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Arts & Culture (#2) Flashcards

1
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Norville Rogers is the real name of which cartoon character?

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Shaggy

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2
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Which Spanish artist painted The Persistence of Memory?

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Salvador Dali

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Which French artist painted The Luncheon on the Grass?

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Edouard Manet

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

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Georges Seurat

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Which famous painter is credited with founding the Impressionist movement?

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Claude Monet

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What was Anne Frank’s nickname for her diary?

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Kitty

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What was bestselling author Stephen King’s first novel?

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Carrie

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Which superhero character did Gal Gadot play?

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Wonder Woman

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What city is Billie Eilish from?

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Los Angeles

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

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Frankestein

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Which company produced the first feature-length animated film?

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Disney

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Where was the sitcom Frasier set?

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Seattle

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

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Ballet and Poetry

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Which 2006 film featured a penguin named Mumble?

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Happy Feet

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

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Video Hits

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

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Templeton

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17
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Which fictional country is the Black Panther movie set in?

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Wakanda

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18
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What play is the film West Side Story based on?

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Romeo and Juliet

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

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Gargamel

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

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Fred

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21
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Which American musician released the album River of Dreams in 1993?

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Billy Joel

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

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The Beat Generation

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

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The Goonies

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24
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What nickname did Patrick Dempsey’s character often go by on Grey’s Anatomy?

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McDreamy

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

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Endor

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26
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In which city was Edgar Allen Poe born?

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Boston

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27
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Which film series featured the character Marty McFly?

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Back to the Future

28
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Which film did Steven Spielberg win his first Oscar for Best Director?

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Schindler’s List

29
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Which character in Greek drama is known for marrying his mother?

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Oedipus

30
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Which Shakespearean play is based on the father of Elizabeth I?

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Henry VII

31
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Julian Assange is the founder of which internet site?

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WikiLeaks

32
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Which performer was known for his “Little Tramp” character?

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Charlie Chaplin

33
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What is Spider-Man’s middle name?

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Benjamin

34
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What was the first animated film to be to be nominated for a Best Picture Academy Award?

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Beauty and the Beast

35
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In which work did John Locke write about the basics of the social contract theory?

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Two Treatises of Government

36
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Which novel by William Golding features children, including Jack, Ralph, and Piggy, stranded on a deserted island?

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Lord of the Flies

37
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What was the name of the precocious 6-year-old protagonist of To Kill a Mockingbird?

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Scout Finch

38
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What legendary band did Adam Lambert join as lead vocalist in 2011?

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Queen

39
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Which movie, set in Renaissance-era England, won the 1999 Oscar for Best Picture?

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Shakespeare in Love

40
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What Mark Twain character says he’d rather “go to hell” than betray a friend?

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Huckleberry Finn

41
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What’s the name of the paper company in American version of The Office?

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Dunder Mifflin

42
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What was the first soft drink in space?

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Coca-Coca

43
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Which film franchise features the character Darth Vader?

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Star Wars

44
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What is the name of the mountain in The Lord of Rings that the One Ring must be thrown into?

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Mount Doom

45
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In what country was the first Starbucks opened outside of North America?

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Japan

46
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Which television “first” occurred on July 1, 1941?

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First commercial

47
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Who wrote “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”?

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Washington Irving

48
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Which war was at the center of the movie Saving Private Ryan?

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World War II

49
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Which type of poetry, characterized by its lack of definite rhythm and meter, was popularized by Walt Whitman?

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Free verse

50
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What group of cartoon brothers is named after a quartet of Renaissance artists?

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The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

51
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What is the 1980 horror film that holds the Guinness World Record for the most retakes of a single scene with dialogue?

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The Shining (148)

52
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What couple took a murderous road trip in the 1950s and was the basis for Oliver Stone’s film Natural Born Killers?

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Caril Fugate and Charles Starkweather

53
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What are the names of the parents in The Simpsons?

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Marge and Homer

54
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On Sex and the City, what was Miranda Hobbes’ career?

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Lawyer

55
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There was almost a different name for Disney’s beloved Mickey Mouse. What was it?

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Mortimer Mouse

56
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What year did Keeping Up With the Kardashians first premiere?

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2007

57
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Which 1994 film was a big hit for director Quentin Tarantino?

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Pulp Fiction

58
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Who created the popular television comedy series Curb Your Enthusiasm?

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Larry David

59
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Which movie starring Kevin Spacey won the 2000 Oscar for Best Picture?

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American Beauty

60
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What 1982 feature-length Disney film is one of the earliest motion pictures to use extensive computer-generated imagery?

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Tron

61
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What did Claire eat for lunch in The Breakfast Club?

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Sushi

62
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What is the name of the FBI agent protagonist in Silence of the Lambs?

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Clarice Starling

63
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Where is the National Baseball Hall of Fame?

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Cooperstown, New York

64
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What was controversial director Michael Moore’s first feature film?

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Roger and Me

65
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In which film did Jessica Simpson make her professional acting debut?

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The Dukes of Hazzard

66
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What was the name of the film company founded by Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas in 1969?

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America Zoetrope

67
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To which fictional character was Sancho Panzo a sidekick?

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Don Quixote

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