Humanities trivia questions
924 multiple-choice Humanities trivia questions with four options and the answer.
- The Chinese term Kowtow refers to an act of deep respect. How is it performed?
- You probably wouldnt be able to pronounce the word cześć, but try to guess in which language is it used as a greeting.
- In south Germany and Austria, Grüß Gott is commonly used as a greeting. What does it literally mean?
- Sik Jo Fan Mei means have you eaten yet?. In which country it is used as a greeting?
- In which culture is pressing noses used as a greeting?
- What word means the same as meager?
- Which of these words is a synonym of research?
- There many words that have the same meaning as low. Which of the following is NOT one of them?
- The words barbed, biting, nipping or pungent could mean what?
- Whats the name of the singer who was involved with bicyclist Lance Armstrong?
- This prolific author was also a screenwriter, penning the likes of I Dream of Jeannie, Hart to Hart and The Patty Duke Show.
- This actress is best known for playing Olive Oyl in 1979 and Wendy Torrance in 1980.
- This influential English political philosopher believed in rule by absolute sovereign and the need for a social contract. His masterwork is Leviathan.
- This early scholastic philosopher was a Franciscan friar best known for his principle that opposes multiplying unnecessary entities in making propositions or drawing conclusions.
- This Twentieth Century English pacifist was the founder of analytic philosophy. His History of Western Philosophy helped him garner the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1950.
- This influential philosopher espoused the master-slave theory of morality and believed in the will to power as the motivating force behind animal and human behavior.
- This Seventeenth Century Dutch rationalist was a pantheist excommunicated from the Jewish Church for heresy. He believed mind and body were of one substance. His greatest contributions were in the field of moral philosophy.
- His Categorical Imperative was a concept for moral actions based on the premise that one should act only according to the maxim that such action could or would be made into a universal law.
- He was a Seventeenth Century rationalist who invented calculus, put forth the doctrine of Windowless Monads, and believed that this universe was the best possible one God could have created.
- The sailors in South Pacific love a woman whose skin is as tender as DiMaggios glove and is always chewin betel nuts. If anyone has objections, Well aint that too damn bad. Who is the woman that can speak English as well as any damn marine?
- The Andrew Lloyd Webber song I Dont Know How to Love Him is about what character?
- Which of these songs from the movie Cabaret originated in the Broadway version?
- These songs all appear in the original Broadway version of The Sound of Music, but not in the movie version. Which one of them is NOT sung by Max and the Baroness?
- This ensemble song was removed just prior to the opening of the musical Show Boat, but its music remained as part of the overture.
- The song Send in the Clowns from the musical A Little Night Music was specifically written for which actress?
- Which of these movie musical numbers was NOT nominated for a Best Original Song Oscar?
- The song A Little Priest, from Stephen Sondheims 1979 musical Sweeney Todd, is about what?
- According to a popular song from the 2003 puppet musical Avenue Q, what is the Internet for?
- One of the best-known tales of Arthurian times is The Sword in the Stone, written by T. H. White. In the book, the soon-to-be-king, Arthur, is lives with which of these people?
- In the popular childrens animated musical, Quest For Camelot, what well-known female singer provided the singing voice for Lady Juliana?