Mosaic Madness I

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1. Ellen Blakeley is considered a pioneer in the mosaic world in the use of which material? Stained glass Smalti Tempered glass Polymer clay

2. The practice of using shards from waste tiles to clad buildings is known as... pique assiette trencadis double indirect method zillij

3. Gaudi's Sagrada Familia is found in which city? Barcelona Venice Seville Tokyo

4. Simon Rodia created Watts Tower in which US city? Chicago Milwaukee New York Los Angeles

5. The Livermore Library mosaic became famous due to a number of mispellings by the artist which the council had to later pay for. Which mispellings were found in the original uncorrected version? Michaelangelo All of the above Schuman Eistein

6. The mosaics of Miami Beach are mostly created in which Twentieth century art style? Cubism Post-Modern Art Nouveau Art Deco

7. Which famous mosaic location is in Thailand? Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep Nek Chand Rock Garden Wat Xieng Thong The Forbidden City

8. Isaiah Zagar is a famous mosaicist who mosaicked his local neighbourhood in which city? Philadelphia Atlanta Pittsburgh London

9. Cardiff-based sculptor Jonathon Williams' mosaic commemorates which famous Antarctic explorer? Edmund Hillary Robert Falcon Scott Roald Amundsen Douglas Mawson

10. Which World Heritage site containing famous religious mosaics is located in Istanbul? Hagia Sophia Basilica of Sant' Apollinare Nuovo Church of the Saviour on the Blood Museo Pio-Clementino