"Millions of years will pass, everything will be destroyed, but the portrait of the President of Russia on sapphire will shine in the rays of the everlasting sun," said Russian artist, scientist and Renaissance man Victor Petrik before unveiling his 3-D portrait of Vladimir Putin etched into the surface of a 611-gram synthetic sapphire. Putin is the latest in Petrik's portrait series, which includes such notables as George H.W. Bush, Gandhi, Pope John Paul II, Queen Rania of Jordan and Angelina Jolie.
What 2009 Oscar-winning film is, according to its full title, "based on the novel 'Push' by Sapphire"?
A) "Avatar"
B) "Crazy Heart"
C) "The Hurt Locker"
D) "Precious"
Previous answer: The Ashmolean Museum at Oxford University opened in 1683 to display the collection of curiosities belonging to Elias Ashmole.
TRIVIA FANS: Leslie Elman is the author of "Weird But True: 200 Astounding, Outrageous and Totally Off the Wall Facts." Contact her at triviabitsleslie@gmail.com.
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