Arts & Culture (#2)

Question 1

Norville Rogers is the real name of which cartoon character?

Answer 1

Shaggy

Question 2

Which Spanish artist painted The Persistence of Memory?

Answer 2

Salvador Dali

Question 3

Which French artist painted The Luncheon on the Grass?

Answer 3

Edouard Manet

Question 4

Which famous artist created the work Sunday Afternoon on the Island of la Grande Jatte?

Answer 4

Georges Seurat

Question 5

Which famous painter is credited with founding the Impressionist movement?

Answer 5

Claude Monet

Question 6

What was Anne Frank’s nickname for her diary?

Answer 6

Kitty

Question 7

What was bestselling author Stephen King’s first novel?

Answer 7

Carrie

Question 8

Which superhero character did Gal Gadot play?

Answer 8

Wonder Woman

Question 9

What city is Billie Eilish from?

Answer 9

Los Angeles

Question 10

British author Mary Shelley is best known for writing which novel, later turned into a 1931 horror movie?

Answer 10

Frankestein

Question 11

Which company produced the first feature-length animated film?

Answer 11

Disney

Question 12

Where was the sitcom Frasier set?

Answer 12

Seattle

Question 13

At the Baltimore School for the Arts, rapper Tupac Shakur studied which two subjects?

Answer 13

Ballet and Poetry

Question 14

Which 2006 film featured a penguin named Mumble?

Answer 14

Happy Feet

Question 15

In the world of cable music television, what does VH in VH1 stand for?

Answer 15

Video Hits

Question 16

Which company used the slogan “Where’s the beef?” in its 1980s TV commercial?

Answer 16

Templeton

Question 17

Which fictional country is the Black Panther movie set in?

Answer 17

Wakanda

Question 18

What play is the film West Side Story based on?

Answer 18

Romeo and Juliet

Question 19

What is the name of the evil wizard who pursues the Smurfs?

Answer 19

Gargamel

Question 20

What was the first name of children’s TV show host Mr. Rogers?

Answer 20

Fred

Question 21

Which American musician released the album River of Dreams in 1993?

Answer 21

Billy Joel

Question 22

Which literary movement in the late 1950s was associated with authors like Allen Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs?

Answer 22

The Beat Generation

Question 23

What is the 1985 classic film where the phrase, “Hey you guys!” came from?

Answer 23

The Goonies

Question 24

What nickname did Patrick Dempsey’s character often go by on Grey’s Anatomy?

Answer 24

McDreamy

Question 25

What was the home of the Ewoks in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi?

Answer 25

Endor

Question 26

In which city was Edgar Allen Poe born?

Answer 26

Boston

Question 27

Which film series featured the character Marty McFly?

Answer 27

Back to the Future

Question 28

Which film did Steven Spielberg win his first Oscar for Best Director?

Answer 28

Schindler's List

Question 29

Which character in Greek drama is known for marrying his mother?

Answer 29

Oedipus

Question 30

Which Shakespearean play is based on the father of Elizabeth I?

Answer 30

Henry VII

Question 31

Julian Assange is the founder of which internet site?

Answer 31

WikiLeaks

Question 32

Which performer was known for his "Little Tramp" character?

Answer 32

Charlie Chaplin

Question 33

What is Spider-Man's middle name?

Answer 33

Benjamin

Question 34

What was the first animated film to be to be nominated for a Best Picture Academy Award?

Answer 34

Beauty and the Beast

Question 35

In which work did John Locke write about the basics of the social contract theory?

Answer 35

Two Treatises of Government

Question 36

Which novel by William Golding features children, including Jack, Ralph, and Piggy, stranded on a deserted island?

Answer 36

Lord of the Flies

Question 37

What was the name of the precocious 6-year-old protagonist of To Kill a Mockingbird?

Answer 37

Scout Finch

Question 38

What legendary band did Adam Lambert join as lead vocalist in 2011?

Answer 38

Queen

Question 39

Which movie, set in Renaissance-era England, won the 1999 Oscar for Best Picture?

Answer 39

Shakespeare in Love

Question 40

What Mark Twain character says he'd rather "go to hell" than betray a friend?

Answer 40

Huckleberry Finn

Question 41

What's the name of the paper company in American version of The Office?

Answer 41

Dunder Mifflin

Question 42

What was the first soft drink in space?

Answer 42

Coca-Coca

Question 43

Which film franchise features the character Darth Vader?

Answer 43

Star Wars

Question 44

What is the name of the mountain in The Lord of Rings that the One Ring must be thrown into?

Answer 44

Mount Doom

Question 45

In what country was the first Starbucks opened outside of North America?

Answer 45

Japan

Question 46

Which television "first" occurred on July 1, 1941?

Answer 46

First commercial

Question 47

Who wrote "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"?

Answer 47

Washington Irving

Question 48

Which war was at the center of the movie Saving Private Ryan?

Answer 48

World War II

Question 49

Which type of poetry, characterized by its lack of definite rhythm and meter, was popularized by Walt Whitman?

Answer 49

Free verse

Question 50

What group of cartoon brothers is named after a quartet of Renaissance artists?

Answer 50

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Question 51

What is the 1980 horror film that holds the Guinness World Record for the most retakes of a single scene with dialogue?

Answer 51

The Shining (148)

Question 52

What couple took a murderous road trip in the 1950s and was the basis for Oliver Stone's film Natural Born Killers?

Answer 52

Caril Fugate and Charles Starkweather

Question 53

What are the names of the parents in The Simpsons?

Answer 53

Marge and Homer

Question 54

On Sex and the City, what was Miranda Hobbes' career?

Answer 54

Lawyer

Question 55

There was almost a different name for Disney's beloved Mickey Mouse. What was it?

Answer 55

Mortimer Mouse

Question 56

What year did Keeping Up With the Kardashians first premiere?

Answer 56

2007

Question 57

Which 1994 film was a big hit for director Quentin Tarantino?

Answer 57

Pulp Fiction

Question 58

Who created the popular television comedy series Curb Your Enthusiasm?

Answer 58

Larry David

Question 59

Which movie starring Kevin Spacey won the 2000 Oscar for Best Picture?

Answer 59

American Beauty

Question 60

What 1982 feature-length Disney film is one of the earliest motion pictures to use extensive computer-generated imagery?

Answer 60

Tron

Question 61

What did Claire eat for lunch in The Breakfast Club?

Answer 61

Sushi

Question 62

What is the name of the FBI agent protagonist in Silence of the Lambs?

Answer 62

Clarice Starling

Question 63

Where is the National Baseball Hall of Fame?

Answer 63

Cooperstown, New York

Question 64

What was controversial director Michael Moore's first feature film?

Answer 64

Roger and Me

Question 65

In which film did Jessica Simpson make her professional acting debut?

Answer 65

The Dukes of Hazzard

Question 66

What was the name of the film company founded by Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas in 1969?

Answer 66

America Zoetrope

Question 67

To which fictional character was Sancho Panzo a sidekick?

Answer 67

Don Quixote