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February 2010 Twenty Questions

We at Questions Unlimited wish you well this school year, and invite you to play Twenty Questions once a month.

We reserve the right to grade only one submission per school, so it's best to work as a team. Remember, get all 20 right (or in some cases 19 out of 20), and your team qualifies for the 28th annual National Academic Championship. Note that the "changing of the guard" seldom happens at midnight on the last day of the month - we may post the new months' questions the evening before or the morning after.

View the scores for this month's quiz.

Please note that anyone is welcome to play "Twenty Questions," but that due to time constraints only scores from high and middle schools students and teams will be posted. We will only score one entry per school per month.

Note: By the very nature of this monthly competition, we cannot and do not prohibit the use of reference materials.


1. Look at this painting and give me the title or tell me which artist's masterpiece it is.
















2. Eight one-cm cubes are arranged to form this T-figure. The complete outside of the T-figure is painted blue and then separated into one-cm cubes. How many of the cubes have exactly four blue faces?







3. The Old Cataract Hotel in Aswan, Egypt, is an example of what architectural style that gets its name from a North African people?












4. What military man is pictured in this 1890 photo?
















5. As court painter to several kings, the artist was often called upon for portraits of the nobility, from monarchs to little children. Who painted this self-portrait?













6. In typography, small details on the ends of some of the strokes that make up letters are called what? In this example, they're shown in red.









7. This feature of Yosemite National Park is known as what?













8. This is a digitally aged photo of what evil person?














9. The new flag of what country was adopted in 2008?











10. Here's a giant of the Protestant Reformation, portrayed by a giant of the Italian Renaissance. Name either the theologian or the artist.

















11. The intelligence of what ape is second only to that of man?














12. This symbol is universally understood to represent what?














13. This girl is performing a traditional dance of what country?



















14. Which Native American tribe developed the use of sand paintings to the greatest degree?
















15. This painting by Pablo Picasso is widely considered the first Cubist painting. Name it.














16. Look at these images and tell me both where they are found and which of the three major types of rock they are carved from.












17. This breed has a large head and very short legs. Its coat is quite hard and wiry. Give me the two-word name of the dog.












18. This is an illustration from the most popular work by an award-winning children's author and illustrator. Name both the book and the author.










19. What seven-letter word describes living sculpture of this type?











20. Frederic Remington presented a copy of it to President Theodore Roosevelt. It's now the most important piece in the White House collection. Name this sculpture.
















If you would like to know how you scored, please give us the following information before you push the submit button. Anyone is welcome to play, but due to volume of response, only scores of High and Middle Schools competitors listing valid e-mail addresses will be posted. Correct answers will be posted here along with next month's quiz.

1. What is your e-mail address? (We must have this if you want us to score the quiz).

2. Which of these best describes you?

3. Your first and last names.

4. The name of your school.

5. Your school address, city, state, and ZIP code.

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