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Twenty questions on the books, paintings and music everyone should know.

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Question sheet

1. Who wrote the Harry Potter series?
- A. J.R.R. Tolkien
- B. J.K. Rowling
- C. Roald Dahl
- D. C.S. Lewis
2. Who painted the Mona Lisa?
- A. Vincent van Gogh
- B. Pablo Picasso
- C. Leonardo da Vinci
- D. Claude Monet
3. Which band released the album Abbey Road?
- A. The Rolling Stones
- B. The Beatles
- C. Pink Floyd
- D. Queen
4. In which novel would you find the character Atticus Finch?
- A. 1984
- B. To Kill a Mockingbird
- C. The Great Gatsby
- D. Lord of the Flies
5. The Starry Night was painted by whom?
- A. Claude Monet
- B. Vincent van Gogh
- C. Salvador Dali
- D. Edvard Munch
6. Which country does the author Haruki Murakami come from?
- A. China
- B. Korea
- C. Japan
- D. Thailand
7. How many symphonies did Beethoven compose?
- A. Five
- B. Seven
- C. Nine
- D. Twelve
8. George Orwell's 1984 introduced which surveillance figure?
- A. Big Brother
- B. The Watcher
- C. The Overseer
- D. Captain Eye
9. Which instrument has 88 keys as standard?
- A. Organ
- B. Piano
- C. Accordion
- D. Harpsichord
10. Who wrote the play A Midsummer Night's Dream?
- A. Oscar Wilde
- B. William Shakespeare
- C. George Bernard Shaw
- D. Anton Chekhov
11. The sculpture The Thinker was created by whom?
- A. Michelangelo
- B. Auguste Rodin
- C. Henry Moore
- D. Donatello
12. Which singer is known as the King of Pop?
- A. Elvis Presley
- B. Michael Jackson
- C. Prince
- D. Freddie Mercury
13. Who wrote Pride and Prejudice?
- A. Charlotte Bronte
- B. Emily Bronte
- C. Jane Austen
- D. Mary Shelley
14. Which artist cut off part of his own ear?
- A. Pablo Picasso
- B. Paul Gauguin
- C. Vincent van Gogh
- D. Henri Matisse
15. The Lord of the Rings was written by whom?
- A. C.S. Lewis
- B. J.R.R. Tolkien
- C. George R.R. Martin
- D. Philip Pullman
16. Which ballet features the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy?
- A. Swan Lake
- B. The Nutcracker
- C. Sleeping Beauty
- D. Giselle
17. Which novel begins with the line 'Call me Ishmael'?
- A. Moby-Dick
- B. Treasure Island
- C. The Old Man and the Sea
- D. Heart of Darkness
18. The Impressionist movement is most associated with which city?
- A. Rome
- B. Vienna
- C. Paris
- D. Amsterdam
19. Who wrote the detective novels featuring Sherlock Holmes?
- A. Agatha Christie
- B. Arthur Conan Doyle
- C. Dorothy L. Sayers
- D. Edgar Allan Poe
20. Which country gave the world the tango?
- A. Spain
- B. Brazil
- C. Argentina
- D. Cuba

Answer sheet (for the quizmaster)

1. B - J.K. Rowling
The first book was published in 1997.
2. C - Leonardo da Vinci
It hangs in the Louvre in Paris.
3. B - The Beatles
Its cover photo became one of the most imitated images in music.
4. B - To Kill a Mockingbird
It was written by Harper Lee.
5. B - Vincent van Gogh
He painted it in 1889 while in an asylum in Saint-Remy.
6. C - Japan
He is also a keen marathon runner.
7. C - Nine
He composed the Ninth while almost completely deaf.
8. A - Big Brother
The phrase entered everyday language.
9. B - Piano
52 white keys and 36 black keys.
10. B - William Shakespeare
It features the mischievous fairy Puck.
11. B - Auguste Rodin
It was originally part of a larger work, The Gates of Hell.
12. B - Michael Jackson
Thriller remains one of the best-selling albums ever.
13. C - Jane Austen
It was published in 1813.
14. C - Vincent van Gogh
The incident happened in Arles in 1888.
15. B - J.R.R. Tolkien
Tolkien was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford.
16. B - The Nutcracker
It was composed by Tchaikovsky.
17. A - Moby-Dick
It was written by Herman Melville.
18. C - Paris
It was named after Monet's painting Impression, Sunrise.
19. B - Arthur Conan Doyle
Holmes lived at 221B Baker Street.
20. C - Argentina
It began in the working-class districts of Buenos Aires.