Objective: answer 7 questions correctly. JavaScript required


1. What painter's later works depict the sands and adobes of New Mexico, where she made her home?

Mary Cassat
Maya Lin
Vanessa Bell
Georgia O'Keefe

2. The Newberry Medal is awarded for excellence in what field?

Poetry
Children's Literature
Non Fiction
Science Fiction

3. Who was the first woman to serve as a U.S. cabinet member?

Pamela Harriman
Nellie Taylor Ross
Jeane Kirkpatrick
Frances Perkins

4. In what country are all the U.S. Major League baseballs currently manufactured

Cuba
Haiti
Costa Rica
Dominican Republic

5. In Jacques-Lewis David's painting 'The Death of Marat', where is Marat sitting?

In a bed
In a carriage
On a throne
In a bathtub

6. Which of the following architects is known for coining the phrase 'Form follows function'?

Dankmar Adler
Charles LeCorbusier
Frank Lloyd Wright
Louis Sullivan

7. What country first granted women the right to vote in national elections in 1971?

Philippines
Morocco
Hungary
Switzerland

8. What country returned the territory of Macao to China on December 20, 1999?

England
Portugal
Netherlands
France

9. Which of the following items is Thomas Jefferson NOT credited with inventing?

Folding Campstool
Dumbwaiter
Fountain Pen
Lazy Susan

10. In the Botticelli painting 'The Birth of Venus', what is Venus standing on?

Tapestry
Shell
Cloud
Pedestal


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