Question 1

True or false: Gustave Courbet was a central figure in the Impressionist movement and often painted outdoors.

Accepted Answer

False. Courbet was the leader of the Realist movement, not Impressionism. While he painted outdoors sometimes, his style and philosophy differed sharply from the Impressionists.

Question 2

True or false: René Magritte began his career as a commercial artist designing wallpaper and advertising posters.

Accepted Answer

True. Magritte worked as a wallpaper designer and advertising poster artist before gaining fame as a surrealist painter.

Question 3

True or false: Sushi rolls were invented in the United States, not Japan.

Accepted Answer

False. Traditional sushi rolls (maki) with nori on the outside originated in Japan centuries ago. The inside-out roll (uramaki), such as the California roll, was invented in Los Angeles in the 1970s.

Question 4

True or false: Stick insects can change the color of their body instantly like a chameleon.

Accepted Answer

False. Stick insects can change color slowly over days or weeks due to humidity, temperature, or background, but not instantly. Their camouflage relies on static appearance, not rapid color change.

Question 5

True or false: Max Ernst served as a fighter pilot in the German Luftwaffe during World War I.

Accepted Answer

False. Max Ernst was drafted into the German army in 1914 and served as an artillery engineer, not a pilot. The war profoundly affected his later art.

Question 6

True or false: Female tarantulas can live for over 20 years in captivity.

Accepted Answer

True. Some female tarantulas, such as the Mexican red knee, have lifespans exceeding 20 years in captivity, while males typically live only a few years.

Question 7

True or false: Alexander Calder created the large red stabile "Flamingo" in Chicago.

Accepted Answer

True. Calder's "Flamingo" is a 53-foot-tall red stabile installed in Chicago's Federal Plaza in 1974.

Question 8

True or false: All tarantulas possess venom potent enough to kill a healthy adult human.

Accepted Answer

False. No tarantula species has venom fatal to humans. Their venom is generally mild; severe reactions are rare and usually from allergic responses.

Question 9

True or false: Vincent van Gogh painted 'The Starry Night' while he was a patient at an asylum in Saint-Rémy.

Accepted Answer

True. Van Gogh created 'The Starry Night' in June 1889 while staying at the Saint-Paul-de-Mausole asylum in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, where he sought treatment for his mental health.

Question 10

True or false: Scorpion later became a host for the Venom symbiote.

Accepted Answer

True. In the comics, Mac Gargan became the third person to bond with the Venom symbiote, taking on the Venom identity.

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