Friday 20 Question Quiz – 16/08/2024

Round 1: Art

10 questions about art and artists.

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Which of Picasso's famous paintings was inspired by the bombings of civilians during the Spanish Civil War?

In which city in Italy is Leonardo Da Vinci's Cenacolo (The Last Supper) displayed?

What name is given to the method of painting water-based pigments on freshly applied plaster, usually on wall surfaces?

In painting or drawing, what name is given to something executed in a single color?

Which painting was stolen from the National Gallery in Oslo in 1994 and held to ransom for $1 million?

Woodcut, a relief process in which knives and other tools are used to carve a design into the surface of a wooden block, is used to produce what type of art?

What is a general term now used for Dutch tin-glazed earthenware, a form of faience?

Born in 1928 in Pittsburgh, what is the name of the artist who introduced the world to Pop Art?

The Aphrodite of Melos was found on the Greek island of Melos in 1820, it has a more famous name – what?

Containing 72 scenes, which famous Tapestry commemorates the conquering of England?

Round 2: General Knowledge

10 General Knowledge questions with no theme or connection.

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Which breed of dog was originally bred by a tax collector in Germany for protection on his rounds?

Which term was introduced to the public by British spy novelist John le Carré in his 1974 novel Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy?

Bouvet Island is the most remote island in the world – around 1,600 kilometres north of Antarctica – which ocean is it in?

What sport was standardized under the Marquis of Queensberry rules and became legal in 1901 in the UK?

What unit of currency will buy you dinner in Iraq, Jordan, and Tunisia?

The winner of the U.S. tennis open in 1989, who was the first unseeded player to win Wimbledon?

One of the seven ancient wonders of the world, The Hanging Gardens, were located in which city?

Which nymph was turned into a bear by a furious Hera after "falling" pregnant thanks to Zeus?

Which herb whose leaves and blue flowers are both edible, is used in drinks such as 'Pimms'?

What was the name of the ship on which Dracula reputedly arrived in England in 1897?

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