What was the Met's contemporary art branch that closed in 2020?
Answer
The Met Breuer
34719 Intermediate Trivia Questions
34719 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
Which Hudson River School painting by Frederic Edwin Church is at the Met?
Answer
The Heart of the Andes
Who designed the Met's original Fifth Avenue building?
Answer
Richard Morris Hunt
Which French painter's 'The Death of Sardanapalus' is at the Met?
Answer
Eugène Delacroix
Which artist sculpted the Met's cast of 'The Burghers of Calais'?
Answer
Auguste Rodin
Which van Gogh painting at the Met features a wheat field and cypress trees?
Answer
Wheat Field with Cypresses
Which Vermeer painting at the Met shows a woman holding a water pitcher?
Answer
Young Woman with a Water Pitcher
During which war did the Venetian bombardment of the Parthenon occur?
Answer
Morean War
Who removed the Parthenon marbles to Britain in the early 19th century?
Answer
Lord Elgin
Which ancient festival's procession is shown on the Parthenon's frieze?
Answer
Panathenaea
What event is depicted on the east pediment of the Parthenon?
Answer
Birth of Athena
Who were the architects of the Parthenon?
Answer
Ictinus and Callicrates
Which Venetian general ordered the bombardment of the Parthenon?
Answer
Francesco Morosini
What is the name of the sculpted band that runs around the Parthenon's cella?
Answer
Parthenon frieze
What structure did the Parthenon serve as in the 5th century AD?
Answer
Christian church
How many metopes decorate the Parthenon?
Answer
92
On what date did the Statue of Liberty Museum open?
Answer
May 16, 2019
What title does 'The New Colossus' give the Statue of Liberty?
Answer
Mother of Exiles
Which ancient statue is named in Emma Lazarus's poem about the Statue of Liberty?
Answer
Colossus of Rhodes
Which military department managed the statue after 1901?
Answer
Department of War
Which board administered the Statue of Liberty beginning in 1887?
Answer
United States Lighthouse Board
What type of tablet does the Statue of Liberty hold?
Answer
Tabula ansata
What is the waist circumference of the Statue of Liberty?
Answer
35 feet
How wide is the Statue of Liberty's mouth?
Answer
3 feet
Who proposed the idea of the Statue of Liberty?
Answer
Édouard de Laboulaye
Where was the Statue of Liberty's arm and torch displayed in 1876?
Answer
Philadelphia
How long is the Statue of Liberty's index finger?
Answer
8 feet
What does the broken chain at the Statue of Liberty's feet symbolize?
Answer
Abolition of slavery
Which storm caused the Statue of Liberty to close in 2012?
Answer
Hurricane Sandy
What material covers the current torch of the Statue of Liberty?
Answer
Gold leaf
Who wrote the poem inscribed on the Statue of Liberty's pedestal?
Answer
Emma Lazarus
What kind of stone was used for the lower casing of the Pyramid of Menkaure?
Answer
Red granite