Art & Literature quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   How does Tom Sawyer trick kids into whitewashing his aunt's fence?

   Answer: He pretends it is fun work

   Why: Mark Twain used this scene to illustrate that work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do, and play consists of whatever a body is not obliged to do.

2. 2 Medium

   Which 15th-century masterpiece is the world's most stolen artwork?

   Answer: Ghent Altarpiece

   Why: The Just Judges panel vanished in 1934 and has never been found; a 1945 copy by Jef Van der Veken hangs in its place today.

3. 3 Hard

   Where did Ray Bradbury type his novel Fahrenheit 451 on a rented machine?

   Answer: A library basement

   Why: Bradbury paid a dime per half hour for a typewriter in UCLA's Powell Library basement and put the first draft's cost at $9.80.

4. 4 Easy

   Which species of animal leads the revolution in George Orwell's Animal Farm?

   Answer: Pigs

   Why: Orwell based the rival pig leaders Napoleon and Snowball directly on Soviet leaders Joseph Stalin and Leon Trotsky.

5. 5 Medium

   Which Leonardo da Vinci painting set the auction price record?

   Answer: Salvator Mundi

   Why: Bidding for Salvator Mundi lasted 19 minutes; the final $450.3 million price included the buyer's premium.

6. 6 Hard

   What imported blue pigment dominates Hokusai's The Great Wave?

   Answer: Prussian blue

   Why: Prussian blue was imported from Europe via China, giving the woodblock print rich tones that resisted fading.