his only Academy Award?
The African Queen
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Originating among African Americans in the southern United States, what type of highly emotional vocal music is associated with such singers as Yolanda Adams and Mahalia Jackson?
(Black) Gospel (accept soul)
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"They Died With Their Boots On," "Captain Blood" and "The Adventures of Robin Hood" are three movies starring what swashbuckling actor of the 1930s?
(Errol) Flynn
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This Russian-born choreographer came to America, where he founded the School of American Ballet in 1934. In 1948, he was made artistic director of the New York City Ballet. Name this great choreographer, the creator of the works "Apollo" and "Serenade."
(George) Balanchine
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Give the name of the mysterious assassin and title character in Robert Ludlum's series of global mystery novels.
(Jason) Bourne
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When he began to publish his western novels in the early 1950's, this best-selling American author used the pseudonym Tex Burns. Identify the author of such popular works as The Walking Drum and Treasure Mountain.
(Louis) L'Amour
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What author and social critic wrote the World War II novel The Naked and the Dead?
(Norman) Miller
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This man was canonized in 1622 and is the patron saint of spiritual retreats. Name this 16th century Spanish priest who founded the religious order known as the Jesuits.
(Saint) Ignatius [ig-NAY-shuhs] or Loyola [loy-OH-luh]
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The women of this religious order often wear bonnets and long skirts while the men sport full beards and broad-brimmed hats. Taking their name from Jacob Amman, what is this branch of the Mennonite church that shuns modern technology and practices simple farming and handicrafts?
(The) Amish
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This fresco is now so badly damaged that it can no longer be viewed by the public. Identify this mural by Leonardo Da Vinci that depicts the exact moment when Jesus announced to his disciples that one of them had betrayed him.
(The) Last Supper
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Whether he was playing the part of a tragic clown, Harlem slave, or even a rose, this Russian dancer possessed the uncanny ability to thoroughly transform himself into his role. Name this dancer for the Ballets Russes who choreographed The Rite of Spring and is considered to have been one of the best male dancers of the twentieth century.
(Vaslav) Nijinsky [ni-ZHIN-skee]
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In art, this name is given to a flat slab forming the topmost part of a Doric column. What is this term, which also names an ancient adding composed of beads strung on wires that connect to a wooden frame.
Abacus
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It is the most important religious center for the followers of Sikhism [SEEK-ism]. Name this city in northwestern India, the home of the Pool of Immorality and sacred Golden Temple.
Armitsar [um-RIT-sur]
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Agnosticism questions the existence of God. What philosophy rejects the belief in God?
Atheism
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What comic book and television hero hailed from Gotham City?
Batman
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Its name is believed to come from the Turkish word for "broken." This musical instrument looks a lot like a mandolin, except it's a little more than two feet long. What eight string instrument, well known throughout the history and culture of Greece, is it?
Bouzouki [boo-ZOO-kee]
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The hollowed sides of two shells, each about two inches across and typically made of rosewood or ebony, face each other and are linked with a cord. The player slips her thumb inside the cord, allowing the shells to dangle over the palm. Identify this musical instrument, associated with Spanish flamenco dancing.
Castanets
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Italian for "tall," what name is given to an ending or an added end piece for a musical composition?
Coda
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I'm music, what note is a major third above the B natural?
D Sharp (do not accept: e flat)
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The 1977 movie Saturday Night Fever created a nationwide enthusiasm for what type of popular dance music characterized by a fast tempo and a steady beat?
Disco
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These individuals take the risk that their product will make money or that it will fail. What term beginning with "e" refers to individuals who organize a company to produce a product for a profit?
Entrepreneurs
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Created in the 1960's, what type of jazz music discarded many of the traditional forms and basic chord patterns of earlier jazz music?
Free (jazz)
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Arising out of the Romanesque period, this style of architecture is characterized by ribbed vaulting and pointed arches. State the term applied to this type of art.
Gothic
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On November 25th, 2002, this play about eight people stranded by a snowstorm in an English manor -- one of whole is a homicidal maniac -- celebrated 50 years of continual production in London's West End. Name this Agatha Christie classic.
(The) Mousetrap
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John Williams has composed scores for many movies and TV shows, and has won Academy Awards for best original score. Name two of the movies for which he has won.
"Jaws," "Star Wars," E.T. (The Extra-Terrestrial)" , "Schindler's List", "Fiddler on the Roof"
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The opening song of the Broadway musical "Fiddler On the Roof" is introduced by Tevye, the main character, with this line: "And how do we keep our balance? That I can tell you in one word." What is that one word?
Tradition
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The revolutionary designs of this engineer were aimed at at achieving the maximum effect with a minimum investment of materials. Name this american author of the book Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth and architect of the geodesic dome.
(Buckminster) Fuller
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There have been many gifted artists whose paintings have created sensations in the art community. One of such artist was an Englishman of Irish birth. Name this painter, whose work "Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion" is now hanging in London's famous Tate Gallery
(Francis) Bacon
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In November 2001, this British guitarist and sitar player passed away. Who was this former member of the Beatles who embarked on a solo career after the band split up in 1970?
(George) Harrison
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This French social critic had a profound influence on the political thought that brought about the French Revolution. Name this philosopher, who explained that governments were expressions of the "general will" of the people in his 1762 work The Social Contract.
(Jean-Jacques) Rousseau
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Mozart said of this young composer, "Keep an eye on him- he will make a noise in the world someday." Give the name of this German-born composer whose many works include the "Moonlight Sonata", the "Choral Symphony" , and "Fidelio".
(Ludwig Van) Beethoven
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"Harlequin and His Companion" and "The Three Musicians" are two of this artist's many works. Who was this Spanish painter, the most famous proponent of Cubism?
(Pablo) Picasso
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He composed an opera named "Treemonisha" in 1910, but he is better known for such works as "Maple Leaf Rag" and "The Entertainer," which was used as the theme of the movie "The Sting." Who was he?
(Scott) Joplin
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Unable to find backers for this play, author William Saroyan, produced and directed it with his own money. Identify this two-act fantastic comedy of the unconventional Webster clan living in a decaying San Francisco mansion.
(The) Beautiful People
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What building houses such masterpieces as the ancient statue "The Winged Victory" and Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa"?
(The) Louvre
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On his first voyage to the South Pacific, Captain Cook lost almost half of his crew to scurvy. This could have been prevented if the crew would have consumed more of which essential vitamin?
Vitamin C
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Spontaneous personal expression and freedom from the accepted artistic values of the time were two qualities emphasized by this style of painting that originated in New York City in the 1040's. Name this first truly American style of art.
Abstract Expressionism
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Identify the type of artistic cross from ancient Egypt that was shaped like the letter "T" with a loop above it. It symbolized the essence of life.
Ankh
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Because he was warred against Zeus, the king of the gods, this Titan was sentenced to bear the weight of the sky on his shoulders. Name him.
Atlas
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The revolutionary architect Walter Gropius founded what German school of design in 1919 to emphasize simplicity, functionalism and craftsmanship?
Bauhaus
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Johann Sebastian Bach wrote these six works between 1718 and 1721, dedicated to Christian Ludwig, a German nobleman for whom Bach wanted to work. The city of the nobleman' jurisdiction is the same as the collective name of these concertos. Name it.
Brandenburg (concertos)
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A husband-and-wife team who helped to renew great interest in ballroom dancing just before World War I had the names Vernon and Irene what?
Castle
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Common voice ranges in music include tenor and soprano, which are further divided into subcategories. Name the highest and most flexible type of soprano voice, capable of executing rapid scales and trills.
Coloratura
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Fearing that his nephew, Talus, would surpass him in creativity and originality, he killed him on the Athenian Acropolis. Who was this Greek architect and inventor who constructed a great labyrinth on the island of Crete?
Daedalus
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Multiple answer required. Name in order, from the lowest level to the highest the three column orders found in the exterior structure of the Colosseum.
Doric, Ionic, Corinthian
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They are musical pieces designed to improve particular technical or compositional skills. What are these study-pieces that originated with the Italian composer Muzio Clementi?
Etudes
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As this quantity increases, the pitch of a musical note being played is raised. Name this unit of measurement, equal to the number of cycles being played per second and measured in hertz.
Frequency
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These three sisters guarded the cave of the Gorgons in Greek mythology. Give the collective name for these old women who shared only one and and one tooth among them.
Graeae [gr-EE-ee]
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With music written by Andrew Lloyd Webber, which musical involves a young soprano in Paris who rises to fame through the coaching of a mysterious stranger who falls in love with his student?
(The) Phantom of the Opera
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Composed by Claude de Lisle, it became the great rallying cry of the French Revolution and was given its current name after it was sung by soldiers on the streets of Paris. Give the title of this national anthem of France.
"La Marseillaise" [mahr-say-YEZ]
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First produced and published in 1947 and the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for drama that year, what play concerns the mental and moral disintegration and ultimate run of Blanche DuBois, a former southern belle?
(A) Streetcar Named Desire
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This French musician composed the whimsical "Funeral March of a Marionette". Who was this composer, better known for the powerful opera "Faust"?
(Charles) Gounod
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Born in Hoboken, New Jersey, this award-winning singer came to be called the "Chairman of the Board." Name this member of the Rat Pack, who recorded the songs "Young at Heart" and "Strangers in the Night."
(Frank) Sinatra
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This Frenchman's first opera, "The Pearl Fishers," was unsuccessful. His next opera, "The Fair Maid of Perth," fared somewhat better. However, all of his other works came to be overshadowed by his operatic masterpiece, "Carmen." Name this noted composer of the Romantic era.
(Georges) Bizet
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What Broadway choreographer has to credit the 1957 stage musical West Side Story?
Jerome Robbins
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He dealt with the theme of transformation and change in such pieces as "Metamorphosis" and "Verbum". Name this Dutch lithographer and graphic artist, who explored a strange world of optical puns, distorted perspectives and visual trickery.
(M.C,) Escher
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Name the African-American actor and singer of the twentieth century who was best known for his roles in Porgy and Bess and in the film version of Show Boat where he gave his rendition of the well-known song "Ol' Man River."
Paul Robeson [ROHB-suhn]
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Presumed Innocent and Pleading Guilty are two contemporary novels by what author known for his courtroom thrillers?
Scott Turow
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"A specter is haunting Europe." So begins what 1848 work by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engles that urges all the workers of the world to unite against the ruling capitalist class?
(The) Communist Manifesto
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Alexander Borodin, Modest Mussorgsky, and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov were all members of what group of Russian nationalistic musicians?
(The) Mighty Handful
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This English photochemist was not necessarily a negative person. Identify the man who invented the negative-to-positive process of photography.
William Henry Fox Talbot
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In general, this term is applied to any of the elevated strongholds in Ancient Greek cities. However, it is most often associated with what hilltop temple complex of Athens?
Acropolis
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One myth describes her as the daughter of Zeus and Dione. Another contends that she was born from the foam of the sea. Who was this voluptuous goddess of love and the winner of the Judgement of Paris?
Aphrodite
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Each year, the Salzburg Festival attracts many international music lovers with its refreshing variety of symphonic and stage works. In what Central European country does this annual festival take place?
Austria
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Referring to a finely cultivated voice, what Italian opera term translates as "beautiful singing"?
Bel Canto
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In Norse mythology, she disobeyed Odin and, as punishment, she was put to sleep surrounded by a ring of fire. Name this leader of the Valkyries who was rescued by the hero Siegfried.
Brunhild
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Set in the Mississippi Delta, this Tennessee Williams play deals with the neurotic Pollitt family. Name this story of Maggie, Brick, and Big Daddy.
Cat On A Hot Tin Roof
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Presiding over all the festive occasions on Mount Olympus, he was the God of north, revelry and all nocturnal entertainment. Identify this Greek god of laughter, the basis of a great masque by John Milton.
Comus
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The longest one ever recorded ran for almost 4,153 hours in 1932. These contests tested a couple's endurance record as they were required to stay upright and in motion over long periods of time. Name these depression-era fads, in which the winning couple received all the prize money.
Dance marathons
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Nun [noon], gimel [GIM-ul], hay and shin are the letters -- one on each side -- of what four-sided top used in a game of chance on the Jewish culture?
Dreidel
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Greek for "good rhythm," this system of musical eduction was developed in the first decade of the twentieth century. Name this system of music intermixed with gymnastics designed to help students improve their bodily responses to music, which lends its name to a new wave group featuring Dave Stewart and Annie Lennox.
Eurythmics
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The early years of the 20th century gave birth to many new ideas concerning how modern art should look. Identify the Italian art movement that rejected all past traditions and emphasized the power of machines in motion.
Futurism or futurist
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What non-traditional type of musical notation makes use of pictorial symbols to actually show what actions are required by the performer?
Graphic (notation)
150
John Philip Sousa was nicknamed "The March King" for his many stirring compositions in 2/4 time. Which one has lyrics as follows: "Hurrah for the flag of the free"?
(The) Stars and Stripes Forever
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An aristocratic young woman runs from an unwanted marriage by stowing away on a ship bound for New Orleans in what 1910 operetta whose music was written by Victor Herbert?
Naughty Marietta
152
This U.S. Dancer drew on American folk legends to write her 1948 ballet "Fall River Legend." Name this dance innovator, who choreographed such Broadway musicals as "Oklahoma!" And "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes."
(Agnes) De Mille
153
Athletic Shorts is a book of six short stories for young adults. Name the author who wrote this collection.
(Chris) Crutcher
154
His early work often depicted children, actors, drinkers, and musicians who appreciate the grand joys of life. Name this Dutch artist from Holland's "Golden Age" who painted The Laughing Cavalier.
(Frans) Hals
155
Nearly everyone recognizes the overture to the 1829 opera about the legendary Swiss hero William Tell, but what 19th century Italian composer wrote it?
(Gioacchino) Rossini
156
This prominent television evangelist resigned his post in 1987 after an extramarital affair, and was jailed in 1989 for his illegal management of funds. Name this man, the former husband of Tammy Faye LaValley.
(Jim) Bakker
157
This dancer created a rigorous, new technique for portraying expressiveness while dancing. "Letter to the World" and "Appalachian Spring" are just two of the many works choreographed by what leading lady of modern dance?
(Martha) Graham
158
He worked in Moscow, Kiev and London, but his most imaginative pieces were produced for the Czars Alexander the Third and Nicholas the Second. Identify this Russian goldsmith who produced a series of ornate Easter eggs given out by the czars as gifts.
(Peter Carl) Faberge
159
Rarely used as work songs anymore, they survive mainly through the efforts of folk musicians and modern sailers. Name these work songs that were sung in unison by sailors on the high seas as they hauled ropes or performed other tasks.
(Sea) Shanty
160
Hailed as "the greatest manuscript discovery of all time," these documents provide a first-hand look at the Jewish communities from the 2nd century B.C. through the 1st century A.D. Identify these biblical-era writings discovered by a Bedouin shepherd boy in the Qumran [koom-RAHN] valley.
(The) Dead Sea Scrolls
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Also called "La Gioconda [joh-KON-dah]," the lone subject of what Da Vinci masterpiece sports a curious and puzzling smile)
(The) Mona Lisa
162
In the 1980's, this singer organized Farm Aid relief concerts to help American farmers and then ran into problems with the IRS. Name this country music "outlaw" who had his first hit with 1975's "Blue Eyes Cryin' in the Rain."
(Willie) Nelson
163
In Homer's Odyssey, this character helped Odysseus by giving the hero favorable winds for his homeward voyage. Who was this mythic keeper of the winds?
Aeolus [EE-oh-lus]
164
Usually associated with the intricate scrollwork seen in Islamic architecture what term is given to a decorative pattern in art that is composed of rhythmic, curvilinear designs?
Arabesque
165
This historic society gambled, playing a game called patolli [puh-TOH-lee] worshipped the god Xipe [SHEE-pay] Totec, and it's elite drank chocolate. What culture is it?
Aztecs
166
John Gardener's novel Grendel retell what Old English epic from a unique point of view, that of the monster?
Beowulf
167
The Dalai Lama is the leader of the Tibetan form of what religion founded in northern India during the 6th century B.C. by Prince Siddhartha Gautama [GOW-tuh-muh]
Buddhism
168
Translating as "let the buyer beware," what Latin phrase is used to mean that a customer should be cautious and alert to the possibility of being cheated when buying something?
Caveat Emptor [KAH-vee-aht EMP-tawr]
169
In the Disney movie "Lady and the Tramp," the classic scene with the two lovers eating spaghetti includes the restaurant owner singing the song "Bella Notte" [NAW-tay]. While he does, he plays a musical instrument that's a small octagonal relative of the accordion. What is this instrument called?
Concertina
170
In mathematics, a "greater than" sign is used to illustrate that one number is larger than another. In music, however, an extended version of the same symbol over notes, indicating those notes should be played or sung gradually more softly, is called a what?
Decrescendo
171
One of the fundamental properties of sound, what is the term for the differing degrees of loudness or softness in music?
Dynamics
172
A common feature in music from the Romantic period, give the term which identifies the use of melodies, rhythms, or instruments in a piece of music intended to suggest foreign lands and faraway places.
Exoticism
173
Except for a few string and woodwind instruments, it is a percussion group featuring xylophones, gongs, and rattles. Give the name applied to any of the ceremonial orchestras of Indonesia.
Gamelan [GAM-UH-lan]
174
This a Capella style of church music voices is meant to portray a calm, otherworldly quality. Name this official music of the Roman Catholic Church for over 1,000 years.
Gregorian Chant
175
The artist's sister, Nan, and dentist, Dr. B.H. McKeeby, posed as the Iowa farmer and his spinster daughter depicted in this painting. Name this artwork, Grant Wood's subtle commentary on rural life in the Midwest.
American Gothic
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Mao Zedong, Harry Kissinger, and the 37th president of the United States are characters in what contemporary opera by composer John Adams?
Nixon In China
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Among the most innovative of modern sculptors was what american artist known for his brightly colored wire constructions called mobiles and stabiles?
(Alexander) Calder
178
His works, more than those of any other artist of the 19th century, embody the formal principles of Impressionism. Name this painter of Impression, Sunrise.
(Claude) Monet
179
He was well-known for his art songs, or "lieder" (LEE-see), but which German composer's 8th symphony in B-minor is nicknamed his "Unfinished Symphony"?
(Franz) Schubert
180
Name the American sculptor who is famous for designing the gigantic faces carved on Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
(Gutzon) [GUHT-suhn] Borglum [BOHR-gluhm]
181
Name the German classical pianist who composed the overture "Academic Festival" but is more widely known for his "German Requiem."
(Johannes) Brahms
182
In 1521 he was summoned to appear before Emperor Charles the Fifth, who demanded that he recant his teaching. He refused with the statement, "Here I stand. I cannot do otherwise." Name this German theologian who began the Protestant Reformation.
(Martin) Luther
183
"The Sleeping Beauty," "Swan Lake" and "The Nutcracker" are the only ballets composed by what 19th century Russian master?
(Peter Ilyich) Tchaikovsky
184
The winner of the 1995 Nobel Prize for Literature was what Irish poet whose collections include Death of a Naturist and Field Work?
(Seamus) Heaney [HEE-nee]
185
Also called the Isles of the Blessed, it was the eternal dwelling place for the souls of virtuous mortals in the afterlife. What name did the Greeks give to this heavenly paradise located in the underworld?
The Elysian Fields (accept Elysium)
186
Their work reveals the influence of the Impressionist and Japanese prints. The Hebrew word for "prophet," what did the followers or Gauguin [goh-GAN] call themselves?
(The) Nabis
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When this composer died at age 35, he left his "Requiem Mass" unfinished. Widely regarded as the greatest composer who ever lived, name this creator of such operas as "Don Giovanni" and "The Marriage of Figaro".
Mozart
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This term was coined in 1869 by Thomas Huxley. Give the name for the belief that it is impossible to know whether or not God truly exists.
Agnostic(ism)
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In architecture, what is the term for a curved or pointed opening that spans a doorway, window, or other space.
Arch
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In prose writing, it indicates the rise and fall of a phrase. In music and poetry, it denotes the rising and falling of the rhythm. What is this term?
Cadence
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The cult of this goddess was introduced in Rome in order to end a great famine. Name this goddess of agriculture, the roman equivalent to the Greek goddess Demeter.
Ceres
192
Originating in Cuba, name the Latin American dance in which participants form a winding line, take three steps forwards or backwards, and then kick.
Conga
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When dealing with art, objects having height, width and what other element are referred to as being three-dimensional?
Depth
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Born on this island of Crete, he spent most of his career painting in Spain. Name this 16th and 17th century artist known for his distorted, elongated figures as seen in his work The Resurrection of Christ.
El Greco
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She is the woman behind the moves for TheGap commercials, Save The Last Dance, and Will Smith. Identify this 28-year-old whose innovative, fluid, urban style has made her one of the most sought after choreographers in the industry.
Fatima Robinson
196
This figure from Greek mythology was a three-bodied giant who lived in the extreme west. Heracles stole his cattle and drove them back to Greece as one of his labors. Name this dreaded mythological beast.
Geryon [JEER-ee-un]
197
The talons and claws of this mythological creature were so enormous that they were often made into drinking cups. What Greco-Roman mythological creature is described as having the body of a lion, the head and wings of an eagle, and a back covered with feathers?
Gryphon
198
"Come to Me, Bend to Me" and "Almost Like Being in Love" are two songs from a Lerner and Loewe musical set in an enchanted village that appears in Scotland only one day every 100 years. Name this musical.
Brigadoon
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A series of five compositions written from 1901 to 1930 by Sir Edward Elgar all bear the same name, but No. 1 in D major is famous worldwide, especially at graduation time. What title did Elgar give these five marches?
Pomp and Circumstance
200
Because she challenged the principles of religion in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, she and her family were excommunicated from the the church and were expelled from the settlement. Name this colonial religious dissenter who settled in Rhode Island wit Roger Williams.
(Anne) Hutchinson
201
One of music's hottest choreographers, he gave Christina Aguilera the moves she needed for her "Genie In A Bottle" video and choreographed Jennifer Lopez's opening act at the 2001 American Music Awards. Name this actor who stars in the Showtime drama Soul Food.
Darrin Henson
202
Nationally recognized, this artist specialized in marine scrapes and won Carnegie International Exhibition's popular prize five consecutive years. Identify this painter of the beautiful, moon-lit seascape "Breakers at Floodtide.@
(Frederick Judd) Waugh
203
The greatest native composer of England, he wrote music to accompany John Dryden's plays King Arthur and The Indian Queen. Name this composer, whose only true opera was Dido and Aeneas.
Henry Purcell
204
This religious leader was shot and killed by a mob in June 1844 after he secretly instituted the practice of polygamy among his followers. After he said God told him not to join any existing church, what prophet founded the Mormons?
(Joseph) Smith
205
In 1976, who won a Tony Award for directing the musical A Chorus Line?
(Michael) Bennett
206
His paintings feature visual paradoxes, such as a restless blue sky with a hole in it, a human body with the head of a fish, and a hat suspended in midair. Influenced by Giorgio de Chirico, who was this French surrealist and painter of "The Human Condition"?
(Renee) Magritte
207
The greatest think of the Scholastic School was what 13th century philosopher who incorporated Greek ideas into Christianity in his greatest work Summa Theologica?
(St. Thomas) Aquinas
208
The Thinker is a world-famous bronze sculpture by Rodan (Rodn). This piece of art was originally intended to be a part of what larger work inspired by Dante's Inferno?
(The) Gates of Hell
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The person who holds this office is believed to be the successor of the apostle Peter, and heads the Roman Catholic Church. Identify this title since held by John Paul the Second.
The Pope
210
It includes the lines, "Thy choicest gifts in store / On her be pleased to pour / Long may she reign!" Give the title of this anonymous English ballad, the national anthem of Great Britain.
God Save the Queen
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The chanters, drone pipes, and bellows are part of what musical instrument associated with Scotland?
Bagpipes
212
Black slaves often sang spirituals with hidden meanings since slaveowners would not let them communicate with one another. The spiritual entitled "Following the Drinking Gourd" tells slaves how to get to freedom by following what group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major?
Big Dipper
213
A bear denotes a declining stock market. What animal denotes a rising stock market?
Bull
214
The musicians Pablo Casals and Yo-Yo Ma are famed for playing what member of the violin family?
Cello
215
In his teachings, he emphasized harmony, right conduct and moral perfection. The collection of his sayings, Analects, extended his doctrines and established the basic religious beliefs of China. Identify this oriental sage known in Chinese as Kong Fuzi. (FOOD-zuh)
Confucius
216
Her daughter, Persephone, was abducted by Hades and taken to live in the underworld. Identified as goddess of the harvest, who the Greeks believed plunged the earth into winter every year with distress over her lost daughter.
Demeter
217
This question requires a multiple answer. According to many early Greek philosophers, what were the four basic elements of which everything in the universe was made up?
Earth, air, fire, and water
218
This child prodigy was born Johann Hoelzel (HELT-sul) in Austria. Who had a chart topping hit with the song "Rock Me Amadeus"?
Falco
219
First and last name required. He learned to play on a piano bought for his brother, Ira. One of America's most popular songwriters, who was this composer of "Porgy and Bess"?
George Gershwin
220
In architecture, what type of vault consist of two barrel vaults joined together at right angles?
Groined Vault
221
In ads, it's called "The most beautiful love story ever told on stage." In 1994, which Disney movie became the first to be converted to the musical theater and led a multimillion-dollar procession to Broadway?
Beauty and the Beast
222
"The Great Gate of Kiev" is the 10th and last vignette of what musical suite written by Modest Mussorgsky (mug-DEST moo-SORG-skee) to commemorate the artworks of a friend?
Pictures At An Exhibition
223
Born in Texas, this African-American dancer and choreographer was instrumental in bringing black traditions into the mainstream of African dance. Identify this producer of Revelations, a tribute to the African-American religious heritage.
Alvin Ailey
224
Her most famous role was Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty. Identified this famous ballerina and dancing partner of Nureyev, whose dancing was characterized by technical proficiency and musical sensitivity.
(Dame Margot) Fonteyn
225
Identify the 20th Century dancer who was especially famous for his dancing with partners in such films as The Gay Divorcee and Top Hat. His most famous dance partner was Ginger Rogers.
Fred Astaire
226
Lacking formal artistic training, this Frenchmen painted highly original works of art that often portrayed jungle scenes. The works of what 19th century painter include The Snake Charmer and The Sleeping Gypsy?
Henri Rousseau
227
What Chicago born journalist and writer Bar road a fries from one of metaphysical poet John Donne's sonnets to write the book Death Be Not Proud about the death of his young son?
John Gunther
228
Of the approximately 100 photographs of Abraham Lincoln, more than one third were taken by what American photographer famous for his pictorial account of the Civil War?
Matthew Brady
229
"The Dying Lioness" is an Assyrian work of art depicting a wounded animal. In what form of art was this a ancient masterpiece executed?
Relief sculpture
230
Considered England's greatest composer since Henry Purcell, he was knighted in 1904. Name this musician whose march "Pomp and Circumstance" is now frequently played a graduation ceremonies.
Sir Edward Elgar
231
Brilliant color, expressive brushwork, and flat composition marked the paintings of this group of painters under the leadership of the French artist Henri Matisse. What was this shocking group whose name literally translates as "Wild Beasts"?
The Fauves
232
John Henry Newman, disturbed by the British government's interference in the affairs of the church, became the spiritual leader of this movement, which sought to reform the church of England. Identify this movement, named for the British university at which it began in 1833.
The Oxford movement
233
Often performed around Christmas time, what oratorio by Handel contains the famous "Hallelujah Chorus"?
The Messiah
234
This deity is regarded as the source of all light in the universe and is in constant battle against the evil spirit of darkness. Name this creator of the world in Zoroastrainism.
Ahura Mazda
235
It often serves to display the voice talents of individual singers. What name is given to an elaborate song found an opera, cantatas, and oratorios?
Aria
236
Usually formed with a triangular body, this instrument is related to the guitar. What is this three string Russian folk instrument?
Balalaika
237
Among the rituals performed are the suspension of a cross upside down and the recitation of the Lord's Prayer backwards. What is this blasphemous parody of a Roman Catholic service called?
Black Mass
238
In his youth he was in untutored shepherd, but after a period of intensive study, he became a master of the Talmud. Identify, by complete name, this Palestinian Rabbi, who was the first to collect and arrange the interceptions of Hebrew laws.
Akiba Ben Joseph
239
In this famous artwork, Rembrandt depicts what aged philosopher, who is lost in thought with his hand place on the statue of Homer?
Aristotle
240
This instrument was brought to America during the slave trade from West Africa. Identify this stringed musical instrument, with a long fretted neck and a circular frame, that is found in Dixieland jazz and Bluegrass.
Banjo
241
Name the 1941 play by Noel Coward in which a man is haunted by the figures of his dead wife.
Blithe Spirit
242
This great seer foretold the length of the siege of Troy and came up with the idea for the Trojan horse. Nine this aged soothsayer from Greek folklore, the constant companion of Agamemnon during the war against Troy.
Calchus
243
Let's see how well you know your bagpipes. What is the cylindrical or conical bore called on which the melody is applied?
Chanter
244
Developed about 1880, what is the lowest sounding woodwind instrument in the concert Orchestra?
Contrabassoon
245
The son of Prometheus built an ark to save his family from the great flood sent by Zeus as punishment for human wickedness. Name this Greek version of Noah who repeopled the earth with his wife Pyrrha.
Deucalion
246
What music icon reached number one status in 1956 with the rock 'n roll song "Heartbreak Hotel"?
Elvis Presley
247
Used as an indicator of the current status of money markets, named the interest-rate that banks charge one another for very short term loans.
Federal funds (rates)
248
Followers of this 19th century religious movement of the American Indians believed that their dead ancestors would return to life and that all the lands stolen from them by the white man would be returned. Name this short-lived religious movement which died out after the battle at Wounded Knee.
Ghost dance
249
Although you never see it in a traditional orchestra, Andres Segovia is known for playing this instrument classically. Which instrument also has virtuosos named Les Paul, Phil Keaggy, and Eric Clapton?
Guitar
250
Juan Gallardo becomes a bullfighter in Spain against his mother's wishes and achieves national prominence. He marries his childhood sweetheart, Carmen, but meets and also falls in love with Marquis' daughter in which 1922 classic movie starring Rudolph Valentino?
Blood and Sand
251
Sir Thomas Lawrence painted it The subject is Sarah Moulton-Barret, a young lady wearing a pink bonnet. Give the common name of this portrait.
Pinkie
252
One of the most illustrious architects of the Italian High Renaissance, what stonecarver published his influential treatise Four Books of Architecture in 1570?
(Andrea) Palladio
253
The partner of Rudolf Nureyev, this dancer's major roles included Princess Aurora in "Sleeping Beauty" and Juliet in "Romeo and Juliet". Name this prima ballerina of England's Royal Ballet.
(Dame Margot) Fonteyn
254
Name the Polish-born composer whose "Waltz in D-Flat Major" became known as simply "The Minute Waltz."
(Fredric) Chopin
255
The works of this modern artist exhibit the rough influence of art from pre-Colombian America. He is often regarded as the most prominent British sculptor of the 20th century and is known for using great masses of stone to depict abstract human forms. Name him.
(Henry) Moore
256
His social novel about a middle-class American family's dysfunctional Christmas won the 2001 National Book Award for fiction. Identify the author of Corrections.
(Jonathan) Franzen
257
One of the greatest composers of France, what musician composed "The Spanish Hour and the popular work "Bolero"?
(Maurice) Ravel
258
This father of modern philosophy believed that the only thing that could not be doubted was his own thinking. Name this 17th century French philosopher and scientist, Who is known for the statement, "I think, therefore I am."
(René) Descartes
259
This question requires a first and last name answer. He believed in the importance of scientific method and emphasized the use of inductive reasoning and in the pursuit of knowledge. Identify this 17th-century English philosopher, who believed that, quote, "Knowledge is power."
Sir Francis Bacon
260
One of a series of 15 woodcuts by the German Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer, name this artwork depicting three soldiers who ride with Death to bring about God's final judgment on humanity.
(The) Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
261
Influenced by the landscape of his native Pennsylvania, Edward Hicks painted as many as 100 versions of this painting from 1820 until his death. Name this painting, which portrays groups of wild and domestic animals in a landscape around the Delaware River.
(The) Peaceable Kingdom
