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The fear of the number 13 is called 'triskaidekaphobia'.fun factsphobiasnumberslinguistics
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The distribution of English as a first language is concentrated primarily in Western Europe.distributionlanguageenglishlinguistics
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In the English alphabet, the letter E appears more frequently than any other letter in typical written text.alphabetfrequency analysisenglish languagelinguistics
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In the USA, what term is used to refer to a student in the last 2 years of high school or college?Upperclassman✓ correct
Sophomore
Freshman
Senior
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In Portuguese, what is the word for for 'black'?Negro✓ correct
Nero
Zwart
Azul
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Heroin is the brand name of morphine once marketed by which pharmaceutical company?Bayer✓ correct
Merck
Pfizer
Novartis
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The pasta capellini has what meaning in Italian?Fine hair✓ correct
Twins
Small thimbles
Bibs
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The pasta tagliatelle has what meaning in Italian?to cut✓ correct
Little bells
Pens
Little worms
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What is a male duck known as?A Drake✓ correct
A Boar
A Jack
A Stallion
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What Is Johnny Rotten's Real Name?John Lydon✓ correct
Thomas King
Thomas Blythe
John Rudden
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What is the word given to a printing process in which ink impressions are taken from a flat plate prepared with a greasy substance?Lithography✓ correct
Stenography
Calligraphy
Photography
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What is another name for a single verse of a poem?Stanza✓ correct
Sonnet
Meter
Rhyme
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Which school of painting focused on transitory visual impressions with an emphasis on the changing effects of light and color?Impressionism✓ correct
Cubism
Surrealism
Romanticism
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Which artistic movement of the 1960's and 1970's emphasized the artistic idea over the art object?Conceptual Art✓ correct
Dadaism
Color Field Painting
Abstract Art
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Which piece of written work starts with the line 'Scarlett O’Hara was not beautiful, but men seldom realized it when caught by her charm as the Tarleton twins were.'?Gone with the Wind✓ correct
The Fall of the King
All Quiet on the Western Front
A Tale of Two Cities
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What word describes a painting executed in a single color?Monochrome✓ correct
Magenta
Unicolor
Solohue
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What is the word for an artwork humoously excaggerating the qualities of a person?Caricature✓ correct
Satire
Still Life
Snappy Shot
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Which architectural style employed refined, elegant, highly decorative forms?Rococco✓ correct
Baroque
Neoclassical
Gothic
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What is the word for a painting technique using pigments mixed with egg yolk and water?Tempera✓ correct
Watercolor
Pastel
Dadaism
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Which novel contains the line "'Toad Hall,' said the Toad proudly, 'is an eligible self-contained gentleman's residence'"?The Wind in the Willows✓ correct
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
The Cat in the Hat
Charlotte's Web
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Which piece of written work starts with the line 'Not for the first time, an argument had broken out over breakfast at number four, Privet drive'?Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets✓ correct
The Sea of Monsters
The Battle of the Labyrinth
The Lightning Thief
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What was the first name of the Spanish modernist and cubist painter Picasso?Pablo✓ correct
Gavroche
Didi
Pedro
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What is the middle name of the Scottish author Robert Stevenson, the author of Treasure Island?Louis✓ correct
Walter
Alexander
Donald
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The Marine Snail Is Better Known As WhatWhelk ✓ correct
Escargot
Mussel
Conch
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What is the name given to a method of painting that uses dabs of pure color that were intended to mix in the eyes of viewers rather than on the canvas?Pointillism✓ correct
Impressionism
Rococo
Futurism
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Who's last words were "Thus with a kiss I die"?Romeo✓ correct
Juliet
Macbeth
Mercutio
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What word refers to the rhythmic structure of a poem?The meter✓ correct
The rhyme
The consonance
The alliteration
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According to Oscar Wilde, when good Americans die, they go to which world capital?Paris✓ correct
London
New York
Rome
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In which of Shakespeare's plays do we find the famous line 'All the world's a stage'?As You Like It✓ correct
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Tempest
Hamlet
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Which art technique can be described as "Reducing or distorting in order to represent three-dimensional space as perceived by the eye"?Foreshortening✓ correct
Isometric Projection
Topomorphism
Skewed Perspective
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In poetry, what is the name for a 4-line stanza?A quatrain✓ correct
A sonnet
A haiku
A couplet
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A large painting or decoration done on a wall is known as what?Mural✓ correct
Sculpture
Graffiti
Mozaic
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What is the name of the long narrative poem that tells of the deeds and adventures of a hero?Epic✓ correct
Verse
Ode
Sonnet
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Which technique in abstract painting developed in the 1950's focuses on the effects of large areas of color having a minimum of surface detail?Color Field Painting✓ correct
Foreshortening
Gestural Painting
Canvas Filling
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Which of these quotes is from the film 'Goldfinger'?"A martini. Shaken, not stirred."✓ correct
"Elementary, my dear Watson."
"Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary."
"Go ahead, make my day."
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Who wrote the famous dystopian novel which features the quote 'Big Brother is watching you'?George Orwell✓ correct
Aldous Huxley
Ray Bradbury
Philip K. Dick
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Which of these quotes is from the film 'Forrest Gump'?"My mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get."✓ correct
"Very nice!"
"Say hello to my little friend!"
"Nobody makes me bleed my own blood. Nobody!"
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Which of these quotes is from the film 'Chinatown'?"Forget it, Jake, it's Chinatown."✓ correct
"I could do this all day"
"You shall not pass!"
"Mother of mercy, is this the end of Rico?"
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Which of these quotes is from the film 'Spider-Man'?"With great power comes great responsiblity."✓ correct
"I love lamp."
"Which would be worse, to live a monster or die as a good man?"
"La-dee-da, la-dee-da."
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Which artistic style of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries revived the order and harmony of ancient Greek and Roman art?Neoclassicism✓ correct
Romanticism
Fauvism
Impressionism
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