Arts And Literature Trivia Questions V

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The pigment primary colors are the secondary colors of light and vice versa. Which of these is a primary color of pigment instead of light?

       a. Red
       b. Green
       c. Yellow
       d. Blue


In 2005, the conceptual artist Christo installed the Gates, a series of 16-foot-tall metal grates covered in orange sheets. Where?

       a. London's Hyde Park
       b. New York's Central Park
       c. Berlin's Tiergarten
       d. Paris's Bois de Boulogne


In "Twelfth Night", Lady Olivia's uncle is quite mean to head steward Malvolio. What is the uncle's unfortunate name?

       a. Toby Belch
       b. Toby Fart
       c. Toby Hiccup
       d. Toby Cracknuckle


In 1504, a 13-foot statue of whom was erected in Piazza della Signoria in Florence?

       a. Saint Mark
       b. Virgin Mary
       c. David
       d. Moses


What humorist wrote "The Santaland Diaries", a collection of stories inspired by his experiences as a department store elf?

       a. PJ O'Rourke
       b. David Sedaris
       c. Dave Barry
       d. Steve Martin


Because its two towers look vaguely like dancers, Frank Gehry's Nationale-Nederlanden Building has been nicknamed "Fred and Ginger" by the people of what city?

       a. Frankfurt
       b. Barcelona
       c. Prague
       d. Glasgow


British feminist writer Fay Weldon sold out when she let a jewelry company do a product placement in one of her books. Which one?

       a. The Cartier Connection
       b. The Harry Winston Connection
       c. The Bulgari Connection
       d. The Hermes Connection


How long was Robinson Crusoe stranded on that Caribbean island, along with Friday?

       a. 2 months, 19 days
       b. 19 days
       c. 28 years, 2 months, 19 days
       d. He was never rescued


Although he had some success with the 1980 album "Catholic Boy", poet Jim Carroll is best known for what novel, made into a movie starring Leonardo di Carpio?

       a. What's Eating Gilbert Grape
       b. The Aviator
       c. The Basketball Diaries
       d. This Boy's Life


In what country did Kazimir Malevich introduce a movement called Suprematism, with such works as "Black Square" (which was, literally, a Black Square)?

       a. Russia
       b. Germany
       c. Poland
       d. United States


In what play is a usurped duke forced to flee to the Forest of Arden, even as his daughter Rosalind remains behind?

       a. The Comedy of Errors
       b. Much Ado About Nothing
       c. As You Like It
       d. The Tempest


The Dr Seuss book "The Lorax" angered some people, because of the evil Onceler. What does he do?

       a. Sell cigarettes
       b. Trap animals
       c. Cut down trees
       d. Make weapons


Regarded as the greatest of Greek sculptors, I worked on the sculpture of Athena in the Parthenon and on the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, which became one of the Wonders of the World. Who am I?

       a. Critias
       b. Phidias
       c. Pericles
       d. Menander


Which of Shakespeare's so-called "problem plays", also known as the dark comedies, was cribbed from the ninth story from the third day of Boccaccio's Decameron?

       a. Troilus and Cressida
       b. Measure for Measure
       c. All's Well That Ends Well
       d. Fonzie Jumps the Shark


What book was first self-published in 1931 by widowed homemaker Irma Rombauer?

       a. Joy of Cooking
       b. Joy of Sex
       c. Joy of Music
       d. Joy of Tao




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