2015-16 Arts & Humanities

Which names the portion of a stage closest to the audience?

Which artist did The Return of the Prodigal Son but is best known for Captain Cocq's militia?

She danced barefoot. Which modern dancer died when her scarfted wrapped around a car tire?

"Summertime" and "I Got Plenty o' Nuttin" are two songs from what George Gershwin opera?

What artist painted the black and white version of The Eiffel Tower?

Weight, attack, and flow are all part of which element of dance?

Which member of a traditional string quartet usually plays music written on the alto clef?

Maracas and the accordion are both members of which of the following instrument families?

Match technique with the artistic medium that uses it - cross-hatching, gouache, casting.

Which solfege syllable corresponds to the fifth note of a major scale?

The Inuit word "kayak" refers to which of the following?

Nobel Peace Prize winner, who was an advocate for education, particularly young girls?

Shakespeare divided his works into 5 of them. What term names the largest division of a play?

Michelangelo painted what biblical figure with his index finger almost touching God?

Three of the musical genres below are secular.  Which one is sacred?

Which names a slow couples cance in 3/4 time that was originally popular in French ballrooms?

What was the public space Van Gogh's painted The Night, as well as one's Terrace at Night? 

What kind of note receives one beat?     &4/4 (time signature)

A person who makes up a speech, scene, or performance on the spot is doing what?

Which of the following movements is non-locomotor?

West Africans sometimes wear a colorful, ceremonial cloth, originated in southern Ghana called?

Which movement below relied heavily on angles and geometric shapes?

Which of the following musical styles would you be most likely to hear at a funeral?

Beethoven composed three of the musical works. Which one did Bach create?

Match the composer - "The Four Seasons", "Trout Quintet", "Water Music"

Which would MOST likely be classified as a prop in a theatrical production?

Legato and syncopation are two terms associated with which of the following elements of music?

Aaron Copland incorporates a Shaker hymn "Simple Gifts" in which ballet? Begins "Tis a gift....

Presto, allegro, and adagio are all terms associated with what element of music?

Beethoven and Tchaikovsky flourished during what musical period of emotion and patriotism?

& # # In music what is this # # ?

The American Dance Theatre was the brainchild of what man?

<p>The King and I, Fiddler on the Roof and West Side Story are musicals choreographed by ?</p>

Match mythological character with originating culture, Anansi, Pele, Coyote.

Match each color to its category - x - blue y - violet z - blue-green

Which one of the instruments belongs to the woodwind family?

What material did sailors use to carve small pieces of art called scrimshaw?

Viewing an icon painting, which subjects would you MOST likely be looking at?

Picasso's The Old Guitarist, was painted during the period named for which hue?

A dancer does a jete and a pirouette.  Which style of dance styles is she exploring?

Tamino, Pamina, Papageno and the Queen of the Night are all characters in which Mozart operas?

Match Tchaikovsky ballet-The Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake and The Nutcracker with the character.

Match superhero with his true identity - x - Batman y - Superman z - Spiderman

She started on "Shake It Up" before releasing the single "Replay" and starred in KC Undercover?

If a pianist sees the dynamic marking pp, she should play at what volume?

Between WWI and WW2 which of the art movements focused on fantasy and unconscious symbolism,

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, Amazing Grace and Peace in the Valley fit into what musical category?

Mary Cassatt was best known for painting which of the following subjects?

A person performing which of the following dances would most likely be barefoot?

July 2015, the US team defeated Japan to take home the Women's World Cup in what sport?

What type of activity took place at a gathering at "bees" of colonial or pioneer women?

Which artist was known for dribbling and spattering paint onto canvases,called action painting?

What is a calumet used by Native American tribes as a ceremonial token of peace?

The musicals "Brigadoon", "Carousel", and "Oklahoma" are featured choreography by who?

Who choreographed Don Quixote and The Nutcracker for the New York City Ballet, he co-founded?

I'm Not That Girl, Popular, and For Good are 3 numbers set primarily at "Dear Old Shiz"?

Balance is a principle of art.  What type of balance does a starfish exhibit?