Sunday, August 17, 2008

¿Que Es Esto? - Random Trivia Answers

  • A1) Mystique. Raven Darkholme's alter ego has the ability to change her shape at will.
  • A2) Baroque. The movement began in Rome, Italy, encouraged by the Roman Catholic Church, and spread throughout Europe and to the New World.
  • A3) Ray Bourque. The long-time Boston Bruin and five-time Norris Trophy winner finally got to sip from the cup after asking for a trade to a contender, the Colorado Avalanche.
  • A4) Dominique. The Belgian recorded as Soeur Sourire (Sister Smile) and was nicknamed the Singing Nun because she really was a nun.
  • A5) Manque. The French word means "miss". The higher numbers from 19 to 36 are passe ("pass").
  • A6) Erich Remarque. The German World War I veteran's 1929 anti-war novel was almost immediately turned into a film, winning the 1930 Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director (Lewis Milestone).
  • A7) Albuquerque. The city lies right in the center of New Mexico on the Rio Grande.
  • A8) Sonate Pathetique. Beethoven dedicated his Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, op. 13, to Prince Karl von Lichnowsky, who was also a patron of Mozart.
  • A9) Georges Braque. The French painter and sculptor began as an Impressionist and switched to Fauvism before joining forces with Picasso.
  • A10) Mozambique. Portuguese has remained the official language because residents speak a wide variety of different native languages, none with a large enough percentage.
  • A11) Arabesque. Variations include bringing the leg back 45 degrees, "a demi hauteur", or 90 degrees, "a la hauteur".
  • A12) Chamique Holdsclaw. The six-time WNBA All-Star led the University of Tennessee to unprecedented back-to-back-to-back NCAA titles from 1996 to 1998.

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