Trivia Quiz : Weekly Arts Travel fun from ArtSmartTalk
2/17/2012 Ooh - I Want That
Paris Shop Windows are often works of art, carefully arranged with a sense of 'insouciance' - as if all that appealing charm just happened on its own. Some are staged dramas, some quieter beckons to consumer heaven. The French word for the pastime of window shopping, as with many things in France, has a sensual reference. The sense involved in the expression, 'lecher les vitrines' is...?
2/10/12 Glory in the Round
Answer: The formation where The Arc de Triomphe sits is called l'Etoile, which means 'star.'
Congratulations to Rick and Greg for the correct answer! 2/3/12 Sun and Rain
 Gustave Caillebotte Street in Paris, Rainy Day (1877)
What are these people carrying on this wet rainy Paris day?
Answer: Parapluie Congratulations to Jonathan, Elisabeth, and Rick for the right answer! 1/13/12 TICK TOCK
The Musee d'Orsay used to be ...
Answer: A Train Station Congratulations to Joan and Rick! They win a pdf of this drawing from one of my many travel sketchbooks. Find hand-colored prints of sketches from Paris, France, Italy and other wonderful places at http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/marilyn-macgregor.html 1/27/12 Painting the Future
The Gare Saint-Lazare 1877
Answer: Edouard Manet |
12/30/11 Wake Up Saint Sylvester!
At midnight the tradition is to yell 'Un Bon Annee and kiss, of course - but where?
Answer: Under the Mistletoe 1/6/12 Remains of the Day
Answer to: What was that fearful edifice? The Bastille Prison
1/20/2012 Chateaux along the River
Answer: The name of the river is The Loire
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12/23/11 Slick Winter Fun
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This building is the Hotel de Ville - Paris's City Hall Congratulations to Rick! 12/9/11 It's beginning to look a lot like....
Where are you?
A Department Store - Les Galeries Lafayettes on the Boulevard Haussman 11/25/2011 Black Friday Paris Style
Where can you find all this color and light?
The Champs Elysees! Congratulations to Laurentiu for the correct answer! 11/11/11 Is this Rome? And what is that woman doing here?
What is this building and who is that woman?
Answer: The Pantheon - the only woman buried there is Marie Curie, Polish scientist, winner of TWO Nobel prizes for her work in Physics and Chemistry. 10/28/11 Useful Monsters
What are these famous monsters called? Answer: Gargoyles Congrats to Stephanie, Mary, Rick, and Kelly! 10/14/2011
| 12/16/11 Festive Foods
What are these two partners that help give Paris its traditional festive look at Christmas?
Answer: Bread and Oysters 12/2/11 Plein Air Shopping
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What are these famous old stalls called? Les Bouquinistes 11/18/2011 Say Cheese!
Who is he and what is the process? Louis Daguerre - The Daguerrotype 11/4/2011 Tasty Foreign Goods
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Vienna - to celebrate the defeat of Ottoman Turks in 1683 (Croissant - crescent (Symbol of the Turkish forces) 10/21/2011 Little Town Big Cathedral
What is the name of the town? Chartres 10/7/11 Poor Little Rich Queen
Where was this Queen from originally?
The Answer: Marie Anotoinette was originally from Austria (at the time, the Austrian Hungarian Empire) She was the 15th of Empress Maria Theresa's 16 children) Congratulations to Joan, who recommends The Journey, Antonia Fraser's biography of this fascinating fated Queen 9/16/2011 - A Jewel from Paris Past
What STYLE is this gorgeous bit of history?
Answer: Art Nouveau Congratulations Robin, Stacia, Tad, and Rick! You've won the drawing 'Paris Mascaron' 9/2/2011 - Saintly Bones
The interior of St. Etienne du Mont in Paris, with what's left of the remains of a brave and famous Saint(e)
The Answer is: Sainte Genevieve 8/19/2011 Summer Pleasures in Paris
Paris hosts a big party every summer
The Answer: Paris Plages Ann and Dan are the two lucky winners this week. Both received a pdf of my drawing, matted in the bright blue of the umbrellas that line the sandy 'beaches' of the Seine. August 8, 2011 - Seasons of a Medieval Year
The answer is: Late Summer - Harvest (note the Scythe he's using to cut the ripe wheat. The Pears on the trees behind him are ripe and juicy and ready to pick!
Congratulations to Stephanie for the correct answer! July 22,2011 - le Petit Dejeuner
YUM! Here's a nice Parisian Breakfast - In the basket there's a lovely fresh buttery croissant, but there is also a freshly crisp bit of bread, smeared with unsalted butter and jam.
It's a French favorite! What is it called? The Answer is: TARTINE! 
Friday July 15, 2011
This is a row of bee hives right in the center of Paris. You can buy the honey once a year at a special sale. In which Paris Park or Garden can you find this apiary? Choose from the list below. The winner(s) will get a pdf postcard with my photo of the bee hives and the full story. The answer is: #3 - The Luxembourg Gardens! |
