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  1. Who wrote the Harry Potter books? ★
    • Roald Dahl
    • J. R. R. Tolkien
    • C. S. Lewis
    • J. K. Rowling
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    J. K. Rowling — The seven Harry Potter novels were written by J. K. Rowling. Source: Wikipedia 'Harry Potter'

  2. What is the name of the wizard school in Harry Potter? ★
    • Narnia
    • Neverland
    • Oz
    • Hogwarts
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    Hogwarts — Harry and his friends study at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Source: Wikipedia 'Harry Potter'

  3. What does Cinderella leave behind at the ball? ★
    • A silk glove
    • A red apple
    • A gold crown
    • A glass slipper
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    A glass slipper — In Perrault's tale, Cinderella loses a glass slipper at the ball. Source: Wikipedia 'Cinderella'

  4. Which instrument has black and white keys? ★
    • Violin
    • Trumpet
    • Drum
    • Piano
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    Piano — A modern piano has 52 white keys and 36 black keys. Source: Wikipedia 'Piano'

  5. Which story character is a boy who never grows up? ★
    • Pinocchio
    • Hansel
    • Aladdin
    • Peter Pan
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    Peter Pan — Peter Pan, created by J. M. Barrie, is a boy who refuses to grow up. Source: Wikipedia 'Peter Pan (character)'

  6. Mixing blue and yellow paint gives which colour? ★
    • Purple
    • Orange
    • Brown
    • Green
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    Green — Blue and yellow paint mix to make green. Source: Wikipedia 'Primary color'

  7. What does the Evil Queen give Snow White to eat? ★
    • A magic ring
    • A glass slipper
    • A golden egg
    • A poisoned apple
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    A poisoned apple — The queen tricks Snow White with a poisoned apple. Source: Wikipedia 'Snow White'

  8. In the fairy tale, Snow White meets seven dwarfs. ★
    • True
    • False
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    True — Snow White, published by the Brothers Grimm, features the seven dwarfs. Source: Wikipedia 'Snow White'

  9. Pinocchio's ears grow when he tells a lie. ★
    • True
    • False
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    False — It is Pinocchio's nose that grows when he lies. Source: Wikipedia 'The Adventures of Pinocchio'

  10. Who wrote the play 'Romeo and Juliet'? ★★
    • Jane Austen
    • Mark Twain
    • Charles Dickens
    • William Shakespeare
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    William Shakespeare — Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet in the 1590s. Source: Wikipedia 'Romeo and Juliet'

  11. Who painted the Mona Lisa? ★★
    • Michelangelo
    • Rembrandt
    • Raphael
    • Leonardo da Vinci
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    Leonardo da Vinci — The Mona Lisa is a portrait by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci. Source: Wikipedia 'Mona Lisa'

  12. Who painted 'The Starry Night' (1889)? ★★
    • Claude Monet
    • Pablo Picasso
    • Salvador Dalí
    • Vincent van Gogh
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    Vincent van Gogh — The Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh painted it in 1889. Source: Wikipedia 'The Starry Night'

  13. In 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland', what does Alice follow down a hole? ★★
    • A talking dog
    • A grey mouse
    • A black cat
    • A White Rabbit
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    A White Rabbit — Alice follows the White Rabbit down a rabbit hole into Wonderland. Source: Wikipedia 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'

  14. Which object is the best-known symbol of Zeus? ★★
    • A trident
    • A lyre
    • A bow and arrow
    • A thunderbolt
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    A thunderbolt — Zeus, god of sky and thunder, is shown with a thunderbolt and an eagle. Source: Wikipedia 'Zeus'

  15. In 'Romeo and Juliet', which family feuds with the Capulets? ★★
    • The Bennets
    • The Lintons
    • The Marches
    • The Montagues
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    The Montagues — Romeo is a Montague and Juliet is a Capulet. Source: Wikipedia 'Romeo and Juliet'

  16. Who composed the 'Moonlight Sonata'? ★★
    • Mozart
    • Chopin
    • Bach
    • Beethoven
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    Beethoven — The Moonlight Sonata is one of Beethoven's most popular works. Source: Wikipedia 'Ludwig van Beethoven'

  17. Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' is set in Verona, Italy. ★★
    • True
    • False
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    True — The play is set in Verona, with some scenes in Mantua. Source: Wikipedia 'Romeo and Juliet'

  18. The Mona Lisa hangs in the British Museum in London. ★★
    • True
    • False
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    False — The Mona Lisa is in the Louvre in Paris. Source: Wikipedia 'Mona Lisa'

  19. Beethoven kept composing after he began losing his hearing. ★★
    • True
    • False
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    True — His hearing loss began around 1798, and he was almost completely deaf when he composed his Ninth Symphony (1824). Source: Wikipedia 'Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven)'

  20. In Greek mythology, Poseidon is the king of the gods. ★★
    • True
    • False
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    False — Zeus is the king of the gods on Mount Olympus. Source: Wikipedia 'Zeus'

  21. A standard modern piano has 88 keys. ★★
    • True
    • False
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    True — Most modern pianos have 88 keys: 52 white and 36 black. Source: Wikipedia 'Piano'

  22. Who painted "The Starry Night"? ★★★
    • Claude Monet
    • Pablo Picasso
    • Paul Cézanne
    • Vincent van Gogh
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    Vincent van Gogh — Van Gogh painted The Starry Night in 1889. Source: Wikipedia 'The Starry Night'

  23. Who wrote the novel "Pride and Prejudice"? ★★★
    • Mary Shelley
    • Virginia Woolf
    • Charlotte Brontë
    • Jane Austen
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    Jane Austen — Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice was published in 1813. Source: Wikipedia 'Pride and Prejudice'

  24. Which composer wrote the violin concertos "The Four Seasons"? ★★★
    • J. S. Bach
    • George F. Handel
    • Wolfgang A. Mozart
    • Antonio Vivaldi
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    Antonio Vivaldi — The Four Seasons are four violin concertos by the Italian composer Vivaldi. Source: Wikipedia 'The Four Seasons (Vivaldi)'

  25. In Greek mythology, Athena is the goddess of what? ★★★
    • Love
    • The sea
    • The harvest
    • Wisdom
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    Wisdom — Athena is the Greek goddess of wisdom, warfare and handicraft. Source: Wikipedia 'Athena'

  26. Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel? ★★★
    • Leonardo da Vinci
    • Donatello
    • Raphael
    • Michelangelo
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    Michelangelo — Michelangelo painted the ceiling in fresco between 1508 and 1512. Source: Wikipedia 'Sistine Chapel ceiling'

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  1. How many keys does a standard modern piano have? ★★★
    • 92
    • 64
    • 76
    • 88
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    88 — A modern piano has 52 white and 36 black keys, 88 in total. Source: Wikipedia 'Piano'

  2. Which author created the detective Sherlock Holmes? ★★★
    • Agatha Christie
    • Charles Dickens
    • Edgar Allan Poe
    • Arthur Conan Doyle
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    Arthur Conan Doyle — Sherlock Holmes was created by the British author Arthur Conan Doyle. Source: Wikipedia 'Sherlock Holmes'

  3. The Mona Lisa is displayed at the Louvre in Paris. ★★★
    • True
    • False
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    True — The Mona Lisa has been on display at the Louvre since 1797. Source: Wikipedia 'Mona Lisa'

  4. Beethoven kept composing music after losing much of his hearing. ★★★
    • True
    • False
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    True — Hearing loss made performing hard, but Beethoven kept composing, including his Ninth Symphony. Source: Wikipedia 'Ludwig van Beethoven'

  5. The famous sculpture "The Thinker" was made by Michelangelo. ★★★
    • True
    • False
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    False — "The Thinker" is a bronze sculpture by the French artist Auguste Rodin. Source: Wikipedia 'The Thinker'

  6. In Norse mythology, Thor's hammer is called Excalibur. ★★★
    • True
    • False
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    False — Thor's hammer is Mjölnir; Excalibur is King Arthur's sword. Source: Wikipedia 'Mjölnir'

  7. The novel "Don Quixote" was written by Miguel de Cervantes. ★★★
    • True
    • False
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    True — Cervantes published Don Quixote in Spanish in two parts, 1605 and 1615. Source: Wikipedia 'Don Quixote'

  8. Who wrote the novel "One Hundred Years of Solitude"? ★★★★
    • Jorge Luis Borges
    • Pablo Neruda
    • Isabel Allende
    • Gabriel García Márquez
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    Gabriel García Márquez — The Colombian writer García Márquez published it in 1967. Source: Wikipedia 'One Hundred Years of Solitude'

  9. Who composed "The Four Seasons" violin concertos? ★★★★
    • J. S. Bach
    • W. A. Mozart
    • G. F. Handel
    • Antonio Vivaldi
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    Antonio Vivaldi — The Four Seasons are four violin concertos by the Italian Antonio Vivaldi. Source: Wikipedia 'The Four Seasons (Vivaldi)'

  10. Who painted "The Persistence of Memory" with its melting clocks? ★★★★
    • Pablo Picasso
    • Joan Miró
    • René Magritte
    • Salvador Dalí
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    Salvador Dalí — Dalí painted the soft, melting watches in 1931. Source: Wikipedia 'The Persistence of Memory'

  11. In Norse mythology, Mjölnir is the hammer of which god? ★★★★
    • Odin
    • Freyr
    • Loki
    • Thor
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    Thor — Mjölnir is the hammer of Thor, the thunder god. Source: Wikipedia 'Mj%C3%B6lnir'

  12. The Sydney Opera House was designed by an architect from which country? ★★★★
    • Australia
    • Italy
    • Finland
    • Denmark
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    Denmark — It was designed by the Danish architect Jørn Utzon. Source: Wikipedia 'Sydney Opera House'

  13. How many symphonies did Beethoven complete? ★★★★
    • 7
    • 12
    • 41
    • 9
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    9 — Beethoven completed nine symphonies; the Ninth premiered in 1824. Source: Wikipedia 'List of compositions by Ludwig van Beethoven'

  14. Which classical voice type has the highest vocal range? ★★★★
    • Mezzo-soprano
    • Alto
    • Contralto
    • Soprano
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    Soprano — The soprano has the highest range; the contralto is the lowest female voice. Source: Wikipedia 'Soprano'

  15. In which city is the Prado Museum? ★★★★
    • Barcelona
    • Seville
    • Lisbon
    • Madrid
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    Madrid — The Prado, Spain's main national art museum, is in central Madrid. Source: Wikipedia 'Museo del Prado'

  16. Beethoven kept composing music after he became deaf. ★★★★
    • True
    • False
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    True — Beethoven wrote late works such as his Ninth Symphony (1824) despite his deafness. Source: Wikipedia 'Ludwig van Beethoven'

  17. Vincent van Gogh was a commercially successful painter in his lifetime. ★★★★
    • True
    • False
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    False — Van Gogh was unsuccessful while alive and became famous only after his death. Source: Wikipedia 'Vincent van Gogh'

  18. In Greek myth, the goddess Athena sprang from the head of Zeus. ★★★★
    • True
    • False
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    True — Myth says Athena leapt from Zeus's head, fully grown and armed. Source: Wikipedia 'Athena'

  19. Leonardo da Vinci painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. ★★★★
    • True
    • False
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    False — Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling between 1508 and 1512. Source: Wikipedia 'Sistine Chapel ceiling'

  20. A traditional haiku has three parts of 5, 7 and 5 sound units. ★★★★
    • True
    • False
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    True — Haiku, from Japan, uses three phrases of 5, 7 and 5 morae. Source: Wikipedia 'Haiku'

  21. Who composed the ballet "The Rite of Spring" (1913)? ★★★★★
    • Claude Debussy
    • Maurice Ravel
    • Pyotr Tchaikovsky
    • Igor Stravinsky
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    Igor Stravinsky — Stravinsky's Rite of Spring premiered in Paris in 1913 with the Ballets Russes. Source: Wikipedia 'The Rite of Spring'

  22. Which artist created the woodblock print "The Great Wave off Kanagawa"? ★★★★★
    • Kitagawa Utamaro
    • Utagawa Kuniyoshi
    • Utagawa Hiroshige
    • Katsushika Hokusai
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    Katsushika Hokusai — Hokusai made it around 1831 for his series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji. Source: Wikipedia 'The Great Wave off Kanagawa'

  23. Contrary to popular belief, Beethoven never became totally deaf. ★★★★★
    • True
    • False
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    True — In his last years he could still make out low tones and sudden loud sounds. Source: Wikipedia 'Ludwig van Beethoven'

  24. The Mona Lisa is painted on canvas. ★★★★★
    • True
    • False
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    False — Leonardo painted the Mona Lisa in oil on a poplar wood panel. Source: Wikipedia 'Mona Lisa'

  25. In Mary Shelley's novel, Frankenstein is the name of the monster. ★★★★★
    • True
    • False
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    False — Victor Frankenstein is the scientist; the creature is never given a name. Source: Wikipedia 'Frankenstein's monster'