Top 100 Questions and answer about Humanities

1. What is the definition of humanities? Answer: Humanities refers to the academic disciplines that study human culture, including literature, history, philosophy, art, music, and language.
2. Who is considered the father of modern philosophy? Answer: René Descartes.
3. Which civilization built the Great Pyramids of Giza? Answer: Ancient Egyptians.
4. Who painted the Mona Lisa? Answer: Leonardo da Vinci.
5. Who wrote the novel “Pride and Prejudice”? Answer: Jane Austen.
6. Which Greek philosopher was the tutor of Alexander the Great? Answer: Aristotle.
7. Who wrote the play “Romeo and Juliet”? Answer: William Shakespeare.
8. Which artist created the sculpture “David”? Answer: Michelangelo.
9. Who composed the symphony “Ode to Joy”?
   Answer: Ludwig van Beethoven.
10. What is the study of the origin and development of words called?
    Answer: Etymology.
11. Who painted “The Starry Night”?
    Answer: Vincent van Gogh.
12. Which civilization developed the concept of zero in mathematics?
    Answer: Ancient Indians.
13. Who wrote the book “1984”?
    Answer: George Orwell.
14. What is the study of human societies and their development called?
    Answer: Sociology.
15. Who composed the opera “The Magic Flute”?
    Answer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
16. Who is the author of “To Kill a Mockingbird”?
    Answer: Harper Lee.
17. Which civilization developed the first system of writing known as cuneiform?
    Answer: Sumerians.
18. Who painted “The Last Supper”?
    Answer: Leonardo da Vinci.
19. Who wrote the poem “The Waste Land”?
    Answer: T.S. Eliot.
20. What is the study of the Earth’s physical features, climate, and resources called?
    Answer: Geography.
21. Who composed the ballet “Swan Lake”?
    Answer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
22. Who is the author of “The Catcher in the Rye”?
    Answer: J.D. Salinger.
23. Which civilization built the Colosseum in Rome?
    Answer: Ancient Romans.
24. Who painted “Guernica”?
    Answer: Pablo Picasso.
25. Who wrote the play “Hamlet”?
    Answer: William Shakespeare.
26. What is the study of moral principles and values called?
    Answer: Ethics.
27. Who composed the symphony “Symphonie fantastique”?
    Answer: Hector Berlioz.
28. Who is the author of “Moby-Dick”?
    Answer: Herman Melville.
29. Which civilization developed the concept of democracy?
    Answer: Ancient Greeks.
30. Who painted “The Sistine Chapel ceiling”?
    Answer: Michelangelo.
31. Who wrote the novel “To the Lighthouse”?
    Answer: Virginia Woolf.
32. What is the study of human behavior and mental processes called?
    Answer: Psychology.
33. Who composed the opera “Carmen”?
    Answer: Georges Bizet.
34. Who is the author of “The Great Gatsby”?
    Answer: F. Scott Fitzgerald.
35. Which civilization built the Stonehenge?
    Answer: Ancient Britons.
36. Who painted “The Persistence of Memory”?
    Answer: Salvador Dalí.
37. Who wrote the play “Macbeth”?
    Answer: William Shakespeare.
38. What is the study of human society, including its institutions, organizations, and patterns of relationships called?
    Answer: Anthropology.
39. Who composed the symphony “Symphony No. 9”?
    Answer: Ludwig van Beethoven.
40. Who is the author of “The Lord of the Rings”?
    Answer: J.R.R. Tolkien.
41. Which civilization developed the concept of pi in mathematics?
    Answer: Ancient Egyptians.
42. Who painted “The Birth of Venus”?
    Answer: Sandro Botticelli.
43. Who wrote the novel “Jane Eyre”?
    Answer: Charlotte Brontë.
44. What is the study of past events and their impact on society called?
    Answer: History.
45. Who composed the ballet “The Nutcracker”?
    Answer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
46. Who is the author of “War and Peace”?
    Answer: Leo Tolstoy.
47. Which civilization developed the first system of writing using hieroglyphics?
    Answer: Ancient Egyptians.
48. Who painted “Girl with a Pearl Earring”?
    Answer: Johannes Vermeer.
49. Who wrote the play “The Crucible”?
    Answer: Arthur Miller.
50. What is the study of the principles of reasoning and correct inference called?
    Answer: Logic.
51. Who composed the opera “La Traviata”?
    Answer: Giuseppe Verdi.
52. Who is the author of “The Odyssey”?
    Answer: Homer.
53. Which civilization built the Acropolis in Athens?
    Answer: Ancient Greeks.
54. Who painted “The Night Watch”?
    Answer: Rembrandt.
55. Who wrote the novel “One Hundred Years of Solitude”?
    Answer: Gabriel García Márquez.
56. What is the study of the structure and rules of language called?
    Answer: Linguistics.
57. Who composed the symphony “New World Symphony”?
    Answer: Antonín Dvořák.
58. Who is the author of “The Canterbury Tales”?
    Answer: Geoffrey Chaucer.
59. Which civilization developed the first known system of writing called hieroglyphics?
    Answer: Ancient Egyptians.
60. Who painted “The Thinker”?
    Answer: Auguste Rodin.
61. Who wrote the play “A Streetcar Named Desire”?
    Answer: Tennessee Williams.
62. What is the study of the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services called?
    Answer: Economics.
63. Who composed the ballet “Giselle”?
    Answer: Adolphe Adam.
64. Who is the author of “Don Quixote”?
    Answer: Miguel de Cervantes.
65. Which civilization developed the concept of the wheel?
    Answer: Sumerians.
66. Who painted “American Gothic”?
    Answer: Grant Wood.
67. Who wrote the novel “The Grapes of Wrath”?
    Answer: John Steinbeck.
68. What is the study of the physical universe and its properties called?
    Answer: Physics.
69. Who composed the opera “The Marriage of Figaro”?
    Answer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
70. Who is the author of “Crime and Punishment”?
    Answer: Fyodor Dostoevsky.
71. Which civilization built the Angkor Wat temple complex?
    Answer: Khmer Empire.
72. Who painted “The Creation of Adam”?
    Answer: Michelangelo.
73. Who wrote the play “The Importance of Being Earnest”?
    Answer: Oscar Wilde.
74. What is the study of human societies, cultures, and their development called?
    Answer: Social sciences.
75. Who composed the symphony “Symphony No. 5”?
    Answer: Ludwig van Beethoven.
76. Who is the author of “Brave New World”?
    Answer: Aldous Huxley.
77. Which civilization developed the concept of the wheel in ancient Mesopotamia?
    Answer: Sumerians.
78. Who painted “The Girl with the Pearl Earring”?
    Answer: Johannes Vermeer.
79. Who wrote the novel “Frankenstein”?
    Answer: Mary Shelley.
80. What is the study of the interpretation and analysis of written texts called?
    Answer: Literary criticism.
81. Who composed the opera “The Barber of Seville”?
    Answer: Gioachino Rossini.
82. Who is the author of “The Iliad”?
    Answer: Homer.
83. Which civilization built the Parthenon in Athens?
    Answer: Ancient Greeks.
84. Who painted “The Creation of Venus”?
    Answer: Sandro Botticelli.
85. Who wrote the play “Death of a Salesman”?
    Answer: Arthur Miller.
86. What is the study of human culture and society called?
    Answer: Cultural anthropology.
87. Who composed the ballet “Sleeping Beauty”?
    Answer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
88. Who is the author of “The Divine Comedy”?
    Answer: Dante Alighieri.
89. Which civilization developed the concept of zero in mathematics in ancient India?
    Answer: Ancient Indians.
90. Who painted “The Persistence of Memory”?
    Answer: Salvador Dalí.
91. Who wrote the novel “The Great Gatsby”?
    Answer: F. Scott Fitzgerald.
92. What is the study of the Earth’s physical features, climate, and resources called?
    Answer: Geography.
93. Who composed the symphony “Symphony No. 9”?
    Answer: Ludwig van Beethoven.
94. Who is the author of “The Lord of the Rings”?
    Answer: J.R.R. Tolkien.
95. Which civilization developed the concept of pi in mathematics in ancient Egypt?
    Answer: Ancient Egyptians.
96. Who painted “The Birth of Venus”?
    Answer: Sandro Botticelli.
97. Who wrote the novel “Jane Eyre”?
    Answer: Charlotte Brontë.
98. What is the study of past events and their impact on society called?
    Answer: History.
99. Who composed the ballet “The Nutcracker”?
    Answer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
100. Who is the author of “War and Peace”?
     Answer: Leo Tolstoy.