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From Renaissance painting and ancient sculpture to contemporary film and world music, each quiz covers a different facet of human creativity. You'll encounter questions on famous artists and their masterpieces, architectural wonders, literary movements, and cultural practices from every corner of the globe. Each quiz takes under two minutes and is completely free to play.
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Which artist painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City?
Answer: Michelangelo
In the Broadway musical “Cats,” costumed actors romp around a set designed to look like a what?
Answer: Junkyard
In the 1300s Italy gave birth to this art movement that would eventually sweep across Europe.
Answer: The Renaissance
A Parisian must-see on anyone's list, this museum is the home of the Mona Lisa.
Answer: The Louvre
Keep the sun off your face with this accessory whose name is from Old Italian for "to shelter from the sun".
Answer: A Parasol
Which art movement is Salvador Dalí associated with?
Answer: Surrealism
Begun under Napoleon, this 165' high & 150' wide landmark was completed in 1836
Answer: Arc De Triomphe
Which Russian Orthodox cathedral in Moscow is famous for its colorful, onion-shaped domes?
Answer: St. Basil's Cathedral
Which Italian city is home to the Baroque-style Trevi Fountain?
Answer: Rome
What is the style Pablo Picasso often used that uses straight geometrical shapes to create images?
Answer: Cubism
In June 1889 he executed the "Starry Night" painting
Answer: Vincent Van Gogh
In this French artist's 1897 painting "The Sleeping Gypsy", a woman sleeps while a lion examines her
Answer: Henri Rousseau
What is the opening section of an opera called?
Answer: The overture
Pointe shoes, also known as “toe shoes,” are commonly used in what style of dance?
Answer: Ballet
In August 1911, Vincenzo Perugia stole this portrait in Paris, leading to the closing of France's borders
Answer: The Mona Lisa
This memorial designed by Henry Bacon was dedicated in Washington on May 30, 1922
Answer: Lincoln Memorial
Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg wrote which hit musical?
Answer: Les Miserables
Characters in this musical include a teacup called Chip & a clock named Cogsworth.
Answer: Beauty and the Beast
Rogers & Hammerstein's "Away We Go" ran a record-breaking 2,248 performances under new name.
Answer: Oklahoma!
Composer Jean-Baptiste Lully brought this French country dance to Louis XIV's court.
Answer: Minuet
This Dutch master was barely 22 in 1628 when he started teaching in Leiden.
Answer: Rembrandt
Four of the murals lining this American building's rotunda are by John Trumbull.
Answer: U.S. Capitol
In 1920 this impressionist, known for his water lilies, painted another plant, "Wisteria".
Answer: Claude Monet
Someone tearing the L.A. Times into strips may be practicing this art form with a hyphenated French name.
Answer: Papier-mâché
In 1936 Time Magazine featured this mustachioed Surrealist on its cover.
Answer: Salvador Dali
It's the nickname of painter Domenikos Theotokopoulos, acquired when he lived in Italy.
Answer: El Greco
19th century French Primitive artist who painted “The Snake Charmer”.
Answer: Henri Rousseau
He was just 22 when he illustrated his first Saturday Evening Post cover in 1916.
Answer: Norman Rockwell
This Frenchman put himself & his cousin Tapie in his 1892 painting "At the Moulin Rouge".
Answer: Lautrec
Who painted “The Scream”?
Answer: Edvard Munch
In ballet, an elongated line; in particular, the horizontal line of an arabesque with one arm stretched front and the other back.
Answer: Allongé
Requiring considerable skill and experience, “throwing” is a technique used in what artistic medium?
Answer: Pottery
A woman traditionally waves a fan coyly across her body when performing which of these dances?
Answer: Flamenco
Set in Hot Springs, Arkansas in 1959, “Billy Blythe” is a folk opera about which famous “Bill”?
Answer: Bill Clinton
Sugar magnate Henry Tate is the founder and namesake of a noted art gallery located in what city?
Answer: London
Which famous European structure was only supposed to stand for twenty years when it was built?
Answer: Eiffel Tower
Appropriate name of the outfit worn by parachutists, or of the 1-piece garment inspired by it.
Answer: A Jumpsuit
Famed for paintings such as The Night Watch and The Storm on the Sea of Galilee, which country is Rembrandt from?
Answer: Netherlands
Charles Boyer inspired which cartoon skunk?
Answer: Pepe le Pew
Which ballet tells the story of a princess turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer?
Answer: Swan Lake
Which festival is famous for its colorful masks and costumes in Venice, Italy?
Answer: Carnival
What is the traditional Japanese art of paper folding called?
Answer: Origami
Which theater in London is famous for its association with Shakespeare?
Answer: The Globe Theatre
Which skyscraper in Chicago was once the tallest building in the world and is now officially known as the Willis Tower?
Answer: Sears Tower
What is the name of the ancient Inca city in Peru famous for its stone terraces and mountain setting?
Answer: Machu Picchu
Which French Gothic cathedral is famous for its flying buttresses and gargoyles?
Answer: Notre-Dame De Paris
Which palace complex in Beijing was home to Chinese emperors for nearly 500 years?
Answer: Forbidden City
What U.S. city has the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)?
Answer: New York
Irving Berlin's 1946 musical that featured a rifle-totin' Ethel Merman.
Answer: Annie Get Your Gun
There are 3 secondary colors, 2 of them are purple and orange. What is the third?
Answer: Green