Art

Question 1

What is Originalism in terms of the Constitution of America?

Answer 1

Interpreting the Constitution based on its original public meaning at the time of its creation.

Question 2

What is living Constitutionalism?

Answer 2

Believing the meaning can change over time.

Question 3

What is the purpose of the US Constitution?

Answer 3

Establishes government institutions, divides power, provides a framework for law and order, and promotes democracy and the rule of law.

Question 4

Who was Arturo Toscanini?

Answer 4

A conductor, who believed in keeping compositions the same way they are.

Question 5

What was Arturo Toscanini called?

Answer 5

A slave to the composer.

Question 6

What was Toscanini famous for other than attention to detail?

Answer 6

Bringing out the nuances and subtleties of a piece.

Question 7

Who had the idea to build a pyramid in America in one and a half days?

Answer 7

E.S Wheeler

Question 8

What is the second Eiffel tower called?

Answer 8

Eiffela

Question 9

What was Eiffela considered as?

Answer 9

An April Fool’s Joke

Question 10

Who created Eiffela?

Answer 10

Phillipe Maindron

Question 11

Which replica of the Eiffel Tower is a radio transmission tower?

Answer 11

Sydney, Australia

Question 12

What is the Ghosts of Versailles about?

Answer 12

An alternate reality where the French queen does not die.

Question 13

What form of performance is the Ghosts of Versailles?

Answer 13

Opera.

Question 14

Why did Pierre Beaumarchais create a new opera to bring the Queen back to life?

Answer 14

He had a crush on the queen.

Question 15

What is the significance of the Ghosts of Versailles compared to other operas?

Answer 15

It has an opera in an opera, and also explores an alternate reality.

Question 16

What is Photogrammetry?

Answer 16

A method where thousands of overlapping photographs of an object or place are taken from many angles and put into a digital 3D visualization.

Question 17

What did Jan Simek use to find motifs in a cave in Alabama?

Answer 17

Photogrammetry

Question 18

What is a technique used to see through prehistoric wall plaster?

Answer 18

Infrared frequency light

Question 19

Who discovered the Maros Pangkep cave art?

Answer 19

Alfred Wallace

Question 20

What method was used to date the 14 paintings?

Answer 20

Uranium decay

Question 21

What is the uranium decay method?

Answer 21

Analyzing calcite and finding the ratio of thorium to uranium.

Question 22

Which motif in the Maros Pangkep cave was the oldest?

Answer 22

A negative handprint

Question 23

What does babirusa literally mean?

Answer 23

Pig-deer.

Question 24

What birds were drawn in Charles Darwin’s sketches?

Answer 24

Noted as finches but were actually blackbirds/mockingbirds.

Question 25

What idea did Charles Darwin's sketches ignite?

Answer 25

Natural selection.

Question 26

Who created the realistic portraits of famous historical figures using AI?

Answer 26

Bas Uterwijk.

Question 27

What specific AI technique does Bas Uterwijk use?

Answer 27

Deep-learning AI

Question 28

Who is Iceman Otzi?

Answer 28

A well-preserved Copper Age mummy.

Question 29

Where was Otzi discovered?

Answer 29

In the Italian alps in 1991.

Question 30

What did Otzi's stone tools and copper axe indicate?

Answer 30

It indicated early stages of the Bronze Age (era after Copper Age).

Question 31

Where is Iceman Otzi available to see?

Answer 31

South Tyrol Museum in Bolzano, Italy.

Question 32

Who recreated the Romeo and Juliet score?

Answer 32

Nino Rota

Question 33

In essence, what is Marcel Duchamp's Fountain?

Answer 33

A urinal

Question 34

What is the bronze material in Fountain (Buddha) supposed to have visual similarities to?

Answer 34

Buddhist reliquary sculptures.

Question 35

What do the cracks in Mike Bidlo's recreation of Fountain tell?

Answer 35

They represent the story of the original artwork, and how it was smashed to pieces, as the art exhibition did not want to present the 1917 work.

Question 36

What is the untitled work by Rachel Lachowicz made out of?

Answer 36

Lipstick

Question 37

What does lipstick signify in the recreation?

Answer 37

It signifies the female role in art.

Question 38

Who could Fountain have actually been created by?

Answer 38

Baroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven

Question 39

What is the main argument about Fountain?

Answer 39

Is it really art?

Question 40

What was Jacques Louis David's famous work of Napoleon considered as?

Answer 40

Political propaganda.

Question 41

What was the one thing the David got correct in Napoleon's artwork?

Answer 41

His jacket, since he had it.

Question 42

Who created a much more honest representation of "Napoleon Crossing the Alps", inspired by a historian's account?

Answer 42

Paul Delaroche.

Question 43

Where is "Napoleon Crossing the Alps (original)" hung?

Answer 43

Royal Palace in Madrid.

Question 44

What was Napoleon actually riding on, rather than a fiery steed?

Answer 44

A mule.

Question 45

Who was Charles Dibdin?

Answer 45

A famous 18th-century English singer-songwriter.

Question 46

What types of performances did Dibdin stage?

Answer 46

One-man shows called "Table Entertainments."

Question 47

What did Dibdin write besides songs?

Answer 47

Operas, novels, and a history of theatre.

Question 48

How did Dibdin distribute his sheet music?

Answer 48

He self-published his sheet music.

Question 49

Why was Dibdin's music popular?

Answer 49

His songs were catchy, and he was a talented performer.

Question 50

What was Dibdin's legacy?

Answer 50

He inspired later artists, including Gilbert and Sullivan.

Question 51

What happened to Dibdin's fame after his death?

Answer 51

His popularity declined over time.

Question 52

Why was Dibdin a pioneer in the music industry?

Answer 52

He was one of the first performers to publish his own music and tour one-man shows.

Question 53

What was Dibdin's relationship with David Garrick?

Answer 53

He worked with Garrick at Drury Lane but eventually had a falling out.

Question 54

What was Dibdin's stage presence like?

Answer 54

He was known for his comic timing, stage presence, and ability to ad-lib.