90681 Intermediate Trivia Questions
90681 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
What is the name of the silk burial banner found in the tomb of Xin Zhui at Mawangdui?
Answer
T-shaped silk banner
Which ancient wonder was constructed on the island of Rhodes after the city resisted a siege?
Answer
Colossus of Rhodes
Who designed and built the ancient Colossus of Rhodes, according to ancient accounts?
Answer
Chares of Lindos
Which ancient wonder used chryselephantine construction, combining gold and ivory?
Answer
Statue of Zeus at Olympia
Which ancient wonder was the oldest entry on the traditional Greek list of Seven Wonders?
Answer
Great Pyramid of Giza
Which ancient wonder was built in the Egyptian port of Alexandria?
Answer
Lighthouse of Alexandria
Which ancient wonder was traditionally said to have been in Babylon?
Answer
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Which ancient wonder was the tallest lighthouse of the ancient Mediterranean?
Answer
Lighthouse of Alexandria
Which ancient wonder was a monumental tomb built for Mausolus of Caria?
Answer
Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
Which ukiyo-e artist created the print Three Beauties of the Present Day?
Answer
Kitagawa Utamaro
Which ukiyo-e artist made the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo between 1856 and 1859?
Answer
Utagawa Hiroshige
What was the name of Salvador Dalí’s home and studio near Cadaqués?
Answer
Portlligat
Which 1951 painting by Salvador Dalí depicts Christ viewed from above on the cross?
Answer
Christ of Saint John of the Cross
Who modeled for Claude Monet’s painting Woman with a Parasol – Madame Monet and Her Son?
Answer
Camille Monet and Jean Monet
Which London landmark did Claude Monet paint as a repeated series?
Answer
The Houses of Parliament
In what year did Claude Monet move to Giverny?
Answer
1883
Which Paris museum houses Claude Monet’s Water Lilies murals in two oval rooms?
Answer
Musée de l’Orangerie
Which artist encouraged Claude Monet to paint landscapes outdoors in Normandy?
Answer
Eugène Boudin
Which river did Claude Monet repeatedly paint near Argenteuil?
Answer
The Seine
What condition affected Claude Monet’s vision late in his life?
Answer
Cataracts
What was Claude Monet’s first wife’s name?
Answer
Camille Doncieux
Which architect supervised construction of the Sistine Chapel in the 1470s?
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Giovannino de Dolci
What is the official choir associated with music in the Sistine Chapel?
Answer
Sistine Chapel Choir
What is the approximate length of the Sistine Chapel’s interior?
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41 metres