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Literature and Art
1. Who wrote The Canterbury Tales?
2. What French artist painted Water Lilies?
3. Approximately how many words is William Shakespeare credited with introducing to the English language?
4. Who is considered the founder and primary theorist of the Surrealist movement?
5. What was the anonymous pen name used on the first edition of Jane Austen's 'Sense and Sensibility'?
6. Where is the famous tapestry version of Picasso's 'Guernica' located?
7. What was the real name of the author Lewis Carroll?
8. Who was the first hip-hop artist to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2018?
9. The Steampunk genre is primarily inspired by the industrial technology of which historical era?
10. The name 'Brutalism' comes from the French term 'béton brut,' which translates to what?
11. In addition to being an author, Beatrix Potter was a pioneer in which business area of literature?
12. Which country produced the 'Jikji,' the oldest known book printed with moveable metal type?
13. In Mary Shelley's novel, what is the actual name given to the creature created by Victor Frankenstein?
14. Which artist is most famously associated with the 'action painting' technique of dripping and splattering paint?
15. What unusual food item did Salvador Dalí claim inspired his famous 'melting watches'?
16. Which 15th-century Flemish painter is traditionally (though incorrectly) credited with inventing oil painting?
17. Who invented the Flying Shuttle, a key device in the automation of the textile arts?
18. In Buddhist art, what does the lotus flower symbolize primarily due to its growth cycle?
19. How tall is Michelangelo's original 'David' sculpture?
20. In ancient Chinese poetry, the Great Wall was often used as a symbol of what?