Arts
1 - What is Leonardo da Vinci's 'La Gioconda' also known as?
Mona Lisa
2 - Whose Progress did William Hogarth paint?
The Rake's
3 Which Egyptian sculpture is more than 73 metres long?
Sphinx
4 - What is paint applied to in a fresco?
Wet Plaster
5 - Which sculpture did Auguste Bartholdi give to the United States?
Statue Of Liberty
6 -Of which school of painting was Claude Monet a leading exponent?
Impressionist
7 - For which art style is David Hockney famous?
Pop Art
8 - Where would you find the art treasure Venus de Milo?
The Louvre
9 -Which famous Spaniard painted the picture "The Persistence of Memory"?
Salvador Dali
10 - In a stained glass window, which metal is traditionally used to
separate the different pieces of glass?
Lead
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Friday, July 9, 2010
Arts
- ARTS
1. How long did it take the Beatles to record their first album - 12
hours, 12 days or 12 months?
(Twelve Hours)
2. Who is the author of the books ‘Digital Fortress’ ‘Deception Point’
and ‘Angels & Demons’?
(Dan Brown - author of The Da Vinci Code)
3 Which US TV series ended after 275 episodes with the words, "Sorry
we're closed"?
(CHEERS)
4 Who did Dr Banner turn into when he got angry?
(THE INCREDIBLE HULK)
5 Which TV duo drove a Ford Torino?
(STARSKY & HUTCH)
6 With regard to the record label what do the initials RCA stand for?
(RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA)
7 In which city was Motown Records founded?
(DETROIT)
8 Which pop group took their name from an unemployment benefit
form?
(UB 40)
9. 3.In the 1993 film, This Boy’s Life, who starred alongside Robert De
Neiro and Ellen Barkin?
LEONARDO DE CAPRIO
10. A film by Clint Eastwood; Flags Of Our Fathers, tells the story of a
second world war battle that resulted in the loss of 46 thousand lives and
centres on the raising of the Stars and stripes flag by six soldiers. But on
which pacific Island did the battle take place?
IWO JIMA
1. How long did it take the Beatles to record their first album - 12
hours, 12 days or 12 months?
(Twelve Hours)
2. Who is the author of the books ‘Digital Fortress’ ‘Deception Point’
and ‘Angels & Demons’?
(Dan Brown - author of The Da Vinci Code)
3 Which US TV series ended after 275 episodes with the words, "Sorry
we're closed"?
(CHEERS)
4 Who did Dr Banner turn into when he got angry?
(THE INCREDIBLE HULK)
5 Which TV duo drove a Ford Torino?
(STARSKY & HUTCH)
6 With regard to the record label what do the initials RCA stand for?
(RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA)
7 In which city was Motown Records founded?
(DETROIT)
8 Which pop group took their name from an unemployment benefit
form?
(UB 40)
9. 3.In the 1993 film, This Boy’s Life, who starred alongside Robert De
Neiro and Ellen Barkin?
LEONARDO DE CAPRIO
10. A film by Clint Eastwood; Flags Of Our Fathers, tells the story of a
second world war battle that resulted in the loss of 46 thousand lives and
centres on the raising of the Stars and stripes flag by six soldiers. But on
which pacific Island did the battle take place?
IWO JIMA
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