Varsity - Fine Arts Flashcards
(578 cards)
1
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What 1971 musical with the songs “Could We Start Again, Please!” and “I Don’t Know How to Love Him” by
Andrew Lloyd Webber, is based on the Gospels?
A
Jesus Christ Superstar
2
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In architecture, what is the central approach to the high altar, the main body of the church called?
A
nave
3
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What is the name of a weak beat or any pulse between the beats in a measured rhythmic pattern?
A
offbeat
4
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Praxiteles (PRAX-it-uh-lees) was once credited with what 2-meter-high statue, now attributed to Alexandros of Antioch, that is on display in the Louvre?
A
(the) “Venus di Milo”, or “Aphrodite of Milos”
5
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How many sharps are in the key signature of F sharp major?
A
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6
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What Kansas native is known for his photography as well as his direction of the 1970’s movie, “Shaft”?
A
(Gordon) Parks
7
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Many 19th century composers produced marches for this American showman famous for his circus and notable side shows, even though many of the advertised freaks were hoaxes.
A
(P. T.) Barnum
8
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What name describes a work of art depicting mostly inanimate subject matter, typically commonplace items
such as flowers or fruit?
A
Still life
9
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What is the name of highly choreographed, stylized, theater in Japan with all male performers?
A
kabuki
10
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Name the artist who sculpted a giant figure of an Old Testament hero to symbolize the defense of civil
liberties thought to be embodied by the Republic of Florence?
A
Michelangelo (Buonarotti)
11
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About whom was the musical “Yankee Doodle Dandy” written?
A
(George M.) Cohan
12
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Which art style that predominated the Middle Ages featured mosaics and icons?
A
Byzantine
13
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What Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle namesake developed his heroic style in “St. Mark” and “St. John Evangelist” which bestowed him with the reputation of the greatest sculptor of the Renaissance?
A
Donatello
14
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What form of theater conveyed bewilderment, anxiety, and wonder in the face of an inexplicable universe in dreamlike plots written by playwrights like Samuel Beckett and Harold Pinter.
A
Theatre of the Absurd
15
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Name the composer of the operetta “Hansel and Gretel”.
A
(Engelbert) Humperdinck
16
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What is the term for an artist who plans the lettering and images for books, packages, posters, and other printed materials?
A
graphic designer
17
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What French Impressionist is best known for his works entitled: “Luncheon of the Boating Party”, and “Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette” (moo-LAHN duh la gah-LET)?
A
(Pierre-Auguste) Renoir
18
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Identify the dance style that orginated in the Middle East and utilizes finger cymbals known as “zils,” a 9/8 time signature, and defined hip movements.
A
Belly dance
19
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Name the Norwegian composer whose best pieces include the “Holberg Suite,” “Morning Mood,” and “In the Hall of
the Mountain King.”
A
(Edvard) Grieg (greeg)
20
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What art term is a French word that means “pasting” or “gluing”, and in doing so, creates artwork from pieces of
cloth, magazines or other materials?
A
Collage
21
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Name this American art movement that emerged in the Midwest in the 1930’s and 1940’s. Grant Wood, Thomas Hart Benton, and John Steuart Curry were the most well-known of the artists in this movement.
A
Regionalism
22
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What key signature has no sharps or flats?
A
C
23
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Percussion instruments are classified in one of two groups. Name both groups.
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Pitched and Unpitched
24
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Name the American artist who specialized in depictions of the Old West and who was a war correspondent and
illustrator during the Spanish-American War for William Randolph Hearst’s New York Journal.
A
(Frederic) Remington
25
What type of fiber art production starts out as a chain and is named for the French word meaning "small hook"?
crochet
26
Name the stage musical that has grossed more than $6.2 billion worldwide, making it the biggest box office hit of any work in any medium of all time.
The Lion King
27
Name the French painter whose early masterworks, “Luncheon on the Grass” and “Olympia”, caused great controversy
and served as rallying points for the young painters who would create Impressionism.
(Édouard) Manet
28
Among German composer Felix Mendelssohn works are "Overture to a Midsummer Night's Dream" and the melody
for what sacred Christmas song?
"Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"
29
What is an unaccompanied vocal composition, often in counterpoint, usually for small ensembles, which was popular
in 16th and 17th century England?
madrigal
30
What field of art would regularly require the use of an armature?
Sculpture
31
Name three of the four fashion capitals of the world.
Paris, New York, Milan, and London
32
Which Bulgarian artist is known for his large-scale fabric wrappings of well-known landmarks?
Christo
33
What term is given to a piece of music played at the end of a recital/concert responding to the audiences enthusiastic
reaction to the performance, shown by continuous applause?
encore
34
What Mexican artist, who was also known to be a political revolutionary, Communist, and Atheist, painted his first
famous fresco at the Ministry of Education Building in Mexico City in the year 1923?
(Diego) Rivera
35
Name the part of a 35mm camera that either increases or decreases the amount of light entering the camera.
Aperture
36
Who is the Protestant theologian who also composed the hymn, "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God"?
(Martin) Luther
37
Name the 16th century Spanish artist who is perhaps best known for this paintings “The Burial of Count Orgaz” and
“View of Toledo”.
El Greco or (Dominikos) Theotokopoulas
38
What type of shoes do ballerinas use to get up on their toes?
Pointe
39
An artist creates this on his or her art piece to draw in the viewer’s eye.
Focal Point
40
The song, "Turn! Turn! Turn!" written and adapted by Pete Seeger and performed by the "The Byrds" uses the words from which book of the Bible?
Ecclesiastes
41
Name the Surrealistic Belgium artist who's work was characterized as humorous, placing ordinary objects and people in realistic settings as in the "Son of Man".
(Rene) Magritte
42
What term is used to describe a type of performance art of the late 19th and early 20th centuries which included song,
dance, and slapstick comedy?
vaudeville
43
Name the singer/songwriter and folk musician who was nicknamed "The Dust Bowl Troubadour."
Woody Guthrie
44
What art form refers to the linear representation of visual objects, including symbols and even abstract forms,
generally to create a two- or three-dimensional medium?
drawing
45
This is an approach in study, philosophy, or practice that focuses on human values and concerns.
Humanism
46
Which Norman Rockwell painting featured a woman with massive arms, shoulders, and hands and symbolized those
who kept the American economy strong during WWII?
Rosie the Riveter
47
Who wrote "Symphony Number 8 in B Minor" which is often called the "Unfinished Symphony"?
(Franz) Schubert
48
What is the term for a decorative or structural feature, most often composed of stone, typically having a cylindrical or
polygonal shaft?
Column (also accept Pillar)
49
Who was the first ancient Greek to appear on stage as a character other than himself in a play?
Thespis
50
Name the man who both designed and sculpted the Statue of Liberty.
(Frederic Auguste) Bartholdi (bar-TOL-dee)
51
What note is on the middle line of the bass clef?
D
52
Name the French artist credited for developing the technique of pointillism exemplied by his masterwork "La Grande
Jatte".
(George) Seurat
53
Which brass instrument has the greatest range?
French Horn
54
This German Northern Renaissance artist elevated printmaking to a fine art and created such prints as “The Four
Horseman of the Apocalypse” and “Knight, Death, and the Devil”.
(Albrecht) Dürer (DUHR-er)
55
What are the 3 types of minor scales?
Natural, Harmonic, Melodic
56
Known for his portraits that are characterized by elongated forms and figures like "Gypsy Woman with Baby", name
the Italian painter and sculptor who was a contemporary of Picasso and Utrillo and who died at the age of 35 in 1920.
(Amadeo) Modigliani
57
Name this musical which won the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and tells the story of poor artists living in the East
Village of New York City during the AIDS crisis of the early 1990's.
Rent
58
What is the title of the painting by Botticelli depicting a group of mythological figures in a garden, meant to
represent the lushness of Spring?
"La Primavera"
59
A type of play that is considered serious drama typically describing a conflict between the main character and a
superior force.
Tragedy
60
In what art style did American artist Mary Cassatt [Cah-sought], known for her pastel drawings of women and children, work?
Impressionist
61
What song, important to Kansans, was composed by Brewster Higley?
“Home on the Range”
62
What is the architectural term for the court of a Roman house, usually found near the entrance and partly open to the
sky?
Atrium
63
What modern dance evolved from Irish and British clog dancing?
Tap Dancing
64
Between 1508 and 1512, the artist Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel located in the Vatican
City. He returned between 1535 and 1541 to paint another work on the altar. What is the name of this masterpiece?
“The Last Judgement”
65
Who composed the famous lullaby that starts with the line "lullaby and goodnight?"
(Johannes) Brahms
66
What is a graphic symbol of a company name or trademark called?
Logo (also accept Logogram)
67
What is the appropriate audience response between movements of a symphony?
silence, not clapping
68
Born in Tacoma, Washington, in 1941, this artist has led the avant-garde in the development of glass as a fine art
with his larger than life colorful blown-glass sculptures.
(Dale) Chihuly
69
What is the name of the American prima ballerina who was Native American?
Maria Tallchief
70
What famous artist is noted for keeping notebooks or ideas on a wide variety of subjects, from helicopter design to human anatomy, writing the books in reverse from right to left?
(Leonardo) da Vinci
71
Who are the writers of such comic operas as HMS Pinafore and Pirates of Penzance?
(W.S.) Gilbert and (Arthur) Sullivan
72
Name the country in which the Gothic form of artistic style was first developed.
France
73
Who is the person depicted in the mural "Tragic Prelude" by John Stuart Curry in the Kansas State Capitol building?
John Brown
74
How many unique pitches are there in an octave?
12
75
Name the Mexican painter, whose work has been celebrated in Mexico as emblematic of national and indigenous tradition and by feminists for its uncompromising depiction of the female experience, who is best known for her self-
portraits and her close relationship with her home La Casa Azul.
(Frida) Kahlo
76
What woodworking tool is used to guide a hand saw to make precise angled cuts?
Mitre box
77
What is the layer of corrosion, usually brown or green, that appears on copper or bronze sculptures called?
Patina
78
In clothing, these terms refer to what garment - straight leg, tapered, bell bottom, flared, jeans or hip hugger.
Pants
79
Who is the subject of the song written and performed by Don McLean, in which the first four lines are, "Starry, starry night; Paint your pallet blue and gray; Look out on a summer's day; With eyes that know the darkness in my soul?”
Vincent Van Gogh
80
What branch of philosophy deals with morality, distinguishing between good and evil in the world?
ethics
81
By what two processes are 90% of all fabrics in the United States made?
weaving or knitting
82
What painting by Raphael depicts great philosophers, scientists, and mathematicians including Plato, Aristotle, and Ptolemy?
“The School of Athens”
83
Who was born in Tel Aviv in 1945, was crippled for life with polio, and became a renowned concert violinist?
(Itzhak) Perlman
84
What is a creamy mixture of clay and water used typically in pottery?
Slip
85
Known for his obsession with dance, name the French Impressionist whose famous wax and clay sculpture, "Little Dancer of Fourteen Years," was shown at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. in October of 2014.
(Edgar) Degas (day gah)
86
What institution, located in New York, is a performing arts conservatory established in 1905 that educates and trains students in dance, drama, and music?
Julliard School
87
What American architect, famous for his organic style, designed Falling Water as well as New York's Guggenheim
Museum?
(Frank Lloyd) Wright
88
The text for oratorios come from what source?
The Bible
89
The Antoinette Perry awards are presented annually to outstanding Broadway productions. By what name are these
awards more commonly known?
The Tony Awards
90
Name the French sculptor who created such works as “The Burghers of Calais”, “Kiss" and "Balzac".
(Auguste) Rodin (roe DAHN)
91
In what country did ballet originate?
Italy
92
What is the term for the front exterior surface of a building?
Facade
93
The 1850 opera Lohengrin by German composer Richard Wagner (Rick hard VAHG ner) includes what song that
is still played today, especially at weddings?
"The Bridal Chorus" or "Here Comes the Bride"
94
What architectural term refers to a passageway or walkway covered by a succession of arches supported by columns?
Arcade
95
Around 500 BC, what mathematician and philosopher studied the musical scale and the ratios between the lengths of
vibrating strings needed to produce them?
Pythagoras
96
Identify the photographer who documented the plight of the Dust Bowl victims with photos such as "Migrant
Mother".
(Dorothea) Lange
97
Name the American composer and pianist who directed the New York Philharmonic and whose works include the
ballet Fancy Free and the musical West Side Story.
(Leonard) Bernstein
98
The Kansas Statehouse has recently been revitalized. What metal covers the outside of the dome?
copper
99
What is the term for the carvings produced by North American sailors in ivory from whale teeth, whale bones or sea
shells?
Scrimshaw
100
Identify the contemporary Chinese artist and designer of Beijing's Olympic Stadium who recently opened an art
installation about freedom on the island of Alcatraz.
Ai Weiwei (pronounced Eye Way-Way)
101
What term refers to covering a surface with gold leaf?
Gliding
102
Which Irving Berlin musical centers around historical characters who traveled with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at
the end of the 19th century?
Annie Get Your Gun
103
Name the American painter of "Nighthawks", a painting characteristic of the artist’s stark, precisely realistic work that
often conveys a mood of solitude and isolation with urban settings.
(Edward) Hopper
104
What instrument's name comes from a French phrase meaning “high wood”?
Oboe
105
What is the musical term used to indicate a rapid alternation between two adjacent notes on a scale, or for a series of
hammer-ons or pull-offs when playing guitar.
Trill (also accept Triller and Trillo)
106
Which artist, whose work was inspired by the scenery of New Mexico, married Alfred Stiegitz, a New York art
promoter, gallery owner, and photographer ?
Georgia O'Keeffe
107
Name the fusible metal alloy used to join together metal workpieces, having a melting point below that of the
workpieces, that is commonly used in electronics and plumbing.
solder (pronounced sodder)
108
What is the name of George Gershwin's only opera?
Porgy and Bess
109
What is meant by the phrase “Common Time” as it relates to written music?
4/4 time (four four time)
110
Which impressionist master created several series of paintings which include "Rouen Cathedral", the "British Houses
of Parliament", and "Haystacks"?
(Claude) Monet
111
Several of the main characters in what Stephen Sondheim musical are taken from "Little Red Riding Hood", "Jack
and the Beanstalk", "Rapunzel", and "Cinderella".
Into the Woods
112
What architectural name is given to an abutting wall, inside or outside a building, which adds additional strength?
Buttress
113
Name the English architect who helped rebuild London after the Great Fire in 1666 and whose masterpiece was St.
Paul's Cathedral.
(Christopher) Wren
114
What musical term refers to the distance from one note to another?
Interval
115
This term means high fashion or high sewing in French. Some famous designers of this term are Coco Chanel
(SHAH nell) and Christian Dior. What is the term?
Haute couture (OHT coo toor)
116
What is the term in art for making one composition by combining parts of objects or designs, and in film as a
stylized form of editing to present a great deal of information in a short time.
montage
117
What Greek philosopher founded a school called the Academy around 387 B.C.?
Plato
118
Name the war photographer who brought home the horrors of the Civil War in more than 7000 negatives.
(Matthew) Brady
119
What is the printing method called in which a stone is used for the printing plate?
lithography
120
The ballet Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky premiered at what historic theatre in Moscow, Russia in 1877?
Bolshoi (Theater)
121
What artist began life in Missouri and worked on Laugh-O-Graham and created the character Oswald the Rabbit before
forming his own company with his brother Roy?
Walt Disney
122
What is the maximum number of sharps or flats possible in a key signature?
7
123
Name the Baroque composer who wrote the oratorios Samson and Esther.
George Frideric Handel
124
Carmine, vermilion, and titian are all shades of what color?
Red
125
What is the name for a numbered musical work or composition?
Opus
126
Which Dutch artist was considered the best portraitist in Amsterdam and painted "The Night Watch"?
Rembrandt
127
What 1958 Broadway musical, based partly on an event in Elvis Presley's life, was originally entitled Let's Go
Steady?
Bye Bye Birdie
128
What drawing technique for creating space and depth in a composition was formalized during the Renaissance
Period?
Perspective
129
The architect Bruce Graham designed the Inland Steel Building and the John Hancock Building in Chicago. He is
best known for what design also located in Chicago.
Willis Tower (Accept Sears Tower)
130
What major scale has a key signature of 3 flats?
E-flat (major)
131
What is a large semi-circular area at the choir end of a church called?
Apse
132
Written in the 1890s, what popular song began as a classroom tune called, "Good Morning to All"?
"Happy Birthday to You"
133
What famous Renaissance architect designed the dome of the Florence Cathedral?
(Filippo) Brunelleschi (broo neh LEGS key)
134
What hand tool in woodworking is used to shape or thin out a piece of timber by removing small amounts of wood
and can also remove rough patches of timber that cannot be removed by sandpaper?
(hand) planer
135
What is the term for a thin layer of expensive wood bonded to a thicker piece of cheaper plywood to give the appearance
of the expensive wood but at a reduced price?
Veneer
136
Identify the museum, which derives its name from the Spanish for “meadow” and holds an extensive collection of Spanish
paintings, but also a number of works from Flemish masters such as Diego Velazquez and Francisco Goya.
The Prado
137
Name the French mime who introduced the character named "Bip."
(Marcel) Marceau
138
Name the form of textile embellishment, traditionally practiced by Native Americans, whose name comes from a porcupine product that is used as a decorative element.
Quillwork
139
What Johann Strauss II opera's title is translated as, "The Bat"?
Die Fledermaus
140
Flowers, household items, and other inanimate objects are often the subjects of what type of painting?
Still life
141
Invented by Ben Franklin, what instrument is known as a mouth organ?
Harmonica
142
What was the world’s first successful photographic process?
Daguerrotype (dag-er-o-type)
143
What English composer mingled English folk songs and Tudor church music in his works, which include "Concerto for the Bass Tuba" as well as music for the Queen Elizabeth II coronation in 1953?
(Ralph Vaughan) Williams
144
Which group of unknown individuals shaped the high standard for quilting techniques through their use of color and simple lines in American quilting?
The Amish (or Mennonites)
145
What is the curtain called that is used for special effects and, depending on the lighting, is either transparent or
opaque?
Scrim
146
What publishing organization did Stan Lee and Jack Kirby create to market comics such as the Fantastic Four, the
X-men, and the Incredible Hulk?
Marvel Comics
147
In music, what are the four woodwinds and one brass instrument that make up the ensemble known as a woodwind
quintet?
flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, French horn
148
Whose work, commissioned by the Russian czars and consisting of 15 jeweled Imperial Easter Eggs, was viewed by
352,000 people visiting the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art?
(Peter Carl) Fabergé
149
How many strings are on a mandolin?
8
150
What is the name of the famous sculpture depicting Dante at the gates of Hell created by Auguste Rodin?
The Thinker
151
Brass musicians sometimes use the clean head of a rubber toilet plunger to alter their sound. In this capacity, what
would the plunger be called?
A mute
152
Used in making fine furniture, what is the darker inactive inner portion of a tree called?
Heartwood
153
From what Broadway musical did the song "How are Things in Glocca Morra?" come?
Finnian's Rainbow
154
What is the name of the mid-19th century American art movement embodied by a group of landscape painters whose
aesthetic vision was influenced by romanticism?
The Hudson River School
155
Name this English, Grammy-award winning rock band formed in 1985 in Oxfordshire by bandmates including Thom
Yorke, whose albums include "OK Computer" and "In Rainbows."
Radiohead
156
What material does architect Shigeru (shig-er-oo) Ben use to create his structures?
Recycled cardboard
157
What tool uses taut horse hair to get the best sound from stringed instruments?
Bow
158
What artist of the 1905 painting "The Smoke Signal" is better known for his bronze statues of the American West,
especially "The Bronco Buster"?
(Frederic) Remington
159
When a humorist said, "You can't judge Egypt by 'Aida,' " he was referring to an opera by what composer?
(Giuseppe) Verdi
160
Name the French mime who introduced the character named "Bip."
(Marcel) Marceau
161
Name the form of textile embellishment, traditionally practiced by Native Americans, whose name comes from a porcupine product that is used as a decorative element.
Quillwork
162
What Johann Strauss II opera's title is translated as, "The Bat"?
Die Fledermaus
163
Flowers, household items, and other inanimate objects are often the subjects of what type of painting?
still life
164
Invented by Ben Franklin, what instrument is known as a mouth organ?
Harmonica
165
What was the world’s first successful photographic process?
Daguerrotype (dag-er-o-type)
166
What English composer mingled English folk songs and Tudor church music in his works, which include "Concerto
for the Bass Tuba" as well as music for the Queen Elizabeth II coronation in 1953?
(Ralph Vaughan) Williams
167
Which group of unknown individuals shaped the high standard for quilting techniques through their use of color and
simple lines in American quilting?
The Amish (or Mennonites)
168
What is the curtain called that is used for special effects and, depending on the lighting, is either transparent or
opaque?
scrim
169
What publishing organization did Stan Lee and Jack Kirby create to market comics such as the Fantastic Four, the X-men, and the Incredible Hulk?
Marvel Comics
170
In music, what are the four woodwinds and one brass instrument that make up the ensemble known as a woodwind quintet?
flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, French horn
171
Whose work, commissioned by the Russian czars and consisting of 15 jeweled Imperial Easter Eggs, was viewed by 352,000 people visiting the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art?
(Peter Carl) Fabergé
172
How many strings are on a mandolin?
8
173
What is the name of the famous sculpture depicting Dante at the gates of Hell created by Auguste Rodin?
The Thinker
174
Brass musicians sometimes use the clean head of a rubber toilet plunger to alter their sound. In this capacity, what
would the plunger be called?
A mute
175
Used in making fine furniture, what is the darker inactive inner portion of a tree called?
Heartwood
176
From what Broadway musical did the song "How are Things in Glocca Morra?" come?
Finnian's Rainbow
177
What is the name of the mid-19th century American art movement embodied by a group of landscape painters whose aesthetic vision was influenced by romanticism?
The Hudson River School
178
Name this English, Grammy-award winning rock band formed in 1985 in Oxfordshire by bandmates including Thom
Yorke, whose albums include "OK Computer" and "In Rainbows."
Radiohead
179
What material does architect Shigeru (shig-er-oo) Ben use to create his structures?
Recycled cardboard
180
What tool uses taut horse hair to get the best sound from stringed instruments?
Bow
181
What artist of the 1905 painting "The Smoke Signal" is better known for his bronze statues of the American West, especially "The Bronco Buster"
(Frederic) Remington
182
When a humorist said, "You can't judge Egypt by 'Aida,' " he was referring to an opera by what composer?
(Giuseppe) Verdi
183
What term is used when building material is exactly vertical to a perpendicular level line?
plumb
184
What style of music is traditionally played by a sextet consisting of two violins, a piano, a double bass, and two bandoneons?
Tango
185
What 19th to 20th century sculptor, educated for a short while in Kansas, had almost completed the Mount Rushmore memorial when he died?
(Gutzon) Borglum
186
Which Romantic-era composer wrote his Third Piano Concerto, and it came to be regarded as the most difficult piano concerto in the standard repertoire?
(Sergei) Rachmaninoff
187
What name, Italian for pity, is given to any painting, drawing, or sculpture of Mary, the mother of Jesus, holding the dead body of Jesus.
Pietà (pee-ay-TAH)
188
What is the name of the highly stylized form of Japanese theater which began during the 17th and 18th centuries and is still performed today?
Kabuki
189
Name the style of art most popular in the 18th century that is characterized by extravagant decorative effects, asymmetry, and artificial pastoral subjects.
Rococco
190
What famous woman married, then gave up her honeymoon with Joe DiMaggio to entertain troops with the USO in Korea?
(Marilyn) Monroe
191
Identify the term that comes from the Greek, meaning “love of wisdom"; and is a subject that considers questions stemming from reflections on everyday events in life.
Philosophy
192
What Czech composer's "New World Symphony" was composed while he was living in the United States?
(Antonin) Dvorak
193
What is the technical term for the tall, four-sided shaft that gradually tapers to a pyramidal point at the top similar to the Washington Monument?
Obelisk
194
Used during the 18th and 19th centuries, what is the name for improvisation as part of a performance?
Cadenza
195
Name the comic artist best known for his one panel comic "The Far Side," which was sometimes divided into smaller sections for the story line.
Gary Larson
196
Name the controversial American dancer who, known for her Bohemian ways, died from strangulation when her long scarf was caught around the wheel of the sportscar in which she was riding.
Isadora) Duncan
197
Name the building which houses the New York Philharmonic and the Metropolitan Opera?
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
198
From what classification of trees do all hardwoods come?
Deciduous trees
199
Name the musical that features the song "Luck be a Lady" and in which Nathan Detroit is engaged to Adelaide for 14
years.
Guys and Dolls
200
Name the Kansas born jazz artist whose nickname is "Bird."
(Charlie) Parker
201
Which branch of philosophy is also known as "moral philosophy"?
Ethics
202
What brass musical instrument is bandleader Tommy Dorsey most famous for playing?
Trombone
203
From what classification of trees do all softwoods come?
Coniferous
204
Name the composer of the song "Summertime," one of the best-known songs from the folk opera Porgy and Bess.
(George) Gershwin
205
What is the common name for a pattern consisting of rows of short, slanted parallel lines with the direction of the slant alternating row by row?
A herringbone weave
206
In theatre, what is the name of the area of the stage that is farthest away from the audience?
Upstage
207
Name the artist who often visited the Lourve to study the French masters as a boy and who created many well-known paintings including "Bathers" and "Girl With a Watering Can".
(Auguste) Renoir
208
Which style of art, music, and architecture of the 18th century evolved from the Baroque period and is characterized by elaborate ornamentation and gracefulness?
Rococo
209
Name the three basic methods of hand built construction of pottery.
pinch, coil, slab
210
What color can be found in shades called sage, pistachio, and hunter?
green
211
Introduced in 1942 by Bing Crosby in the movie "Holiday Inn," what Irving Berlin song became one of the most widely recorded and performed holiday songs ever?
White Christmas
212
What stringed symphonic instrument has a pedestal and a crown?
Harp
213
Name the Spanish artist famous for developing the Cubist style of painting.
(Pablo) Picasso
214
What rock band performed "Carry on My Wayward Son"?
Kansas
215
In Edgar Degas' 1875 painting "Uncle and Niece," what is the uncle reading?
a newspaper
216
During what activity would one hear "honor your partner" or "honor the corner" as part of the instructions?
Square dancing
217
What are Primitive, Segmental, and Stilted types of architecture topped with a keystone?
Arch
218
What American tap dancer is famous for his roles opposite Shirley Temple in films such as The Little Colonel?
(Bill "Bojangles") Robinson
219
What element of art defines the edges and surface ridges of an object?
Contour Line
220
How many flats are in the key of E-flat major?
Three
221
What 19th century French artist distanced himself from the Impressionists and painted the scandalous pieces
"Luncheon on the Grass" and "Olympia"?
(Edouard) Manet
222
Name the musical based on the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
Spamalot
223
Developed in Rome during the 1600's, name the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music.
Baroque
224
What ballet great is most well known for his jumps as well as a role in the popular TV series "Sex and the City"?
(Mikhail) Baryshnikov
225
What form of quilting creates an embossed design by outlining the pattern with single stitches and then padding it with yarn or cotton?
Trapunto
226
Name the opera by Georges Bizet that was re-envisioned by MTV in 2001 as a “hip-hopera” starring Beyonce
Knowles.
Carmen
227
Name the French mime who introduced the character named "Bip."
(Marcel) Marceau
228
Name the form of textile embellishment, traditionally practiced by Native Americans, who name comes from a porcupine product that is used as a decorative element
Quillwork
229
What Johann Strauss II opera's title is translated as, "The Bat"?
Die Fledermaus
230
Flowers, household items, and other inanimate objects are often the subjects of what type of painting?
still life
231
Invented by Ben Franklin, what instrument is known as a mouth organ?
Harmonica
232
What was the world's first successful photographic process?
Daguerrotype (dag-er-o-
233
What English composer mingled English folk songs and Tudor church music in his works, which include "Concerto for the Bass Tuba" as well as music for the Queen Elizabeth II coronation in 1953?
(Ralph Vaughan) Williams
234
Which group of unknown individuals shaped the high standard for quilting techniques through their use of color and simple lines in American quilting?
The Amish (or Mennonites)
235
What is the curtain called that is used for special effects and, depending on the lighting, is either transparent or opaque?
scrim
236
What publishing organization did Stan Lee and Jack Kirby create to market comics such as the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, and the INcredible Hulk?
Marvel Comics
237
In music, what are the four woodwinds and one brass instrument that make up the ensemble known as a woodwind quintet?
flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, French horn
238
Whose work, commissioned by the Russian czars and consisting of 15 jeweled Imperial Easter Eggs, was viewed by 352,000 people visiting the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art?
(Peter Carl) Fabergé
239
How many strings are on a mandolin?
8
240
What is the name of the famous sculpture depicting Dante at the gates of Hell created b Auguste Rodin?
The Thinker
241
Brass musicians sometimes use the clean head of a rubber toilet plunger to alter their sound. In this capacity, what would the plunger be called?
A mute
242
Used in making fine furniture, what is the darker inactive inner portion of a tree called?
Heartwood
243
From what Broadway musical did the song "How are Things in Glocca Morra?" come?
Finnian's Rainbow
244
What is the name of the mid-19th century American art movement embodied by a group of landscape painters whose aesthetic vision was influenced by romanticism?
The Hudson River School
245
Name this English, Grammy-award winning rock band formed in 1985 in Oxfordshire by bandmates including Thom Yorke, whose albums include "OK Computer" and "In Rainbows."
Radiohead
246
What material does architect Shigeru (shig-er-oo) Ben use to create his structures?
Recycled cardboard
247
What tool uses taut horse hair to get the best sound from stringed instruments?
Bow
248
What artist of the 1905 painting "The Smoke Signal" is better known for his bronze statues of the American West, especially "The Bronco Buster"?
(Frederic) Remington
249
When a humorist said, "You can't judge Egypt by 'Aida,' " he was referring to an opera by what composer?
(Giuseppe) Verdi
250
What term is used when building material is exactly vertical to a perpendicular level line?
plumb
251
What style of music is traditionally played by a sextet consisting of two violins, a piano, a double bass, and two bandoneons
Tango
252
What 19th to 20th century sculptor, educated for a short while in Kansas, had almost complete the Mount Rushmore memorial when he died?
(Gutzon) Borglum
253
Which Romantic-era composer wrote his Third Piano Concerto, and it came to be regarded as the most difficult piano concerto in the standard repertoire?
(Sergei) Rachmaninoff
254
What is hte name of the Baroque era Italian musical form which contained choral and instrument parts in Germany and was adopted by Bach?
Cantana
255
Give the first and last name of this member of the Realist and Regionalist Movement who had no high school diploma, no formal art training, and is famous for painting such masterpieces such as "Christina's World"?
Andrew Wyeth
256
Name the 19th and early 20th century Italian composer whose operas include "Tosca" and "Madame Butterfly".
(Giacomo) Puccini (pronounced Pew-chee-nee)
257
What type of joint has a groove cut across the face of a piece of stock to receive the end of another board?
Dado joint
258
In what musical farce does the hero Pseudolus (sue-dough-lus) attempt to free himself from slavery by arranging a marriage for his master’s son with the help of his fellow-slave Hysterium (his-ter-e-um)?
"A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum"
259
Name this Kansas-born painter who, along with Thomas Hart Benton and Grant Wood, was hailed as one of the three great painters of American Regionalism and was famous for the series of murals in the Kansas State Capitol known as Tragic Prelude.
(John) Curry
260
What Persian musical instrument is played by striking the strings with little hammers?
Hammered dulcimer
261
Coined by philosopher Sir Francis Bacon, what word completes the phrase "Knowledge is..."?
"Power"
262
From 1966 to 1983, what singer-songwriter had hits titled "Cherry Cherry," "Sweet Caroline," Cracklin' Rosie," "Sad Sung Blue" and "America"?
Neil Diamond
263
What famous painting by Sandro Botticelli (bot-i-chellie) features a woman rising out of a seashell?
The Birth of Venus
264
Aaron Copeland's "Appalachian Spring" and "Billy the Kid" are what type of musical compositions?
Ballet
265
The strongest of the natural fiers, what lightweight insulating filament is obtained from cocoons of a certain worm and is used in the textile industry?
Slik
266
In Greek drama, what is the name of a group of actors who stand apart from the main actors in the play and supplement their performances with spoken or sung comment?
Chorus
267
For what art form are the following known: Dorothy Lang, Gordon Parks, and Felix Man?
Photography
268
Name the German composer who wrote Rhenish Symphony and married Clara Wiek [veek].
(Robert) Schumann
269
What term do jewelers use when referring to alloys of palladium and gold?
White gold
270
Identify the first American-trained ballerina of international importance who was born in 1925 to an Osage Indian father and a Socttish-Irish-Dutch mother.
Maria Tallchief
271
What does a "pyrometric cone" measure?
The internal temperature of a kiln
272
Equipped with catgut or metal strings that vibrate when played, on what instrument is a paradiddle or a flamadiddle played?
Snare drum
273
Nicknamed "Jack the Dripper" by Time magazine in 1956, what artist created works of art by splattering and dripping paint onto a canvas?
(Jackson) Pollock
274
Currently the longest running play on Broadway, what Andrew Lloyd Webber produced musical is based on a book by French author Gaston Leroux?
The Phantom of the Opera
275
What is the term for the film or incrustation, usually green, that forms on copper and bronze as a result of oxidation?
Patina
276
Researchers found that chickens gained weight faster when they heard a classical piece of music, rather than a “Rock” number. Name the Italian composer of the 4 violin concertos, “The Four Seasons,” which were a favorite of the chickens.
(Antonio) Vivaldi
277
What term describes a tiered tower with multiple eaves commonly built in eastern Asia as a temple or memorial?
Pagoda
278
Name the woman who choreographed "Oklahoma!" forging new ground with a dream sequence that explores the inner psychology of Laurie, the female lead.
(Agnes) de Mille
279
Designed by Eero (arrow) Saarinen (sar-i-nen), what is the name of the memorial in Missouri that is the central focus of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial?
The Gateway Arch
280
Name the Camille Saint-Saens (say-sahns) orchestral piece which opens with the Royal March of the Lion, whose movements are meant to describe a particular animal, usually mimicking the sounds it makes or characterizing the way it moves or carries itself.
"Carnival of the Animals"
281
Name the 20th century art movement which used simplified shapes of real objects to emphasize form instead of subject matter.
Abstract art
282
Name two double-reed instruments used in an orchestra or band.
can have two of the following: oboe, bassoon, English horn
283
List two of the seven common woodworking joints?
can have two of the following; butt, dado, dovetail, lap, miter rabbet, mortise, and tenon
284
Name the Italian tenor, a member of "The Three Tenors," who made his operatic debut in La Bohéme in 1961.
(Luciano) Pavarotti
285
What is the term for the life history of the piece of artwork, which normally starts with the artist selling it, giving it as a gift, or passing it through a dealer?
Provenance
286
Name the period in music that roughly extended from Beethoven's middle period to the death of Mahler in 1911.
Romantic
287
What painter embarked on her career partly because her fingers became too stiff to continue with embroidery work?
Grandma Moses (also accept Anna Mary Robertson Moses)
288
Name the French composer to "Claire de Lune" whose death occurred in the midst of the aerial and artillery bombardment of Paris during the German Spring Offensive of World War I.
(Claude) Debussy
289
In a woodworking shop, what piece of machinery is used to turn objects either on a faceplate or between centers?
Lathe
290
Name the only Broadway show tune recorded by the Beatles.
"Til There Was You" (from Meredith Wilson's The Music Man)
291
Name the ballet by Peter Tchaikovsky in which Margot Fonteyn captured the hearts of New Yorkers in 1949 in the role of Princess Aurora.
The Sleeping Beauty
292
Which artistic movement, beginning during World War I, had as its goal to ridicule the trivialities that seemed to define the modern world and often was named anti-art?
Dada
293
Name the African-American, female contralto who gave a free concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial that was attended by some 75,000 people after the Daughters of the American Revolution blocked the concert's performance at Constitution Hall.
(Marian) Anderson
294
Red, yellow and orange are an example of what color scheme?
Analogous
295
Brass musicians sometimes use the clean head of a rubber toilet plunger to alter their sound. In this capacity, what would the plunger be called?
A mute
296
Used in making fine furniture, what is the darker inactive inner portion of a tree called?
Heartwood
297
What art style involves the use of moving/motorized parts, shifting lights, and/or sounds?
Kinetic art
298
Give the term for a musical composition which deals with the suffering and death of Jesus.
A passion
299
What form of dance accompanied by oli (oh-lee) and mele (me-lee) was developed by the Polynesian culture of Hawaii?
Hula
300
In photography, what is the name for the invisible image produced by the action of light on silver halide crystals suspended in the emulsion of a photographic material?
Latent image
301
According to what religion did Jesus die on the cross for sinners?
Christianity
302
Who was the inspiration for Beethoven's Third Symphony, also known as "Eroica"?
Napoleon
303
Which composer wrote 106 known symphonies, one of which nicknamed "The Surprise,” was thought to have beenwritten to wake up a sleepy audience?
(Franz Joseph) Haydn
304
What is a musical figure consisting of the note above the one indicated, the note itself, the note below the one
indicated, and the note itself again, marked by a mirrored S-shape lying on its side above the staff?
Turn
305
How many counts does a dotted sixteenth note get in 4/4 time?
3/8
306
Name the popular 19th Century engravers and lithographers whose creations of common scenes are often found on Christmas cards and calendars.
Currier and Ives
307
Name the Rolling Stone photographer who took the famous photo of a naked John Lennon curled up with a clothed Yoko Ono.
(Annie) Leibovitz (pronounced - Lee bo wits)
308
Selling only one painting during his lifetime, what. is the name of the painter whose works include "The NIght Cafe"?
(Vincent) Van Gogh
309
In the Broadway musical Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber, name the song the Phantom sings to Christine telling her to, "open up her mind, let your fantasies unwind in this darkness which you know you cannot Fight.”
"Music of the Night"
310
Explain the difference between Del Segno (D.S.) and Da Capo (D.C.).
D.S. - go back to the sign; D.C. - go back to the beginning
311
What 100 room home did Irish architect James Hoban design that holds the distinction of being the oldest in Washington D.C.?
The White House
312
What term is used to describe an actor’s stage movements that the actor and director have decided on during rehearsals?
Blocking
313
Name the musician who is the only recording artist to hit Number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart as both a vocalist and a trumpet player. He was also a member of a band that included his name along with "The Tijuana Brass."
(Herb) Albert
314
What Broadway Musical is based on a fictional Scottish town that appears only once every 100 years?
Brigadoon
315
What is the technique of working air pockets out of clay called?
Wedging
316
Inspired by Napoleon's withdrawal from Moscow, Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture contains the national anthems of what two countries?
France and Russia
317
What is the name of the chief area of the church that extends from the sanctuary to the main entrance?
Nave
318
Give the name of the movement composed of initially British, then American artists in the 1950s and 1960s, which was characterized by references to imagery and products from popular culture, media, and advertising.
Pop Art
319
What six letter word can refer to a Spanish dance accompanied by castanets or to a musical work by Maurice Ravel?
Bolero
320
Name the three forms of minor scales.
Natural, Harmonic, Melodic
321
What 20th century composer and conductor wrote the operetta Candide, as well as the Chichester Psalms and, most famously, the musical West Side Story?
(Leonard) Bernstein
322
In 1508 Michelangelo accepted the commission to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. What title did he give to this masterpiece?
"The Last Judgment"
323
What is the English translation of the Latin phrase "Ars Artis Gratia" that appears on the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer logo?
Art for Art's Sake
324
What is it called when a flourish of trumpets or other similar instruments is used for military or ceremonial purposes?
Fanfare
325
From what Broadway musical did the song "How are Things in Glocca Morra?" come?
Finnian's Rainbow
326
Which opera by Giacomo (jock-uh-mo) Puccini (poo-chee-knee) opens on Christmas Eve in 19th century Paris with Marcello a painter, and Rodolfo a writer, trying to work in their freezing garret?
La Boheme
327
In what stage should clay be to utilize underglaze?
Greenware
328
In an artwork what is the term for the empty space that surrounds objects, shapes and forms?
Negative space
329
What type of arch forms the farmhouse window in the background of the painting in Grant Wood's painting American Gothic?
Gothic (gothic arch)
330
What is the name of the mid-19th century American art movement embodied by a group of landscape painters whose
aesthetic vision was influenced by romanticism?
The Hudson River School
331
In which Rogers & Hammerstein musical does the song "Edelweiss" appear?
The Sound of Music
332
Which composer wrote "Music for the Royal Fireworks?"
(George Frederic) Handel
333
Name this English, Grammy-award winning rock band formed in 1985 in Oxfordshire by bandmates including Thom Yorke, whose albums include "OK Computer" and "In Rainbows."
Radiohead
334
What is the North American name for the instrument “cor anglais”?
English Horn
335
What painter, known for his "Haystacks,” said of himself: “I put my heart and soul into my work and have lost my mind in the process”?
(Vincent) Van Gogh
336
What was the name of the fine art movement of the 60's that depended upon commercial art and popular culture inspiration?
Pop art
337
What material does architect Shigeru (shig-er-oo) Ben use to create his structures?
Recycled cardboard
338
What famous Russian composer and pianist wrote the following ballets The Firebird, Petrushka, and The Rite of
Spring?
(Igor) Stravinsky
339
What is the device with a rotating horizontal disk upon which clay is molded by a potter?
Potter's Wheel
340
What tool uses taut horse hair to get the best sound from stringed instruments?
Bow
341
What artist of the 1905 painting "The Smoke Signal" is better known for his bronze statues of the American West, especially "The Bronco Buster"?
(Frederic) Remington
342
What do letters stand for in the acronym ASCAP?
The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers
343
What Russian word for "big" is the name of one of the best-known ballet companies in the world?
Bolshoi.
344
When a humorist said, "You can't judge Egypt by 'Aida,' " he was referring to an opera by what composer?
(Giuseppe) Verdi
345
What famous classical symphony was built on four notes?
Beethoven’s Fifth
346
Which American pop artist was noted for his large-scale depictions of comic book panels?
(Roy) Lichtenstein
347
What term refers to the first firing of clay?
Bisque
348
Occurring in 1964, what trumpeter became the oldest person ever to score a chart-topping single?
(Louis) Armstrong
349
What term is used when building material is exactly vertical to a perpendicular level line?
Plumb
350
What was the nickname of jazz pianist and bandleader William Basie?
“Count”
351
What style of music is traditionally played by a sextet consisting of two violins, a piano, a double bass, and two bandoneons?
Tango
352
What philosopher said, “To sing well and to dance well is to be well educated”?
Plato
353
Beginning with the lowest pitched string, list in order the six strings of an acoustic guitar.
E,B,G,D,A,E
354
What is the name of the poem from which the fourth movement words come in Beethoven's Choral Symphony
Number 9?
"Ode to Joy"
355
What 19th to 20th century sculptor, educated for a short while in Kansas, had almost completed the Mount Rushmore memorial when he died?
(Gutzon) Borglum
356
What painting medium has a much shorter drying time than oil, is soluble in water, eliminates the need for turpentine, and can be directly applied to the canvas?
Acrylic
357
Which Romantic-era composer wrote his Third Piano Concerto, and it came to be regarded as the most difficult piano concerto in the standard repertoire?
(Sergei) Rachmaninoff
358
Franz Joseph Haydn's famous symphony #94 was composed to keep dinner guests awake. What nickname did the symphony earn from its purpose?
Surprise Symphony
359
What name, Italian for pity, is given to any painting, drawing, or sculpture of Mary, the mother of Jesus, holding the dead body of Jesus.
Pietà (pee-ay-TAH)
360
The art concept of perspective relates to what mathematical concept?
Slope
361
Name the Russian composer who wrote pieces such as “Scheherazade" and "Flight of the Bumblebee"?
(Nikolai) Rimsky-Korsakov
362
Who is the main character of Michelangelo's sculpture for the tomb of Pope Julius II?
Moses
363
What type of pliable, nonabrasive eraser can be shaped, and is used for cleaning artwork, picking out highlights,
and softening pencil lines?
kneaded eraser
364
What is the name of the highly stylized form of Japanese theater which began during the 17th and 18th centuries and
is still performed today?
Kabuki
365
Name the style of art most popular in the 18th century that is characterized by extravagant decorative effects, asymmetry, and artificial pastoral subjects.
Rococco
366
Born in Wisconsin, what modern artist became famous for paintings of enlarged flowers, sun-bleached bones, and
desert scenery?
Georgia O'Keefe
367
What folk opera by George Gershwin was inspired by reading a Dubose Heyward novel and observing the Gullah people of Folly Beach and is set in Charleston, South Carolina?
Porgy and Bess
368
What instrument in a woodwind quintet is actually not a woodwind at all?
French horn
369
What famous woman married, then gave up her honeymoon with Joe DiMaggio to entertain troops with the USO in Korea?
(Marilyn) Monroe
370
In buildings which have a high central dome and a round room underneath, what is the term for the round space?
Rotunda
371
Based on a 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire, what is the name of the Broadway musical with music and lyrics by
Stephen Schwartz and songs including "Defying Gravity" and "Popular"?
Wicked
372
A string quartet is composed of what four instruments?
Two violins, viola, and cello
373
Identify the term that comes from the Greek, meaning “love of wisdom"; and is a subject that considers questions
stemming from reflections on everyday events in life.
Philosophy
374
As what are colored substances which dissolve in liquids and impart their color effects to materials by staining or
being absorbed classified?
Dyes
375
What Czech composer's "New World Symphony" was composed while he was living in the United States?
(Antonin) Dvorak
376
Name the Chinese-American artist who created the glass pyramid in front of the Louvre.
I.M. Pei (Pay)
377
What is the technical term for the tall, four-sided shaft that gradually tapers to a pyramidal point at the top similar to
the Washington Monument?
Obelisk
378
What Lerner and Lowe musical is based on George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion?
My Fair Lady
379
Used during the 18th and 19th centuries, what is the name for improvisation as part of a performance?
Cadenza
380
Name the three types of minor scales commonly used in Western Music.
Natural (minor), harmonic (minor), melodic (minor)
381
What is the name of the area or object that stands out and draws the most attention in a composition?
Focal Point
382
Name the comic artist best known for his one panel comic "The Far Side," which was sometimes divided into smaller sections for the story line.
Gary Larson
383
Of what are polonaise, mazurka, and minuet examples?
Dance
384
Name the controversial American dancer who, known for her Bohemian ways, died from strangulation when her long scarf was caught around the wheel of the sportscar in which she was riding.
(Isadora) Duncan
385
What musical term refers to the text of an opera, cantata, oratorio, or other work for voices and orchestra?
Libretto
386
What 18th century philosopher influenced the authors of the American Constitution with his work "The Spirit of the Law"?
Montesquieu
387
In Rossini's "The Barber of Seville,” who is the barber?
Figaro
388
What period of art did the following artists live and work, Michelangelo, Raphael and DaVinci?
Renaissance
389
In art, a different "shade" is achieved by adding what color?
black
390
Name the artist who was the founder of the Mexican Mural Renaissance whose works include "The HIstory of Mexico."
(Diego) Rivera
391
Name the building which houses the New York Philharmonic and the Metropolitan Opera?
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
392
Name the Pulitzer Prize winning American composer whose works included orchestral ballets and narrated symphonies, often including well known folk melodies.
(Aaron) Copland
393
Whose famous musical includes the songs "Iowa Stubborn" and "Ya Got Trouble"?
The Music Man
394
Name the musical instrument that has a chanter and three drones.
bagpipes
395
From what classification of trees do all hardwoods come?
Deciduous trees
396
Ansel Adams, Dorthea Lange and Annie Leibovitz are all associated with what type of art?
Photography
397
Name the musical that features the song "Luck be a Lady" and in which Nathan Detroit is engaged to Adelaide for 14 years.
Guys and Dolls
398
Name the Kansas born jazz artist whose nickname is "Bird."
(Charlie) Parker
399
What style of dance originated in Central Europe in the 1830s and is characterized by a basic pattern of hop-step-
close-step in 2/4 (two-four) time?
Polka
400
Which branch of philosophy is also known as "moral philosophy"?
Ethics
401
Name a common time signature for a waltz.
three-four or six eight
402
What brass musical instrument is bandleader Tommy Dorsey most famous for playing?
Trombone
403
From what classification of trees do all softwoods come?
Coniferous
404
Identify the German composer known for his six Brandenburg Concertos and The Passion According to Saint John.
(Johann Sebastian) Bach
405
Name the composer of the song "Summertime," one of the best-known songs from the folk opera Porgy and Bess.
(George) Gershwin
406
What term describes a tiered tower with multiple eaves commonly built in eastern Asia as a temple or memorial?
Pagoda
407
What is the common name for a pattern consisting of rows of short, slanted parallel lines with the direction of the slant alternating row by row?
A herringbone weave
408
In theatre, what is the name of the area of the stage that is farthest away from the audience?
Upstage
409
What primary color has the lightest value?
Yellow
410
Name the opera about a 14th-century Swiss patriot who wishes to end Austria's domination of his country.
William Tell
411
412
Which element of design would be defined as the actual or implied quality of a surface?
Texture
413
Name the two Americans, a composer and lyricist team, credited with creating the musical An American in Paris.
George and Ira Gershwin
414
What is the name of the textless vocal exercise used to learn intervals and scales in music?
Solfege
415
David, Moses, and the Pieta are all sculptures carved by what renaissance artist?
Michelangelo
416
During what decade were dances like the foxtrot, waltz, and Charleston all popular in America?
1920s
417
What is the third note on the B flat major scale?
D
418
What nationally known folk singer wrote "This Land Is Your Land"?
Woodie Guthrie
Also acceptable: Woodrow Wilson Guthrie
419
What is the division between earth and sky in a picture called?
Horizon line
420
What expression is used instead of "good luck" when one wishes an actor success before opening night?
"Break a leg"
421
What is the common name for an actor's second audition for the same part?
callback
422
Name the philosophical term for the “quantitative study of the universe.”
Cosmology
423
Name the musical group from Topeka and Lawrence, famous for such songs as "Carry on my Wayward Son" and Dust in the Wind."
Kansas
424
Solve the following analogy: country is to Nashville as what is to New Orleans?
Jazz
425
Hatalii (Hi tall ee) are traditional Navajo medicine men. In doing curing ceremonies they incorporate ritual chants as well as elaborate paintings made with what substance?
Sand
426
What American artist declared, "Art is anything you can get away with," and coined the phrase, "Fifteen minutes of fame"?
(Andy) Warhol
427
What city that is the setting for Madame Butterfly was also the target for the second atomic bomb of World War II?
Nagasaki
428
What American composer ran off to join the circus at the age of 19 and contributed more circus marches than any other composer?
(Karl) King
429
Name the technique of reproducing a design by using this process.
-coating a metal plate with wax
-drawing with a sharp stylus through the wax to the metal
-treating the metal with acid
Etching
430
How many 8th notes make up two measures of music written in 3/4 time?
Twelve
431
What would one be doing if he/she were using the following materials or products: embosser, a smoother, cutter and fondant?
Decorating a cake
432
Name the actor who died before the theatrical release of his acclaimed turn as Jim Stark in Rebel Without a Cause?
James Dean
433
Meaning almond, name the instrument that Bill Monroe, the father of bluegrass, popularized.
Mandolin
434
What cotton fabric is derived from the French phrase translated as "Cord of the King," even though the fabric was developed in England?
Corduroy
435
With works including Pirates of Penzance and the Mikado, who were the witty Englishmen who satirized the society of the Victorian Period?
Gilbert & Sullivan
436
What learning disabled intellectual is quoted as saying, "If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?"
(Albert) Einstein
437
What symphony by Antonin Dvorak (duh-VOAR-zjahk) contains an iconic second movement based on the traditional slave song "Going Home?"
The 9th Symphony (also accept New World Symphony or Symphony from the New World)
438
This writer of the Enlightenment was quoted as saying: "I do not agree with a word you say but will defend to the death your right to say it."
Voltaire
439
What is the term for the art of performing music spontaneously without the aid of manuscript, sketches or memory?
Improvisation
440
What solfege is sung in an ascending major scale?
Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do
441
Name the popular portraitist whose Biblically themed paintings include "Simeon in the Temple," "Christ Driving the Money-Changers from the Temple," and "David with the Head of Goliath Before Saul."
Rembrandt
442
Name the art medium that comes in a variety of forms including soft, hard, oil and pencil and is usually made of pure pigments similar to oil paints.
Pastel
443
Name the Russian composer who wrote the tone-poem, "Night on Bald Mountain,” immortalized in Walt Disney's Fantasia.
Modest Mussorgsky [Muss-org-ski]
444
What Gershwin opera is set in Catfish Row on the waterfront in Charleston, South Carolina and contains the well-
known hit “Summertime”?
Porgy and Bess
445
What do you call the act of carving, trimming, or shaping a stick or piece of wood with a knife?
Whittling
446
What French dance was originally performed by two couples and was also known as the Country Dance or the Opposite Dance? It was later expanded to four couples.
Quadrille
447
What five-letter name is given to a simultaneous combination of at least three different pitches?
Chord
448
In the field of photography, what does ISO control?
It controls how much light is let into the camera
449
Name the composer of the piece most commonly associated with the Can-Can.
(Jacques) Offenbach
450
Premiering in 1791 three months before his death, what was the title of Mozart's last opera?
The Magic Flute
451
What internationally recognized building was designed by Danish architect Jorn Utzon at age 38?
Sydney Opera House
452
Name the elaborate French art style that reflected the extravagant court life of the mid 1700s.
Rococo
453
How many flats are in the key signature D flat major?
5
454
Who said, "I sense a scream passing through nature. I painted ... the clouds as actual blood. The color shrieked."?
(Edvard) Munch
455
Identify the type of Caribbean folk music or satirical ballad developed by natives of Trinidad that shares its name with the sea nymph who kept Odysseus imprisoned for seven years.
Calypso
456
What group of artists were the most despised in their time and are the most popular now?
The Impressionists
457
Name the German composer who is known for his organ music and most famous work entitled "Canon in D Major."
(Johann) Pachelbel
458
Born in the Netherlands in 1898, what artist used translation rotation, and repetition best displayed in his tessellations?
(M.C.) Escher
459
What brass instrument may have an “F” attachment, is related to the sackbut, and can produce a glissando when a musician moves its slide in or out?
Trombone
460
What English composer was influenced by folk music and Hinduism and is best known for “The Planets”?
(Gustav) Holst
461
Kansas City is ranked as the city with the second most number of water fountains in the world. What European city has the most?
Rome
462
After what Greek building is the Lincoln Memorial patterned?
The Parthenon (in Athens, Greece)
463
What sets the flute, piccolo, and recorder apart from the other woodwind instruments?
they are direct blown; or they do not require a reed
464
Who composed and wrote the lyrics for the Oklahoma state song?
Rodgers and Hammerstein
465
In woodworking, what kind of joint uses a tail and socket that is cut at an angle to provide a locking effect that strengthens the joint?
Dovetail Joint
466
What is the popular architectural design style of the 1920s and '30s characterized especially by sleek geometric or stylized forms and by the use of man-made materials
Art Deco
467
What is the name for the type of art portrait that deliberately exaggerates a person?
Caricature
468
Which famous Italian composer from the Romantic Era, otherwise known as “The Italian Mozart,” is credited with writing many operas, including his most famous piece “The Barber of Seville,” which appears in cartoons alongside Bugs Bunny?
(Gioachino) Rossini
469
A chantey is a form of song sung in rhythm to work. It is usually associated with people in what line of work?
Sailing
470
How many basic positions are there in modern-day classical ballet?
Five
471
Name the Kansas born artist known for his unsigned works such as "Tragic Prelude" found in the Kansas Capitol Building.
(John Steuart) Curry
472
Currently playing at the Majestic Theater over 11,000 times, which musical is the longest running Broadway show?
Phantom of the Opera
473
Which Baroque composer, also known as the Red Priest, utilized a technique whereby sounds of a hunt are created in his memorable Concerto movement called "Autumn"?
Vivaldi
474
With an exhibit housed in Lucas, Kansas, what art style represents both past and present societies characterized by naïve subject matter and a vivacious style?
Folk Art
475
What is the area around the objects in a drawing or painting that is often called the background or empty space?
Negative space
476
Name the instrument that takes its name from the Italian word for small and is featured in John Phillips Sousa's, "Stars and Stripes Forever."
Piccolo
477
What is the Debussy work that translates as "The Light of the Moon"?
"Claire de Lune"
478
Which art tool comes in a variety of hair or bristle types shapes, and sizes and variety of handle lengths?
Paintbrush
479
Who is considered as the Greek God of Music?
Apollo
480
At what stage of drying is it most appropriate to carve designs into clay without warping or cracking the piece?
Leather-hard
481
What is the London equivalent to New York's Broadway?
What is the London equivalent to New York's Broadway?
482
Where is the Guggenheim Museum, which was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright?
New York
483
What letter of the alphabet is used to describe the holes in the body of a violin?
F
484
Name the musical that includes songs such as "Luck Be a Lady," "Sue Me" and "Sit Down You're Rocking the Boat.”
Guys and Dolls
485
Give the term for a tall, four-sided monument that tapers into a pyramid-like form.
Obelisk
486
Name the composer of "White Christmas" and "God Bless America" who passed away in 1989 at the age of 101.
(Irving) Berlin
487
In an orchestra, what is the chief bass member of the woodwinds?
Bassoon
488
What French word is used in ballet to identify a jump from one foot to the other as one leg is "thrown" for power?
Jete'
489
What is the theatrical term for taking down, changing out and putting away costumes, props and sets after a production?
Strike or strike the set
490
What French composer used mathematical theory when composing music such as "Nocturnes" and "Clair de Lune”?
(Claude) Debussy
491
Which style of art, music, and architecture of the 18th century evolved from the Baroque period and is characterized by elaborate ornamentation and gracefulness?
Rococo
492
Name the three basic methods of hand built construction of pottery.
Pinch, coil, slab
493
What color can be found in shades called sage, pistachio, and hunter?
Green
494
Introduced in 1942 by Bing Crosby in the movie "Holiday Inn," what Irving Berlin song became one of the most widely recorded and performed holiday songs ever?
White Christmas
495
What stringed symphonic instrument has a pedestal and a crown?
Harp
496
Name the Spanish artist famous for developing the Cubist style of painting.
(Pablo) Picasso
497
What rock band performed "Carry on My Wayward Son"?
Kansas
498
In Edgar Degas' 1875 painting "Uncle and Niece," what is the uncle reading?
A newspaper
499
During what activity would one hear "honor your partner" or "honor the corner" as part of the instructions?
Square dancing
500
What are Primitive, Segmental, and Stilted types of architecture topped with a keystone?
Arch
501
What American tap dancer is famous for his roles opposite Shirley Temple in films such as The Little Colonel?
(Bill "Bojangles") Robinson
502
What element of art defines the edges and surface ridges of an object?
Contour Line
503
How many flats are in the key of E-flat major?
Three
504
What 19th century French artist distanced himself from the Impressionists and painted the scandalous pieces "Luncheon on the Grass" and "Olympia"?
(Edouard) Manet
505
Name the musical based on the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Spamalot
506
Developed in Rome during the 1600's, name the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music.
Baroque
507
What ballet great is most well known for his jumps as well as a role in the popular TV series "Sex and the City"?
(Mikhail) Baryshnikov
508
What form of quilting creates an embossed design by outlining the pattern with single stitches and then padding it with yarn or cotton?
Trapunto
509
Name the opera by Georges Bizet that was re-envisioned by MTV in 2001 as a “hip-hopera” starring Beyonce Knowles.
Carmen
510
When marching on a football field, what is the standard number of steps taken for every five yards marched?
Eight
511
What popular 1970's art form uses tied knots to create pieces of art?
Macramé
512
Name the type of music that includes symphonies, operas, chamber music, and ballets
Classical music
513
What handicapped, 19th century French painter was famous for the posters he designed as advertisements for night clubs and entertainers?
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
514
What master of suspense directed dozens of hit Hollywood thrillers, including the classic films Strangers on a Train (1951), Vertigo (1958), North by Northwest (1959), Psycho (1960) and The Birds (1963)?
(Alfred) Hitchcock
515
Name both the artist of and the style in which the masterpiece "Scream" was painted
(Edvard) Munch (moonk)/Expressionism
516
What is the name of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical that depicts that depicts the last seven days in the life of Jesus of Nazareth?
Jesus Christ Superstar
517
What two types of hardwoods are used for making Major League baseball bats?
Maple and Ash
518
The didgeridoo is an instrument native to what continent?
Australia
519
Introduced in 1970, what film format uses 70 mm film running horizontally to produce images projected onto screens over 50 ft. tall
Imax
520
Name the Kansas who created "Weary Willy," a clown apprearing in Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus.
(Emmett) Kelly
521
In which European country will you find the Van Gogh Museum?
Netherlands (Also accept Holland)
522
What is the systematic depiction on a flat surface of the illusion of consistent depth?
Perspective
523
For what musical about the Mississippi River was the song "Ol' Man River" written?
Show Boat
524
The word 'opera' is the plural form of what Latin term meaning 'work'?
Opus
525
What U.S. President designed buildings for the University of Virginia as well as the Virginia Capitol Building
Thomas Jefferson
526
Name the Russian composer who wrote the scores for the movies "Ivan the Terrible" and "Alexander Nevsky," as well the orchestral piece "Peter and the Wolf: Symphonic Tale for Children."
(Sergei) Prokofiev
527
In what location would one find the Moai, monolithic human rock figures whose heads are 3/5 of their bodies?
Easter Island
528
Name the sculptor who said, "The essence of the sculptor's work is liberating the figure from the marble that imprisons it."
Michelangelo
529
To what instrument family does the glockenspiel belong?
Percussion
530
Name the style of music composed as a Roman Catholic mass for the dead.
Name the artist who lived in Kansas
531
Name the artist who lived in Kansas for a time and is known for his bronze sculptures and paintings of the American West, such as "The Calvary Charge."
(Frederic) Remington
532
Name the order of the flats as they would appear on a staff.
BEADGCF
533
Name the form of abstract art that uses geometric designs to produce optical illusions.
Op Art
534
What word did showman John P. Harris coin after combining the price of admission to a theater and the Greek word for theater?
Nickelodeon
535
In three dimensional art, to what does the term "throwing" refer?
Using the potter's wheel
536
Name the Elvis Presley hit song that used the classic melody "Aura Lee."
"Love Me Tender"
537
What is the name of the famous philosopher who wrote, "The life which is examined is not worth living"?
Plato
538
What American composer used images of the Western frontier as themes for his musical compositions?
(Aaron) Copland
539
What style of house has steeply-angled sides that usually begin at or near the foundation line and meet at the top, as well as a ceiling that is open to the top rafters.
An A-frame
540
What type of sculpture consists of rods, objects, and strings?
Mobile
541
Who was the first black soloist to sing with the Metropolitan Opera of New York City
(Marian) Anderson
542
What American conductor composed the musical On the Town and also composed "I Feel Pretty" for West Side Story?
(Leonard) Bernstein
543
Name three of the five classical orders of architecture.
Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, Tuscan and Composite
544
With what instrument are the Amati, Guarneri (Gwah-neeh-ree), and Stradivari families associated?
Violin
545
Name the art movement in which dreams, nightmares, the subconscious and fantasies inspire the final work.
Surrealism
546
What music scale contains no sharps or flats?
C major
547
What American neoclassical home is the best known structure designed by 18th century architect James Hoban?
The white House
548
What mathematician and philosopher is considered the founder of rationalism?
(René) Descartes
549
From the Italian word for "tail", what musical term is defined as the concluding passage of a musical composition?
coda
550
What art form includes such patterns as Lonestar, Wandering Geese, and Log Cabin?
quilting
551
Based on the Charleston of the 1920's and the 1930's, what dance was named for Charles Lindbergh after his historic Atlantic crossing?
Lindy Hop
552
Name the 1951 opera composed by Gian-Carlo Menotti and based on the story of the Three Wise Men that was the first opera written for television.
Amahl and the Night Visitors
553
What American hardwood has the highest strength to weight ratio?
(Black) Walnut
554
What is the term given to artwork that is executed without color, only black, white, and grays?
achromatic
555
The Mikado is an operetta by what composing duo?
Gilbert and Sullivan
556
In Gustav Holst's The Planets, which planet is "The Bringer of War"?
Mars
557
Madrigals style music is from which period?
Renaissance
558
Ballet terms are written in what language
French
559
What American artist, known as the "Painter of Light," has recently created a series of paintings referred to as the "Disney Dreams"?
(Thomas) Kincaid
560
What title is given to the leading female singer in a grand opera?
Diva
561
Identify this Wisconsin-born abstract painter who is famous for such works as "Sky Above Clouds" and "Black Iris."
(Georgia) O'Keefe
562
John Cage composed the piece of music entitled "4 Minutes, 33 Seconds." What makes this piece of music unique?
It is totally silent.
563
What city are you in if you are at the Museum of Modern Art (commonly referred to as MOMA)?
New York City
564
Name the French Impressionist known for his pinks, blues, and lavenders as well as numerous nudes.
Renoir
565
What is the tool, or device, used to carry the weft yarn through the shed in weaving?
shuttle
566
Where is the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, scheduled to open in 2011, being built?
Kansas City, MO
567
What is the name of the 100-foot bronze statue of Apollo erected at the harbor entrance of a Mediterranean island in the third century B.C.?
Colossus of Rhodes
568
Name the two most common stringed instruments found in a symphony orchestra that are not played with a bow.
Harp and Piano
569
Often remembered as the father of Pop Art, who was trained as a commercial artist and worked for "Vanity Fair"?
(Andy) Warhol
570
What is the official term that refers to an actor or actress in a drama, play, or film?
Thespians
571
What term refers to a glaze fault characterized by the cracking of fired glazes due to high tensile stresses?
Crazing
572
Who composed the "Bridal Chorus" better known as "Here comes the Bride"?
(Richard Wagner (vahg ner)
573
What is the architectural term for a round room directly under the dome of a building?
rotunda
574
What present-day musician earned a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for playing, on the saxophone, the longest note ever recorded?
Kenny G. or Kenneth Bruce Gorelick
575
What type of Greek column is found mostly on the Parthenon in Greece?
Doric
576
What type of instrument includes parts called "stops," which, when pulled out, bring various sets of pipes into play?
Organ
577
What medieval art period or movement featured churches with glowing stained glass windows, pointed arches, ribbed vaults, and high reaching spired?
Gothic (Art)
578
