2015-16 Arts & Humanities

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The American Dance Theatre was the brainchild of what man?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

& # # In music what is this # # ?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Which of the following movements is non-locomotor?

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

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

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

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

Which one of the instruments belongs to the woodwind family?

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

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

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

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

Which movement below relied heavily on angles and geometric shapes?

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

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

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

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

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

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