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Which type of performer specializes in feats such as tumbling, balancing, and aerial stunts?

Answer: Acrobat

Bonus fact: Acrobatics can include floor tumbling, balancing, and aerial performance.

Which circus apparatus is a horizontal bar suspended by ropes and used for swinging aerial acts?

Answer: Trapeze

Bonus fact: Trapeze acts may be performed by solo artists or by teams of aerial acrobats.

What is the formal term for the art of tightrope walking?

Answer: Funambulism

Bonus fact: The word funambulism comes from Latin roots relating to rope walking.

Which type of artist’s paint can normally be thinned with water while it is still wet?

Answer: Acrylic paint

Bonus fact: Acrylic paint uses a polymer-based binder and dries relatively quickly.

What is the usual term for a person who portrays a character in a play, film, or television show?

Answer: Actor

Bonus fact: Actors portray characters through speech, movement, and performance.

The word “thespian,” meaning actor, comes from the name of which figure in ancient Greek theater?

Answer: Thespis

Bonus fact: According to Greek theatrical tradition, Thespis is remembered as the first actor.

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