Which one of these authors has won the Nobel Prize in Literature? a) Toni Morrison b) J.R.R. Tolkien c) Oscar Wilde
A - Toni Morrison in 1993. The academy called the African-American author "a literary artist of the first rank"
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Who is the best-selling rapper of all time? a) Kanye West b) Eminem c) Drake
B - Eminem (227 million units sold). Drake is no. 2 (152 million units), and Kanye West is no. 3 (140 million units sold).
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By late 2018, which one of these movies ranked in the top position on The Highest-Grossing Films List? a) Avatar (2009) b) Titanic (1997) c) Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
A - Avatar, grossing nearly 2.8 billion dollars. On the same list, Titanic and Avengers: Infinity War ranked second and fourth respectively.
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Which artist chopped off his own ear with a razor and is famous for his series of still-lifes depicting sunflowers in a vase.
The Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh
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Which color film is notable for sparking the first 3D film craze in the motion picture industry in the U.S.? a) sci-fi and fantasy film Avatar (2009) b) adventure film Bwana Devil (1952) c) drama film Titanic (1997)
B - adventure film Bwana Devil (1952). The tagline for the movie was: "The Miracle of the Age!!! A LION in your lap! A LOVER in your arms!"
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The first Academy Awards, a.k.a. the Oscars were held in... a) 1914 b) 1929 c) 1936
B - 1929. It was a private dinner held at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel for 270 people. The tickets cost 5 dollars and the presentation ceremony lasted 15 min.
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In which Parisian museum is the Mona Lisa displayed? a) The Musée d'Orsay b) The Pompidou Center c) The Louvre
C - The Louvre
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Which classic novel's famous opening line is "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."? a) Pride and Prejudice b) Little Women c) To Kill a Mockingbird
A - Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, published in 1813
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Which of the following statements is true about the cast of The Lord of the Rings? a) They did most of their own stunts in battle scenes b) They wanted more lines in Elvish c) Eight of the nine companions all got matching tattoos
C - matching tattoos. John Rhys-Davies, who plays Gimli the dwarf, declined and sent his stunt double in his place.
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What does the originally Greek term thespian mean? a) a theater aficionado b) a theater actor or actress c) a theater director
B - a theater actor or actress
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Which artistic movement does Salvador Dalí represent? a) surrealism b) realism c) romanticism
A - surrealism: the movement started in the 1920s and gave life to photographically precise paintings of unnerving, illogical scenes
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Which one of the following movies is about a cappella? a) Dirty Dancing (1987) b) High School Musical (2006) c) Pitch Perfect (2013)
