Tournament Questions

Question 1

Which African American poet became famous after reading her poem “The Hill we Climb” at President Joe Biden’s inauguration?

Answer 1

Amanda Gorman

Question 2

“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?

Answer 2

(Rene) Magritte

Question 3

The brodway muscial Rent is based off of which Puccini Opera?

Answer 3

La Boheme

Question 4

Sandro Botticelli’s most famous work depicts which Roman goddess coming out of the sea?

Answer 4

Venus

Question 5

In order from the lowest note to the highest note, name all 3 notes in a first inversion C Major chord.

Answer 5

E, G, C

Question 6

Name the type of poetry that is often performed live in front of an audience and judges.

Answer 6

Slam Poetry

Question 7

Which Renaissance artist was most well known for his fresco “The School of Athens?”

Answer 7

Raphael

Question 8

Name the artist who was the first Mexican to be featured in the Louvre, and was married to fellow artist Diego Riviera.

Answer 8

Frida Kahlo

Question 9

What type of pottery is made from white china clay called “kaolin?”

Answer 9

Porcelain

Question 10

Which 1960’s singer is best known for his works “Blowin’ in the Wind” and “The Times They Are a-Changin’?”

Answer 10

Bob Dylan

Question 11

Which Spanish artist was known for his surreal paintings, one of which features burning giraffes?

Answer 11

Salvador Dali

Question 12

Which African American singer, the first female artist inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, was known as the “Queen of Soul?”

Answer 12

Aretha Franklin

Question 13

Which Baroque period Dutch painter’s most famous work is “Girl With a Pearl Earring?”

Answer 13

Johannes Vermeer

Question 14

Name the American photographer famous for his black and white photographs of Yosemite National Park.

Answer 14

Ansel Adams

Question 15

Name the type of art that consists of etching in whalebone or ivory

Answer 15

Scrimshaw

Question 16

Name this Austrian composer, known as “The Fatjer of the Symphony,” who composed over 100 different symphonies during his lifetime.

Answer 16

Joseph Haydn

Question 17

Name this American painter and sculptor famous for his descriptions of the Wild West.

Answer 17

Fredric Remington

Question 18

Which musical term means a continuous slide between two notes?

Answer 18

Glissando

Question 19

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”?

Answer 19

Clark Gable

Question 20

Which Brodway musical features a gang rivalry between the Jets and Sharks?

Answer 20

West Side Story

Question 21

Which two act-tragedy, which premiered on Brodway in 1949, follows Willy Loman’s disillusionment with his life, and was written by Arthur Miller?

Answer 21

Death of a Salesman

Question 22

Which church in Barcelona was designed by architect Antoni Gaudi, and has been under construction for over 40 years?

Answer 22

Sagrada Familia

Question 23

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.

Answer 23

Ferrule

Question 24

Name this Spanish painter of “The Old Guitarist,” one of the works from his Blue Period.

Answer 24

Pablo Picasso

Question 25

Which musical composition, written by Sergei Prokofiev, in 1936, was described by its composer as a “symphonic fairy tale for children?”

Answer 25

Peter and the Wolf

Question 26

Name this ancient Hindu Temple Complex, the largest religious structure in the world, located in northwest Cambodia.

Answer 26

Angkor Wat

Question 27

Name this cotton based textile, most often used in clothing items dyed blue, such as jeans.

Answer 27

Denim

Question 28

Name this Dutch painter is most known for his numerous self-portraits, as well as his work titled “The Night Watch?”

Answer 28

Rembrandt

Question 29

Which American-Filmmaker’s works include Taxi Driver and The Irishman, and is also known for his severe dislike of the Marvel franchise?

Answer 29

Martin Scorsese

Question 30

Name this Italian composer who has written over 500 concertos,whose most famous one is “The Four Seasons.”

Answer 30

Antonio Vivaldi