Tag: Ballet

  • Originality Consists in Returning to the Origin

    Exterior view of Casa Vicens, Barcelona (1883–85).
    Image Encyclopædia Britannica

    Today the questions all relate to June 25th


    One

    The building above is Casa Vicens, Barcelona, Spain, which was designed and built starting in 1883. Who was the architect who designed it?


    Two

    In 2024, China’s Chang’e 6 lunar probe returned from the Moon carrying samples collected on the lunar surface. What was unique about these samples, and from what does the craft’s name ‘Chang’e’ originate?


    Three

    The ballet, The Firebird, premiered in 1910. Who composed the ballet, and at what venue did it premiere?


    Four

    In 1876, George Armstrong Custer made his last stand with his U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment at the Battle of Little Bighorn. In what U.S. state are the Battle of Little Bighorn National Monument and the Indian Memorial located?


    Five

    St. George Island was discovered in 1786 by Russian sea captain Gavriil Pribylov. The group of islands now known as the Pribilof Islands is named after Pribylov. In what body of water is St. George Island located?


    Good luck! I’ll post the answers later.