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1. This Italian artist lived from 1571 to 1610. He painted many scenes of death, including "Crucifixion of Saint Peter," "Death of the Virgin," "David with the Head of Goliath," Judith Beheading Holofernes," and "Entombment." Can you name this artist?
2. This well-known play involves the murder of the king by his successor at the urging of his wife. The new king plots to kill numerous others to protect his place on the throne. The wife commits suicide as a result of her guilt. "Out, damn spot!"
What is the actual name of this, "the Scottish play"?
3. A fabulous cult classic film from 1971 brings together a 20-something young man and a 79-year old woman. She is quirky and full of life, he is obsessed with death. They both enjoy attending funerals of people they don't know. They become friends, then share a romance. What is the name of this film?
4. This British rock band lost its lead singer to AIDS. OK you know it is Queen. Brian May wrote a song called "The Show Must Go On" about Freddie Mercury's impending death. It was released as a single just six weeks after Mercury's death. It was the final track of what 1991 album?
5. Who wrote :
"Because I could not stop for Death,
He kindly stopped for me;
The carriage held but just ourselves
And Immortality."?
6. Death is the narrator of this book set in Nazi Germany. It tells the story of young Liesel, her foster parents, and a Jewish man her family is hiding from the Nazis. Published in 2005, what is the name of this book which was turned into a movie in 2013?
7. What is the title of this poem- a tragic story of lost love?
The missing word(s) is/are also the title.
"For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams
Of the beautiful ____________;
And the stars never rise but I feel the bright eyes
Of the beautiful ____________;
And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side
Of my darling- my darling- my life and my bride,
In the sepulchre there by the sea,
In her tomb by the sounding sea."
8. This musical loosely follows the plot of a Shakespeare story. In the end, believing his love has been killed, a young man seeks out his enemy asking to be shot. Naturally, his love is alive, but arrives too late. He dies. What is the name of this musical set in New York City?
9. The song is "Obsequey (The Death Of Art)"
"This is the Golden Age of Grotesque,
Be prepared for what you may find."
The singer's stage name combines the first name of a bombshell and the last name of a infamous cult leader (think helter skelter). His music is often blamed for having negative effects on youth. Who is this singer?
10. In 2008, German artist Gregor Schneider began looking for volunteers who are willing to die in an art gallery for his latest work.
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Giniw
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