16373 Hard Trivia Questions
16373 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
Which neoclassical composer wrote the opera 'The Rake's Progress'?
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Igor Stravinsky
Which neoclassical satire by John Dryden attacks the poet Thomas Shadwell?
Answer
Mac Flecknoe
Which neoclassical theorist wrote 'Essai sur l'architecture' and advocated the primitive hut?
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Marc-Antoine Laugier
Which neoclassical mock-epic by Alexander Pope satirizes literary dullness?
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The Dunciad
Which Jacques-Louis David painting depicts the Roman consul Brutus receiving the bodies of his executed sons?
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The Lictors Bring to Brutus the Bodies of His Sons
Which Stravinsky chamber work from 1923 is a key piece of his neoclassical period?
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Octet for wind instruments
Which architect designed the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C., in a neoclassical style?
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John Russell Pope
Which architect won the design competition for the United States Capitol in 1793?
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William Thornton
Which neoclassical building in Washington D.C., inspired by the Parthenon, houses the National Archives?
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National Archives Building
Which French composer's work 'Le Tombeau de Couperin' is a neoclassical piece?
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Maurice Ravel
Which neoclassical style in France is associated with the late 18th century under the Directory?
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Directoire style
Which composer's ballet "Pulcinella" is a landmark of 20th-century musical neoclassicism?
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Igor Stravinsky
Which Danish sculptor created the "Christus" statue in Copenhagen?
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Bertel Thorvaldsen
Which French architect designed the Royal Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans?
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Claude-Nicolas Ledoux
In which museum is Caspar David Friedrich's 'The Monk by the Sea' displayed?
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The Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin
Which ship rescued the 15 survivors from the raft of the Méduse?
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The Argus
Which German Romantic painter was also a leading neoclassical architect?
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Karl Friedrich Schinkel
What alternative title is Caspar David Friedrich's 'The Sea of Ice' known by?
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The Wreck of the Hope
What is the name of the Dalí painting that includes a hidden image of Gala as a bullfighter?
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The Hallucinogenic Toreador
Which Spanish king awarded Dalí the title of Marquess in 1982?
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Juan Carlos I
What is the title of Dalí's 1939 painting about Adolf Hitler?
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The Enigma of Hitler
What is the title of Dalí's 1952-54 reinterpretation of 'The Persistence of Memory'?
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The Disintegration of the Persistence of Memory
What is the full birth name of Salvador Dalí?
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Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech
Which Impressionist painter died in 1899?
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Alfred Sisley
Which Impressionist painter's bequest formed the core of the Musée d'Orsay's Impressionist collection?
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Gustave Caillebotte
What was the name of the model for Degas' 'Little Dancer of Fourteen Years'?
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Marie van Goethem
Which actress won a competitive Tony Award at the age of 88?
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Cicely Tyson
Who is the youngest person to win a competitive Tony Award?
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Daisy Eagan
Which performer has won Tony Awards for both acting and choreography?
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Tommy Tune
How much did Van Gogh's 'Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear' sell for in 1998?
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$71.5 million
Who was the director of the asylum in Saint-Rémy during Van Gogh's stay?
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Théophile Peyron
Which Belgian painter bought Van Gogh's 'The Red Vineyard'?
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Anna Boch
Which New York museum holds Van Gogh's 'The Starry Night'?
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Museum of Modern Art
What battle scene did Michelangelo design a cartoon for but never completed?
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Battle of Cascina
Who was the sculptor in charge of the Medici garden where Michelangelo studied?
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Bertoldo di Giovanni
What was the original intended location for Michelangelo's statue of David?
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Florence Cathedral
Who was Michelangelo's close friend and recipient of many of his poems?
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Vittoria Colonna
Which fellow artist broke Michelangelo's nose in a youthful fight?
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Pietro Torrigiano
Which athlete won the women's 100m hurdles at the 2016 Rio Olympics?
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Brianna Rollins