Humanities Trivia Questions — page 5
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This double-letter word refers to a yummy baked dish that can be delivered to your house hot and ready to eat.
- APizza
- BSpaghetti
- CRolls
- DMoonpies
Answer: Pizza - 202.
What does the Danish word fødselsdag mean in English? (foudgshlsdag)
- AYour Birthday
- BFebruary
- CYour house
- DMothers Day
Answer: Your Birthday - 203.
What does Vae Victis mean?
- ABeware of the conqueror
- BWoe to the conquered
- CIf you win, you loose
- DGlory to the winners
Answer: Woe to the conquered - 204.
Born in Barrow, Suffolk she studied to become one of the most important portrait painters in the 17th century.
- ALucrina Fetti
- BMary Beale
- CArtemesia Gentileschi
- DAntoinette Bouzonnet-Stella
Answer: Mary Beale - 205.
What did Rembrandt seek to achieve in his art according to a statement he made in a letter?
- Ato provoke the beholder to create a story in his own head
- Bthe best possible combination of light, shadow and color
- Cthe greatest and most natural movement
- Dto keep the eye of the beholder on the painting
Answer: the greatest and most natural movement - 206.
How long did it take Leonardo Da Vinci to finish the Mona Lisa painting?
- A4 years
- B6 months
- C3 years
- D1 year
Answer: 4 years - 207.
What kind of creature was the African mythological hybrid Jengu?
- AA lizard
- BA monstrous insect
- CA water spirit
- DAn elf
Answer: A water spirit - 208.
Which of these languages is closest to Italian?
- ASerbian
- BRomanian
- CGreek
- DBulgarian
Answer: Romanian - 209.
What is the meaning of the word hardpan?
- AHard ground
- BStill ground
- CSpongy ground
- DLow ground
Answer: Hard ground - 210.
In which country did the Mambo music and dance originate in the 1930s?
- AArgentina
- BCuba
- CNicaragua
- DParaguay
Answer: Cuba - 211.
In which musical does Curly sing Surrey With the Fringe on Top to entice his girlfriend to accompany him to a party?
- AThe Pajama Game
- BWill Rogers Follies
- CSound of Music
- DOklahoma
Answer: Oklahoma - 212.
The words barbed, biting, nipping or pungent could mean what?
- Acasual
- Bsarcastic
- Cmorbid
- Dmoronic
Answer: sarcastic - 213.
In Finnish myths the Sampo was a magic artifact made by the blacksmith IImarinen for the sorceress Louhi of Pohjola. What kind of object was this artifact?
- Aa sword
- Ba medallion
- Ca ring
- Da mill
Answer: a mill - 214.
The heart center located at the center of the chest is this color and controls the circulatory system, heart, lungs and entire chest area.
- ABrown
- BEmerald Green
- CBlue
- DYellow
Answer: Emerald Green - 215.
What if you wanted to be the mayor of your town? What would that profession be called in Spanish?
- Aclerigo
- Bcarnicero
- Ctabernero
- Dalcalde
Answer: alcalde - 216.
What is the French word for sea?
- Amontagne
- Bmaison
- Cchâteau
- Dmer
Answer: mer - 217.
For which culture does a Sinophile have an obsessive love?
- AFrance
- BJapan
- CEngland
- DChina
Answer: China - 218.
Sometimes people can get so many e-mails that they cannot deal with them. They might just delete them all and start again. What is this action called?
- Avirtual bankruptcy
- Be-looting
- CInstamesagloss
- De-mail bankruptcy
Answer: e-mail bankruptcy - 219.
Osiris had an equivalent in Greek mythology. Who was this counterpart of his?
- AZeus
- BHades
- CHermes
- DHerakles
Answer: Hades - 220.
What phobia did Sigmund Freud develop in his forties?
- AFear of spiders
- BFear of heights
- CFear of death
- DFear of nightmares
Answer: Fear of death - 221.
Someone who did not like the hardware made by Apple might use this expression.
- AMacIntrash
- BSourapple
- CJobs Sobs
- DRoottenmacs
Answer: MacIntrash - 222.
The word tycoon means a wealthy businessperson. What language does it come from?
- ALatin
- BChinese
- CGreek
- DRussian
Answer: Chinese - 223.
Zeus was married to this goddess.
- ADemeter
- BAthena
- CHera
- DHestia
Answer: Hera - 224.
Which of these countries has a unicorn on its coat of arms?
- ASpain
- BFrance
- CScotland
- DItaly
Answer: Scotland - 225.
When was Salvador Dalí born?
- AMarch 14, 19010
- BAugust 13, 1900
- CApril 17, 1907
- DMay 11, 1904
Answer: May 11, 1904 - 226.
Who was the first architect since antiquity to use the classical orders Doric, Ionic and Corinthian in an appropriate manner?
- AGian Lorenzo Bernini
- BBrunelleschi
- CDonato Bramante
- DLeon Battista Alberti
Answer: Brunelleschi - 227.
Which were the two authors of the 1955 Broadway play Inherit the Wind?
- AJerome Robbins and Oliver Grant
- BJerome Robbins and Robert E. Lee
- CJerome Lawrence and Oliver Grant
- DJerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee
Answer: Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee - 228.
Which one of these names was given to Artemis by her worshipers in Athens?
- AApanchomene
- BAeginaea
- CAgrotera
- DAetole
Answer: Agrotera - 229.
During what century did painter Rembrandt live and work?
- ASeventeenth century
- BFifteenth century
- CSixteenth century
- DEighteenth century
Answer: Seventeenth century - 230.
This artist, who hated the term impressionist and insisted on being called realist, was famous for painting ballet dancers.
- AEdgar Degas
- BPaul Cézanne
- CFrédéric Bazille
- DArmand Guillaumin
Answer: Edgar Degas - 231.
What type of people turn into werewolves according to Scandinavian mythology?
- AMurderers
- BOrphans
- CHomeless people
- DOld women
Answer: Old women - 232.
What is the missing phrase from the Chinese proverb, A single day of sub-zero temperature is not enough to create ...?
- AAn ice palace
- BIce cream
- CThree feet of ice
- DWinter
Answer: Three feet of ice - 233.
What is the missing part of the proverb, The ... wounds more than a lance?
- AWord
- BEvil eye
- CTongue
- DHand
Answer: Tongue - 234.
Because of the high cost of medical care, some older adults are abandoned by their caretakers. What is this called?
- Agerontal deprivation
- Bparentaloss
- Cpatriloss
- Dgranny dumping
Answer: granny dumping - 235.
Which of these sentences means I love you in Dutch?
- AIch liebe Dich.
- BNe mohotatse.
- CTi amo.
- DIk hou van jou.
Answer: Ik hou van jou. - 236.
Is it true that in Greek mythology, Medusa, who was a beautiful girl with beautiful hair, became a Gorgon with serpents in her hair because she was arrogant and dared to compare her beauty to that of Athena?
- AYes
- BNo
Answer: No - 237.
What term refers to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis?
- ABrocas disease
- BTourette syndrome
- CParkinsons disease
- DLou Gehrigs Disease
Answer: Lou Gehrigs Disease - 238.
What does the verb hew mean?
- ATo cut
- BTo mend
- CTo fasten with glue or paste
- DTo hollow out a log
Answer: To cut - 239.
Does the Tagalog word anim mean six in English?
- ANo
- BYes
Answer: Yes - 240.
In the popular childrens animated musical, Quest For Camelot, what well-known female singer provided the singing voice for Lady Juliana?
- AAmy Grant
- BBrittney Spears
- CFaith Hill
- DCèline Dion
Answer: Cèline Dion - 241.
If he denied the charges outright, then his denial cannot be described as this.
- AKind
- BComplete
- COpen
- DImmediate
Answer: Kind - 242.
Within the Olympian tradition, Dionysos was said to be the son of Zeus and which mortal woman?
- AMedea
- BMetis
- CLeda
- DSemele
Answer: Semele - 243.
Hugin and Munin are Odins two companion birds in Norse mythology. They are these bird species.
- ARavens
- BDoves
- CHawks
- DEagles
Answer: Ravens - 244.
The brow center is associated with a persons extra-sensory perception and inner vision. It is represented by this color.
- AGreen
- BIndigo
- CAmber
- DPink
Answer: Indigo - 245.
The Native Americans knew this place as Mesconsing, Lewis and Clark recorded it as Quisconsing. Its name was further distorted. What do we know it today as?
- AQuebec
- BWisconsin
- CLansing, Michigan
- DColorado
Answer: Wisconsin - 246.
Copious perspiration is known as this.
- ADiaphoresis
- BDetumescence
- CDiabolisation
- DDeuterogamy
Answer: Diaphoresis - 247.
Typical of the baroque architecture, this was the paradigm of the basilica, mainly in Italy and France.
- AApse of one end
- BInterior colonnades
- CClerestory windows
- DCrossed dome and nave
Answer: Crossed dome and nave - 248.
Name the language in which this sentence is written: He otunwahe kin el tuktel owotetipi wanzi han hwo.
- AHawaiian
- BJapanese
- CLakota
- DIcelandic
Answer: Lakota - 249.
What accident turns Jack Nicholson's character into a werewolf in the 1994 horror movie Wolf?
- AHe almost drowns and is saved by a wolf.
- BHe is bitten by a wolf.
- CHe finds a cursed statue and takes it home.
- DHe is struck by lightning.
Answer: He is bitten by a wolf. - 250.
What does the word wan mean?
- Amemorable
- Bpale
- Chappy or cheerful
- Denigmatic
Answer: pale
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