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Literature and Art
1. What French artist painted Water Lilies?
2. Who painted The Creation of Adam?
3. Which author created the fantasy world of Narnia?
4. Which art movement, led by figures like Salvador Dalí, sought to express the workings of the subconscious mind?
5. In Michelangelo's David, why are certain body parts like the head and hands slightly out of proportion?
6. Approximately how many words is William Shakespeare credited with introducing to the English language?
7. Which famous literary term from George Orwell's '1984' refers to the act of holding two contradictory beliefs simultaneously?
8. Who is the 11th-century Japanese noblewoman credited with writing 'The Tale of Genji'?
9. Which epic poem by Homer describes the adventures of a Greek hero attempting to return home after the Trojan War?
10. Which 1920s artistic and literary movement celebrated African American culture and identity?
11. Which female writer and art collector is credited with coining the term 'The Lost Generation'?
12. Who was the first fictional detective created by Edgar Allan Poe in 1841?
13. How many full movements did Franz Schubert complete for his famous 'Unfinished' Symphony?
14. Approximately how old are the Paleolithic cave paintings found at Lascaux?
15. Who is credited with inventing the piano around the year 1700?
16. What does the Italian word 'sfumato' literally mean in the context of Leonardo da Vinci's painting technique?
17. In Mary Shelley's novel, what is the actual name given to the creature created by Victor Frankenstein?
18. Which artist is most famously associated with the 'action painting' technique of dripping and splattering paint?
19. Which comic character is credited with being the first to consistently use speech balloons for dialogue?
20. Which poet of the Harlem Renaissance is famous for creating 'jazz poetry'?