Art & Literature Pub Quiz (Free Printable) 120599

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1. Q: How many holes does a traditional artist’s palette feature?
   A: One. Artisans specifically designed this hole to accommodate an artist’s thumb. Specifically, the painter slides their thumb through the opening and grips the edge with their fingers to balance the palette securely on their forearm. Furthermore, this ergonomic position enables the artist to hold multiple pigments and mix custom colours while standing at an easel. Consequently, the design ensures the painter keeps their opposite hand completely free to focus on the canvas.
2. Q: What are Muggles, according to J K Rowling’s Harry Potter series?
   A: a person who lacks any sort of magical ability
3. Q: Who wrote the 1891 novel “The Picture of Dorian Grey”?
   A: Oscar Wilde.
4. Q: Which bell ringer killed Archdeacon Frollo in Victor Hugo’s 1831 novel?
   A: Quasimodo. Quasimodo serves as the famous hunchbacked bell-ringer of Notre Dame. However, his loyalty shatters during the novel’s harrowing climax. Specifically, he witnesses the execution of Esmeralda while Frollo laughs at her tragic fate. In a blind rage, Quasimodo seizes his former master and guardian. Ultimately, he hurls Frollo from the heights of the cathedral tower to his death.
5. Q: Which gentleman thief and renowned cricketer, created by E W Hornung in 1898, did Anthony Valentine play on TV?
   A: A.J. Raffles (Arthur J. Raffles). E.W. Hornung is the brother-in-law of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
6. Q: Who wrote the poem “The Pied Piper of Hamelin”?
   A: Robert Browning. Robert Browning published this iconic poem in 1842 within his Dramatic Lyrics collection. Notably, Browning adapted a centuries-old German folk legend to create this 303-line narrative. Consequently, his work now stands as the most famous English retelling of the story. Specifically, the plot features a mysterious piper who lures away the town’s children after the citizens refuse to pay his fee.
7. Q: Which world-renowned poet was born on 25th January 1759?
   A: Robert Burns (also known as Rabbie Burns or the Bard of Ayrshire). Scotland’s national poet, he is world-renowned for his poems and songs, including “Auld Lang Syne”, “A Red, Red Rose”, “Tam o’ Shanter”, and “To a Mouse”.
8. Q: Who wrote “The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde”?
   A: Robert Louis Stevenson first published it in 1886. A prominent work of Victorian Gothic literature, this novella explores themes of duality, morality, and the subconscious, inspired by a dream Stevenson experienced while battling illness.
9. Q: Which Shakespeare play features the line “A plague on both your houses”?
   A: Romeo and Juliet. Mercutio delivers this iconic curse in Act III, Scene 1. Specifically, the scene unfolds after Tybalt stabs Mercutio during a heated confrontation. Notably, as he faces his impending death, Mercutio condemns the warring Montague and Capulet families for his fate. Consequently, his final words serve as a grim prophecy for the carnage that soon consumes both households.
10. Q: What country is the setting for “Doctor Zhivago”?
    A: Russia. Spanning the years from just before World War I through the Russian Revolution (1917) and the subsequent Civil War (1917–1922).