Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM


Top Flashcards (Certified)
All Flashcards

Jeopardy 1 > Potpourri > Flashcards

Potpourri Flashcards

(109 cards)

Start Studying
1
Q

CAPTCHA stands for…

A

Completely Automated Public Turing Test to tell Humans and Computers Apart

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

How many eyes does a bee have?

A

A bee has five eyes.

They have two compound eyes on each side of their head. They also have three simple eyes, which are located on top of their head, called ocelli.

Each compound eye is made up of 150 tiny structures called ommatidia.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

The names of how many states begin with the letter “M”?

A

Eight

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

In which famous ballet is Princess Aurora a heroine?

A

Sleeping Beauty

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

In what year was Nelson Mandela released from prison?

A

1990

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

What did Theseus fail to display on his return to Argos, causing his father to think he was dead?

A

White flag.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

In some versions of my story, I had to sacrifice my daughter Iphigeneia to appease Artemis. Who am I?

A

Agamemnon.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

What is another name for the “River of Pain”?

A

River Acheron.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Clytie fell in love with the Greek god Helios. She stared at him for 9 days, and was aptly turned into what flower?

A

A sunflower.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

According to Greek myth, who was the first person in 30 years to clean the Augean Stables?

A

Heracles.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Madagascar’s elephant bird, extinct for about 500 years, was so big it may have inspired legends about what gigantic bird?

A

Roc.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Which American steel-driver from West Virginia was stronger than a steam powered hammer?

A

John Henry.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

T/F: Dwarves were considered lucky in ancient Egypt.

A

True. Dwarves were considered lucky.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

What Greek goddess is sometimes booted from the list of the 12 Olympian gods in favor of the young Dionysus?

A

Hestia.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

In Greek myth Leander swam across what body of water every night to see Hero, a priestess of Aphrodite?

A

The Hellespont.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

In the Ojibwa story, what does the Elbow Witch have for elbows?

A

Awls.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Hathor, an Egyptian fertility goddess, looked like a woman with the head of what animal?

A

Cow.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

Who is the godly parent of Romulus, founder of Rome?

A

Mars.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

Gib Morgan was a Paul Bunyan-like American folklore figure who worked in what industry?

A

Oil drilling.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

In Caribbean folklore, what is “Papa Bois”?

A

Stag.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

Where did the pop art movement originate?

A

England.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

In 1842, who lashed himself to a mast during a storm to paint The Snowstorm?

A

JMW Turner

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

Who painted “The Rokeby Venus”?

A

DIEGO VELAZQUEZ

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

Art dealer Jacopo Strada is best remembered now for the painting of him by which of his clients?

A

Titian.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
What was the name of the hippie LSD bacchanal in Paris run by Dali?
The Court of Miracles.
26
Which museum is in Central Park?
Metropolitan Museum of Art.
27
Who took the photo in Voluptas Mors depicting Salvador Dali and seven naked woman in the shape of a skull?
Phillipe Halsman.
28
Where is Dali buried?
basement of his museum in Figueres, Spain.
29
What is the full name of Van Gogh's Starry Night?
Starry Night Over the Rhone
30
What is the name of Escher's drawing with stairs going nowhere?
Relatvity.
31
Born Feb 3, 1894, in NYC, his birthday is American Painters Day.
Norman Rockwell.
32
Who infamously photographed a crucifix in a container full of urine?
Andres Serrano.
33
In 1632, what Flemish portraitist became England's "Paynter in ordinary to their majesties"?
Van Dyck.
34
Where did pop artists Tracey Emin and Sarah Lucas open The Shop in 1993, selling handmade t-shirts and mugs?
East London.
35
What artist, raised in Shanghai, came to define the "cosmic" look of the psychedellic 1960s?
Peter Max.
36
Located in Fort Tryon Park, NY, what is this branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art called?
The Cloisters.
37
Who painted Rosie the Riveter?
Norman Rockwell.
38
January's Birthstone.
Garnet.
39
February's Birthstone.
Amethyst.
40
March's Birthstone.
Aquamarine.
41
April's Birthstone.
Diamond.
42
May's Birthstone.
Emerald.
43
June's Birthstone.
Alexandrite.
44
July's Birthstone.
Ruby.
45
August's Birthstone.
Peridot.
46
September's Birthstone.
Sapphire.
47
October's Birthstone.
Tourmaline. | Opal?
48
November's Birthstone.
Topaz.
49
December's Birthstone.
Zircon (?)
50
What country is home to Machu Picchu?
Peru.
51
In what year did most EU countries adopt the Euro as currency?
1999.
52
What shipping line owned the SS Titanic?
White Star.
53
What UK city is home to Taro Chiezo's Superlambanana, a statue that depicts the sheep and bananas that it historically imported?
Liverpool.
54
Charles Wilson Peale started out making saddles, but ended up becoming famous in what other line of work?
Painting.
55
Edouard Manet and Claude Monet painted together in what northwestern suburb of Paris, known for its white asparagus and grapes?`
Argenteuil.
56
What photorealist started doing more pixilated works, often with his teeth, after a spinal artery collapse left him paralyzed?
Chuck Close.
57
What Pre-Raphaelite painted Christ in the House of His Parents, which depicted a working-class carpenter's household?
John Everett Millais.
58
What 19th century painter was Pablo Picasso's artistic idol?
Goya.
59
What is the name of the statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil?
Christ the Redeemer.
60
Many of what country's greatest artists worked on glazed ceramic tiles called azulejos?
Portugal.
61
Who painted over 60 self portraits?
Rembrandt.
62
The artistic technique sometimes called xylograph is concerned with images carved into which material?
Wood.
63
Who painted 1911's "I and the Village"?
Marc Chagall. | inspired by Russian folk art
64
Which contemporary artist wrapped up the Reichstag in Berlin with 100,000 square meters of polypropylene fabric in the summer of 1995.
Christo.
65
A fire in what city's Doge's Palace in 1577 cost us priceless works by Titian and many others?
Venice.
66
Whose first poster, in 1891, was called "Moulin Rouge-La Goulue," an image of a cancan dancer named La Goulue?
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.
67
Who shot the photo "Looking Down Sacramento Street" in 1906 San Fran after earthquake?
Arnold Genthe.
68
What artist and pigeon aficionado collected fan tail pigeons and named his daughter Paloma, which is Spanish for "pigeon"?
Picasso.
69
The French artist Cesar became known for his "compression sculptures." Of what were they made?
Automobiles.
70
Who has been called the father of India's painting? He did paintings of Hindu mythology?
Raja Ravi Varma.
71
Who used 1300 punching bags to create a sculpture of Muhammad Ali in LA?
Michael Kalish.
72
A barber named Eugenio Aria donated to a museum 60 invaluable works of art that he had taken in lieu of payment from what artist?
Picasso.
73
Whose paintings include "Blue Boy" and "Mrs Siddons"?
Thomas Gainsborough.
74
This painter's dad was a banker from Naples and his mom was from New Orleans.
Edgar Degas.
75
Famous for its "Butter Tower," what city's Notre Dame Cathedral was the subject of a series of paintings by Claude Monet?
Rouen.
76
Who took the famous picture of Einstein with his tongue sticking out, in 1951?
Arthur Sasse.
77
George Stubbs is an 18th century English artist best known for his paintings of which animals?
Horses.
78
Which London-born artist became known as "the painter of light"?
JMW Turner.
79
Bisexual abstract painter Frances Hodgkins is considered one of what country's greatest painters?
New Zealand.
80
The illustrator Thomas Nast changed the image we have of Father Christmas. What two characteristics did he introduce?
Plump and dressed in red.
81
The artist Canaletto was known for enjoying painting which of these Italian cities?
Venice.
82
Awarded by the Tate since 1984, England's most prestigious visual arts prize is named for what artist?
JMW Turner.
83
Which Athenian classical sculptor was the younger contemporary of the sculptor / artist Phidias?
Alcamenes.
84
How many people are there in the lonely late-night diner depicted by Edward Hopper in the painting Nighthawks?
Four.
85
Who created "oxidation paintings" by encouraging his friends to urinate on a canvas prepared with copper oxide?
Andy Warhol.
86
What midwest city has a Claes Oldenburg sculpture of a giant spoon with a cherry on it?
Minneapolis.
87
A rabbit named Alba was genetically engineered using a jellyfish gene by artist Eduardo Kac to do something unusual. What?
Glow in the dark.
88
What is Kyle Bean's sculpture, called "Which Came First?"
Chicken made out of eggshells.
89
Who appears in Alberto Korda's photo Guerrillero Heroico, which was later adapted for the Cuban three-peso note?
Che Guevara.
90
Gustav Klimt was a founding member and the first president of the Sezession movement, based in what city?
Vienna.
91
Henri Rousseau became famous for painting jungle scenes, which is odd, because as far as we know, he never left what city?
Paris.
92
What Swiss painter famously described his work as "taking a line on a walk"?
Paul Klee.
93
Whose art auction, Beautiful Inside My Head Forever, became itself a work of art?
Damien Hirst.
94
By definition, if you know a painting uses "sotto in su," you also know something else about it. What?
It's on the ceiling.
95
Which artistic movement, which began in New York in the 1940s, is also known as action painting?
Abstract Expressionism.
96
What is the name of an etched or engraved design in either gems or seals?
Intaglio.
97
Who painted "The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp"?
Rembrandt.
98
There are copies around the world of what 1888 bronze statue by Rodin, commemorating a siege during the 100 Years' War?
Burghers of Calais.
99
Gunther von Hagens invented PLASTINATION, which makes an art form out of something unusual. What?
Dead human bodies.
100
Tom Tierney is known for what unusual art form, which the Japanese call kisekae ningyou?
Paper dolls.
101
Particularly in works like A Bigger Splash, Britain's David Hockney often painted scenes of swimming pools in what US State?
California.
102
William Wegman became known for his funny pictures of Man Ray and Fay Ray. Who are they?
His weimaraners.
103
One of Gerhard Richter's iconic images appeared, free, on the cover of Sonic Youth's DayDream Nation album. What was it?
A candle.
104
What book begins: "Buck did not read newspapers or he would have known that trouble was brewing."
The Call of the Wild.
105
From what book is this: "Ten days after the war ended, my sister Laura drove a car off a bridge."
The Blind Assassin.
106
What 1948 work by Dodie Smith begins "I write this sitting in the kitchen sink."
I Capture the Castle.
107
From what book is this: "If you look for perfection, you'll never be content."
Anna Karenina.
108
"It was the afternoon of my eighty-first birthday," who wrote this in the book "Earthly Powers"?
Anthony Burgess.
109
Which word's definition can be "the natural history of trees?"
Dendrology.

Jeopardy 1 (2 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2025 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions