Trivia Time!
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Writers Painters and Poets
1. Who is the author of the Harry Potter series?
2. Which American poet wrote The Raven?
3. Which playwright wrote A Streetcar Named Desire?
4. In 'The Creation of Adam,' which human organ do some scholars believe is hidden in the shape surrounding God?
5. In what year was Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' first published?
6. Which 1907 painting by Picasso is considered a major precursor to the Cubist movement?
7. Approximately how many words is William Shakespeare credited with introducing to the English language?
8. Which character, created by Edgar Allan Poe, is considered the first fictional detective?
9. What narrative technique is Virginia Woolf most famous for developing?
10. Which mathematical proportion did Dalí use to structure 'The Sacrament of the Last Supper'?
11. What musical genre did Langston Hughes incorporate into his poetry to create a new literary style?
12. Why did Picasso choose a monochromatic (black, white, and grey) color scheme for 'Guernica'?
13. What was the name of Oscar Wilde's only novel?
14. What profession did John Keats train for before becoming a poet?
15. What did Marcel Duchamp call an ordinary object that is elevated to the status of art by the artist's choice?
16. What did Georgia O'Keeffe famously collect in the New Mexico desert to use as subjects for her paintings?
17. Modigliani's signature style of elongated faces was heavily influenced by which type of art?
18. Artemisia Gentileschi was the first woman to be admitted to which prestigious art academy?
19. What was the name of the male pseudonym Emily Brontë used to publish 'Wuthering Heights'?
20. In which famous English cathedral is Jane Austen buried?