Trivia Time!
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Writers and Artists
1. Who painted Starry Night?
2. Which novel features Holden Caulfield?
3. Who created the comic strip Peanuts?
4. Which famous artist was questioned as a suspect in the 1911 theft of the Mona Lisa?
5. What publishing format did Charles Dickens use to popularize his novels and the use of 'cliffhangers'?
6. What was the primary reason the QWERTY keyboard layout was originally created?
7. Which character created by Edgar Allan Poe is considered the first modern fictional detective?
8. What everyday food item did Salvador Dalí claim inspired his famous melting watches?
9. Who was the real-life medical professor who inspired the character of Sherlock Holmes?
10. What unique literary style did Langston Hughes pioneer by incorporating the rhythms of music into his verse?
11. Where did the artist Edward Young go to sketch the original Penguin Books logo?
12. Why did Anthony Burgess want 'A Clockwork Orange' to have exactly 21 chapters?
13. What is the name of the 'smoky' blending technique perfected by Leonardo da Vinci?
14. Which expensive blue pigment, made from crushed semi-precious stones, did Vermeer famously use?
15. Hieronymus Bosch's famous work is a 'triptych.' What does this term mean?
16. In what professional role during WWI did Agatha Christie gain her knowledge of poisons?
17. What real-world natural disaster led to the climate conditions that inspired Mary Shelley to write 'Frankenstein'?
18. In Dutch Golden Age art, what is the term for a painting of an exaggerated facial expression or exotic character?
19. Maya Angelou was the first poet to read at a U.S. Presidential Inauguration since which other famous poet?
20. What does the Czech word 'robota,' the root of 'robot,' literally mean?