Jesse Day 10

3 or 4/6

1. In 1916, Irish republicans launched an armed uprising intended to end British rule and establish an independent Irish Republic. This particular rebellion, which was suppressed by British forces after six days, was initiated immediately after what holiday?
Correct Answer: EASTER
Your Answer: Good Friday
Points Assigned: 2

I had easter down and then switched to Good Friday last minute. 

2. What is the common name given to the standard code that was developed in America in 1963 and used for information interchange by encoding the letters A-Z, digits 0-9, punctuation marks, and other characters in binary form? This code was later extended by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
Correct Answer: ASCII
Your Answer: Hex
Points Assigned: 2

I knew Hex was for colors, but I could not pull ASCII out of my brain. 

3. A certain system and approach to acting is associated with the techniques originated by the Russian Konstantin Stanislavsky, and came into wider use in the mid-20th century thanks in large part to Lee Strasberg and others at New York's Actors Studio. What is the best-known term for this emotionally immersive approach to acting?
Correct Answer: METHOD ACTING
Your Answer: Method acting
Points Assigned: 1

Easy for a film major.

4. The year 622 CE marks the beginning of what lunar 12-month calendar? This calendar follows a cycle of each year having 354 or 355 days, with (in its tabular variation) leap years that include the additional day in 11 out of 30 years.
Correct Answer: ISLAMIC (HIJRI) CALENDAR
Your Answer: Arabic Calendar
Points Assigned: 1

I debated the Islamic or Arabic calendar and went the wrong way. I may get credit for this. 

5. Hungarian-born conductor George Szell received international acclaim during his time from 1946 until his death in 1970 as the musical director of the symphony orchestra in what US city? At the start of his tenure, the city was near its peak population of 915,000 (today, it's less than half of that).
Correct Answer: CLEVELAND
Your Answer: Cleveland
Points Assigned: 3

When I went through my classical phase I had a whole bunch of recordings with Szell. 

6. Oslo's National Museum of Norway is home to the most famous version of what 1893 painting, which is widely regarded as the most famous painting by a Norwegian?
Correct Answer: THE SCREAM
Your Answer: The Scream
Points Assigned: 0

Gimmie?