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What term do artists give to a sculpture that projects only slightly from its
background surface?
Bas [BAH] Relief (Accept: Low Relief)
Vermeer's [vur-MAYRZ] The Art of Painting and Chardin's [shar-DANZ] The
Young Draftsman are two paintings of secular scenes from everyday life. Give
the term for this type of realistic painting that is distinguished from artworks of a
religious or historical nature.
Genre [ZHAWN-ruh] (Painting)
It is less toxic and quicker drying than the oil paint it was created to mimic. Name
this type of water-based paint with a pigment in a plastic binder medium.
Acrylic (Paint)
In what form of intaglio [in-TAHL-yoh] printing are the lines of a design drawn on
a metal plate and then eaten away by acid?
Etching
Stained glass, mosaics, and frescoes are all specific types of what larger art form
which includes all types of paintings that are used to embellish or decorate walls?
Mural (Painting)
What sculpture technique refers to the reproducing in plaster, bronze, or plastic
of an original sculpture made of clay, wax, or some similar material?
Casting
Pablo Picasso produced the first example of this art form in 1912, a work which
he titled Still Life With A Caned Chair. Give the term for any composition made
from cut and pasted pieces of materials such as paper, cloth, or foil.
Collage
This question requires a multiple answer. In art, the three primary colors are red,
yellow, and blue. What three colors make up the secondary colors that are
produced by mixing two primary colors?
Orange, Green, Purple
The French painter Honore [awn-ohr-AY] Daumier [dohm-ee-AY] was a master of
what art form in which the physical features of a person or object have been
grossly exaggerated for comic effect?
Caricature
It is a method of ornamenting metal surfaces by embossing, hollowing, or
engraving with steel tools. Identify this term that also refers to the act of finishing
bronze casts by removing small imperfections and smoothing rough spots.
Chasing
A convention of the avante-garde movement, what term is applied to any artwork
that is able to move through the influence of atmospheric forces, motors, or
magnets?
Kinetic (Art)
In what artistic process is a layer of paint applied over a previous, tacky layer in
order to create the effect of broken color?
Dragging
From the Greek for "image writing," what term refers to the study of the subject
matter and content of an artwork as opposed to style or form?
Iconography
Developed late in the ancient Greek period, it is a way of sculpting a human
figure in a natural pose so that the weight of one leg, the shoulder, and hips
counterbalance each other. Identify this term for a type of asymmetrical pose
caused by the twisting of the human body.
Contrapposto [kon-truh-POHS-toh]
In art, a bird's eye view is employed to give a comprehensive view of a scene
from the air. What type of viewing perspective looks at a scene from the floor or
the surface of the earth?
Worm's Eye (View)
What art term refers to both a collection of an artist's work that is up for sale or
show and to a portable case for carrying such works of art?
Portfolio
Today, the art of Norman Rockwell is highly respected, but when it first appeared
it had a mass-produced, overly sentimental feel to it. Give the term for artwork
that is characterized by sentimentality and poor taste.
Kitsch [KITCH]
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 [air-uh-BESK]
As oil paintings begin to dry, a fine skin forms on their surfaces. By what name
do we know this exterior skin of an oil painting?
Pellicle
What term did the art critic Jules Langsner use in 1959 to describe paintings
executed in broad, flat areas of color broken up by precise, sharp edges?
Hard-Edge (Paintings)
Max Ernst developed this surrealist technique in which an artist takes a pencil or
other drawing tool and makes a "rubbing" over a textured surface. By what name
do we know this artistic technique of creating textural rubbings?
Frottage [fraw-TAHJ]
As paint ages, it becomes more and more transparent. Sometimes, the top layer
of a multi-layered painting will fade so that images in the underlying layers may
be seen. What term refers to any of these underlying images that are often
remnants of the artist's original version of the painting?
Pentimento
From the Greek term for "burning in," what type of painting involves the mixing of
pigments with molten wax and the use of heat to fix the colors in place?
Encaustic [en-KAWS-tik]
In the 1960s, he began making his now-famous number series of lithographs. An
abstract expressionist, his works had a considerable influence on the
development of pop art. Identify this American artist known for his paintings with
such symbols as targets and American flags.
(Jasper) Johns
This French artist spent most of his early life working as a customs inspector in
Paris and had no formal artistic training. Name this artist who painted the junglethemed work titled The Dream.
(Henri) Rousseau [roo-SOH]
Influenced by the writings of Sigmund Freud, what surrealist artist is known for
such works as The Sacrament of the Last Supper and Persistence of Memory?
(Salvador) Dali
The exquisitely balanced paintings of this individual epitomize the High
Renaissance. What Italian artist's frescoes include The Sistine Madonna and
The School of Athens?
Raphael (Santi) (Accept: Raphael Sanzio)
What body parts are missing on the ancient Greek statue known as Venus de
Milo?
Arms
A nude goddess is depicted rising from a seashell in what allegorical 1685
painting by Florentine artist Sandro Botticelli [bawt-tee-CHEL-lee]?
(The) Birth of Venus
This artist used his sister and his dentist as the models for the elderly farmer and
his spinster daughter who appear in his most famous painting. Name this painter
of American Gothic.
(Grant) Wood
This artist wrote that in one of his famous paintings "tongues of fire and blood lay
across the blue-black fjord … and I experienced the great, endless scream of
nature." That painting was categorized in the artist's unfinished "Frieze of Life"
series. Name this Norwegian painter of The Scream and The Kiss.
(Edvard) Munch [MUNK]
His first significant oil paintings were completed as an assignment for Harper's
Weekly during the Civil War. Later, this artist moved to the coast of Maine where
he completed many monumental seascapes. Whose works include Prisoners
from the Front and the Gulf Stream?
(Winslow) Homer
This ancient marble statue was rediscovered in Rome in 1506. Name this
artwork depicting the Trojan priest of Apollo and his sons as they are attacked by
sea serpents sent as punishment by Athena.
Laocoon [lay-AH-koh-ahn]
This question requires a first and last name answer. Often considered the
greatest British artist of the second half of the 20th century, what painter is
known for his "Pope" series and for his Three Studies at the Base of a
Crucifixion?
Francis Bacon
The German painter Emanuel Leutze [LOYT-suh] is best known for what large
painting showing a figure from the American Revolution in a small boat with his
soldiers?
Washington Crossing the Delaware
During the last years of his life, the artist Paul Cezanne [say-ZAHN] painted more
than 60 artworks showing what mountain near his home in southern France?
(Mont) Sainte-Victoire
What ancient Greek sculptor was responsible for the statue of Athena in the
Parthenon and for the statue of Zeus at Olympia, one of the Seven Wonders of
the Ancient World?
Phidias [FID-ee-uhs]
By letter, put the following four American artists into chronological order by the
year of their birth, starting with the earliest. A) Jasper Johns B) Grandma Moses
C) Andrew Wyeth D) Frank Stella
B-C-A-D
One of the most famous of these was carved by Michelangelo and is housed in
Saint Peter's basilica. Meaning "pity" in Italian, give the term for a painting,
drawing, or sculpture of Mary holding the dead body of Christ.
Pieta [pee-ay-TAH]
His colorful religions allegories are filled with grotesque figures and obscure
symbolism. What Dutch painter of the 15th and 16th centuries is known for The
Temptation of St. Anthony, Haywain, and The Garden of Earthly Delights?
(Hieronymus) Bosch [BAWSH]
In the foreground, the young daughter of Philip IV and Mary Anne of Spain can
be seen surrounded by her servants. To the left, the artist Diego Velazquez [vayLAHTH-kayth] has painted himself at work on a large portrait of the king and
queen. Give the title of this 1656 artwork.
Las Meninas (Accept: The Maids of Honor)
This painter led the German Renaissance along with Albrecht Durer and Lucas
Cranach. His works include Resurrection, Crucifixion, and The Temptation of
Anthony, the work for which he is best known. Name this 16th century artist.
(Matthias [mah-TEE-ahs]) Grunewald [GRUN-eh-vahlt]
Alternately titled Yankee Doodle, the subject of this painting is a parade during
the American Revolution. Name this Archibald Willard artwork.
(The) Spirit of '76
View of Delft and The Art of Painting are two artworks by what prominent Dutch
genre painter from the 17th century?
(Jan) Vermeer [vur-MAYR]
This Roman sculpture was found hidden in the Mausoleum of Hadrian [HAYdree-uhn] in the 17th century. Give the name of this anonymous marble statue
marked for its realistic portrayal of a nude satyr [SAY-tur] stirring restlessly in
drunken slumber.
Barberini [bahr-bair-EE-nee] Faun
The first woman to join the Impressionists, her paintings have a delicate,
luminous style and smooth brushwork. What French artist painted The Cradle
and Young Woman at the Dance?
(Berthe) [BAIRT] Morisot [mohr-ee-ZOH]
Also called neoimpressionism, this painting technique used tiny dots of pure
colors that, when viewed from a distance, mixed together to form a picture. What
was this style pioneered by Georges Seurat [sur-AH]?
Pointillism
In what country were the expressionist art groups known as Der Blaue Reiter
[days blow-e RY-tur] and Die Brucke [dee BRUEK-e] centered?
Germany
The art critic Harold Rosenberg coined this term in 1952. What two-word term
was used to refer to the work of such "gestural" abstract expressionist artists as
Willem de Kooning and Jackson Pollock?
Action Painting
It used spontaneous techniques and unexpected juxtapositions to explore the
unconscious world of dream imagery. Name this artistic movement of the 1920s
and '30s that is characterized by the works of Max Ernst and Salvador Dali.
Surrealism
Joseph Turner, Theodore Gericault [zhay-ree-KOH], and Eugene Delacroix [duhlah-KWAH] were all active in what artistic movement that developed in the late
18th century as a reaction against neoclassicism?
Romantic(ism)
The architect Richard Meier [MY-ur] designed the J. Paul Getty Museum. In
which U.S. state can this museum be found?
California
The term was first used by the critic Lawrence Alloway to describe works by
artists who combined bits and pieces of mass-produced graphic materials to
enshrine contemporary cultural values. Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein were
both active in what artistic style of the 1950s?
Pop Art
A European art movement, it began in France and was characterized by a linear,
graceful style. In what style were most of the great cathedrals of Europe
designed?
Gothic
Merovingian [mair-oh-VIN-jee-uhn] art and architecture comprises the artifacts
and structures created in the period lasting from 496 until 751. In what modern
country was this art style mainly centered?
France
Popular from 1790 until 1830, it was characterized by clarity, restraint, and
balance. Proponents of what artistic style rejected rococo and returned to the
earlier styles found in ancient Greek and Roman art?
Neoclassicism
John Sloan, Ernest Lawson, Arthur Davies, and Robert Henri were four members
of what school of early 20th century painters and illustrators whose works
depicted life in big cities with vivid realism?
Ashcan (School) (Accept: The Eight)
Umberto Boccioni [boh-CHOH-ne] and Filippo Marinetti were proponents of what
artistic, musical, and literary movement that began in Italy in 1909 and which
extolled the dynamic energy of the modern machine?
Futurism
Its name was taken from the French word for fancy rock and shellwork. As an art
style, it was characterized by lightness, grace, and playfullness. Name this style
of art that flourished in the 18th century after the baroque period.
Rococo [roh-KOH-koh]
John Everett Millais, William Holman Hunt, and Dante Gabriel Rossetti were
members of what secret brotherhood who exhibited their paintings anonymously
with the three-letter signature PRB?
Pre-Raphaelite(s) (Brotherhood)
Ferdinand Hodler [HOHD-lur], Paul Klee, and Alberto Giacometti [jah-koh-METtee] are all artists from which European country?
Switzerland
Theodore Rousseau [roo-SOH] was a leader of what group of mid-18th century
French landscape painters?
Barbizon School
It arose in reaction to the harmony and proportion of the High Renaissance.
What was this artistic style of the 16th century which featured crowded canvases,
contorted poses, and elongated figures?
Mannerism
A decorative art movement, it emerged in the late 19th century. What art style
was characterized by dense asymmetrical ornamentation in sinous forms?
Art Nouveau [AHR noo-VOH]
Suprematism was a Russian abstract movement characterized by flat geometric
shapes on plain backgrounds. What Russian artist originated this art style?
(Kasimir) Malevich [mahl-YAY-vich]
The works of Henri Rousseau [roo-SOH], Grandma Moses, and other untrained
artists fall under what artistic style?
Naïve (Art)
The Javanese are world famous for their colorfully printed fabrics that are
produced through what wax-resist dyeing process?
Batik [buh-TEEK]
Artists of this style produced highly expressionistic work using bold color and
distorted forms. What international art movement of the late 1940s and early
1950s was begun in northern Europe as a protest against the conventions of
modern art?
CoBrA
Ivan Albright, Peter Blume, and Alton Pickens were practitioners of this art style
which turned the everyday imagery of life in America into intense personal
fantasies. What is the two-word name for this anti-political artistic style of the
1930s?
Magic Realism
A barrel vault is a type of arch that has been increased in depth to create a
simple tunnel. What more complex type of vault is created when two barrel
vaults intersect?
Groin (Vault)
In what European city would you find the Uffizi [oof-EET-see] Palace, a worldrenown art museum?
Florence (Italy)
It was designed as a classical version of the baroque style and was meant to
replace a medieval cathedral that had burned to the ground in the Great Fire of
London. Name this large London cathedral that was completed in 1711 by Sir
Christopher Wren.
Saint Paul's Cathedral
Emphasizing simplicity, functionalism, and craftsmanship, the Bauhaus [BOWhows] School was a German school of design founded by what architect in
1919?
(Walter) Gropius [GROH-pee-us]
A Gothic cathedral was decorated with many carvings both inside the cathedral
and on its exterior. What type of grotesque figures were often employed on
these cathedrals as waterspouts?
Gargoyle(s)
Its floor was removed and the whole area was flooded with water from a drained
lake to stage a mock naval battle. What structure did the emperor Vespasian
order built in 72 A.D. as a stadium for spectacular gladatorial events?
Colosseum (Accept: Flavian Amphitheater)
The Hall of Two Sisters, Forest of Columns, and Court of the Lions are all
features of what fortified Moorish palace overlooking Granada, Spain?
Alhambra
A self-taught architect, Thomas Jefferson designed the Virginia State Capitol in
Richmond and what house near Charlottesville?
Monticello
Characteristic of Asian architecture are what type of multistoried tower-buildings
with upright curving roofs over each individual story?
Pagoda(s)
The Lake Shore Drive apartment towers in Chicago and New National Gallery in
Berlin were both designed by what modern German architect who followed the
motto, "Less is more?"
(Ludwig) Mies van der Rohe [mees vahn dair ROH-e]
It is located at the junction of Broadway, Fifth Avenue, and Twenty-third Street
and is named for its triangular shape. Name this skyscraper that was the tallest
building in the world when it was built by Daniel Burnham in 1902.
Flatiron Building
What architectural term refers to the enclosed, rectangular sanctuary of a Greek
or Roman temple?
Cella [SEL-uh] (Accept: Naos [NAY-ahs])
The Taj Mahal was the first freestanding tomb to possess what type of tall towers
from which faithful Muslims were called to prayer five times daily?
Minaret(s)
Decorated with ornate statues, what hall in the Versailles [vair-SY] Palace was
the center from the grand ceremonies and other public events held by Louis XIV?
Hall of Mirrors
Frederic Bartholdi designed the exterior of the Statue of Liberty, but what French
engineer designed the statue's interior iron structure?
(Gustave) Eiffel
Perhaps the best-known example of one of these structures is the Leaning Tower
of Pisa. Give the architectural term for any free-standing bell tower.
Campanile [kam-puh-NEE-lee]
Based on the Italian romanesque, it was characterized by sparsely decorated
masonry and was principally used in massive castles, churches, and abbeys.
Name this style of English architecture prevalent from 1066 until about 1200.
Norman (Style)
A key figure in the development of the modern skyscraper, what architect
adhered to the motto "form follows function"?
(Louis) Sullivan
A French architect and city planner of the 20th century, he is known for desiging
the church of Notre Dame du Haut. Name this modern architect who planned
buildings with unusual curves and unconventional shapes.
Le Corbusier [luh koor-boo-ZHAY]
This question requires a multiple answer. Name any two of the three types of
capitals found in the architecture of ancient Egypt.
Lotus, Papyrus, Bell (ANY TWO)
Used to indicate the direction of Mecca, what do we call any small prayer niche in
the wall of an Islamic mosque?
Mihrab(s) [MEER-ub]
He broke away from the Jacobean style, thus beginning the Renaissance and the
Georgian periods in English architecture. Name this great English architect of
the 16th and 17th centuries.
(Inigo) Jones
What classic revivalist architect is best-known for the main façade of the British
Museum and the General Post Office, both in London?
(Sir Robert) Smirke
Originally, this was a full-sized drawing for a painting ready to be transferred onto
a wall, canvas, or panel. Today, this term refers to any drawing with a humorous
or satirical intention. What term is it?
Cartoon
First used in England in 1748, what term applies to a portrait that exaggerates
characteristic physical features for the sake of humor and satire?
Caricature
It was invented in China between 600 and 900 A.D. and was rediscovered in
Europe in the early 1700s. Identify this translucent white material that is
regarded as the most refined of all ceramic wares.
Porcelain
In art, what term is given to any painting or sculpture that depicts the Virgin Mary
holding the crucified body of Jesus?
Pieta [pee-AY-tuh]
They were used frequently in decorating Early Christian and Byzantine churches
until they fell out of favor around the 13th century. What type of mural decoration
is created when small cubes of colored stone, marble, or glass are stuck into wet
cement to create a design?
Mosaic(s)
In what artistic process is a thin layer of gold leaf applied onto the surface of an
object?
Gilding
When an artist wants to create a clay or wax sculpture, he will sometimes
construct an underlying skeleton of metal to support the sculpture. Give the term
for this wire framework onto which clay or wax is attached.
Armature
It is a method of ornamenting metal surfaces by embossing, hollowing, or
engraving with steel tools. Identify this term that also refers to the act of finishing
bronze casts by removing small imperfections and smoothing rough spots.
Chasing
Often used to describe painters like Raphael and Caravaggio whose works are
predominantly dark in tone, what art term refers to the balance of light and
shadow in a picture?
Chiaroscuro
A convention of the avante-garde movement, what term is applied to any artwork
that is able to move through the influence of atmospheric forces, motors, or
magnets?
Kinetic (Art)
Related to illusionism, give the French phrase applied to artwork that is so
realistic that it deceives the eye.
Trompe L'Oeil [tromp LOY]
In what artistic process is a layer of paint applied over a previous, tacky layer in
order to create the effect of broken color?
Dragging
On what type of media are the makemono paintings of the Far East executed?
Scroll(s)
An assistant to the Rococo artist Hubert Gravelot, this painter is known for such
works as Bumper: A Bull Terrier and Cornard Wood. Name this artist better
known for his portrait painting titled Blue Boy.
(Thomas) Gainsborough
Race horses and ballet dancers were popular subjects for what 19th and 20th
century French impressionist whose works include The Rehearsal, Jockeys in
the Rain, and Dancer Lacing Her Shoe?
(Edgar) Degas [duh-GAH]
By what more common two-word title do we know the painting Arrangement in
Gray and Black: Portrait of the Artist's Mother?
Whistler's Mother
What early 20th century American artist depicted a paralyzed woman from Maine
in his famous 1948 painting Christina's World?
(Andrew) Wyeth
The most impressive result of this artist's Florentine period is a large group of
Madonnas and Holy Families. Identify this High Renaissance painter known for
such works as Saint George and the Dragon and School of Athens.
Raphael (Santi or Sanzio)
This artist's Olympia caused a public scandal with its shocking portrayal of a
nude female reminiscent of Titian's [TISH-uhnz] Venus of Urbino. What 19th
century French Impresionists's other works include The Fife Player, The Spanish
Guitarist, and Luncheon on the Grass?
(Edouard) Manet [mah-NAY]
This painting was inspired by an actual shipwreck and depicts many nude
survivors clinging to a raft. Give the title of this painting by French artist
Theodore [tay-oh-DOHR] Gericault [zhay-ree-KOH].
Raft of the Medusa
An early forerunner of surrealism, this Dutch artist was a favorite of Spain's King
Philip II. Name this artist of the 15th and 16th centuries who is known for such
works as Haywain, Adoration of the Magi, and The Garden of Earthly Delights.
(Hieronymus) Bosch [BAWSH]
The first major English artist to concentrate exclusively on rural scenes, he has
come to be called the father of modern landscape painting. Who was this 18th
and 19th century artist known for such works as Salisbury Cathedral, The White
Horse, and The Hay Wain?
(John) Constable
His first notable series of prints was A Harlot's Progress and he later went on to
produce the series Marriage a la Mode. Who was this great 18th century British
artist and engraver who also produced A Rake's Progress.
(William) Hogarth
Originally, August Rodin [roh-DAN] planned to sculpt The Thinker as part of what
larger artwork based on Dante's Inferno?
(The) Gates of Hell
It began in France in the 1920's and made use of dream imagery coupled with
unexpected visual combinations to explore the unconscious mind. Salvador
Dali's Persistence of Memory is an example of what style of art?
Surrealism
Characterized by fine pottery and decorative frescoes, Minoan art flourished from
about 3000 to 1000 B.C. on what Greek island?
Crete
What term, coined in 1910, has come to refer to any musical or artistic work that
is new, fresh, and highly innovative?
Avante-Garde
Developed in the 19th century, the artistic style known as impressionism took its
name from the painting Impression, Sunrise, a work by what famous artist?
(Claude) Monet [moh-NAY]
First seen in the 5th century, it survived until the Turkish invasion of the mid-15th
century. Give the name for this type of highly stylized art that was created in the
Eastern Greek Empire.
Byzantine (Art)
French for "hobby-horse," the name for this art form was picked by randomly
sticking a pin into a dictionary. Identify this avante-garde artistic movement that
was begun in 1915 in order to produce shock and hysteria in its audience.
Dada
Futurism was a short lived art movement of the 20th century that lasted from
1909 until the First World War. In what country did this artistic movement have
its origins?
Italy
Popular from 1790 until 1830, it was characterized by clarity, restraint, and
balance. Proponents of what artistic style rejected rococo and returned to the
earlier styles found in ancient Greek and Roman art?
Neoclassicism
Used for manuscripts and bookbinding, give the name of the extremely fine
parchment made from the skins of calves or lambs.
Vellum
Sometimes referred to as the "Great White Way" because of its lights, what
Manhattan street is famous for its many theaters?
Broadway
The wooden floor of this structure was sometimes removed and the entire lower
area was flooded to stage mock sea battles. Give the popular name for the
Flavian Amphitheater in Rome, a structure that could seat 50,000 spectators.
Colosseum
Taliesin West and Falling Water are homes designed by what 20th century
American architect known for co-founding the "prairie school" of architecture.
(Frank Lloyd) Wright
It is considered a masterpiece of Gothic architecture. Dedicated to the Virgin
Mary, its English translation is "Our Lady." Name this large cathedral in Paris,
France.
(Cathedal of) Notre Dame (de Paris)
In what European city would you find the Uffizi [oof-EET-see] Palace, a worldrenown art museum?
Florence (Italy)
Popular from 1910 until 1940, the Chrysler Building and Radio City Music Hall
are examples of what type of architecture characterized by highly stylized natural
and geometric forms?
Art Deco
It was designed as a classical version of the baroque style and was meant to
replace a medieval cathedral that had burned to the ground in the Great Fire of
London. Name this large London cathedral that was completed in 1711 by Sir
Christopher Wren.
Saint Paul's Cathedral
In what country was the temple complex of Angkor Wat built by the Khmers
kmairz] in the twelfth century?
Cambodia
MUSIC, INSTRUMENTS, DANCE, AND MUSICAL THEATER
In music, by what term do we know any sharp, flat, or natural that is not included
in the given key?
Accidental
This term was derived from the name of a medieval French circle dance. In
England, it was first associated with pagan songs celebrating the winter solstice,
but it later developed into a song of praise and celebration that was usually sung
in the Christmas season. Name this type of song exemplified by "O Come, All Ye
Faithful."
(Christmas) Carol
What adjective is applied to a musical scale that ascends or descends by half
steps?
Chromatic (Scale)
When three or more tones are sounded at the same time in music, what musical
element is formed?
Chord
When different musical tones are played or sung at the same time they form what
fundamental element of music?
Harmony
Faster than adagio and slower than moderato, what Italian tempo direction
indicates that a piece of music is to be played "at a walking pace"?
Andante [ahn-DON-tay]
The speed of the beat in a piece of music may be fast or slow. What term is
given to this basic pace of the music?
Tempo
Bach and Beethoven were masters of what musical technique of creating music
at the same time it's being performed?
Improvisation
Invented in 1816 by the German designer Johann Maelzel, what device is used
to maintain a tempo and to keep time in music?
Metronome
Canons and fugues make extensive use of what musical technique in which two
or more melodies are combined simultaneously to form a pleasing or expressive
effect?
Counterpoint
It was originally an improvised vocal or instrumental passage inserted by a solo
performer near the end of a musical piece. Give the term for such a virtuostic
musical passage that shows off a particular singer's vocal abilities.
Cadenza [kuh-DEN-zuh]
In what of the three main sections of a sonata are the themes that were
introduced in the exposition manipulated in new ways?
Development
In music, what is the term for the movement from one key to another within the
same composition?
Modulation
What two-word term is often applied to the leading lady of an opera company?
Prima Donna
When an accented note in music comes where we normally would not expect
one, what musical effect is formed?
Syncopation
The musical direction staccato tells a performer to play a series of notes in a
short, detached manner. What other musical direction tells a musician that the
notes are to be played in a smooth, connected style?
Legato [luh-GAH-to]
Used either independently or with a longer work, name the musical form in which
a basic idea is repeated over and over and is changed each time in melody,
rhythm, harmony, dynamics, or tone color.
Theme and Variation(s)
In music, what term refers to the presentation of a fugue's subject in reverse
musical order?
Retrograde
In operas and oratorios what term names a vocal solo that is more lyrical than a
recitative [res-uh-tuh-TEEV] and less elaborate than an opera?
Arioso [ah-ree-OH-soh]
A musical melody may move in small intervals called steps or in larger intervals
that are given what name?
Leaps
A triad [TRY-ad] is the simplest and most basic chord in music. A triad that is
built on the first note of a scale is what type of chord?
Tonic (Chord)
Italian for "jest" or "joke," it is often found as the third movement in many of
Beethoven's symphonies. Identify this type of quick musical piece in triple time,
the mood of which may vary tremendously.
Scherzo [SKERT-soh]
What artistic movement originating in the late 19th century is exemplified by the
realism found in many Italian operas of the period?
Verismo [vair-EES-moh]
This question requires a first, middle, and last name answer. What contemporary
British composer found Biblical inspiration for his Broadway musicals Joseph and
the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Jesus Christ Superstar?
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Give the nationality of the great 19th century composer and pianist Frederic
Chopin [shoh-PAN].
Polish
E.T., Jaws, Superman, and Star Wars are all movies that have become modern
classics because of their exciting storylines, dazzling special effects, and
memorable musical scores. What contemporary composer is responsible for the
music in each of these films?
(John) Williams
One newspaper wrote that this 1742 work was thought "by the greatest Judges to
be the finest Composition of Musick that ever was heard." Name this oratorio by
George Frideric Handel which contains the famous "Hallelujah Chorus."
"(The) Messiah"
This Baroque composer had more than twenty children, many of whom became
great musicians in their own right. Name this composer of "The Little Organ
Fugue in G Minor" and "The Brandenburg Concertos."
(Johann Sebastian) Bach
Although not born until 1840, what Russian composer is known for his "1812
Overture"?
(Peter) Tchaikovsky [chy-KAWF-skee]
It was in the works of this 19th century French composer that the modern
orchestra was created. What composer based his "Damnation of Faust" on a
poem by Goethe [GUR-tuh] and his "Symphonie Fantastique" on a work by
Thomas De Quincy?
(Hector) Berlioz [BAIR-lee-ohz]
His father, Leopold, was eager to show off his playing skills at courts all over
Europe. Who was this musical prodigy whose famous works include The Magic
Flute and The Marriage of Figaro?
(Wolfgang Amadeus) Mozart
Inspired by a poem written by the symbolist poet Stephane Mallarme [stay-FAHN
mah-lahr-MAY], what 1894 musical piece by Claude Debussy [ includes a pipeplaying satyr [SAY-tur]?
"(Prelude To The) Afternoon of a Faun"
This early 20th century composer was responsible for collecting and editing
many Hungarian folk songs, distinguishing them from the gypsy music with which
other composers such as Liszt and Brahms had associated them. Name this
composer of the mime play The Wooden Prince and the opera Bluebeard's
Castle.
(Bela) Bartok
In his own time, he was celebrated for his operas, but today he is remembered
chiefly for his association with the musical prodigy Mozart. Identify this Italian
composer who, despite popular legends, probably didn't poison Mozart.
(Antonio) Salieri [sah-lee-AY-ree]
Identify the 19th century French composer of light operas, among whose works
are Orpheus in the Underworld and The Tales of Hoffman.
(Jacques) Offenbach
A master of 19th-century Italian opera, this composer drew on the works of Sir
Walter Scott to compose the opera Lucia di Lammermoor. What composer's
other operatic credits include The Love Potion and Don Pasquale?
(Gaetano) [gy-TAH-noh] Donizetti [doh-ni-TSET-ee]
Parts of Air Force One were replicated for use in what 1987 opera by John
Adams that includes such characters as Henry Kissinger, Mao Zedong, and the
thirty-seventh president of the United States?
Nixon in China
The first cousin of Mozart by marriage, this German is best known for his
romantic operas. His most famous opera, The Freeshooter, was based on a
book of ghost stories. Who was this composer?
(Carl Maria von) Weber [VAY-bur]
Also called "Fingal's Cave," Felix Mendelssohn wrote his overture "Hebrides"
[HEB-rid-eez] after a visit to what country in 1829?
Scotland
In seven movements this orchestral piece describes seven celestial bodies.
Name this work by Gustav Holst.
"(The) Planets"
His works include incidental music for Ibsen's Peer Gynt and the "Holberg Suite"
for strings. Name this 19th century musician who is considered the greatest
composer of Norway.
(Edvard) Grieg [GREEG]
Give the title of the 1896 orchestral work by composer Richard Strauss that was
used as the theme song for the 1968 sci-fi film 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Thus Spake Zarathustra (Accept: Also Sprach Zarathustra)
Name the Austrian composer of such works as Song of the Earth and Symphony
of a Thousand.
(Gustav) Mahler
What name is shared by both a three-act opera by Igor Stravinsky and a series of
eight satirical paintings by William Hogarth?
"(The) Rake's Progress"
Many famous musicians overcame tremendous obstacles to write their music.
Like Beethoven, this founder of Czech national music was also deaf. What
Bohemian composer's works include the symphonic poem cycle My Country as
well as an opera titled The Bartered Bride?
(Bedrich) Smetana [SMET-ah-nah]
In what country was the great 19th and 20th century composer Jean Sibelius
[sib-AYL-ee-us] born?
Finland
Composer Henry Purcell's masque "The Fairy Queen" is an adaptation of which
of Shakespeare's comedies?
(A) Midsummer Night's Dream
During what historical time period did the composers Thomas Tallis, Jacopo
[YAH-koh-poh] Peri [PAY-ree], and John Dunstable all live and write their music?
Renaissance
The baroque period in music is usually said to have begun in 1600 with the first
attempts to create an opera and to have ended in 1750 with the death of what
famous German composer?
(Johann Sebastian) Bach
The first performance of Mikhail Glinka's opera A Life for the Tsar in 1836
marked a turning point in the musical history of which country?
Russia
The composers of this movement rejected conventional aesthetics and were
preoccupied with madness and death. Name this early 20th century movement
in music, art, and literature that was centered in Germany and Austria and which
explored inner feelings rather than outward appearances.
Expressionism
Often sung in French, zydeco is a style of popular music accompanied by an
accordion. This style of music emerged from the Cajun and black Creole
cultures found in the bayou region of which southern state?
Louisiana
The works of Camille [ca-MEE] Saint-Saens [san-SAHNS], Frederic Chopin
[shoh-PAN], and Franz Schubert [SHOO-bairt] were all composed during which
musical period that lasted from approximately 1820 until 1900?
Romantic (Period)
Interest in this musical style was renewed in the 1970s with the release of The
Sting. Name this style of syncopated piano music that was the most popular
style of music in America from 1896 until 1917.
Ragtime
Noted for her vibrant, expressive voice and for her intensely moving songs, name
the 20th century black woman singer who is known as the "Queen of Gospel."
(Mahalia) Jackson
The annual musical celebration known as the Newport Festival honors what type
of music that was performed by such stars as Stan Kenton, Ella Fitzgerald, and
Dizzy Gillespie?
Jazz
If you read the works of Salman Rushdie, study Hinduism, and listen to Ravi
Shankar [RAH-vee SHAHNG-kar] play the sitar [sit-AR], you are an afficianado of
what Asian country's culture?
India
It was very popular during the Gold Rush and tells of a husband and wife pair
who are forced to cross the high mountains with two yoke of oxen, a big yellow
dog, a tall Shanghai rooster, and one spotted hog. Name this American folksong
that includes the name of an Eastern Kentucky county in its title.
"Sweet Betsy From Pike"
It began with the first attempts at Italian opera around 1600 and ended with the
death of Johann Sebastian Bach in 1750. What style of contrapuntal music was
highly ornamental and greatly embellished?
Baroque (Style, Period, or Era)
This monarch wrote many noteable songs, such as "Aloha Oe" or "Farewell To
Thee." She is best remembered, however, as the last reigning queen of Hawaii.
Name this monarch who ruled Hawaii from 1891 until 1893.
(Queen) Liliuokalani [lee-lee-OO-oh-kah-LAHN-ee]
Derived from Gregorian chant, it developed in the 12th century as the climax of
early polyphony in Western music. An unaccompaninied choral piece, it was
composed in an archaic style and made use of sacred Latin texts. What is this
musical form, many famous examples of which were composed by Guillaume
[gee-YOHM] Dufay [doo-FAY] and John Dunstable?
Motet [moh-TET]
Highly popular during the Baroque era, what group of male singers underwent
surgery so as to retain the high voices of their childhood and to grow to have the
great vocal power of adults?
Castrati [kah-STRAH-tee]
A blend of Cuban, Puerto Rican, rock, and jazz music, this style emerged from
New York City's Hispanic community in the 1970s. Identify this style of music
whose name translates from Spanish as "hot sauce."
Salsa
John Adams and Philip Glass exponents of what American musical movement
that formed as a reaction to the complexity of modern music?
Minimalism
While on a trip to Paris in 1831 this violinist met the famous musician Nicolo
Paganini and studied his technique. Identify the 19th century Norwegian violin
player whose many compositions are based on folk themes from his native
Scandinavia.
(Ole) Bull [OH-le BOOL]
Translating from the Latin as "day of wrath," this plainsong sequence has been
used by such composers as Hector Berlioz [BAIR-lee-ohz], Franz Liszt [LIST],
and Sergei [sir-GAY] Rachmaninoff [rahk-MAH-nee-nawf]. Identify this musical
piece, a part of the Catholic mass, that has had frequent use in requiems.
Dies Irae [DEE-ays EE-ray]
A primary force in the transition from music of the baroque era to that of the
classical era was what German school led by Johann Stamitz [SHTAH-mits] and
Johann Cannabich?
Mannheim [MAHN-hym] (School)
Situated on the Po River, what Italian city is world famous for the many violins
and violas made there by Nicolo Amati [ah-MAH-tee], Andrea Guarneri [gwarNAY-ree], and Antonio Stradivari [strah-dee-VAH-ree]?
Cremona [kray-MOH-nah]
This question requires a multiple answer. The oldest still-active musical society
in America is named after which two composers of the 18th century?
(George Frideric) Handel AND (Franz Josef) Haydn
During the Classical period, the piano surpassed what other stringed instrument
as the most popular solo keyboard instrument?
Harpsichord
Pablo Casals [kah-SAHLS] and Yo-Yo Ma gained fame for playing what musical
instrument, the second-largest member of the violin family?
Cello
In a symphony orchestra, the concertmaster is the principal first player of what
instrument?
Violin
In music, a string quartet is made up of two violins, a viola, and what other
instrument?
Cello
The celesta, glockenspiel, and timpani all belong to which family of musical
instruments?
Percussion
Named after a god of hunters and of the forest, what musical instrument did the
ancient Greeks call a syrinx?
Panpipes
Bartolommeo Cristofori and Johann Stein were involved in the creation of which
modern musical instrument?
Piano
A descendant of the West African lute, it was brought to America during the slave
trade. Name this instrument with a fretted neck and circular frame that is used in
Dixieland jazz, country, and bluegrass music.
Banjo
In 1945, Dizzy Gillespie and this other musician made the first recordings of
bebop music. Who was this jazz saxophonists with an avian nickname?
(Charlie "Bird") Parker
It is a specially shaped piece of horn or wood attached to a string. The player
creates sound by swinging it around in circles over his head. Which musical
instrument is it?
Bullroarer
What are the only orchestral drums capable of producing a definite pitch?
Timpani (Accept: Kettledrums)
In what musical technique does a musician draw a bow across three strings of an
instrument at the same time, thus playing three notes at once?
Triple Stopping
Some string instruments are not played with a bow but are plucked instead. This
plucking can be accomplished by the fingers or by a device that is given what
name?
Plectrum
Jean Pierre Rampal [rahm-PAHL] and James Galway are both known for playing
which woodwind instrument?
Flute
An aeolian harp [ee-OH-lee-uhn] harp is a shallow instrument that produces
sound by its interaction with what atmospheric phenomenon?
Wind
Born in Kentucky, this musician's band joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1939. Who
was this 20th century mandolin player who is considered the "Father of
Bluegrass Music"?
(Bill) Monroe
Artie Shaw, Jimmy Dorsey, and Benny Goodman were all renowned players of
which musical instrument?
Clarinet
This three-stringed folk instrument is similar to the guitar but has a triangular
body with a slightly arched belly. Give the name for this popular instrument that
originated in 17th century Russia.
Balalaika [bal-ul-LY-kuh]
It is used in Ottorino Respighi's [rays-PEEG-eez] Pines of Rome to simulate the
sound of ancient Roman instruments. Give the name for this brass instrument
similar to cornet but with a larger bell and a mellower tone.
Flugelhorn [FLUE-gul-horn]
A prototype for reed organs and accordions, name the type of Chinese mouth
organ with 12 to 17 pipes that rise from a gourd and attach to a mouthpiece.
Sheng
A German by birth, Hans Henny Jahnn [YAHN] gained recognition as an author
during the early 20th century. Jahnn gained greater fame, however, as a maker
of what type of large keyboard instrument?
Organ
Many cultures around the world have distinctive musical instruments. Name the
ritual Jewish instrument that is made from a ram's horn with a mouthpiece carved
into it.
Shofar [SHOH-far]
In 1924, which Russian invented one of the first successful electronic musical
instruments that still bears his name?
(Leon) Theremin [THAIR-uh-min]
"Dulcinea," "Golden Helmet of Mambrino," and "The Combat" are all songs in
what Broadway musical based on Miguel de Cervantes' novel Don Quixote?
Man of La Mancha
What is the title of the only opera composed by the German musician Ludwig van
Beethoven?
Fidelio
T.S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats inspired Andrew Lloyd Webber's
musical Cats. In what famous song from this musical does the Glamour Cat,
Grisabella, sing of her past glory and her "days in the sun?"
"Memory"
"Molasses to Rum," "The Lees of Old Virginia," and "Sit Down, John" are three
songs in what Broadway musical named for an important year in America's
history?
1776
In the 1942 film Yankee Doodle Dandy, James Cagney starred as what early
20th century American songwriter known for writing such songs as "Give My
Regards to Broadway" and "Over There"?
(George M.) Cohan
Professor Henry Higgins makes a bet that he can turn the cockney flower girl
Eliza Doolittle into a perfect lady in what Broadway musical with lyrics by Alan
Lerner and music by Fred Loewe?
My Fair Lady
This question requires a multiple answer. The Sorcerer, The Gondoliers, H.M.S.
Pinafore, and The Pirates of Penzance are all operettas composed by what
famed 19th century duo?
(William) Gilbert AND (Arthur) Sullivan
"Stepsisters' Lament," "The Prince is Giving A Ball," and "In My Own Little
Corner" are all musical numbers from what Broadway production by Rodgers and
Hammerstein that was based on a classic fairy tale?
Cinderella
"I've Got To Crow," "I Won't Grow Up," and "Captain Hook's Waltz" are all songs
from the musical version of what James M. Barrie work?
Peter Pan
He has been unjustly imprisoned in a penal colony for 15 years. After returning
to London, this "demon barber" vows revenge on the entire town with the help of
Mrs. Lovett and her meat pies. Name this character and you've named what
Broadway musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim?
Sweeney Todd
In this 1607 opera, a great musician descends into the Underworld to bring back
his love who has died from a snake bite. Identify this work by Claudio
Monteverdi [mohn-tay-VAIR-dee], one of the first true operas.
Orfeo
In his last opera, the Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi [VAIR-dee] drew on
material from Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor and Henry IV. Give
the title of Verdi's last opera whose name is the same as a boastful old soldier
who appears in Shakespeare's plays.
Falstaff
Identify the 18th and 19th century Italian composer known for the operas The
Thieving Magpie, The Barber of Seville, Cinderella, and William Tell.
(Gioacchino) Rossini [rohs-SEE-nee]
In 1776 Maria Theresa ordered this structure built to replace the previous one
which had burned down at the same site. Since its opening it has staged the
openings of such famous operas as Verdi's Falstaff and Puccini's Madame
Butterfly. Give the name of this world-famous opera house located in Milan, Italy.
La Scala [lah SKAH-lah]
What is the profession of the character who sings the following lines in a wellknown Broadway musical? "When I was younger, just a bad little kid / My mama
noticed funny things I did / Like shooting puppies with a B.B. gun. I'd poison
guppies and when I was done / I'd find a pussycat and bash in its head."
Dentist
The costumes, the scenery, the makeup, the props, the audience that lifts you
when you're down. The headaches, the heartaches, the backaches, the flops,
the sheriff who escorts you out of town. According to the Broadway musical
Annie Get Your Gun, these are all aspects of what business that is "like no
business I know"?
Show Business
Stephen Sondheim's musical Sunday in the Park with George is based on the life
of what 19th century French artist?
(George) Seurat [sur-AH]
Pseudolus is the laziest slave in Rome, but his one desire is to purchase his
freedom. When the opportunity arises for him to realize this desire, everything
begins to go wrong in what Broadway musical with music and lyrics by Stephen
Sondheim?
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum
The Grand Avenue and The Two African Women were two of the most
successful types of this late 19th century operatic genre. With a name derived
from a royal palace near Madrid, name the type of comic opera that vividly
depicted the popular life and culture of Spain.
Zarzuela [thar-THWAY-lah]
What 20th century American wrote the lyrics and music for such musicals as The
Unsinkable Molly Brown, Here's Love, and The Music Man?
(Meredith) Willson
In which song from Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera does the
Phantom sing the praises of music and darkness?
"Music of the Night"
The hit musical Fiddler on the Roof was based on what Yiddish author's stories
about the Jewish milkman Tevye?
(Sholem) Aleichem [ah-LAY-kem] (Accept: Solomon Rabinowitz)
In English, give the title of the opera from Wagner's Ring cycle that is missing
from the following list. The Valkyrie, Siegfried, and The Twilight of the Gods.
(The) Rhinegold
This question requires a first and last name answer. She made her debut in Al
Capp's comic strip Li'l Abner in November of 1937. She finally grew tired of
waiting for a man to court her, so she decided that if a man wouldn't come to her,
she would go to a man. Name this homely girl whose name is applied to many
dances and other events where girls ask the boys out on dates.
Sadie Hawkins
It originated in Harlem's Savoy Ballroom in 1928, where it was known as the
Lindy. Give the name for this type of lively dance for couples that reached the
height of its popularity during the swing era of the 1930s and '40s.
Jitterbug
After dancing in vaudeville, she opened her own studio in New York City. Identify
this modern dancer known for her choreography to accompany the ballets
Appalachian Spring and The Rite of Spring.
(Martha) Graham
During a televised 'Motown 25' special in 1983, Michael Jackson first debuted
what new dance move?
Moonwalk
The singer and actress Ginger Rogers is best known for the movie musicals she
made with what modern dancer, such as Flying Down to Rio and Top Hat?
(Fred) Astaire
In what ballet movement are the knees bent while the back is held straight?
Plie [plee-AY]
His ballets combine elements of classical dance with influences from jazz and
social dancing. Name this American dancer who choreographed "Fiddler on the
Roof" and "West Side Story".
(Jerome) Robbins
An outgrowth of the German landler, this dance appeared in France after the
Revolution and in England in 1812. What is this turning and gliding dance for
couples in 3/4 time?
Waltz
Frederic Chopin wrote thirteen of these musical pieces that have become very
well-known. Name this type of national Polish folk dance with sharply articulated
rhythms.
Polonaise [pahl-uh-NAYZ]
Jean Baptiste Lully [lue-LEE] composed the first of these in 1653. What gliding
dance, popular in France and England from the mid-17th to the early 19th
centuries, was characterized by close movement in formal, measured steps?
Minuet
In what country is the Stuttgart [SHTUT-gahrt] Ballet company centered?
Germany
It is danced to traditional German music in 2/4 time and its movement is
characterized by three steps and a hop. Give the name for this social dance that
originated as a Bohemian folk dance in the 1830s.
Polka
The tango is a slow, graceful ballroom dance in 2/4 time. In what country did this
dance originate at the end of the 19th century?
Argentina
The tarantella [tar-uhn-TEL-uh] is a rollicking folk dance in which several couples
twirl to the music of a mandolin, tambourine, or castanets. In what country did
this dance originate?
Italy
One of the most memorable of all ballet movements, give the two-word term for a
long horizontal jump starting from one leg and landing on the other.
Grand Jete [zhuh-TAY]
In 1976 she choreographed Push Comes To Shove, the first American work
created for Mikhail Baryshnikov [buh-RISH-ni-kawf]. Identify this modern dancer
who has worked as a choreographer for Broadway and for Hollywood.
(Twyla) Tharp
Name any of the four plays for which Michael Bennett was given the Tony Award.
A Chorus Line, Follies, Seesaw, Dreamgirls (ANY ONE)
One of the world's best-known ballerinas, what Russian dancer of the late 19th
and early 20th centuries was known for her signature piece, The Dying Swan?
(Anna) Pavlova [PAHV-luh-vah]
The Russian composer Igor Stravinsky wrote the scores for many famous ballets,
including Petrouchka and The Firebird, but what famous 20th century dancer was
responsible for the choreography for these two ballets?
(Mikhail) Fokine [foh-KEEN]
It was immensely popular in black communities in the late 1940s and early 1950s
and was heard on jukeboxes and in dance halls and was even featured on the
comedy series "The Honeymooners." Give the name for this risqué dance that
was synonymous with the musician Paul Williams.
Hucklebuck
Trained in both ballet and popular folk dance, what modern dancer has
choreographed such works as 1989's Dido and Aeneas and 1991's The Hard
Nut?
(Mark) Morris
A leading classical male dancer of his generation, he began his career with the
Royal Danish Ballet in 1947 and began appearing with the American Ballet
Theatre shortly afterward. Who was this 20th century dancer who appeared in
such productions as Carmen, Romeo and Juliet, and the Moor's Pavane?
(Erik) Bruhn [BROON]
Give the term used in ballet to refer to the lowering of a dancer's body by bending
the knee.
Fondu
Give the musical term for a related series of three or more different tones
sounding at the same moment.
Chord
You are playing a piece of music and encounter the tempo marking "ritardando."
What is the composer wanting you to do?
(Gradually) Slow (Down) (Accept: Like Answers)
By what two-word name do we know the group of sharps and flats following the
clef at the beginning of a musical line?
Key Signature
In music, give the term for the distance from one pitch to the next higher or lower
pitch of the same tone name.
Octave
What term refers to the specific manner in which musical notes are played?
Articulation
Canons and fugues make extensive use of what musical technique in which two
or more melodies are combined simultaneously to pleasing or expressive effect?
Counterpoint
It is a technique of advancing the plot of a musical work by the rapid exchange of
dialogue. What is the term for the sung dialogue in operas and oratorios?
Recitative [res-uh-tuh-TEEV]
Composer Frederic Chopin [shoh-PAN] wrote many examples of what type of
musical study piece designed to improve a performer's technical skills?
Etude [AY-tued]
It may be part of a melody or an accompaniment and is frequently associated
with harps and keyboard instruments. Give the term for the musical ornament
produced when the notes of a chord are played one at a time from lowest to
highest.
Arpeggio [ahr-PEJ-jee-oh]
This Czech composer drew heavily on folk melodies from his native Bohemia.
Name this composer of "Slavonic Dances" and the "New World Symphony."
(Antonin) Dvorak
Give the nationality of the great 19th century composer and pianist Frederic
Chopin [shoh-PAN].
Polish
A young 15-year-old Japanese girl falls in love with a United States naval officer
in what opera by Puccini [poo-CHEE-nee]?
Madame Butterfly
What specific type of flying insect appears in the title of a famous orchestral
composition by Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov [RIM-skee-KOHRsuh-kawf]?
Bumblebee
Hitler considered him certainly the greatest of all musical composers. Give the
name of the composer who used many German myths and legends as the basis
for his Ring cycle of operas.
(Richard) Wagner [VAHG-nur]
What was the nationality of the 20th century musician who composed the works
Firebird and The Rite of Spring?
Russian
First performed in Paris in 1875, it is based on a novella of the same name by
Prosper Merimee [may-ree-MAY]. The plot concerns the soldier Don Jose, the
bullfighter Escamillo, and a certain Gypsy girl who gives the opera its title. Name
this famous opera by French composer Georges Bizet [bee-ZAY].
Carmen
Identify the French composer who introduced the modern idea of the ballerina in
his 1841 ballet masterpiece Giselle.
(Adolphe) Adam
This early 20th century composer was responsible for collecting and editing
many Hungarian folk songs, distinguishing them from the gypsy music with which
other composers such as Liszt and Brahms had associated them. Name this
composer of the mime play The Wooden Prince and the opera Bluebeard's
Castle.
(Bela) Bartok
Perhaps the greatest operatic composer, what Italian musician's works include
the operas The Coronation of Poppaea and Orfeo?
(Claudio) Monteverdi
Don Carlos, Otello, Falstaff, Aida [ah-EE-duh], and La Triviata are all operas
composed by which individual?
(Giuseppe) Verdi [VAIR-dee]
A teacher and composer for a Venetian orphanage for girls, this musician's works
were largely forgotten for a century after his death but came into the spotlight for
the inspiration they gave to Bach. Identify this Italian composer and violinist who
claimed to have written 94 operas as well as many cantatas, oratorios, motets,
and the well-known Gloria Mass.
(Antonio) Vivaldi
What 19th century German composer wrote the music for the satiric operetta
Orpheus in the Underworld and for the fantasy opera Tales of Hoffman?
(Jacques) Offenbach [AW-fen-bak]
"I wish I was in the land of cotton/ Old times there are not forgotten." These are
the opening words to a certain song by Daniel Decatur Emmett that was very
popular in the Confederate states during the Civil War. Name that song.
"Dixie" (Accept: "I Wish I Was in Dixie Land")
Also called sorrow songs, they were associated with work, recreation, and
religious gatherings and represented a mixture of African tribal heritage and
European folk tradition. Identify the name for these religious songs of African
Americans that are known for their call-and-response patterns.
Spirituals
Christoph Gluck, Franz Haydn, and Ludwig van Beethoven all composed during
which musical period that lasted from 1750 until the advent of the Romantic era
in 1825?
Classical (Period or Era)
Highly popular during the Baroque era, what group of male singers underwent
surgery so as to retain the high voices of their childhood and to grow to have the
great vocal power of adults?
Castrati [kah-STRAH-tee]
It developed in Trinidad where it was often accompanied by steel drums. What
type of Caribbean dance music is associated with the carnival season?
Calypso
The annual musical celebration known as the Newport Festival honors what type
of music that was performed by such stars as Stan Kenton, Ella Fitzgerald, and
Dizzy Gillespie?
Jazz
If you read the works of Salman Rushdie, study Hinduism, and listen to Ravi
Shankar [RAH-vee SHAHNG-kar] play the sitar [sit-AR], you are an afficianado of
what Asian country's culture?
India
It was very popular during the Gold Rush and tells of a husband and wife pair
who are forced to cross the high mountains with two yoke of oxen, a big yellow
dog, a tall Shanghai rooster, and one spotted hog. Name this American folksong
that includes the name of an Eastern Kentucky county in its title.
"Sweet Betsy From Pike"
It began with the first attempts at Italian opera around 1600 and ended with the
death of Johann Sebastian Bach in 1750. What style of contrapuntal music was
highly ornamental and greatly embellished?
Baroque (Style, Period, or Era)
This monarch wrote many noteable songs, such as "Aloha Oe" or "Farewell To
Thee." She is best remembered, however, as the last reigning queen of Hawaii.
Name this monarch who ruled Hawaii from 1891 until 1893.
(Queen) Liliuokalani [lee-lee-OO-oh-kah-LAHN-ee]
During the Classical period, the piano surpassed what other stringed instrument
as the most popular solo keyboard instrument?
Harpsichord
Pablo Casals [kah-SAHLS] and Yo-Yo Ma gained fame for playing what musical
instrument, the second-largest member of the violin family?
Cello
Common in Javanese gamelan [GAM-uh-lan] percussion groups, what circular
instrument is suspended from cords and struck with a mallet?
Gong
The sitar [sit-AR] is a musical instrument associated with the country of India. To
which family of instruments does the sitar belong?
String (Family)
The 17th and 18th century composer Domenico Scarlatti [skar-LAT-ee] wrote
approximately 555 sonatas, most of them for which musical instrument?
Harpsichord
Violins produce sound in a variety of ways. In one way, the bow is drawn across
the strings, causing them to vibrate. In a second way, a musician plucks the
strings to produce sound. By what name do we know this plucking of an
instrument's strings?
Pizzicato [peet-suh-KAH-toh]
Identify the small, egg-shaped wind instrument with a mouthpiece and finger
holes whose name comes from the Italian for "little goose."
Ocarina
A prototype for reed organs and accordians, name the type of Chinese mouth
organ with 12 to 17 pipes that rise from a gourd and attach to a mouthpiece.
Sheng
Gaston and Belle appear along with a talking clock and candlestick in what
Broadway musical based on a Disney love story?
Beauty and the Beast
What two words complete the following line sung by John Travolta in the movie
version of the musical Grease? "Well this car is automatic, it's systematic, it's
hydromatic. Why, it's a…" what?
Greased Lightnin'
According to the Broadway musical Hair, "when the moon is in the Seventh
House and Jupiter aligns with Mars/ Then peace will guide the planets and love
will steer the stars" because this is the dawning of what age?
(Age of) Aquarius
The first and best-known opera of the German composer Engelbert Humperdinck
was based on a popular story from Grimm's Fairy Tales. Name this opera about
a brother and sister who are abandoned in a dark forest.
Hansel and Gretel
This early ballad opera revolves around the highwayman Captain Macheath.
Name this 1728 work by John Gay which later inspired a famous work by Bertolt
Brecht and Kurt Weill.
The Beggar's Opera
In the opera Lohengrin, Richard Wagner [VAHG-nur] writes of a medieval "knight
in shining armor" who arrives at the king's court in Antwerp on a boat drawn by
what type of birds?
Swan(s)
The popularity of Jacques Offenbach's operettas prompted the "waltz king"
Johann Strauss to write his own operettas. After two failed attempts, he
succeeded with this 1874 operetta about mistaken identities at a masked ball.
Give the title of this work which translates from German as The Bat.
Die Fledermaus [dee FLAY-dur-mows]
The body is held erect and one leg is extended behind the dancer with straight
knee and pointed foot in what basic dance movement from ballet?
Arabesque
The dance known as the fandango [fan-DANG-goh] is a lively dance in triple time
that is accompanied with tambourines or castanets. This dance dates from the
7th century, making it the oldest known dance from what European country?
Spain
The 1893 Chicago World's Fair saw the Syrian dancer Little Egypt introduce this
scandalous dance consisting of a series of abdominal and pelvic gyrations. What
is this type of Middle Eastern dance that is often accompanied by small cymbals
worn on the dancer's fingers?
Belly (Dance)
This question requires a first and last name answer. She made her debut in Al
Capp's comic strip Li'l Abner in November of 1937. She finally grew tired of
waiting for a man to court her, so she decided that if a man wouldn't come to her,
she would go to a man. Name this homely girl whose name is applied to many
dances and other events where girls ask the boys out on dates.
Sadie Hawkins
In what country are both the Kirov Ballet and the Bolshoi [BOHL-shoy] Ballet
located?
Russia
This dancer teamed with Leslie Caron for An American in Paris and worked with
Debbie Reynolds and Donald O'Connor in the film Singin' in the Rain. Name this
20th century dancer and choreographer who synthesized elements of jazz, ballet,
and tap dance in his performances.
(Gene) Kelly
It originated in Harlem's Savoy Ballroom in 1928, where it was known as the
Lindy. Give the name for this type of lively dance for couples that reached the
height of its popularity during the swing era of the 1930s and '40s.
Jitterbug
In ballet, a plié [plee-AY] is a movement in which the knees are bent. In what
specfic type of plié are the knees bent very deeply, bringing the thighs to an
almost horizontal position?
Grand (Plié)
She was killed instantly when her scarf was accidentally caught in the wheel of
her sports car. Who was this pioneer of modern dance known for her graceful
performances in loose, flowing tunics?
(Isadora) Duncan
PHILOSOPHY
One of the four official schools of philosophy in the Hellenistic and Roman period,
its fundamental aims were self-control and adherence to the laws of nature.
Identify this school of philosophy founded in the 3rd century B.C. by Zeno [ZEEnoh] of Citium [SISH-ee-uhm].
Stoicism
Which branch of philosophy concerns itself with the systematic study of the
principles and methods for distinguishing right from wrong and good from bad?
Ethics
Subtitled The Matter, Form, and Power of a Commonwealth, in what 1651 work
did Thomas Hobbes justify the absolute power of monarchs?
Leviathan
The Dial was a journal that concerned itself with what philosophy that is
associated with such American authors as Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry
David Thoreau?
Transcendentalism
Baruch Spinoza believed that nature was infinite, but since the only being that is
capable of being infinite is God, then God and nature must be identical. By what
name do we know this philosophical belief that everything is part of a divine
being?
Pantheism
In 399 B.C. he was accused of disbeleiving in the state gods and in corrupting
the youth. He was later sentenced to death, which he carried out by drinking
hemlock. Who was this Greek philosopher, the teacher of Plato?
Socrates
What term for a dull or stupid person was taken from the followers of the
conservative Franciscan philosopher Duns Scotus?
Dunce
It can be active or passive. What is this type of mercy killing that involves
allowing a terminally ill person to freely choose when and how he or she will die?
Euthanasia [yooth-UH-nay-zhuh]
This question requires a multiple answer. The pre-Socratic philosopher
Empedocles [em-PED-uh-kleez] believed that the interaction between love and
hate caused the mixing of what four essential elements of the universe?
Air, Fire, Earth, AND Water
In which of Plato's works does he give an account of Socrates' defense when he
was on trial for corrupting the youth of Athens in 399 BC?
Apology
An Austrian-born Jew, he became editor of the World, a Zionist journal, in 1901.
Who was this Jewish existentialist philosopher and author of the work I and
Thou?
(Martin) Buber
He believed that actions should be judged according to the happiness they
cause. Who was this founder of utilitarianism?
(Jeremy) Bentham
Followers of what philosophy have as their ultimate goal the attainment of all
forms of pleasure?
Hedonism
Charles Pierce, George Herbert Meade, and John Dewey are associated with
what philosophical movement which holds that the truth of any idea is a function
of its practical outcome?
Pragmatism
This 5th century B.C. figure was one of the leading Greek professional teachers
called Sophists. Who was this philosopher known for his statement, "man is the
measure of all things"?
Protagoras [proh-TAG-uh-ruhs]
Originated by the French thinker Auguste Comte [KOHNT], what philosophy
holds that all knowledge is defined by the limits of scientific investigation and,
thus, philosophy must abandon any quest for knowledge of an ultimate reality
beyond that offered by science?
Positivism
An early exponent of scholasticism, what Benedictine monk continued to devote
his creative energies to academic subjects even after he was castrated due to
circumstances arising from his love affair with Heloise?
(Peter) Abelard
This Spanish-born medieval philosopher tried to synthesize the ideas of Aristotle
and those of traditional Judaism. Name this author of the influential Guide for the
Perplexed.
Maimonides [my-MAHN-uh-deez]
It is a series of 296 aphorisms and reflections attacking Western civilization and
morality. Give the title of this 1886 Friedrich Nietzsche [NEE-che] work in which
he argues that traditional morality must be surpassed so that one may arrive at a
superior state of morality in which the strong will have achieved the final
evolutionary goal of humankind.
Beyond Good and Evil
The Greek philosopher Pyrrho [PEER-oh] of Elis [EE-lis] is considered the
founder of which philosophical school?
Skepticism
A priori knowledge is that knowledge which is acquired from reasoning alone
without any basis in experience. What other type of knowledge is based on or
derived from sensory experience?
A Posteriori
Known for its hostility to theology and for its belief that physics is the model for all
knowledge of the world, a major school of logical positivism was founded in
which European city by Moritz Schlick in the 1920s?
Vienna
Published in 1670, what philosophical work by Blaise Pascal was meant to
defend religion against the attacks of freethinkers?
(Les) Pensees [pahn-SAY]
In medieval philosophy, it was regarded as the fifth element after earth, air, fire,
and water. What was this element out of which the heavenly bodies were said to
be made?
Quintessence
Identify the branch of philosophy that concernes itself with the study of art and
beauty.
Aesthetics [ES-thet-iks]
This question requires a first and last name answer. This English essayist was
also famous as a philosopher. He sought to purge the mind of what he called
"idols," or tendencies to error. Identify this author of such works as Novum
Organum and The Advancement of Learning.
(Sir) Francis Bacon
In An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, he expounded the principles of
empiricism. Name this English philosopher also known for his Two Treatises of
Government in which he set says that the state exists to preserve the natural
rights of its citizens.
(John) Locke
One of the four official schools of philosophy in the Hellenistic and Roman period,
its fundamental aims were self-control and adherence to the laws of nature.
Identify this school of philosophy founded in the 3rd century B.C. by Zeno [ZEEnoh] of Citium [SISH-ee-uhm].
Stoicism
What was the nationality of the 18th century historian and empiricist philosopher
David Hume?
Scottish
RELIGION
The ancient Egyptians regarded several types of beetles as sacred. What is the
collective name for these insects whose likeness was often featured on Egyptian
amulets?
Scarab(s)
In the Roman Catholic church, it follows the act of penance. What is this formal
removal of sin by a priest?
Absolution
What title is given to any teacher or spiritual leader in Hinduism?
Guru
Followers of this religion worship and revere their ancestors. Name this religion
that was introduced into Japan in the 6th century A.D.
Shinto(ism)
Tara [TAH-ruh], Mahakala [mah-hah-KAL-uh], and Yamantaka [yah-mahn-TAHkuh] are three deities in what Tibetan religion?
Buddhism (Accept: Lamaism)
Lasting from one day to a week or more, it is characterized by dancing, arts and
crafts displays, and traditional tribal dress. What is the term for any religious or
communal gathering among North American Indians?
Powwow
What six-pointed symbol of Judaism can be found on the flag of Israel?
Star of David (Accept: Magen David)
Ji Kang [JEE kahng] and Lao-Tzu [LOW-dzu] were leaders in which religion of
ancient China?
Taoism [DOW-izm]
This work emphasizes the development of a collective moral unity that would
create a peaceful way of life. Name this religious work in which the sayings of
Confucius have been collected.
(The) Analects
This religious belief has its origins in Hinduism and in the Neoplatonists of the
Roman Empire. Give the name of this belief espoused by Baruch Spinoza [bahROOK spin-OH-zuh] which states that God is inseperable from the natural world
and that everything is a part of God.
Pantheism
This term is defined as the set of teachings laid down by a religious group as part
of the essential beliefs of a religion. It is also the title of a 1999 movie by Kevin
Smith starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. What's the term?
Dogma
She believed that sickness and sin could be overcome through rigorous prayer.
Give the name of the 19th and 20th century religious leader who founded the
Christian Science movement.
(Mary Baker) Eddy
Originally, it referred to an act of sacrifice addressed to the gods, but its meaning
has shifted and it is now viewed as the metaphysical principle which binds beings
to the cycle of birth and rebirth. What is this fundamental concept in all Indian
religions?
Karma
Various types of yoga and nonviolent principles are practiced by followers of
what Indian religion founded in the 6th century B.C. by Mahavira?
Jainism [JY-nizm]
The eighth incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu, what blue-skinned deity appears
with the hero Arjuna in the Bhagavad Gita [BAH-guh-vuhd GEE-tah]?
Krishna
What name is shared by both a Portuguese village where three children allegedly
received visions of the Virgin Mary in 1917 and by one of the daughters of the
prophet Muhammad?
Fatima [FAH-tee-mah]
Pater [PAY-tur] Noster [NOH-stur] is the Latin term for what prayer which
appears twice in the New Testament?
Lord's Prayer (Accept: Our Father)
What eleven-letter religious term refers to special ceremonial garments worn by
religious figures while performing sacred rites?
Vestments
Followers of the Jainist faith adhere to the doctrine of non-injury of all forms of
life. Give the name for this Jainist belief.
Ahimsa
The Divine Office is a traditional cycle of daily prayer in several Christian
churches. Morning prayers are called matins or lauds while evening prayers are
given what name?
Vespers
A feature of the Christian church during the 20th century, what religious
movement promotes cooperation and understanding among several different
religious groups?
Ecumenism (Accept: Ecumenical Movement)
It became early Christianity's most serious rival as it spread from Syria
throughout the Roman Empire. What was this ancient cult religion practiced by
many Roman soldiers and merchants?
Mithraism (Accept: Cult of Mithra)
What Arabic word refers to the sacred law of Islam which emphasizes proper
conduct over proper belief?
Sharia
In the 11th and 12th centuries, they encouraged the reform of such church
abuses as simony. Name this Benedictine order whose high monastic standards
became a model for many other monasteries throughout Europe.
(Order of ) Cluny
By analyzing the Bible, the 17th century Archbishop James Ussher calculated
that what spectacular event took place on Sunday October 23, 4004 B.C. at nine
o'clock in the morning?
Creation of the Earth
Both Christians and Jews consider this figure to be the "annointed one," the
savior who will deliver them from mankind and its sins. The Christians believe
this figure was Jesus, but the Jews think he is yet to come. Who is it?
Messiah
Saint Bernadette received 18 visions of the Virgin Mary in a cave near what
French town in 1858?
Lourdes [LOORD]
This saint is known for building waystations for tired medieval travelers in the
Alps and is regarded as the patron saint of mountain climbers. Who was this
saint, after whom a breed of dog takes its name?
(Saint) Bernard (of Menthon)
It was originally a magical incantation to ward off evil spirits and was first used in
occult ceremonies from the Middle East. Today, however, this word is most
commonly used by magicians. What word is it?
Abracadabra
This question requires a multiple answer. Give the recognized religious name for
any two of the three Roman Catholic popes who served during the 1970s.
Paul VI, John Paul I, John Paul II (ANY TWO)
A Methodist minister, he devoted his life to waging war against sin and suffering.
In 1865, what fiery evangelist founded the Salvation Army?
(William) Booth
While recovering from a wound he received in a 1521 battle with the French, this
Basque became bored and began reading a book about the life of Christ. After
this incident, he became deeply religious and went on to found the Roman
Catholic order of the Jesuits. Who was this Spanish saint?
(Saint) Ignatius Loyola [ig-NAY-shuhs loh-OH-luh]
The Religious Society of the Friends was founded in England in the 17th century
by what minister who began preaching against organized churches and
professing a doctrine of the Inner Light?
(George) Fox
This Nation of Islam leader organized the Million Man March in Washington D.C.
in 1995 to battle social problems facing young African-Americans. Who is he?
(Louis) Farakkhan
This Jewish holiday ushers in a ten day period of self-reflection. What holiday is
considered to be the beginning of the Jewish New Year?
Rosh Hashanah
Worshipped by Darius I, give the name of the supreme god in the ancient Iranian
religion of Zoroastrianism [zoh-roh-AS-tree-uhn-izm].
Ahura Mazda (Accept: Ormazd)
This feast of January 6 officially commemorates Jesus as the Son of God. What
is this feast day that is represented by the adoration of the Magi who arrived in
Bethlehem on the Twelfth Night?
Epiphany
Held forty days after Easter, what Christian religious holiday celebrates Christ's
rise into Heaven?
Ascension Day
The Five Classics are five traditional religious works that form the basic texts of
which religion?
Confucianism
Claiming to be the messiah, what cult leader stockpiled weapons and food in a
compound near Waco, Texas, where he and many of his followers finally
committed a mass suicide in 1993?
(David) Koresh
In a famous Hebrew tale, Rabbi Loew of Prague creates what type of clay robot
that is brought to life by placing a piece of paper inscibed with the name of God
under its tongue?
Golem [GOH-luhm]
Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre resulted in the death of tens of thousands of
what group French Protestants?
Huguenots [HUE-guh-nahts]
Name the mountain upon which Noah's magnificent ark supposedly came to rest
as the waters of the Great Flood receded.
(Mount) Ararat
Named after the chief minister of Charles II, what series of four English statues
was passed by Parliament after the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660 to
reestablish the Anglican church and penalize the puritans?
Clarendon Code
The fortress of Masada [muh-SAH-duh] was the scene of the last stand by what
sect of Jewish rebels against the Romans after the fall of Jerusalem in 70 A.D.?
Zealots (Accept: Sicarii)
Celebrated in September of October, it is also known as the Feast of the
Tabernacles. Identify this autumn harvest festival that recalls the wandering of
the Jews in the wilderness.
Sukkoth [suh-KOHT]
What popular American religious author wrote about his philosophy that people
can help themselves through prayer and positive thinking in the 1952 best-seller
The Power of Positive Thinking?
(Norman Vincent) Peale
They believe that evil will eventually be destroyed and that the earth will become
a heavenly paradise for select people. Name this group of religious door-to-door
missionaries that was founded by Charles Russell in 1872.
Jehovah's Witnessess
This religion is an animalistic faith that involves trance-like states and
communication with the dead. It was developed by African slaves in Haiti and
contains many traditional African religious elements mixed with aspects of
Christianity. What is this religion found primarily in the region of the Caribbean
Sea?
Voodoo
Native to China, followers of this religion strive to live their lives according to "the
way," a fundamental force which governs the universe. Identify this faith that was
allegedly founded by the Chinese scholar Master Lao.
Taoism [DOW-izm]
What is the name of the most popular religion in Iraq? Under this religion, the
Iraqi soldiers declared jihad upon the American military forces.
Islam (Do Not Accept: Muslim)
Give the name for god or the Supreme Being in the Arabic religion of Islam.
Allah
A pacifist faith, it holds that after many reincarnations the soul will become one
with God, a process known as moksha. Identify this major religion of India.
Hinduism
The holy book known as the Granth contains the poems and songs of Guru
Nanak. This book is sacred to what Indian religion?
Sikhism [SEEK-izm]
The A.M.E. Church is a denominational church that was founded in 1816 by the
ex-slave and preacher Richard Allen. For what does this acronym stand?
African Methodist Episcopal (Church)
This religious belief has its origins in Hinduism and in the Neoplatonists of the
Roman Empire. Give the name of this belief espoused by Baruch Spinoza [bahROOK spin-OH-zuh] which states that God is inseperable from the natural world
and that everything is a part of God.
Pantheism
Distinct from atheism and skepticism, it is the belief in the denial of knowledge of
whether or not there is a God. A person following what philosophical doctrine
insists that it is impossible to prove or disprove that God exists?
Agnosticism
She believed that sickness and sin could be overcome through rigorous prayer.
Give the name of the 19th and 20th century religious leader who founded the
Christian Science movement.
(Mary Baker) Eddy
Translating as "correct in teaching," name the branch of Judaism which believes
strongly in the Jewish law as it is written in the Torah.
Orthodox (Judaism)
A feature of the Christian church during the 20th century, what religious
movement promotes cooperation and understanding among several different
religious groups?
Ecumenism (Accept: Ecumenical Movement)
The Italian sculptor Donatello carved a wooden sculpture of this New Testament
figure whom Jesus cured of seven demons. Give the name for this women from
the Gospels who was the first person to see Jesus after his resurrection.
Mary Magdalene
Both Christians and Jews consider this figure to be the "annointed one," the
savior who will deliver them from mankind and its sins. The Christians believe
this figure was Jesus, but the Jews think he is yet to come. Who is it?
Messiah
The Hindu religion recognizes Rama and Krishna as two incarnations of this god.
Name this deity known as "the preserver."
Vishnu
According to the religion of Rastafarianism [rah-stuh-FAR-ee-uhn-izm] the only
true God is the late Haile Selassie [HY-lee suh-LAHS-ee], the emperor of which
African country?
Ethiopia
Many followers of the Jainist religion practice what process wherein they hope to
attain virtue and strength through self-denial?
Asceticism [uh-SET-uh-sizm]
After seeing death and destruction around him, he began to lead an ascetic
lifestyle and later went on to create Buddhism. Name him.
(Siddhartha) Gautama
WORLD CULTURES
Associated with the Nixon administrations, give the French term that refers to the
period of relaxation of Cold War tensions between the Soviet Union and the
United States in the 1970s.
Détente [day-TAHNT]
After a spending a year investigating the people of the South Pacific, what
cultural anthropologist wrote about her experience in Coming of Age in Samoa?
(Margaret) Mead
In 1868, railroad workers in southwest France accidentally uncovered a number
of human skeletons along with finely crafted stone tools and bones of extinct
animals. This was the first discovery of what type of early modern humans that
were taller in stature and lighter in body than the earlier Neanderthals?
Cro-Magnon (Man)
The Gupta [GUP-tuh] Empire corresponded to the "Golden Age" in which
country?
India
For a while, this group of American Indians in southern Mexico had their capital
at Chichen Itza [chee-CHAYN eet-SAH]. Identify this cultural group that finally
succumbed to the Spanish in 1697.
Maya(ns)
In November of 1922, what British Egyptologist finally located the entrance to
King Tutankhamen's [toot-ahng-KAH-menz] tomb in the Valley of the Kings?
(Howard) Carter
This ethnic tribal group inhabits the mountainous border regions of southeast
Turkey, northwest Iran, and northern Iraq. Name this Sunni Muslim culture
against which the Iraqi government was accused of using chemical weapons in
1988.
Kurds
The Walloons [wahl-OONZ] are an ethnic, French-speaking group in the
southern part of which country?
Belgium
Suttee [suh-TEE], the practice whereby a widow would throw herself onto the
burning funeral pyre of her husband, was a funeral custom among the followers
of what Indian religion until it was outlawed by the British in 1829?
Hinduism
It may be a natural object, such as a shell, or an artifact, such as a wood carving.
It is regarded as a magic charm or talisman full of sacred powers. Identify this
term that, today, refers to a person's unusual fascination with an inanimate
object.
Fetish
Built by the Khmers [kmairs] in the 1100s, this structure has three tiers
surrounded by rectangular walls that are decorated with thousands of figures
from Hindu mythology. Name this ancient and most magnificent temple complex
in Cambodia.
Angkor [ANG-kor] Wat
As cultures change and progress, certain elements that change more slowly tend
to persist in a society even after more efficient elements have been developed to
replace them. What two-word term did the sociologist William Ogburn coin to
refer to any aspect of a culture that has been preserved from the past out
because it is ingrained in tradition?
Culture Lag
In what branch of cultural anthroplogy does a researcher directly observe a
certain cultural group's way of life and then report his findings?
Ethnography
The descendants of the prehistoric Anasazi [ahn-uh-SAH-zee] people, the culture
of what Pueblo Indian tribe of the southwestern U.S. includes the colorful snake
dance and the ceremonial kachina [kuh-CHIN-uh] pageants?
Hopi [HOH-pee]
Most commonly used to describe the traditional Apache dwelling, what term is
given to circular or oval structures of arched poles covered with brush that were
used as temporary shelters by various North American Indians?
Wickiup [WIK-ee-uhp]
It was composed of strings or belts of tubular beads made from the purple and
white sections of hard clamshells. What was this common currency used by
many Woodland Indians to trade among themselves or with European traders?
Wampum
What Norwegian anthropologist, theorizing that sea travel played a large part in
early population movements, organized the Kon-Tiki expedition to prove that
settlers from Peru could have made it to the Pacific Islands?
(Thor) Heyerdahl [HAY-ur-dahl]
This question requires a multiple answer. When it was finally deciphered, the
Rosetta Stone shed light on the writing system of ancient Egypt. Besides
hieroglyphics, what other two languages are inscribed on the stone?
Greek AND Demotic
In what 1970 work did Alvin Toffler propose his theory that the rate of
technological advancement in the second half of the 20th century was so great
that people had become disoriented by it?
Future Shock
In 1879, many examples of prehistoric art were discovered in a cave at what site
in northeast Spain?
Altamira [ahl-tah-MEE-rah]
The Japanese novelist Mishima Yukio [MEE-shee-mah YOO-kee-oh] became a
legend after he committed suicide through what ritual practice of selfdisembowelment that was the only honorable form of death for disgraced
samurai?
Hara-Kiri [hah-rah-KIR-ee] (Accept: Seppuku)
Name the American-born explorer and historian who is most famous for his
discovery of the ancient Incan cities of Machu Picchu [MAH-choo PEEK-choo]
and Vitcos high in the Peruvian Andes.
(Hiram) Bingham
Akmak [AHK-mahk] and Ipiutak [ip-ee-OO-tak] are early archaeological sites in
the culture of which North American people?
Eskimos (Accept: Inuits)
What type of family consists of a man, a woman, and their children?
Nuclear (Family)
Traditionally, they were banned from Hindu temples and were looked down upon
by the rest of society. By what name were these lowest members of the caste
system known?
Untouchables (Accept: Pariahs)
The Vedic [VAY-dik] culture originated on which subcontinent?
India
Give the term that refers to both a group of Central African peoples and a group
of Pacific-islanders whose stature does not exceed 5 foot.
Pygmy [PIG-mee] (Accept: Pygmies)
Many of them speak Romani, a language related to Hindi, and most are darkskinned. Give the name for this nomadic cultural group known for its fortunetellers.
Gypsies
Give the term for the belief that the standards, customs, and behaviors of one's
own society are superior to those found in other societies of the world.
Ethnocentrism
It may be a natural object, such as a shell, or an artifact, such as a wood carving.
It is regarded as a magic charm or talisman full of sacred powers. Identify this
term that, today, refers to a person's unusual fascination with an inanimate
object.
Fetish
Identify the civilization, Meso-America's first truly complex culture, that left behind
colossal basalt sculptures of human heads and many portable jade carvings of
figures from their religion.
Olmec [OHL-mek]
MYTHOLOGY
The Eleusinian [el-you-SIN-ee-uhn] mysteries of ancient Greece were part of a
secret cult conducted at this goddess's temple in the city of Eleusis [el-YOO-sis],
near Athens. Name this goddess of agriculture and the mother of Persephone.
Demeter
Believed by the ancient Greeks to be the center of the Earth, what sacred city
was home to the most famous oracle of Apollo?
Delphi [DEL-fy]
In ancient Greece, the Pythian Games were held in Delphi [DEL-fy] every four
years in honor of what god's killing of the monster Python?
Apollo
After this spirit killed Balder, he was forced to endure torture and it was his
writhing in pain that was believed to cause earthquakes. Name this trickster from
Norse mythology.
Loki
His workshop was on Mount Etna where the Cyclops helped him to forge
thunderbolts for Jove. Name this son of Jupiter and Juno from Roman
mythology, the god of fire and metalworking.
Vulcan
Mount Parnassus [pahr-NAS-uhs] in Greek mythology was the home of what
sister goddesses who presided over the arts?
Muses
The Egyptian sky god Horus is usually represented as what type of bird?
Falcon
Their task was to punish crimes not within the reach of human justice. Name
these three Greek goddesses who exacted revenge on those whose crimes
escaped public justice.
Furies (Accept: Erinyes OR Eumenides)
Whenever the Greek gods needed a message sent to mankind, they called on
Hermes or this goddess. Name the goddess who traveled down to the Earth by
means of a rainbow road let down for her from the heavens.
Iris
Known as the "feathered serpent," he was worshipped all over Aztec and Maya
territory. Identify this New World god who created the race of man from his own
blood.
Quetzalcoatl [ket-sahl-koh-AHT-ul]
The gentlest of all the sylvan dieties, name the personification of the west wind in
Greek mythology.
Zephyrus (Accept: Zephyr)
In Greek mythology, what name is shared by a Nereid, one of the three Graces,
and the muse who presides over comedy?
Thalia
Homer placed it as far beneath Hades as Hades is beneath the Earth. What was
this infernal region from Greek mythology to which Zeus confined the Titans?
Tartarus
A son of Uranus, what mythological Titan was the father of the sun god Helios?
Hyperion
He was said to be the son of Night, the brother of Death, and the father of
Morpheus. Which Roman god believed to preside over the realm of sleep?
Somnus [SAHM-nuhs]
According to some ancient accounts, it was she who invented the flute and other
wind instruments. Who was this muse whom the ancient Greeks believed
presided over lyric poetry and music?
Euterpe [yoo-TURP-ee]
The herdsman of Neptune, what mythological figure often appeared in the form
of an old man but had the power to change his shape at will?
Proteus [PROH-tee-uhs]
The goddess of memory, what Greek character was said to be the mother of the
nine muses?
Mnemosyne [nee-MAHZ-uh-nee]
In Babylonian mythology, this water god was a universal deity who surrounded
the world. He ruled the cosmos as part of a divine triad that included the sky god
Anu and the Earth god Enlil. Identify this god of wisdom and knowledge who
lived in the holy city of Eridu [AY-rid-oo].
Ea [AY-ah]
The Greeks and Romans worshipped this Egyptian figure and called him Serapis
[suh-RAY-pis]. By what name did the ancient Egyptians call the sacred bull of
Memphis that was believed to have been an incarnation of the god Osiris?
Apis [AY-pis]
This Chinese trickster god was said to be able to see through the disguises of
demons. What deity angered the Imperial Court of Heaven by arriving at a royal
banquet before every one else and taking bites out of all the foods?
Monkey King
The ancient Romans believed that every living person had one of these guardian
spirits that protected them throughout their lives. Name this spiritual protector to
whom each ancient Roman paid a yearly offering on his or her birthday.
Genius
According to legend, he killed many terrible dragons that had been devastating
the land and slew the river god who had been drowning the people. Who was
this legendary hero from ancient Chinese mythology?
Yi [YEE] (the Archer)
According to Greek mythology, the great inventor Daedalus [DED-uh-luhs]
designed and built the labyrinth on which Mediterranean island?
Crete
After seeing his reflection in a pond, what beautiful youth pined away for love of
himself?
Narcissus
He supported Pan in a musical contest against Apollo and, as a result, Apollo
gave him the ears of an donkey. Who was this king of Phrygia [FRIJ-ee-uh] who
was given the gift of the "golden touch"?
(King) Midas
According to Greek mythology, how many rivers flow through Hades?
Five
In Norse mythology, the giant Fafnir [FAHF-neer] gained possession of a golden
hoard by killing his father. Fafnir was said to have assumed the form of what
type of fire-breathing creature in order to guard the hoard?
Dragon
For his twelfth and final labor, the hero Hercules was forced to retreive what
three-headed dog from the Underworld?
Cerberus
He was born of Medusa's blood and was tamed by the youth Bellerophon [buhLAIR-uh-fahn]. What was the name for this winged horse of the Muses in Greek
mythology?
Pegasus
What island queen from Roman mythology promised Ulysses perpetual youth
and immortality if he would remain with her on her island forever?
Calypso
The mythology of the ancient Greeks and Romans is filled with tales of many
fabulous creatures. One of these creatures was described as a serpent with the
head and wings of a rooster and the tail of a dragon. Name this deadly beast
that could kill anything it looked at.
Basilisk [BAZ-uh-lisk] (Accept: Cockatrice)
After he unintentionally stumbled upon the goddess Artemis while she was
bathing, what Greek hunter was turned into a stag and devoured by his own
hunting hounds?
Actaeon [AK-tee-uhn]
In art, she is represented carrying a lyre and wearing a crown of laurel. She is
considered to have been the mother of the half-woman, half-bird creatures
known as the Sirens. Identify this muse who presided over lyric poetry and
dance.
Terpsichore [terp-SIK-uh-ree]
Who was the lover of Thisbe [THIZ-bee] in Babylonian mythology?
Pyramus [PEER-uh-muhs]
Give the name of the faithful friend and companion of Aeneas in Vergil's Aeneid.
Achates
The father of the Sphinx and the Chimaera [ki-MAIR-uh], what hundred-headed
giant did Jupiter banish to Tartarus after he warred against the gods?
Tyhpon
What beautiful mythological maiden refused to marry anyone unless they could
beat her in a foot race?
Atalanta
Zeus considered him certainly the most beautiful of all mortals. What youth did
Zeus abduct and take to live with him on Mount Olympus?
Ganymede
After Hera changed the preistess Io [EE-oh] into a heifer, she set what giant with
a hundred eyes to guard her?
Argus
She used her sorcery to help the hero Jason gain the Golden Fleece. Name this
mythological sorceress who killed all of Jason's children after he deserted her for
a Corinthian princess.
Medea
It was he who detected Odysseus' pretended madness to avoid entering the
Trojan War.
Name this character from Greek mythology who invented
lighthouses, the discus, and dice.
Palamedes [pal-uh-MEED-eez]
Polyneices, one of the twin sons of King Oedipus, was a leader of what group of
heroes whose story is told in dramas by Aeschylus [ES-kuh-luhs] and Euripides
[yur-IP-uh-deez]?
Seven Against Thebes
After he was given the power of speech, what immortal horse from Greek
mythology foretold the death of the great warrior Achilles?
Xanthus [ZAN-thuhs]
Oghma [OH-muh], Daghda [DAW-muh], and Cuchulain [koo-HOO-lin] were all
figures in the mythology from which country?
Ireland
This German maiden bears a resemblance to the Sirens of Greek mythology.
Who is this beautiful, legendary woman who is said to sit atop rocks, luring ships
on the Rhine River to their destruction with her captivating singing?
Lorelei [LOR-uh-lie]
This question requires a multiple answer. In correct order, name both the food
and the drink that were sacred to the gods in Greek mythology.
Ambrosia AND Nectar (IN THAT ORDER)
His character is mentioned in Jim Carey's movie The Mask as the reason behind
Carey's odd behavior. Identify this Norse god of cunning and mischief.
Loki
This Greek god possessed the magic wand, the Caduceus, and was the owner of
a winged hat and winged sandals. Name this speedy Greek god, the messenger
from the gods to mortals.
Hermes
Hel, Osiris, Pluto, and Hades were all chief dieties in their respective
mythological traditions whose job it was to preside over what dismal realm?
Underworld (Accept: Death, the Dead, Netherworld, etc.)
As head of the Aesir [EE-sir] family, this Norse god fathered the thunder god
Thor. Name this chief diety of war, learning, and poetry.
Odin (Accept: Woden)
Oceanus, Atlas, Cronus, and Prometheus were all members of what race from
Greek mythology who ruled over the universe until they were overthrown by the
Olympian gods?
Titans
Quirinus [KWIR-in-uhs], Ops, Maia [MY-yuh], and Libitinia were all gods and
goddesses worshipped by what ancient civilization? Roman(s) (Accept: Rome)
The modern month of January takes its name from what two-faced Roman god of
beginnings and endings?
Janus [JAYN-uhs]
According to Greek mythology, Apollo and his twin sister were born from Leto
[LEE-toh]. What was the name of Apollo's twin sister, the goddess of the moon
and of the hunt?
Artemis
Known as the "feathered serpent," he was worshipped all over Aztec and Maya
territory. Identify this New World god who created the race of man from his own
blood.
Quetzalcoatl [ket-sahl-koh-AHT-ul]
It was located somewhere in the heavens and was only accessible over the
rainbow bridge, Bifrost. The most famous of its many gold and silver palaces
was Valhalla, where Odin lived. Give the name for this home and citadel of the
Norse gods.
Asgard
In Babylonian mythology, this water god was a universal deity who surrounded
the world. He ruled the cosmos as part of a divine triad that included the sky god
Anu and the Earth god Enlil. Identify this god of wisdom and knowledge who
lived in the holy city of Eridu [AY-rid-oo].
Ea [AY-ah]
A famous opera by Henry Purcell tells of this woman's love for the Trojan hero
Aeneas [uh-NEE-uhs]. Name this mythological sister of Pygmalion and the
queen of of the African city of Carthage.
Dido [DY-doh]
In early Greek mythology, they were monsters of the underworld. In later myths,
they appear as the three daughters of a sea god. What collective term refers to
Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa who were so ugly that they could turn anyone they
looked at into stone?
Gorgon(s)
Across which of the five rivers in the Greek underworld did the skeletal boatman
Charon [KAIR-uhn] ferry the souls of the dead?
Styx
Nessus and Chiron were two famous members of what race of creatures from
Greek mythology that had the upper body of a man and the lower body of a
horse?
Centaur(s)
The term "fauna" refers to the particular animal life of a region and was taken
from a race of part-goat, part human creatures from Roman mythology known as
fauns. By what name was this same race known in Greek mythology?
Satyr(s) [SAY-turz]
This mythological son of Poseidon is regarded as the founder and first king of the
city of Athens. Who was this Greek hero famous for slaying the minotaur?
Theseus
Into what type of tree did the nymph Daphne change herself to escape the lovecrazed god Apollo?
Laurel (Tree)
She fled from Colchis, her home, with Jason and the Argonauts. After she killed
her sons for revenge against Jason, she fled through the air on a chariot sent by
Helios. Give the name for this sorceress from Greek mythology who helped the
hero Jason steal the Golden Fleece.
Medea [meh-DEE-uh]
In art, she is represented carrying a lyre and wearing a crown of laurel. She is
considered to have been the mother of the half-woman, half-bird creatures
known as the Sirens. Identify this muse who presided over lyric poetry and
dance.
Terpsichore [terp-SIK-uh-ree]
After he tried to violate the goddess Hera, Zeus punished what king from Greek
mythology by chaining him to a fiery wheel that kept turning and turning for all
eternity?
Ixion [IKS-ee-ahn]
SPORTS, GAMES, AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES
Translating as "fifth of May," what celebration among Mexican communities in
Mexico and the United States remembers the defeat of French troops at the
Battle of Puebla in 1862?
Cinco de Mayo
It opened in 1923 and is located at River Avenue and 161 Street in the Bronx.
What is this ballpark that is often called "the house that Ruth built"?
Yankee Stadium
This question requires a multiple answer. State both the city names and the
team names of the two football teams who faced each other in the first
Superbowl in 1967.
Green Bay Packers AND Kansas City Chiefs
The WIBC, ABC, and PBA are all organizations associated with which sport that
is sometimes called tenpins?
Bowling
Among the first group of players inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936
were Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, and what player nicknamed "The Georgia
Peach"?
(Ty) Cobb
It originally referred to a type of light, comedic song from France. What term
came to refer to the whole program of songs, dances, comedy, and other acts
that were popular in theatres across America in the late 19th and early 20th
century?
Vaudeville
Spanish for "basket," identify the popular card game that is a variation of the
game rummy.
Canasta
Florence Chadwick, Dawn Fraser, and Mark Spitz are all associated with what
competitive sport?
Swimming
It is mentioned in Homer's Iliad and is thought to be the oldest sport involving
animals. What is this ancient vehicular sport associated with the Roman circus?
Chariot Racing
Because he was a brilliant broken-field runner, the sportswriter Grantland Rice
nicknamed him "The Gallooping Ghost." Who was this collegiate football running
back who led the University of Illinois to a national championship during his first
season the varsity squad?
(Red) Grange
An Oxford medical student, on May 6, 1954, he became the first person to run a
mile in less than 4 minutes. Name this sportsman and author of the First Four
Minutes.
(Roger) Bannister
In 1986, what sports figure became the first American to win the prestigious Tour
de France cycle race?
(Greg) LeMond
How many cards out of a regular deck of 52 are used in the game rummy?
52 (Accept: All of Them)
With 39 Grand Slam titles, what female tennis player defeated Bobby Riggs in
the "Battle of the Sexes" in 1973?
(Billie Jean) King
On August 5, 1926, who became the first woman to swim the English Channel,
doing so with a record time of 14 hours and 39 minutes?
(Gertrude) Ederle [AY-dur-lee]
In 1954, what new name was given to the national holiday known as Armistice
Day?
Veteran's Day
It originated in 18th century France from a type of chain-stitch embroidery called
tambour work. What is this type of needlecraft in which a hook is used to draw
individual loops through previously made loops, with each new loop locking the
previous one into place?
Crochet [kroh-SHAY]
The major tourist attraction in what city in northern Spain is the annual Fiesta de
San Fermin, a festival which features the traditional "Running of the Bulls"?
Pamplona [pahm-PLOH-nah]
Throughout his 14-year career he scored 26,710 points, averaging 25.7 points
per game. In 1961, he was the NBA's Rookie of the Year, and he became its
Most Valuable Player in 1964. Name this basketball star nicknamed the "Big O."
(Oscar) Robinson
The name of this game means "merry festival" in the Basque language. It is
played with a curved wicker basket called a cesta and a small ball called a
pelota. Identify this game for singles or doubles that is played most seriously in
Havana and Mexico City.
Jai Alai [HY-ly]
This question requires a multiple answer. Name any two of the three horses who
won all three Triple Crown events during the 1970s.
Secretariat, Seattle Slew, Affirmed
This sport was brought to America from England and flourished on the frontier in
the Ohio River Valley around 1800. What was this particularly violent sport
whose object was to poke out the opponent's eye with an especially long
thumbnail?
Gouging
Identify the Soviet chess grand master who was world champion from 1969 until
1972, when he lost the title to Bobby Fischer. (Boris) Spassky [SPAHS-kee]
With what ceremonious event are the names Juan Belmonte [bel-MOHN-tay], El
Cordobes [kohr-doh-BAYS], and Monolete [mah-noh-LAY-tay] associated?
Bullfighting
The famous batting lineup of what 1927 baseball team was referred to as
"Murderer's Row"?
(New York) Yankees
A favorite of the Greeks, what sport is today associated with such names as
Andre the Giant, Hulk Hogan, and the Ultimate Warrior?
Wrestling
Invented by Charles Darrow, it has been distributed by Parker Brothers since
1935. The object of the game is for one player to bankrupt the other players by
buying, selling, and trading properties. Name this game whose buildings are on
streets named for those in the resort town of Atlantic City.
Monopoly
What one word describes the score of a four point game of tennis in which
neither player has scored?
Love
In 1975, he wrote Nothing Venture, Nothing Win. He is famed for exploring the
Antarctic and the Southern Alps but is best remembered for scaling Mt. Everest
in 1953. Which New Zealand-born explorer was he?
(Sir Edmund) Hillary
Spanish for "basket," identify the popular card game that is a variation of the
game rummy.
Canasta
This question requires a multiple answer. The Iditarod is the most famous
dogsled race in the United States. This 1,150 mile-long race is run annually
between what two Alaskan cities?
Anchorage and Nome
The Queensberry Rules are the basis for the rules and regulations of which
modern sport?
Boxing
When the Baseball Hall of Fame was established in 1936, this sportsman was
one of the first five inductees. After the Louisville baseball team folded in 1900,
he joined the Pittsburgh Pirates. Name this baseball player nicknamed the
"Flying Dutchman."
(Honus) Wagner
The first fighter to defeat Joe Louis, what German boxer's victory in 1936 was
deemed proof of Nazi superiority?
(Max) Schmeling
LIFE SKILLS – FINANCE, PHYSICAL/MENTAL HEALTH, SELF-SURVIVAL
SKILLS
L-dopa [el-DOHP-uh] is a drug that is prescribed to treat what chronic disorder
characterized by involuntary trembling motions of the hands?
Parkinson's Disease (Accept: Parkinsonism)
Many people take the elevator every day, but a small percentage of people
refrain from using elevators because they panic whenever they find themselves
enclosed in a small space. These people suffer from what common phobia?
Claustrophobia
It was used as a radical treatment for schizophrenia and other mental illnesses
from the mid-1930s until the mid-1950s. What was this type of surgery which
severed the nerve pathways in the frontal lobes of the brain?
Lobotomy
A cost-of-living allowance is a wage increase given to workers to help them keep
up with the rising cost of goods and services, a process known by what name?
Inflation
A person often feels nervousness, headaches, and insomnia when he stops
using a substance to which he is addicted, such as drugs or alcohol. Give the
term for this period during which a person experiences a wide range of physical
or emotional disorders stemming from a need for the drug.
Withdrawal
Between 1826 and 1837, what French teacher developed a system of printing
and writing that uses raised dots to help the blind recognize letters, numbers, and
punctuation?
(Louis) Braille
In the days of chivalry, whenever knights in armor rode past their king, they
raised their visors to identify themselves. This custom eventually evolved into
what military gesture?
Salute
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
Stand behind the victim and put your arms around his or her upper abdomen so
that your hands can be clasped in a fist at the bottom of the victim's breastbone.
Then quickly push your first upward into the chest, putting pressure on the lungs
so that any air in them will be squeezed out. The preceding steps are used in
what process to aid choking victims?
Heimlich Maneuver
What word referring to a confusing uproar was taken from the name of a popular
London hospital for mentally ill patients?
Bedlam
Developed from 1911 to 1921 by a Swiss psychiatrist, what projective test
consists of ten bisymmetrical inkblots?
Rorschach (Inkblot) Test
Exposure to ultraviolet radiation from the sun can cause what serious, often
lethal, form of skin cancer?
Melanoma [mel-uh-NOH-muh]
Extreme surface heating conditions cause a layer of unstable air to form close to
the ground. Sometimes, a small obstacle can trigger a vortex in this air layer.
What two-word name is given to this type of desert whirlwind that rarely lasts
more than 15 minutes?
Dust Devil(s)
Of the four basic human blood types, which is the most common?
(Type) O
What type of mortgage reduces the overall interest rate on the total amount by
allowing the buyer to assume the balance of a lower-rate mortgage from the
seller, making payments to gradually pay off the original mortgage and the
additional amount being borrowed?
Wraparound (Mortgage)
What term is given to the final payment on a loan or mortgage which is usually
larger than the previous payments?
Balloon (Payment)
Made up of two amino acids, it was thought to be the perfect artificial sweetener,
but questions have arisen about inconclusive tests that have flagged the additive
as a possible cause of cancer. What is this artificial sweetener found in drink
mixes, gelatin, and many other foods?
Aspartame
Lactose is a carbohydrate that is only found in what liquid?
Milk
In the last few years this drug has been approved for treating leprosy and
researchers are now finding it to be effective against tumor growth. What was
this drug that was banned in the U.S. because it was linked to over 10,000 cases
of birth defects during the 1960's?
Thalidomide [thuh-LID-uh-myd]
In Latin it was called "beautiful lady" because many women used it as a cosmetic
to dilate their pupils. Name this poisonous plant that is also known as deadly
nightshade.
Belladonna
Identify the "fishy" term that is used to refer to a preliminary prospectus issued to
gauge interest in a new stock issue.
Red Herring
What disease received its name from the 15th century Italians who thought the
disease was caused by the influence of the stars and planets?
Influenza
A deficiency of this mineral can cause stunted growth in children, a loss of
appetite, and the slow healing of wounds. What is this essential element in
enzymes necessary for digestion?
Zinc
A DPT vaccination protects a child from diptheria, pertussis, and tetanus.
Against what three diseases does an MMR vaccination protect a child?
Measles, Mumps, Rubella
CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE
A 1958 short-story collection by Yasunari [YAH-soo-nar-ee] Kawabata [kahWAH-bah-tah] contains the name of what dormant volcano on the Japanese
island of Honshu?
(Mount) Fuji
Name the author of the popular 1998 novel Bridget Jones's Diary.
(Helen) Fielding
In 1998, what author published Pandora, a continuation of her vampire series of
novels?
(Anne) Rice
The best-selling paperback book for children in 2001 was what third installment
of the Harry Potter series?
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
In 1986, this Kentucky-born author became the first poet laureate of the United
States. Now and Then and All the King's Men are two works by what
contemporary author?
(Robert Penn) Warren
The sixty-third best selling hardcover children's book of all time is what 1964
book written by Maurice Sendak?
Where the Wild Things Are
After graduating from the University of Mississippi Law School, what author
published such popular works as Summons, The Pelican Brief, and The Client?
(John) Grisham
Knighted in 1998, what English science fiction author concluded a popular series
with the 1997 work 3001: The Final Odyssey?
(Arthur C.) Clarke
First published in 1977, this novel concerns a troubled family man who is hired to
care for a remote mountain resort over the winter. Stanley Kubrick adapted it
into a classic horror film starring Jack Nicholson. Which Stephen King novel is
it?
(The) Shining
After the death of Ted Hughes, this contemporary author was named Poet
Laureate of England in 1999. Whose poetry collections include The Pleasure
Steamers and Natural Causes?
(Andrew) Motion
In what 1999 book did Paul Auster write about the life and times of an aging
canine named Mr. Bones? Its one-word title also names a historic trading center
in Mali.
Timbuktu
In 1999, what author published The Men of Brewster Place, a sequel to her 1982
novel The Women of Brewster Place?
(Gloria) Naylor
As a young child living in Shanghai, he was interned away from his parents
during World War II.
What author remembers these war years in his
autobiographical novel Empire of the Sun?
(J.G.) Ballard
The works of what contemporary American poet laureate include translations of
The Misanthrope and The School for Wives and the poetry volumes The
Beautiful Changes and Things of This World?
(Richard) Wilbur
The Hours by Michael Cunningham draws on what 1925 novel by English author
Virginia Woolf?
Mrs. Dalloway
Released in April of 2003, what work by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins is the
eleventh installment in the popular Left Behind series?
Armageddon
What is the nationality of the contemporary Nobel Prize-winning dramatist Dario
Fo [DAH-ree-oh FOH]?
Italian
Born in Danzig, this author is one of Germany's foremost literary figures. In
1999, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature for such works as From the
Diary of a Snail, Cat and Mouse, and The Tin Drum. Who is he?
(Gunter) [GUN-tur] Grass [GRAHS]
In what 2001 novel by Amy Tan does she explore the relationship between a
first-generation Chinese-American and her ancestors?
(The) Bonesetter's Daughter
Her poetry collections include A Time for Bees and Near Changes, for which she
won the Pulitzer Prize. What contemporary American author served as the U.S.
poet laureate from 1992 to 1993?
(Mona) Van Duyn
What work by Nilo Cruz was awarded the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for drama?
Anna in the Tropics
The 2002 Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning was given to Clay Bennett of what
newspaper that was established in 1908 by Mary Baker Eddy?
Christian Science Monitor
Guerillas and The Mimic Men are two works by this British author who was
awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 2001. Name him.
(V.S.) Naipaul [ny-PAWL]
Whoopi Goldberg appeared in what 1985 Steven Spielberg film based on a
Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker?
(The) Color Purple
Currently, both young children and adults alike are anticipating the release of the
fifth installment in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. Give the complete title of
this book scheduled for release in June, 2003.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
She was born Chloe Anthony Wofford in Lorain, Ohio, in 1931. She has become
very popular for her novels dealing with African American culture and feminism.
Name this author of Song of Solomon, Tar Baby, and Beloved.
(Toni) Morrison
Raised in a family of ranchers and cowboys, what popular western author's
works include The Last Picture Show, Terms of Endearment, and Lonesome
Dove?
(Larry) McMurtry
The title of John Gunther's book Death Be Not Proud was taken from a wellknown work by what 16th and 17th century English metaphysical poet?
(John) Donne [DUHN]
CLASSIC DRAMA, PLAYS, FILM MASTERPIECES
This question requires a first and last name answer. The early 20th century actor
Basil Rathbone played Errol Flynn's adversary in Captain Blood and The
Adventures of Robin Hood, but he is best known for his starring role in 14 films
concerning what super sleuth created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?
Sherlock Holmes
Although it wasn't a box office success when originally released in 1958, it has
since taken its deserved place as Alfred Hitchcock's greatest personal
achievement. What is this Hitchcock film whose title refers to a confused,
disoriented state of mind?
Vertigo
What two-word term was first used by French critics to designate a genre of
American suspense films of the 1940s and '50s whose nighttime settings and
fatalistic themes suggested a dangerous world of moral corruption?
Film Noir [NWAR]
This question requires a first and last name. Widely considered the epitome of
filmmaking, the 1941 film Citizen Kane marked the debut of what American actor
and director who produced a famous adaptation of The War of the Worlds on
radio three years earlier.
(Orson) Welles
Mussorgsky's [MOO-sohrg-skeez] "Night on Bald Mountain," Stavinsky's "The
Rite of Spring," and Dukas' [due-KAHZ] "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" are all
featured in what classic 1940 Disney film?
Fantasia
Born Ehrich Weiss, one of his most sensational acts was his "Chinese Water
Torture Cell." Give the popular stage name for this American escape artist and
prestidigitator.
(Harry) Houdini
The Lerner and Loewe musical My Fair Lady was based on which popular play
by George Bernard Shaw?
Pygmalion
Born in Oregon, what actor appeared in the 1986 film Stand By Me and the 1991
film My Own Private Idaho?
(River) Phoenix
Reared in poverty in London, he appeared as a clown in music hall
performances. While working for the Keystone studio, what celebrated comedian
achieved international fame with his portrayals of the Little Tramp?
(Charlie) Chaplin
After his death in 1956, what Hungarian-born actor was buried in the flowing
black cloak he had made famous in his film role as Count Dracula?
(Bela) Lugosi
Premiering in 2001, what reality show featured eleven two-people teams who
hurried around the world, playing for one million dollars?
(The) Amazing Race
In what 2002 film does Jodie Foster play a mother who is forced to retreat with
her daughter into a specially fortified part of her home when her house is invaded
by a trio of burglars?
Panic Room
This successful American theatrical producer attributed his success to his own
flair for creating publicity. Whose popular successes include Hello Dolly! and
Travesties?
(David) Merrick
Jessie and Chester wake up after a heavy night of partying to find their
cupboards stocked with pudding and their twin girlfriends' house trashed in what
2000 film starring Ashton Kutcher and Sean William Scott?
Dude, Where's My Car?
The Drury Lane Theatre, Barbican Centre, and Old Vic Theatre can all be found
in which city?
London
What tragic play by the Greek dramatist Aeschylus [ES-kuh-luhs] concerns a
certain titan whom Zeus has punished by chaining him to a rock?
Prometheus Bound
The 2000 film O Brother, Where Art Thou? was loosely based on what ancient
classic?
(The) Odyssey
An American singer and actress, she gained widespread fame for her
performance in the long-running musical South Pacific. Soon afterward, what
actress became even more widely known for her role as Peter Pan?
(Mary) Martin
Marcello Mastroianni plays Guido, a director trying to relax in the wake of his
latest hit. Beseiged by people eager to work with him, he struggles to find the
idea for his next film. The combined pressures draw him inside himself where his
recollections of significant events in his life and the many lovers he has left
behind begin to haunt him in what 1963 film by Federico Fellini?
8-1/2
This five-act play was a thorough adaptation of Latin comedy. Name this 1552
work by Nicholas Udall that is considered to be the earliest English comedy.
Ralph Roister Doister
Name the American theatrical producer who has received Tony Awards for his
work with Fiddler on the Roof, Cabaret, Evita, and Phantom of the Opera.
(Harold) Prince
An influential experimental acting group, they were led by George Cook and
Susan Glaspell. Name the early 20th century acting group that staged the first
performances of several plays by Eugene O'Neill.
Provincetown Players
Because of his dislike for classical acting techniques, what Russian producer and
acting teacher founded the system of "method acting"?
(Konstantin) Stanislavsky [stahn-ee-SLAHF-skee]
A heavenly messenger arrives to tell George Bailey what the world would be like
without him, showing George the world isn't such a bad place after all. Name this
Frank Capra film shown most frequently during the Christmas season.
It's a Wonderful Life
The winner of 10 Academy Awards including best picture, this electrifying
musical sets the timeless tragedy of Romeo and Juliet against the backdrop of
1950s New York. Identify this musical with music by Leonard Bernstein and
choreography by Jerome Robbins.
West Side Story
She argues that divine law requires the burial of her rebel brother against the
king's wishes. Name the heroine of this tragedy by Sophocles and you'll also
name what drama about the daughter of Oedipus [ED-uh-puhs]?
Antigone
Two classic film versions have been made of this 1880 Lew Wallace novel, one
in 1926 and another in 1959. Identify this novel about the Jewish nobleman
Judah who is betrayed by his longtime friend but triumphs over his Roman
tormentors.
Ben-Hur
Appearing in Goethe's [GUR-tuhz] Faust, this devil tempts the title character into
selling his soul to the powers of darkness. He also appears in Marlowe's Doctor
Faustus. Who is this character?
Mephistopheles [mef-uh-STAHF-uh-leez]
This silent film was named one of the top five German films of all time in 1994.
An unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker's novel Dracula, the filmmaker F.W.
Murnau was forced to remove all references to the novel from the film when
challenged by Stoker's widow. Name this classic 1922 film that influenced many
later vampire movies.
Nosferatu
CONTEMPORARY DRAMA, MUSIC, AND ART
Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson, and Diana Ross were members of a popular
group in the 60s and 70s that had such hits as "Baby Love," "Stop! In the Name
of Love," and "Stoned Love." What is the name of this musical group?
(The) Supremes
This famous sculptor is known for his wire structures titled Josephine Baker,
Romulus and Remus, and A Universe. Name this contemporary artist known for
his mobiles.
(Alexander) Calder
"I'm going on down to Yazgur's farm / I'm going to join in a rock and roll band /
I'm going to camp out on the land / I'm going to try and get my soul free." These
lyrics are part of what Joni Mitchell song about a defining moment in the era of
counterculture in America?
"Woodstock"
In which Disney film does the title character sing the following lines? "I've got no
strings to hold me down / To make me fret, or make me frown / I had strings but
now I'm free / There are no strings on me."
Pinocchio
In 1992, what medium surpassed cassette tapes as the preferred medium for
listening to recorded music?
CDs (Accept: Compact Disks)
In 1995, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum opened in Cleveland. What
renowned architect designed this structure as well as a new glass pyramid
entrance to the Louvre [LOOV-ruh]?
(I.M.) Pei [PAY]
Hans Janssens stars as Jean Valjean in what current Broadway play based on a
famous Victor Hugo novel?
Les Miserable [LAY mee-zay-RAHB-luh]
James Head plays Jacob and Trevor Jary has the role of Pharoah in what current
revival of a Broadway musical with lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Andrew Lloyd
Webber?
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
What rock band decided to call it quits in August of 1995 after their frontman,
Jerry Garcia, passed away?
(The) Grateful Dead
In what 2000 film does Jeff Daniels play Gerald Plecki, a high school academic
team coach who will go to any means necessary to ensure a state championship
victory?
Cheaters
Created by Rudolph Dirks, it follows the endless pranks of the twin brothers Fritz
and Hans. Name this longest-running comic strip in America that first appeared
in the New York Journal in 1897.
"(The) Katzenjammer Kids"
It opened at the Majestic Theatre on January 5, 1975, and went on to win 7 Tony
Awards. This rock musical features an all-black cast and was based on a
famous work by L. Frank Baum. Which musical is it?
(The) Wiz
It was the name of Citizen Kane's mansion in the 1941 film classic. What is this
name, reminiscent of a Kublai Khan dwelling from a famous Coleridge poem?
Xanadu [ZAN-uh-doo]
In 1990, what Euro dance band had their Grammy award revoked after they
admitted to lip-synching such hits as "Girl You Know Its True"?
Milli Vanilli
What current Broadway musical features the music of the Swedish singing group
ABBA?
Mamma Mia!
In 1924, what famous American photographer married the avante-garde artist
Georgia O'Keeffe?
(Alfred) Stieglitz [STEEG-lits]
You walk into London's Tate Gallery and see a black canvas whose edges have
been painted in a light red color. This work in which two black rectangles are
seen "floating" over the rest of the canvas is typical of the works of what 20th
century abstract expressionist?
(Mark) Rothko [RAHTH-koh]
Based on Puccini's La Boheme [boh-EM], what contemporary musical by
Jonathan Larson tells the story of struggling young artists living on the edge and
reaching for glory in New York City's East Village?
Rent
September 2001 saw the death of this celebrated 20th century American violinist
who proved instrumental in saving Carnegie Hall from destruction. Who was this
violin virtuoso?
(Isaac) Stern
A leading figure in concept art is what Bulgarian artist known for his trademark
device of wrapping familiar objects in cloth and other materials?
Christo (Javacheff)
Currently, this actor has a starring role in the London production of August
Strindberg's Dance of Death. Who is this British Shakespearean actor who is
also playing the role of Gandalf in the current film versions of Tolkien's Lord of
the Rings trilogy?
(Ian) McKellan
Artworks by Barbara Hepworth, Francis Bacon, William Blake, and Joshua
Reynolds can all be found housed in what London art museum that first opened
in 1897?
Tate Gallery
His early works consisted of repeating modular forms arranged on grids. Name
this leading American proponent of concept art, in which the execution of an
artwork is related to the carrying-out of a previously planned idea.
(Sol) LeWitt [luh-WIT]
Born William H. Bonney, give the popular name of the western outlaw who was
the subject of a 1938 ballet score by Aaron Copland.
Billy the Kid
In 1991, what former Beatle and member of the Wings composed the famous
"Liverpool Oratorio"?
(Paul) McCartney
This husband of Jada Pinckett is a rap singer and movie actor who appeared in
The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Men in Black, and Independence Day. Name him.
(Will) Smith
Nephew of Francis Ford Coppola, what actor starred in the films Rumblefish,
Face/off, City of Angels, and Conair?
(Nicholas) Cage
Based on a novel by Gaston Leroux [luh-ROO], there have been many film
versions of this work, one of which starred Lon Chaney. Give the name for this
story that provided Andrew Lloyd Webber with the inspiration for a "haunting"
musical.
(The) Phantom of the Opera
Known as Jack the Dripper, Jackson Pollock made a name for himself in what
truly American style of art?
Abstract Expressionism (Accept: Action Painting)
The Academy Award in 1999 for best picture went to what film in which Kevin
Spacey plays a man willing to try new things to enhance his dull life?
American Beauty
A Wisconsin born painter, she is famous for her paintings of flowers and and
cows' skulls. Name this 20th century artist who married the photographer Alfred
Stieglitz [STEEG-lits].
(Georgia) O'Keeffe
In what country was the Bauhaus [bow-HOWS] school of design founded by
Walter Gropius [GROH-pee-us]?
Germany
Tool, Pink Floyd, King Crimson, and Emerson, Lake and Palmer are all bands
known for playing what type of rock music that makes extensive use of innovative
ideas?
Progressive (Rock)