[QUOTE=5 time champ]
Correct, I am surprised our learned OPer didn’t ask that question. I kinda thought he was waiting until yesterday to ask it.
American history & the Arts
846. This famous Thomas Hart Benton painting shows this famous American doing this.
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George Caleb Bingham painted humorous scenes from early American frontier life, name one of the paintings.
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The Star Spangled Banner is sung to the melody of this earlier song.
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Washington crossing the Delaware?
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American Gothic?
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It was a British drinking song, the name of which escapes me.
[QUOTE=5 time champ]
852. Walt Whitman?
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Correct. And the poem was “O Captain! My Captain!” Many think Whitman himself was in the audience, but it actually was Peter Doyle, his “longtime friend.”
[QUOTE=Governor Quinn]
841. Is it still the Globe?
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A series of tubes.
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Jesse Helms.
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No.
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Yes.
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Yes.
Some answers of my own:
- “The Flatboatmen” or “Election Day, County Seat.”
- To Anacreon in Heaven.
- John Brown’s Body.
- Miss Laura Keene.
And another question, what the hell:
- Who painted the best-known version of “Washington Crossing the Delaware”?
Obviously not Thomas Hart Benton.
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]
852. Who painted the best-known version of “Washington Crossing the Delaware”?
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- Andy Warhol!
(d&r)
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]
Some answers of my own:
- “The Flatboatmen” or “Election Day, County Seat.”
- To Anacreon in Heaven.
- John Brown’s Body.
- Miss Laura Keene.
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All correct, although I think it is the “Jolly Boatmen”, because they were all drunk. But then so was everyone in “Election Day.”
More American History in the Arts
853. What is the name of the haunting and sad “Theme Song” to Ken Burns Civil War . What is odd about Burn’s choice of this fiddle tune for the series?
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This artist is famous for his numerous portrayals of George Washington.
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This French sculptor did a marvelous bust of Benjamin Franklin.
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This actor is famous for portrayals of Mark Twain.
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He designed the Gateway Arch.
[QUOTE=5 time champ]
More American History in the Arts
853. What is the name of the haunting and sad “Theme Song” to Ken Burns Civil War . What is odd about Burn’s choice of this fiddle tune for the series?
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This artist is famous for his numerous portrayals of George Washington.
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This French sculptor did a marvelous bust of Benjamin Franklin.
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This actor is famous for portrayals of Mark Twain.
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He designed the Gateway Arch.
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Gilbert Stuart
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Hal Holbrook
[QUOTE=Saratoga Sam]
854. Gilbert Stuart
- Hal Holbrook
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Correct; would you like to take a crack at 853, Saratoga Sam?
All incorrect as to 852.
- “Ashokan Farewell,” written long after the Civil War (in the 1970s, IIRC).
Some questions about the Father of His Country.
- George Washington was born either Feb. 11 or 22, 1732, according to the _____ or the later _____ calendars.
- In the earliest-known painting of Washington, what is he wearing?
- He built Ft. Necessity near this present-day Pennsylvania town.
- He was an aide-de-camp to this doomed British general during a failed expedition to capture Fort Duquesne.
- This was his first elective public office.
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]
858. George Washington was born either Feb. 11 or 22, 1732, according to the _____ or the later _____ calendars.
859. In the earliest-known painting of Washington, what is he wearing?
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- Julian, Gregorian.
- A British army officer’s uniform. (e.g. Redcoat)
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]
All incorrect as to 852.
- “Ashokan Farewell,” written long after the Civil War (in the 1970s, IIRC).
Some questions about the Father of His Country.
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George Washington was born either Feb. 11 or 22, 1732, according to the _____ or the later _____ calendars.
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In the earliest-known painting of Washington, what is he wearing?
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He built Ft. Necessity near this present-day Pennsylvania town.
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He was an aide-de-camp to this doomed British general during a failed expedition to capture Fort Duquesne.
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This was his first elective public office.
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Driving me crazy, I visited Ft Necessity a few years ago and I can’t remember.
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Gen. Braddock
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I don’t think Washington was ever a member of the House of Burgesses. So how about the US Presidency?
You are right about Ashokan Farewell. The song was written for New England folk dance camps. The song is about meeting and then saying good bye to old friends. Ashoka is in upstate New York, which is why I asked Saratoga Sam.
The Chicago Seven
863. The presiding judge and a defendant in this conspiracy case had the same last name. What were their names.
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This defendant was “bound and gagged, and they chained him to a chair.” [repeat question]
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This defendant later married a movie star.
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This radical lawyer was part of the Seven’s defense team.
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IIRC question, one wonders how there really could have been a conspiracy, since this defendant was “over thirty.”
[QUOTE=5 time champ]
The Chicago Seven
863. The presiding judge and a defendant in this conspiracy case had the same last name. What were their names.
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This defendant was “bound and gagged, and they chained him to a chair.” [repeat question]
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This defendant later married a movie star.
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Hoffman?
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Abbie Hoffman.
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Tom … Hayden? (Married Jane Fonda.)
[QUOTE=OtakuLoki]
858. Julian, Gregorian.
859. A British army officer’s uniform. (e.g. Redcoat)
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- Correct.
- Ooooh, that’s close, but no.
5 time champ is correct about 861, but wrong about 860 and 862.
- Abby Hoffman.
- William Kunstler.