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Arts and Science Trivia Trivia Quiz

Test your knowledge on a variety of subjects including literature, philosophy, music and science.

A multiple-choice quiz by SKR. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
SKR

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
69,664

Updated
Oct 25 24

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
6434

Last 3 plays: Guest 98 (14/15), Guest 174 (12/15), Guest 175 (8/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. Which well known scientist came up with this formula: E=Mc^2? Hint

Charles Darwin

Isaac Newton

Albert Einstein

Galileo Galilei

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Question 2 of 15

2. What was the name of the space craft that exploded on lift off in 1986 killing, among others, teacher Christa McAuliffe? Hint

Challenger

Voyager

Apollo 13

Discovery

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Question 3 of 15

3. What disease critically affected Michael J. Fox's acting career? Hint

Multiple Sclerosis

Muscular Dystrophy

Parkinson's Disease

Lou Gehrig

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Question 4 of 15

4. Which of the following was a sports writer and columnist for the 'Detroit Free Press' and also became a best selling author with a book about his college professor? Hint

Curt Sylvester

Mitch Albom

Drew Sharp

Arthur Finnigan

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Question 5 of 15

5. Which film director started in acting at age 6 and had leads in 'The Andy Griffith Show' and 'Happy Days'? Hint

John Travolta

Steven Spielberg

Oliver Stone

Ron Howard

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Question 6 of 15

6. Who was the musician who started the style of jazz called ' B-Bop'? Hint

Maynard Ferguson

Dizzy Gillespie

Miles Davis

Harry James

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Question 7 of 15

7. Which famous philosopher came up with the famous Latin phrase 'cogito ergo sum' or in English 'I think, therefore, I am'? Hint

Voltaire

Karl Marx

Rene Descartes

Nicolo Machiavelli

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Question 8 of 15

8. Who won the 1922 Nobel Prize for physics, chiefly for his work on structure of atoms? Hint

Niels Bohr

Enrico Fermi

Ernest Rutherford

Albert Einstein

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Question 9 of 15

9. Who was the first twelve year old singing artist to reach number 1 on the UK classical charts?

Answer: (Two Words - first AND last name please)

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Question 10 of 15

10. Who was the host of the live radio show 'A Prairie Home Companion' from 1974 to 1987, that featured small town life in Lake Wobegon? Hint

Greg Kellar

Garrison Keillor

Edward R. Murrow

Tom Brokaw

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Question 11 of 15

11. The album,'Time Out', which included the song 'Take Five', became the jazz genre's first ever million dollar selling album. Who was the pianist on the album? Hint

Duke Ellington

Dave Brubeck

Errol Garner

Count Basie

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Question 12 of 15

12. 'The Potato Eaters', 'Sunflowers' and 'Starry Night' are a part of this famous Artist's work? Hint

Picasso

Renoir

Vincent van Gogh

Leonardo de Vinci

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Question 13 of 15

13. Who is the author of 'Skipping Christmas', a book published in November 2001, and a bit of a departure from his usual legal thriller books? Hint

James Patterson

Tom Clancy

Dean Koonz

John Grisham

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Question 14 of 15

14. Who produced the operettas 'The Pirates of Penzance' and 'The Mikado'? Hint

Gilbert and Sullivan

Clifton Coles

Andrew Lloyd Weber

Rogers and Hammerstein

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Question 15 of 15

15. Who is the American author of the quote ' The reward of a thing well done is to have done it'? Hint

William Butler Yeats

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Henry David Thoreau

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which well known scientist came up with this formula: E=Mc^2?

Answer: Albert Einstein

Einstein was one of the 20th Century's most important scientists specializing in physics. Born in Germany in 1879 he used creativity and imagination to come up with his Theory of Relativity. E stands for Energy, M stands for Mass and c is the velocity of light squared. This equation became the starting point for theories of nuclear energy.

2. What was the name of the space craft that exploded on lift off in 1986 killing, among others, teacher Christa McAuliffe?

Answer: Challenger

Seventy-three seconds after take off the space shuttle exploded killing all seven crew members. The cause of the explosion was a combination of cold weather (36 degrees F at launching site) and the failure of a seal in the right solid fuel rocket booster.

3. What disease critically affected Michael J. Fox's acting career?

Answer: Parkinson's Disease

Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in 1991. Parkinson's is a degenerative nerve disorder. Fox didn't go public with it until 1998. At the time of his announcement he was a star of the television show 'Spin City.' He now devotes most of his time to family and issues concerning Parkinson's Disease.

4. Which of the following was a sports writer and columnist for the 'Detroit Free Press' and also became a best selling author with a book about his college professor?

Answer: Mitch Albom

Albom, a former professional musician, was voted America's number one sports columnist ten times by the Associated Press Sports Editors. Morrie Schwartz was a mentor to Albom in college, but they lost contact until the last few months of Morrie's life. 'Tuesdays with Morrie' published in 1998 is a celebration of life and death through the eyes of Albom.

5. Which film director started in acting at age 6 and had leads in 'The Andy Griffith Show' and 'Happy Days'?

Answer: Ron Howard

Known as Opie Taylor on 'The Andy Griffith Show' and Richie Cunningham on 'Happy Days', Howard was already a t.v. star at age 6.

6. Who was the musician who started the style of jazz called ' B-Bop'?

Answer: Dizzy Gillespie

Gillespie, one of the greatest jazz trumpeters of all time, is known for his puffed out cheeks and bent trumpet. In 1942 he wrote his most famous composition 'A Night in Tunisia'.

7. Which famous philosopher came up with the famous Latin phrase 'cogito ergo sum' or in English 'I think, therefore, I am'?

Answer: Rene Descartes

Descartes (1596-1650), a French philosopher is considered one of the most influential and important thinkers of his time. He used a method called systematic doubt for reaching truth. He was also an aspiring mathematician, coming up with analytic geometry.

8. Who won the 1922 Nobel Prize for physics, chiefly for his work on structure of atoms?

Answer: Niels Bohr

Bohr was born in 1885 in Copenhagen, Denmark. During World War Two he fled Copenhagen to escape the Nazis. He went to Los Alamos, New Mexico and acted as an advisor on the first atomic bomb project. Later in his life he returned to Denmark and spent his time promoting the peaceful use of atomic energy.

9. Who was the first twelve year old singing artist to reach number 1 on the UK classical charts?

Answer: Charlotte Church

Charlotte Church released her first album, 'Voice of an Angel', in 1998 at age 12. She is a Welsh soprano who first became popular in the UK. At age 16 she broke many music records and performed for royalty. She performed for the Inauguration of George W. Bush and has sung with the opera star, Pavarotti.

10. Who was the host of the live radio show 'A Prairie Home Companion' from 1974 to 1987, that featured small town life in Lake Wobegon?

Answer: Garrison Keillor

Keillor was born in Minnesota in 1942. He is the author of two best selling books: 'Happy to be Here' (1982) and 'Lake Wobegone Days' (1985).

11. The album,'Time Out', which included the song 'Take Five', became the jazz genre's first ever million dollar selling album. Who was the pianist on the album?

Answer: Dave Brubeck

Born in 1920, Brubeck is distinguished as a composer and pianist. In 1958 Brubeck combined with three other musicians to form the Dave Brubeck Quartet which recorded and performed together through 1967. The Quartet experimented with time signatures unusual to jazz.

12. 'The Potato Eaters', 'Sunflowers' and 'Starry Night' are a part of this famous Artist's work?

Answer: Vincent van Gogh

Born in the Netherlands on March 30, 1853, van Gogh's best known work,'Starry Night', was produced while he was confined to an asylum where he was suffering from anxiety, depression and psychotic episodes.

13. Who is the author of 'Skipping Christmas', a book published in November 2001, and a bit of a departure from his usual legal thriller books?

Answer: John Grisham

John Grisham earned a law degree from the University of Mississippi and also served in the Mississippi House of Representatives before devoting himself to literary pursuits full time. Many of his novels have been turned into successful movies: 'A Time to Kill,' 'The Firm,' and 'The Pelican Brief', being examples.

14. Who produced the operettas 'The Pirates of Penzance' and 'The Mikado'?

Answer: Gilbert and Sullivan

Gilbert and Sullivan collaborated for a period of 25 years and produced a total of 14 comic operettas.

15. Who is the American author of the quote ' The reward of a thing well done is to have done it'?

Answer: Ralph Waldo Emerson

Emerson, author and philosopher, was a part of the movement called 'Transcendentalism', which focused on the existence of an ideal spiritual reality. Emerson believed that one learns best through life experiences.

Source: Author SKR

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