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Felton

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Aug 16, 2002, 10:09:41 PM8/16/02

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This week: Ars Gratia Artis

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1. Who painted the famous "Mona Lisa" (1503)?

2. James Whistler, painter of "Whistler's Mother", was born in
which country?

3. Which famous artist painted "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon" and
"Guernica"?

4. Was Rembrandt born in France, Belgium or Holland?

5. Which famous British painter's first names were Joseph Mallord
William?

6. How old was Van Gogh when he died: 37, 47 or 67?

7. The painter Caravaggio was born at a place called Caravaggio:
true or false?

8. Which painter called his 1966 autobiography "Diary of a Genius"?

9. Which painter's original name was Jerome van Aken?

10. Which Russian painter was Commissar of Fine Arts in Vitebsk
and later painted a new ceiling for the Paris Opera?

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Felton

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Aug 16, 2002, 10:11:51 PM8/16/02

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BTW

my score was "a resonable stab"

How did you do?

0 - 1 Mmmm, not exactly brilliant.
2 - 5 A reasonable stab.
6 - 8 A good showing. But there's still room for improvement!
9 - 10 You really know your stuff. Well done!

Marcel Cox [SysOp]

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Aug 17, 2002, 7:33:05 AM8/17/02

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Felton,

4 : A reasonable stab
(actually, 3 I knew an one I guessed correctly)

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Danita Zanre

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Aug 17, 2002, 9:31:18 AM8/17/02

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Marcel,

7 here - a good showing <g>.

Danita

"Give a man a match, and he'll be warm for a minute, but set his heart
afire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."

Boomer

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Aug 17, 2002, 9:48:03 AM8/17/02

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> - a good showing <g>.

hehe

Uwe Buckesfeld

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Aug 17, 2002, 10:22:55 AM8/17/02

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"Felton" <felton...@bigfoot.com> wrote in news:Hhi79.12122$2e4.342469
@prv-forum2.provo.novell.com:

> my score was "a resonable stab"

Me too.

U

Danita Zanre

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Aug 17, 2002, 11:16:34 AM8/17/02

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Boomer,

Well, it's a silly survey - says 0 - 1 Mmmm, not exactly brilliant -
who says knowing painters is brilliant - knowledgeable maybe . . . <G>.