Tournament Questions Flashcards
Which African American poet became famous after reading her poem “The Hill we Climb” at President Joe Biden’s inauguration?
Amanda Gorman
“The Treachery of Images,” a painting of a pipe with the phrase “This is not a pipe” written below it, was painted by which Belgian Surrealist?
(Rene) Magritte
The brodway muscial Rent is based off of which Puccini Opera?
La Boheme
Sandro Botticelli’s most famous work depicts which Roman goddess coming out of the sea?
Venus
In order from the lowest note to the highest note, name all 3 notes in a first inversion C Major chord.
E, G, C
Name the type of poetry that is often performed live in front of an audience and judges.
Slam Poetry
Which Renaissance artist was most well known for his fresco “The School of Athens?”
Raphael
Name the artist who was the first Mexican to be featured in the Louvre, and was married to fellow artist Diego Riviera.
Frida Kahlo
What type of pottery is made from white china clay called “kaolin?”
Porcelain
Which 1960’s singer is best known for his works “Blowin’ in the Wind” and “The Times They Are a-Changin’?”
Bob Dylan
Which Spanish artist was known for his surreal paintings, one of which features burning giraffes?
Salvador Dali
Which African American singer, the first female artist inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, was known as the “Queen of Soul?”
Aretha Franklin
Which Baroque period Dutch painter’s most famous work is “Girl With a Pearl Earring?”
Johannes Vermeer
Name the American photographer famous for his black and white photographs of Yosemite National Park.
Ansel Adams
Name the type of art that consists of etching in whalebone or ivory
Scrimshaw
Name this Austrian composer, known as “The Fatjer of the Symphony,” who composed over 100 different symphonies during his lifetime.
Joseph Haydn
Name this American painter and sculptor famous for his descriptions of the Wild West.
Fredric Remington
Which musical term means a continuous slide between two notes?
Glissando
Name this Hollywood actor who has previously won both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, and starred in the film “Gone with the Wind”?
Clark Gable
Which Brodway musical features a gang rivalry between the Jets and Sharks?
West Side Story
Which two act-tragedy, which premiered on Brodway in 1949, follows Willy Loman’s disillusionment with his life, and was written by Arthur Miller?
Death of a Salesman
Which church in Barcelona was designed by architect Antoni Gaudi, and has been under construction for over 40 years?
Sagrada Familia
Name this metal band, used to keep the end of a handle or stick from fraying, and can be seen in paintbrushes and number 2 pencils.
Ferrule
Name this Spanish painter of “The Old Guitarist,” one of the works from his Blue Period.
Pablo Picasso
Which musical composition, written by Sergei Prokofiev, in 1936, was described by its composer as a “symphonic fairy tale for children?”
Peter and the Wolf
Name this ancient Hindu Temple Complex, the largest religious structure in the world, located in northwest Cambodia.
Angkor Wat
Name this cotton based textile, most often used in clothing items dyed blue, such as jeans.
Denim
Name this Dutch painter is most known for his numerous self-portraits, as well as his work titled “The Night Watch?”
Rembrandt
Which American-Filmmaker’s works include Taxi Driver and The Irishman, and is also known for his severe dislike of the Marvel franchise?
Martin Scorsese
Name this Italian composer who has written over 500 concertos,whose most famous one is “The Four Seasons.”
Antonio Vivaldi
