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Art And Literature
Questions on art and Literature
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What do the letters J and K stand for in the authour J. K. Rowling`s name? | Joanne Kathleen |
| Who wrote Wuthering Heights | Emily Bronte |
| In literature, who wrote 'The 39 Steps'? | John Buchan |
| Who wrote Gulliver’s Travels | Jonathon Swift |
| Who wrote Catch 22 | Joseph Heller |
| Who wrote `20,000 Leagues Under The Sea` | Jules Verne |
| Which famous author’s real name was Charles Dodgson | Lewis Carrol |
| Who wrote 'Gone with the Wind'? | Margaret Mitchell |
| What genre of books have been written by Samuel Delaney, Fredrick Pohl, and Harlan Ellison | Sci-fi |
| Who is the author of ‘The Dark Tower’ series of fantasy novels | Stephen King |
| The mystery of Edwin Drood was whose last (but unfinished) novel | Charles Dickens |
| Who wrote Northanger Abbey | Jayne Austen |
| Who wrote the books 'Billy Budd' and 'Moby Dick' | Herman Melville |
| Which famous English author’s real name was Eric Blair | George Orwell |
| Who Wrote A Clockwork Orange | Anthony Burgess |
| Who Wrote Robinson Crusoe | Daniel Defoe |
| Who wrote the classic children’s novel “Swallows and Amazons | Arthur Ransom |
| Who wrote 2001, A Space Odyssey? | Arthur C Clarke |
| Who wrote the 'Man in the Iron Mask'? | Alexander Dumas |
| Who wrote Brave New World? | Aldus Huxley |
| What prize was won in the 1990s by Rachel Whiteread, Steve McQueen and Anthony Gormley | Turner Prize |
| Which Latin American country is the home of The Tango | Argentina |
| What material did Art Nouveau Rene Lalique work with? | Glass |
| What was studied by Sarte (sart-uh), Neitzsche (neet-chuh), Russell and Decartes (Day-Cart)? | Philosophy |
| Complete the second line of this Christmas poem: Twas the night beofre Christmas, and All through the house, | Not a creature was stirring not even a mouse |
| What did Jack Horner pull from his pie | Plum |
| In the song who killed Cock Robin | Sparrow |
| Which Christmas Pantomime often features an evil sorceror named Abanaze | Aladin |
| Which song from the 1970s by Barry Manilow was made into a West End musical in the 1990s: | Copacabana |
| In a Freak show a person who ate unusual things was known as a human _______ What? | Ostrich |
| Which of Shakespeare’s characters has the most lines | Hamlet |
| What do actors in Sweden do for good luck before going on stage | Kick to the arse |
| Jocasta was the wife of Laius and the mother of who | Oedipus |
| Who composed the music for the ballet “Swan Lake” | Piotr Tchaikovsky |
| What Greek wrote the play Oedipus Rex: | Sophocles |
| What country does the fandango style of dance come from | Spain |
| Who composed the ballets Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker | Tchaikovsky |
| Where in Italy can you see Michaelangelo’s famous sculpture called David | Florence |
| What nationality was the impressionist painter artist Edouard Manet | French |
| Somebody paid £188 000 for a cabinet full of drugs by Damien Hirst. What was the work called? | God |
| Anna Mary Robinson is an American painter who became famous after taking up painting in her 70s - what name was she better known as? | Grandma Moses |
| Who painted The Haywain | John Constable |
| Which famous painting is also known as "La Giaconda"? | Mona Lisa |
| Which Spanish painter has first exhibition at 16 - and is famous for a 4-year long "blue period"? | Pablo Picasso |
| What came after Picasso’s blue period? | Pink Period |
| Who Wrote The girl with the pearl earring? | Tracey Chevalier |
| Who painted the girl with the pearl earring? | Johannes Vermeer |
| What type of art or craft connects Delft, Sevres, Wedgwood, Chelsea | Porcelain |
| Which famous painter's last words, after shooting himself, were "The sadness will last forever" | Vincent Van Gough |
| Who painted Young Virgin Auto-Sodomized by the Horns of Her Own Chastity | Salvador Dali |
| Who painted The Birth of Venus | Sandro Botticelli |
| Charles rennie mackintosh was part of what style? | Art Nouveau |
| Director Cameron Crowe wrote with which magazine? | Rolling Stone |
| In which European capital can you see the original copy of Rodin’s famous statue ‘The Thinke | Paris |
| Who wrote 'The Rights of Man' - and 'The Age of Reason'? | Thomas Paine |
| According to the Bible, what kind of bird did Noah first release from the Ark when the rain stopped? | Raven |
| Bible: Who did David and Samson both fight against? | Philistines |
| Who is described in the Bible as being “six cubits and a span” in height? | Goliath |
| In the Old Testament what book comes between Obadiah - Micah | Jonah |
| According to the Bible, what was the name of the disciplel who betrayed Jesus to the Romans? | Judas Escariot |
| In the bible, are there more books in old or new testament? | Old |
| What was the best-selling book of the 1980s in the UK? | Adrian Mole |
| A 1999 survey of kids asked what book they would most like to have on Desert Island | Bible |
| Which country publishes the most books every year? | UK |
| Which book is stolen most often from British public libraries? | Guinness Book of Records |
| The Bible is the all-time top selling book in the world. What is number two | Little Red Book by Mao Tse Tsung |
| In the book Lord of The Flies by William Golding, What is the Lord of the Flies | A pig |
| Which George Orwell novel features main characters called Napoleon and Snowball? | Animal Farm |
| In which book would you find the manservant Pas Partout | Around the World in 80 days |
| What type of creature was JR Tolkein’s creation “Bilbo Baggins | Hobbit |
| In George Orwell’s novel Animal Farm, what kind of animal is Boxer | Horse |
| In Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, what is the name of Ebeneezer Scrooge's deceased partner who comes calling as a ghost | Jacob Marley |
| Who won best director for Mrs Minerva and the Best years of our lives | William Wyler |
| Which nanny created by P.L. Travers promised to stay "'til the wind changes"? | Mary Poppins |
| In Bram Stoker’s original novel what did Dracula have as facial hair? | Mustache |
| It was a dark and Stormy night was the first line of a which Novel | Paul clifford by Edward Bulwer Lytton |
| Which Charles Dickens book features a character called the Artful Dodger | Oliver Twist |
| In George Orwell’s novel Animal Farm, what kind of animal is Moses? | Raven |
| In Lord of The Rings, what kind of character is Gimli:? | Dwarf |
| In Lord of the Rings – what kind of character is Legolas? | Elf |
| In which language was the original book Planet of The Apes? | French |
| what year was Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol first published? | 1843 |
| Which Dickens novel is set in Essex and features a talking raven called Grip? | Barnaby Rudge |
| According to the `Hitchikers` Guide To The Galaxy`, the name of which country is the foulest word in the universe? | Belgium |
| The Led Deighton Game Set and Match trilogy is set in which 3 Capital cities? | Berlin, Mexico City and London |
| Which Charles Dickens book features characters called Joe Gargery and Magwitch? | Great Expectations |
| What DH Lawrence novel features a randy gardener called Mello | Lady Chatterly's Lover |
| In the James Bond books, what is the name of the Russian organisation, an arm of the KGB, whose name means "death to spies" | Smersh |
| Which famous novel starts with the line "Call me Ishmael"? | Moby Dick |
| Which Ian Fleming novel has the shortest title? | Dr No. |
| In literature, how many Pillars of Wisdom did T.E. Lawrence write about? | 7 |
| A Passion Play is held every 10 years in what German City | Oberammergau |
| Who played Lady Georgina Spencer in The Duchess? | Keira Knightley |
| The title of whose book translates as "my struggle"? | Adolf Hitler |
| What character from the 1930s and 40s was known as the 'man of bronze'? | Doc Savage |
| Horror star Vincent Price released what Kind of book? | Cookery |
| What was the name of the farmer who put Peter Rabbit’s father in a pie? | Mr McGreggor |
| Which famous literary character lived at No.7 in Saville Row in London, before embarking on a famous journey? | Phileas Fogg |
| Which Thomas Kennelly novel is the world’s best selling Booker Prize winner? | Schindler's Ark |
| Which Thomas Kennelly Book was turned into the Film Schindler's List? | Schindler's Ark |
| In the story, what was the name of the chap who carved Pinoccho? | Gepetto |
| What kid of animal is “Spot”, the popular children's books character created by Eric Hill? | Eric Hill |
| Who wrote The Emperor's New Clothes'? | Hans Christian Anderson |
| What was the name of inn in Treasure Island | Admiral Benbow |
| In the “Thomas The Tank Engine” Railway Books by Rev W. A. Awdry, what colour is Edward painted? | Blue |
| Who created the children's land of Narnia and Lion Witch Wardrobe | CS Lewis |
| In the children's story: who ate Turkey Lurkey? | Foxy Loxy |
| According to Beatrix Potter, what type of animal was Mr Jeremy Fisher | Frog |
| Which famous fictional character was born on 31st July, 1981? | Harry Potter |
| Who wrote the story of Peter Pan? | JM Barrie |
| The Wombles of Wimbledon have a Scottish cousin called the Great MacWomble. But where does MacWomble live | Loch Ness |
| Who wrote Sleeping Beauty? | Charles Perraut |
| Carlo Collodi created which famous children's character? | Pinnochio |
| Raymond Briggs wrote which famous Children's Christmas story? | The Snowman |
| In Batman What is Robin's real name? | Dick Grayson |
| In Swedesh what does Basta mean? | Sauna |
| Which language does the English word “Booze” come from | Dutch |
| Which latin word means "therefore" or "hence"? | Ergo |
| From which language does the word anorak come? | Eskimo |
| Who invented Esparanto | Ludwig Lazerus Zamenhof (L.L Zamenhof) |
| From which language does the word 'cherub' come? | Hebrew |
| How many letters are in the russian alpabet? | 33 |
| What language does the word “coffee” come from? | Turkish |
| Which drink is sometimes referred to as Adam's ale? | Water |
| What language does the English word penguin come from? | Welsh |
| What is the Scottish word for New Year’s Eve? | Hogmany |
| What does the yiddish word schmuck mean? | Penis |
| Where was the famous composer Mozart from? | Austria |
| How many strings does a full size harp have? | 47 |
| How long, according to the song, is the Campdown Racetrack? | 5 miles |
| How many strings are there on a mandolin? | 8 |
| Where were classical composers Bach, Brahms and Beethoven all from? | Germany |
| What is the name of the famous country house in near Lewes in Sussex which hosts an annual Opera Festival? | Glydebourne |
| Which classical composer's most famous work is Messiah, written in 1741 and now often played at Christmas? | Handel |
| What nationality was the piano composer Franz Lizst? | Hungarian |
| Which Andrew Lloyd Webber musical includes the song I Don’t Know How To Love Him? | Jesus Christ Superstar |
| Who composed the Brandenberg concertos? | John Sebastian Bach |
| Which classical composer appears on the Austrian one euro coin? | Mozart |
| What kind of musical work is Strauss's 'Die Fledermaus'? | Operetta |
| Who wrote the Opera 'Madame Butterfly'? | Puccini |
| What kind of musical instrument is a Greek bouzouki | string |
| In cockney money: how much is a “pony | £25 |
| How much is a “monkey” in cockney money slang | £500 |
| oney slang: What amount of money is known as a Pavarotti? | £10 (tenner = tenor) |
| What colour do Germans use to describe themselves to say they are drunk? | Blue |
| Ruby Murray is the rhyming slang for curry. But who was the original Ruby Murray? | Singer |
| What was a 'MOON MAN' in the olden days? | Burglar |
| Who coined the phrase Cloud Cuckoo Land | Aristophenes |
| What amazing feat does a funambulist do? | Tightrope walker |
| If an animal is described as sepicolous, where does it live? | Hedges |
| What is a male hedgehog called? | Boar |
| Which country do Sinologists study | China |
| What would a vexillologist be an expert on? | Flags |
| What is a female donkey called? | Jenny |
| What is the proper name for a female ferret | Jill |
| What is the name given to the beam placed above a window or door? | Lintel |
| What is the technical term for a pregnant goldfish | Twit |
| What is the collective noun for horses | Team |
| What do you call a large group of rhinos? | Crash |
| What word is used to describe a group of owls? | Parliament |
| Taken literally what should you see in a Hippodrome? | Horses |
| What is Pachisi? | Indian board game |
| Where are the islands of Langerhans? | Pancreas |
| What is Caries? | tooth decay |
| In Japan – What is a Koto? | An instrument |
| What colour is vermilion a shade of? | Red |
| The words of the song Waltzing Matilda mention a jumbuck - but what is a Jumbuck? | Sheep |
| What job does a cordwainer do? | Shoemaker |
| What turns you on if you’re a nanophiliac? | Short People |
| What is a Yashmak? | It is a veil |
| What is a Maris Piper | Potato |
| Carambola is another name for which fruit? | Star Fruit |
| A dipsomaniac would be obsessed with what? | Alcohol |
| What is Orchesis | Dancing |
| What does a pognologist study? | Beards |
| Which Ology is the art of ringing bells? | Campanology |
| What does the first name "Brian" mean? | Strengh |
| What is Mensa latin for? | Table |
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