Among his many other accomplishments, which artist, born in 1881, co-founded the art movement called 'Cubism' with his French counterpart Georges Braque?
Henri Matisse Jackson Pollock Pablo Picasso Paul Cezanne
He was the only individual who served as a general on both sides of the American Revolutionary War. What was his last name?
Arnold Gage Howe Washington
Arguably the greatest and certainly the largest monument of the ancient world was built as a tomb for an Egyptian pharaoh. What is the Greek form of this pharaoh's name?
Cheops Imhotep Ramses Seti
Despite his trademark straight face, this actor is regarded as one of the most important comic film-makers of the silent era. His career took a nosedive with the advent of sound, but he made a comeback of sorts and appeared in a number of 'modern' movies culminating with 'It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World' in 1963. Who is he?
Buster Keaton Fatty Arbuckle Harold Lloyd Lon Chaney
Famous poets Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Browning eloped over the objections of Elizabeth's father. To what country did they flee for 15 years to work on their poems in peace?
France Germany Italy Spain
Sean Connery's acting career took off when he became the suave, sophisticated British agent, James Bond. In how many different films did Sean Connery appear as the debonair and valiant British spy?
11 5 7 9
This Italian physicist's name has been immortalized for all time, as it relates to the number of molecules in one 'mole' of a substance. What is his surname, familiar to chemists everywhere?
Algardi Allegri Antonello Avogadro
Classic Hollywood actress Audrey Hepburn became a special Goodwill Ambassador for what organization in 1988?
PETA UNESCO UNICEF WWF
Albertus Magnus, 'doctor universalis', was the most well-known teacher of which great Christian saint and philosopher?
St. Ambrose St. Athanasius St. Augustine St. Thomas Aquinas
Halle Berry won an Academy Award for her performance in the 2001 film 'Monster's Ball'. Who was the director of the first feature film in which Berry appeared?
John Landis Penny Marshall Spike Lee Steven Spielberg