This Popular Arts Trivia Is Culture with a Capital P
1.
Where did Roald Dahl's Charlie spent an amazing day with Grandpa Joe?
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A Chocolate Factory
2.
Which book series includes "The Hostile Hospital", "The Vile Village" and "The Austere Academy"?
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A Series Of Unfortunate Events
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Which book was the first in Madeleine L'Engle's "Time Quartet"?
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A Wrinkle In Time
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Who created the puppets for "Sesame Street" and "The Muppet Show"?
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Jim Henson
5.
Which character in the comic strip "Peanuts" often said "Good grief!"?
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Charlie Brown
6.
What black-and-white beagle moonlights as a World War I flying ace in a Charles Schultz comic strip?
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Snoopy
7.
Peter Parker is the mild-mannered alter ego of which comic book hero?
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Spider-Man
8.
What 1975 Broadway musical is a retelling of "The Wizard Of Oz"?
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The Wiz
9.
Who is the "demon barber of Fleet Street"?
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Sweeney Todd
10.
What is the name of the baby pig Fern raises in "Charlotte's Web"?
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Wilbur
11.
Danny Zuko and Sandy Dumbrowski were the lead characters in which Broadway play?
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Grease
12.
In what Alice Walker work would you find Celie, Nettie, Harpo and Shug?
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The Color Purple
13.
Who is the father of Scout and Jem in Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird"?
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Atticus Finch
14.
Who is Harriet M. Welsch, star of Louis Fitzhugh's series of books?
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Harriet The Spy
15.
The music of which Swedish band serves as the soundtrack for "Mama Mia"?
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ABBA
16.
Which 2006 best-seller dealt with the "law of attraction"?
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The Secret
17.
Who is the first Narnian to appear in "The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe"?
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Mr. Tumnus
18.
What species is Aslan, the leader of the Narnians in "The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe"?
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Lion
19.
In which Broadway show would you find Lumiere, Cogsworth and Chip?
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Beauty And The Beast
20.
Oliver! was based on a novel by which British author?
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Charles Dickens
21.
Which elephant is the main character of Broadway's "Seussical the Musical"?
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Horton
22.
Which Broadway musical features "Springtime for Hitler" in a show-within-a-show?
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The Producers
23.
What was "The Scarlet Letter"?
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A Red A
24.
Who woke a nodding writer "nearly napping" by tapping on his chamber door?
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The Raven
25.
Who would make the best spokesperson for a restaurant special on green eggs and ham?
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Sam I Am
26.
In "Lord of the Flies", what object symbolized law and order?
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Conch Shell
27.
In Ken Kesey's "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", which word best describes Nurse Ratched?
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Mean
28.
Which "Snoopy" creator was known to his friends as "Sparky"?
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Charles Schulz
29.
What was the name of Peter Hatcher's baby brother in Judy Blume's book series?
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Fudge
30.
In the Harry Potter books, who are the four youngest Weasley children?
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Fred, George, Ron And Ginny
31.
Who were boy wizard Harry's parents in the books by J.K. Rowling?
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Lily And James Potter
32.
Which comic book hero is known as the Caped Crusader?
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Batman
33.
Stan Lee is a figure most often associated with which company?
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Marvel
34.
On which planet was the superhero originally named Kal-El born?
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Krypton
35.
In "West Side Story", which group serves as rivals to the Jets?
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The Sharks
36.
Broadway's "Tommy" is based on the music of which rock group?
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The Who
37.
Which 1996 Broadway musical opens on Christmas Eve in New York City?
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Rent
38.
What type of creature is Audrey II of "Little Shop of Horrors"?
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Man-Eating Plant
39.
Who did Henry Higgins give speech lessons to in "My Fair Lady"?
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Eliza Doolittle
40.
Which 2003 Broadway musical featured both humans and puppets?
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Avenue Q
41.
What famous building is featured in the opening of "The Da Vinci Code"?
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The Louvre
42.
Who did author Mitch Albom write a 1997 best-seller about spending "Tuesdays With"?
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Morrie
43.
What is the second book in Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" series?
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New Moon
44.
The musical "Chicago" takes place in what decade?
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The 1920's
45.
Which Broadway musical takes place in 1930's Berlin?
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Cabaret
46.
The comics of Charles Schulz formed the basis for which 1967 Broadway musical?
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You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown
47.
What is the English translation of "La Cage Aux Folles"?
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The Bird Cage
48.
What 1986 Alan Moore graphic novel deals with a league of retired superheroes?
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Watchmen
49.
Who is Elphaba, star of Broadway's "Wicked"?
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Wicked Witch Of The West
50.
What is the nickname of the section of Broadway between 42nd and 53rd Streets?
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Great White Way
51.
In what musical would you follow the adventures of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza?
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Man Of La Mancha
52.
Which best-selling 2003 novel was penned by author Dan Brown?
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The Da Vinci Code
53.
Which Broadway show is subtitled "The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical"?
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Hair
54.
What little redheaded girl is adopted by Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks?
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Annie
55.
The opening night of which Monty Python musical starred Tim Curry and Hank Azaria?
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Spamalot
56.
What was Henry Fleming's "Red Badge of Courage"?
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A War Wound
57.
According to the pigs of "Animal Farm", four legs were good, but two were what?
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Better
58.
In which novel would you find Owlsa, Bigwig, Dandelion and Blackberry?
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Watership Down
59.
Artist Bill Kane and writer Bill Finger are responsible for creating which caped hero?
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Batman
60.
Whose first book was 1937's "And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street"?
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Dr. Seuss'
61.
Which African-American poet was featured at Bill Clinton's 1993 Presidential inauguration?
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Maya Angelou
62.
What food item is most closely associated with the artist born Andrew Warhola?
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Tomato Soup
63.
Modernist painter Georgia O'Keefe is best known for painting what natural objects?
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Flowers And Skulls
64.
Who played with the "Wild Things" in a 1963 Maurice Sendak children's book?
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Max
65.
What type of supernatural creatures visit the Grace kids in "The Spiderwick Chronicles"?
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Faeries
66.
Which smart, adventurous young woman was a fictional crime-solver?
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Nancy Drew
67.
Which fictional redhead has two long pigtails and a pet monkey?
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Pippi Longstocking
68.
Which rabbit was the creation of British writer/artist Beatrix Potter?
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Peter Rabbit
69.
Starry Night is a famous Impressionist work by which 19th century painter?
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Vincent Van Gogh
70.
What best describes artist Jackson Pollock's "action painting" process?
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Splattering Paint
71.
Cubism was a 20th century style of art most associated with which painter?
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Pablo Picasso
72.
John Grisham's novels "The Firm", "The Pelican Brief" and "The Client" share what setting?
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Courtroom
73.
In what book series would you find Merry, Pippin, Frodo and Gandalf?
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Lord Of The Rings
74.
A Mad Tea Party and "The Pool of Tears" are chapters in whose adventure?
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Alice's
75.
Frank Baum's "Wizard Of Oz" began with what severe weather event?
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Tornado
76.
In whose palace does "The King and I" take place?
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King Of Siam's
77.
For which family does Maria work as nanny in "The Sound of Music"?
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The Von Trapps
78.
Tennessee Williams wrote 1955's hit play with a title about what on a "Hot Tin Roof"?
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Cat
79.
Which character made his debut in the June 1, 1938 issue of "Action Comics"?
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Superman
80.
Which actress was the second person to win an Oscar, Grammy, Tony and Emmy?
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Rita Moreno
81.
Which American poet recited "The Gift Outright" at John F. Kennedy's inauguration?
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Robert Frost
82.
What type of book would be eligible for the annual Caldecott Medal?
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Picture Book
83.
Son of a Witch was the 2005 sequel to which Gregory Maguire novel?
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Wicked
84.
Which popular author wrote one of every 15 hardcover novels sold in 2007?
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James Patterson
85.
Which novel about a lonely teenage girl was written by the author of the "Dark Tower" series?
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Carrie
86.
Which comic strip character would most likely know how to reformat your hard drive?
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Dilbert
87.
Henry King Ketchum was the creator of which four-year old comic troublemaker?
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Dennis The Menace
88.
In which 21st century comic strip would you find Rat, Pig, Zebra and Goat?
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Pearls Before Swine
89.
Which "Goosebumps" author is known as Stephen King for kids?
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R.L. Stine
90.
Nick Carraway is the narrator of which 1925 novel?
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The Great Gatsby
91.
Which author wrote the controversial 2003 memoir "A Million Little Pieces"?
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James Frey
92.
Which famous entertainment venue opened its doors in December 1932?
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Radio City Music Hall
93.
In what country does the musical "Evita" take place?
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Argentina
94.
In which musical would you find the dairyman Tevye, his wife Golde and their five daughters?
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Fiddler On The Roof
95.
Who is the main character in the musical "Gypsy"?
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Gypsy Rose Lee
96.
In 2004, what became the second Broadway show to reach 7,000 performances?
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The Phantom Of The Opera
97.
Which Broadway show was performed for the 7,485th time on June 19, 1997?
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Cats
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At the start of "Les Miserables", what does the Bishop give to Valjean?
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Candlesticks
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