Humanities trivia questions
924 multiple-choice Humanities trivia questions with four options and the answer.
- Which of the following is not a type of pottery?
- Which of the following is not a movement in art history?
- When creating a woodcut or linoleum print, you would generally carve out (or remove) which of these?
- Which of these qualities represents the major difference between watercolor and acrylic paints?
- What style of art breaks from traditional perspective and depicts the subject matter from multiple points of view, fragmenting a three-dimensional form in order to depict it on the two-dimensional surface?
- Which of the following is not an ingredient in typical camera film?
- A drawing in which one continuous line is used to trace the outlines of the subject matter, using more or less pressure to suggest shadow, is called what?
- Tango is a complicated dance with even more complicated origins. Angel Villoldo was the first to ever record a Tango. This is the home of Tango (and Angel Villoldo ).
- One of the most popular Latin American dances is cha-cha-cha. It became popular in the United States in the 1950s and its music was derived from the music of this dance.
- One of the best (some say he was the best ever) tango dancers was Josе Ovidio Bianquet. His story is as mysterious as tango itself and his nickname is one of the most legendary in the history of this great dance. What is it?
- The word samba is probably derived from the Angolan semba, meaning a religious rhythm. The dance and its music were born in the black ghettos of this city. The biggest samba carnival is also held in this city.
- Probably the most famous and influential ballroom dance is Waltz. Its closed position became an example for many other dances and made it very fashionable. Waltz first became popular in this city and then spread all over the world.
- One of the symbols of the Spanish culture is the Flamenco (Flamenco originally meant Flemish in Spanish). At first Flamenco consisted only of unaccompanied singing, but later came the other essential ingredients, such as the dance and the guitar. What is the name of the flamenco guitar?
- This is a Polish folk dance which became quite popular at ballrooms. It is in triple time and its tempo is usually moderate. It has spread all over the world in countries such as the United States, Russia and France.
- This Latin phrase means to a sickening or tiresome degree.
- In debating, this term refers to an argument that attacks a persons character, as opposed to the subject of debate.
- This is a label inside a book that bears the owners name.
- In England, names of places ending in chester, like Manchester and Winchester come from a Latin word meaning what?
- A corrupted version of the Arabic word wadi, meaning watercourse, gives us this Spanish toponym.
- What do the toponyms Rio Grande, Mississippi and Ta Ho mean in their native tongues?
- What place in New York was named Vlissigen by the Dutch?
- What does Sahara mean in Arabic?
- For which monarch was the state of Virginia named?
- Which one of these words means an ornamental clasp or pin?
- Pick the B word that does NOT mean to nag or intimidate.
- Which one of these words means to soil or defile?
- Which of the following words does NOT mean a blessing?
- What does the word blithe mean?
- Choose the B word that means rough or noisy.
- Which of these word means a large group?