A Nose for the Liberal Arts

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Architecture: In which of these places will you find a famous example of 20th century architecture closely resembling a collection of overlapping noses? Dubai, UAE Sydney, Australia Paris, France London, UK

2. History: Of whom was it said that if her nose had been shorter the history of the world would have been different? Belle Starr of Oklahoma Marie Antoinette of France Cleopatra VII of Egypt Wu Zetian of China

3. Languages: Which of these words, derived from Greek, describes a nose-related activity that is widely considered socially unacceptable? Rhinoceros Rhinotillexis Rhinoplasty Rhinoscopy

4. Literature: The Ukrainian-born Russian author Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol wrote his short story "The Nose" in 1836. Which of these other works did it NOT inspire? A book by Daniel J. Boorstin A film by Alexandre Alexeieff and Claire Parker An opera by Dmitri Shostakovich A play by Tom Swift

5. Mathematics: My hearing isn't what it used to be... whose mathematical theorem were my students discussing when I thought I heard the words "This bear on the hippo's nose has sequins from Mum Bear for another two rides"? Leonardo Fibonacci Isaac Newton Euclid of Alexandria Pythagoras of Samos

6. Painting: I saw a painting the other day - it was that one with the big-nosed face on sticks, by the chap with the moustache. Which artist's name has slipped my mind? Salvador Dali Jackson Pollock Sandro Botticelli Sir Joshua Reynolds

7. Philosophy: Which of these nasal-sounding persons, of the Rationalist school of philosophy, was a favourite reading choice of a famous fictional valet? Robert Nozick Michel de Nostredame Nasir al-Din Tusi Baruch de Spinoza

8. Politics: One of these nose-related electoral districts is not real - which one is it? Knowsley South (UK) Calgary-Nose Hill (Canada) Sonora (Mexico) Hooternay-Columbia (Canada)

9. Science: Prosthetics is the science of artificial replacement body parts. Which one of these people was a famous scientist with a metal nasal prosthesis? Tycho Brahe The Tin Woodman Tim Strawn John Wilmot

10. Sculpture: Which of these monumental sculptures has the greatest number of noses? Mount Rushmore National Memorial Departure of the Volunteers of 1792 The Angel of the North Trajan's Column