A YOUNG PERSON'S GUIDE TO ART |
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Baroque classicism is seen in the temple-like design of this Paris museum where the Venus de Milo lives |
the Louvre
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Of 6, 16 or 26 pounds, the weight limit for a standard bowling ball |
(David: What is 26?)
16
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When Herod said he'd give his stepdaughter anything, she asked for his head on a platter |
John the Baptist
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Galway & Donegal Bays indent it |
(David: What is Great Britain?)
Ireland
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In a letter to these 2 regents, Columbus states no colonists can look for gold without a license from the gov. |
Isabella & Ferdinand
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In TV, it's the VC in VCR (you do remember those, don't you?) |
videocassette
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From about 1305, the work seen here is one of Italy's first great masterpieces in this, a type of mural painting |
fresco
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Gobble up this term for 3 strikes in a row |
a turkey
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1 of the 2 women with their own books in the standard King James Bible |
(David: Who are [*]--) (Alex: [Interrupting] That's enough. We asked for one of the two. I--I know you were going to say [**] for the second.) (David: Yes.) (Andrew: Oh, yes.) (Alex: Of course. Select again.)
Ruth (or Esther)
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It put the "zan" in Tanzania |
Zanzibar
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The sands of the River Pactolus are fabled to contain gold because Dionysus once told this king to bathe there |
Midas
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The enrichment of soil; Dad uses a spreader on the lawn |
(David: What is a fertilizer?) ... (Alex: Yes, it's 13-LETTER WORDS. You were a little short, David.)
fertilization
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After buying a country house, Rubens turned to this type of work, like this "with a view of Het Steen" |
landscapes
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When making your approach & roll, be sure to not cross over this "line" 60 feet from the headpin |
(David: What is a baseline?)
a foul line
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In Judges 16 this strong man dies in Gaza, one of the Philistines' 5 strong cities |
Samson
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12 million future Americans were inspected there |
Ellis Island
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King Pelias sent this man to search for the Golden Fleece, hoping he wouldn't return |
Jason
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Don't delay; it's from the Latin for "to put off til the morrow" |
procrastinate
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An iconic work showing the American frontier as Bingham's these "Traders Descending the Missouri" |
(Laura: Who are Lewis and Clark?)
fur traders
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A perfect 3-game series of 12 strikes in each game would total this many combined points |
(David: What is 300?) ... (Alex: [*]. Yes, 3 games.)
900
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The subject of the second book of Samuel is this king's reign over Judah & all of Israel |
David
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Point Udall in the U.S. these is the easternmost U.S. point |
the Virgin Islands
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This shiny name was applied to the Mongols & Tatars who overran Europe under Batu Khan's rule |
the Golden Horde
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A polygon with 4 sides |
quadrilateral
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Cezanne used this style in the 1870s but found it mushy; he wanted to make it "solid and durable" |
(David: What is Cubism?) (Alex: No, sorry, Cubism came later. [*] is what Paul Cezanne was using.)
Impressionism
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In bowling, it's the best spot between the front pins to roll your ball, or something found in pants & shirts |
(Laura: What's the seam?)
the pocket
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Because Joab wouldn't take Absalom to meet the king, Absalom had this done to Joab's field |
(Andrew: What is he salted the field?) (David: [*]?... What is [*]?)
burnt it
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War's first nuclear attack was on this island |
Honshu
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An island group east of New Guinea is named for the biblical king famous for his legendary gold mines |
Solomon
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It means having one color |
monochromatic
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