Which band did Andy Warhol manage and produce in the 1960s?
Answer
The Velvet Underground
89685 Intermediate Trivia Questions
89685 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
What New York building housed Andy Warhol’s Silver Factory?
Answer
231 East 47th Street
What is the title of Hiroshige’s ukiyo-e series depicting the 53 stations of the Tōkaidō road?
Answer
Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō
What is the title of Hiroshige’s ukiyo-e print showing a sudden rain shower at Shin-Ōhashi bridge?
Answer
Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi bridge and Atake
Which ukiyo-e artist was famous for the actor portraits published in 1794 and 1795?
Answer
Tōshūsai Sharaku
Which cathedral in Liverpool is the largest cathedral in Britain by area?
Answer
Liverpool Cathedral
Which cathedral in Portugal is traditionally regarded as the country’s oldest?
Answer
Braga Cathedral
Which cathedral in France has the highest completed Gothic nave?
Answer
Amiens Cathedral
Which cathedral in Málaga is nicknamed La Manquita because one tower remains unfinished?
Answer
Málaga Cathedral
Which cathedral in Saint Petersburg has 112 monolithic granite columns?
Answer
Saint Isaac’s Cathedral
Which cathedral in Mexico City was built beside the Templo Mayor and is the largest cathedral in the Americas?
Answer
Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral
Which cathedral in Venice is famous for the four bronze horses displayed above its façade?
Answer
St Mark's Basilica
Which cathedral complex in Córdoba incorporates the former Great Mosque of Córdoba?
Answer
Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba
Which cathedral in Reims hosted the traditional coronations of French kings?
Answer
Reims Cathedral
Which cathedral in Canterbury is the mother church of the worldwide Anglican Communion?
Answer
Canterbury Cathedral
Which cathedral in Cologne has twin spires that rise about 157 metres above the city?
Answer
Cologne Cathedral
Which cathedral in Milan has more than 3,000 statues decorating its exterior?
Answer
Milan Cathedral
Which American film studio filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2010 after years of financial losses?
Answer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
What was the name of Constantinople’s main imperial palace complex during the Byzantine Empire?
Answer
Great Palace of Constantinople
Which church did Justinian I build in Constantinople as the Church of the Holy Apostles?
Answer
Church of the Holy Apostles
Which Ravenna basilica is famous for mosaics showing Theodoric the Great’s palace and harbor?
Answer
Sant'Apollinare Nuovo
Which Byzantine church in Athens is a compact cross-in-square building known for its brick patterning?
Answer
Church of Panagia Kapnikarea
Which Byzantine church in Ravenna was originally built as Theodoric the Great’s Arian palace chapel?
Answer
Sant'Apollinare Nuovo
In stock-market investing, what are shares repurchased by the issuing company called?
Answer
Treasury stock
What does a stock’s price-to-book ratio compare with its book value per share?
Answer
Market price per share
What is a stock’s beta intended to measure relative to the overall market?
Answer
Systematic risk
On the New York Stock Exchange, what was signed in 1792 to establish rules for securities trading?
Answer
Buttonwood Agreement
In stock-market terminology, what is an ex-dividend date?
Answer
The first trading date without dividend rights
In stock-market investing, what does a stock split increase while leaving total value unchanged at the split?
Answer
The number of shares
Which Chinese porcelain tradition from Dehua is internationally known as Blanc de Chine?
Answer
Dehua porcelain