Statues Trivia

1. The most prominent display of cow art in the United States in recent years has been the Cow Parade. What was the first city in the United States to host a Cow Parade public art display?

From Quiz Cow Statues: USA

Answer: Chicago

Chicago was the first, back in 1999. They held another one to celebrate the 20th anniversary. Houston had one in 2001, Atlanta in 2003 and Denver in 2006. The following US cities are among places which have had a Cow Parade: 2000: NYC, Stamford CT, West Orange NJ 2001: Kansas City, Houston 2002: Portland OR, Las Vegas 2003: Atlanta, San Antonio, West Hartford CT 2004: Harrisburg PA 2006: Boston, Denver 2007: West Hartford CT 2009: La Jolla CA, Flushing NY 2011: Austin 2014: Detroit

From Quiz Have You Seen Jesus?

Answer: Corcovado

Art Deco, is a style of art that was popularized in France in the 1920s, and a French artist has captured the attention of many tourists with this Jesus overseeing the city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. The idea for a statue began in in 1850s when a priest wanted to make a Christian monument on the mountain. The idea was dismissed until 1920, when local Catholics took up funds to raise money for the statue. Paul Landowski, a French artist, designed the statue and Brazilian engineer, Heitor da Silva Costa, put the art into formation. It took nine years to build. The outer part of the statue was made with soap stone and the inner part out of concrete. Seventy five years after the statue was built, a chapel was built underneath the statue for tourist to have weddings and ceremonies.

From Quiz The Terracotta Army

Answer: Qin Shi Huang

Qin Shi Huang was the first Emperor of China. He unified China in 221BC and ruled over it until his death, aged 50, in 210 BC. Prior to that he was King of the State of Qin. During his reign he brought in a series of major economic and political reforms, which included abolishing feudalism and dividing China into administrative districts. He also started major building programmes including the first version of the Great Wall of China. His was a tyrannical rule, but he is still regarded as a pivotal figure in Chinese history.

From Quiz Manneken Pis and Other Famous Statues

Answer: right hand

Also known as "The Thinker," this bronze and marble statue dating only back to 1902 shows Dante resting his chin on his right hand.

From Quiz The U.S. Capitol: National Statuary Collection

Answer: Justin Morrill

When making his proposal, Morrill asked, "To what end more useful or grand, and at the same time simple and inexpensive, can we devote it [the Chamber] than to ordain that it shall be set apart for the reception of such statuary as each State shall elect to be deserving of in this lasting commemoration?" His bill became law on July 2, 1864. Morrill, a Republican from Vermont, is also remembered for introducing the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act, which provided federal funding for the establishment of many public colleges and universities.

From Quiz Minnesota Statues

Answer: Pelican Rapids

Arguably the most picturesque statue in Minnesota, it sits at the base of a waterfall. Some winters, the pelican wears a scarf and hat.

From Quiz Famous Statues of Europe

Answer: Florence

The statue is held in the Galleria dell Academia in Florence (Firenze), but you can see a beautiful replica for free in the Piazza Signoria.

From Quiz Statues of Rapa Nui

Answer: Easter Island

Easter Island is aptly named this because it was discovered on Easter Sunday, 1722 by the Dutch explorer Jakob Roggeveen. Captain Cook also visited the island in 1774 hoping to find plenty of food and water, but there was little of either. It is the most remote place on earth - it is 1,400 miles away from the nearest inhabitable place and over 2,300 miles away from the closest continent - South America.

From Quiz London Statues

Answer: Queen Anne

The statue now standing is actually a replica of an earlier one which was originally erected in 1712.

From Quiz The Statue of Liberty

Answer: Bedloe's Island

It stands next to Ellis Island in the harbour of New York City.

From Quiz Cristo Redentor: Arms Wide Open

Answer: Dona Isabel, Princess Imperial

In the mid-1850s, Pedro Maria Boss and a group of friends climbed to the top of Mount Corcovado. He was so inspired by the setting, that he began to dream about the possibility of creating a religious monument there. In 1859, Boss presented his proposal for the "Cristo Redentor" to Isabella, the daughter and heir of Dom Pedro II, then Emperor of Brazil. He offered to construct it in her honor. Unfortunately, she was not interested. In 1903, he published a poem in which he spoke of waiting for the day when the statue would be a reality.

From Quiz Statues of Mary and Jesus

Answer: Nagasaki

The Bombed Mary statue is famous for surviving the atomic bomb that fell on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. Only the head and a small part of her upper torso survived. Not even the eyes survived so there are holes where her eyes should be. The statue remains on display as a sign of hope and a memento of the horror.

From Quiz Have You Seen Jesus?

Answer: a priest

The "Christ the King" statue was a project lead by a retired Polish priest, Sylwester Zawadzki. Its height of 33 meters was purposely made to symbolize a traditional belief that Jesus was 33 years old when he was crucified. Funds from many nations around the world were collected to build the statue. The year it was completed in 2010, the statue was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the tallest statue of Jesus in the world.

From Quiz The Terracotta Army

Answer: 1974

For years the land above the burial pits had been shunned by the local population due to the high proportion of pottery shards, kiln ash and other debris it contained, making it very poor farming land. In 1974 local workmen were drilling to sink an artesian well when they discovered the head of the first terracotta warrior. They alerted the authorities to their find and archaeologists started investigations, uncovering the most important site ever found in China.

From Quiz The U.S. Capitol: National Statuary Collection

Answer: The House of Representatives chamber

The House of Representatives met in the chamber now known as Statuary Hall until 1857, when the present House wing of the Capitol was completed.

From Quiz Minnesota Statues

Answer: Paul Bunyan

Their footprints are said to have created Minnesota's thousands of lakes. There are is also a statue of Paul's wife in Hackensack.

From Quiz Famous Statues of Europe

Answer: on a bend of the Rhine River

The "Lorelei" is a famous rock that towers above the river at this point. The statue is a recent addition. In the (modern) legend, she sang as she lured unwary sailors towards the rocks in a fast-flowing treacherous part of the Rhine. There are also various other, much older legends about the rock.

From Quiz Statues of Rapa Nui

Answer: Statue

The moai of Rapa Nui are almost instantly recognized as such because of their uniqueness. We only see them from the waist up, although they are whole in most cases and the rest of them is buried in the ground, while most attention to the detail of the carvings was given to the head. The full name of the statue is Moai Aringa Ora which means "living face of the ancestors." They represent important rulers and ancestors who after they died protected the tribe with their spiritual power (mana). They are placed looking inland and not towards the ocean because they are thought to be watching over their people. The seven moai in the Ahu Akivi are the only ones that face out to sea and help travelers find the island.

From Quiz A Salute To Lady Liberty

Answer: 8 feet

Her 8 foot finger has a 13" X 10" fingernail. That's a lot of nail polish!

From Quiz London Statues

Answer: 33 tons

The enormous cost of the statue was funded by 'the women of England' in tribute to the Duke of Wellington. Those who know the statue will understand why the genteel ladies present at the unveiling of this rather exposed male figure, were scandalised when they first saw it!

From Quiz The Statue of Liberty

Answer: Seven

One for each of the seven continents...

From Quiz Cow Statues: USA

Answer: 38 feet high

Salem Sue is 38 feet high and 50 feet long. The statue was put up by the local Lions Club in 1974 at a cost of $40,000. The town is proud of its dairy heritage, and the local high school team is known as the Holsteins. New Salem is about 30 miles west of Bismarck. Take Interstate 94 and get off at Exit 127. The cow statue is just off N Street on School Hill Road.

From Quiz Cristo Redentor: Arms Wide Open

Answer: The Catholic Circle

When Brazil adopted a new constitution in 1891, the separation of church and state entered into force. Until that time, Catholicism had been the official religion and, consequently, the Catholic Church had been subsidized by the State. At the start of the 20th century, the Church was looking for ways to strengthen its base. A small group called the Círculo Católico or the "Catholic Circle" came together to find ways to raise the Church's profile. One of its members came up with the idea of moving forward with idea proposed originally by Pedro Maria Boss in 1859. Efforts were begun to get public support for the idea, which led to a petition drive. There was immediately a lot of support for the project, especially from women. It is estimated that one woman, Laurita Lacerda, was alone responsible for obtaining over 20,000 signatures. Some sources estimate that over 100,000 signatures were eventually submitted. Because of the high level of support, building permission was granted.

From Quiz Statues of Mary and Jesus

Answer: Mount Rushmore

Emmet Sullivan is probably most remembered for his work on Mount Rushmore, but he also built Christ of the Ozarks and several dinosaur statues for Dinosaur World. Christ of the Ozarks is a more modern looking interpretation of Christ's crucifixion. Although Jesus' arms are outstretched in a way that resemble Jesus on the cross, there is no cross. The statue is affectionately known locally as a Milk Carton with Arms, which describes the statue's white, boxy appearance.

From Quiz Reflections from Medusa's Face

Answer: Praxiteles

Hermes of Praxiteles, as the sculpture is also known, is one of the most famous Greek marble statues, as it is unique in the sheer perfection of its sculpting, the highly polished finish of its surface and the impressively athletic male body. The composition shows a naked Hermes holding an infant Dionysus in his left arm. The missing right arm was supposedly holding a bunch of grapes. The statue is carved from a single block of the best Parian marble.

From Quiz The Terracotta Army

Answer: Mercury

The body of the Emperor lies in a pyramid, which is inside a complete necropolis containing everything he would need in the after life. A history written approximately 100 years after his death refers to palaces, temples, towers and 100 rivers of mercury. Investigation of the land above the necropolis has shown unusually high levels of mercury in the soil, leading to the belief that at least this part of the description of the necropolis is correct.

From Quiz Manneken Pis and Other Famous Statues

Answer: 2

She still has two legs!

From Quiz The U.S. Capitol: National Statuary Collection

Answer: 65

Though the original plan was to display every statue in the Hall, the collection eventually grew to the point where the Hall was not just overcrowded and ugly, but structurally unable to support any more statues. A representative sample stayed in Statuary Hall while the others were relocated to other parts of the Capitol, at the discretion of the Joint Committee on the Library.

From Quiz Minnesota Statues

Answer: Otter

Fergus Falls is the seat of Ottertail county. The otter is also the mascot for Fergus Falls High School.

From Quiz Famous Statues of Europe

Answer: Copenhagen

She was a present to the city from brewer Carl Jacobsen, and was sculpted by little-known sculptor Edvard Erichsen.

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