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General Challenge Trivia Quiz


These are questions that cover the Renaissance to Contemporary art.

A multiple-choice quiz by mrwarhol. Estimated time: 8 mins.
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Author
mrwarhol
Time
8 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
27,567
Updated
Nov 05 22
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
11 / 25
Plays
1604
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Question 1 of 25
1. Who is the architect of S. Giorgio Maggiore in Venice? Hint


Question 2 of 25
2. Which artist is know for his 'zip paintings' such as 'Onement I' (1948) and 'Vir Heroicus Sublimis' (1950-1)? Hint


Question 3 of 25
3. Who painted the 'Portinari Altarpiece' of c. 1476? Hint


Question 4 of 25
4. Erich Heckel belonged to what art movement? Hint


Question 5 of 25
5. What wealthy, art-collecting family commissioned Mark Rothko to paint several paintings for a chapel at Rice University? Hint


Question 6 of 25
6. Which Andy Warhol movie contains the famous 'Pope Ondine' scene where Ondine repeatedly slaps his female co-star to the point of tears? Hint


Question 7 of 25
7. Which Dutch master is mostly known for landscape paintings with some buildings like 'The Jewish Cemetery' (1655-60)? Hint


Question 8 of 25
8. Who painted 'Parson Weems Fable' in which little George Washington is portrayed with the head of the adult George Washington as seen on the dollar bill? Hint


Question 9 of 25
9. The Arena Chapel in Padua includes frescos of many famous scenes like 'The Lamentation' and 'Christ Entering Jerusalem.' Who painted them? Hint


Question 10 of 25
10. Which artist gained notoriety for himself by releasing cockroaches with glued-on bunny ears called 'Cockabunnies' into the P.S.1 Gallery when he wasn't invited to participate in one of it's shows? Hint


Question 11 of 25
11. Which artist had her mother hire a private detective to follow her and take pictures of her, documenting her every move? Hint


Question 12 of 25
12. Richard Estes and Ralph Goings belonged to what group of post-modern artists? Hint


Question 13 of 25
13. An altarpiece that is made up of many panels joined together is called a(n)_______________.

Answer: (One Word)
Question 14 of 25
14. Parmigianino belonged to what period? Hint


Question 15 of 25
15. Who painted the ceiling of the Gallery in the Palazzo Farnese in Rome? Hint


Question 16 of 25
16. Who was the architect of the Baltimore Cathedral (Basilica of the Assumption)? Hint


Question 17 of 25
17. What art critic accused Whistler of 'flinging a pot of paint in the public's face' when he or she saw his 'Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket' leading to a libel lawsuit? Hint


Question 18 of 25
18. Who made the lithograph 'The Head Like a Strange Balloon Mounts Towards Infinity'? Hint


Question 19 of 25
19. What is the name of little boy-babies with wings in a lot of Renaissance and Baroque art?

Answer: (Not Cupids)
Question 20 of 25
20. Which 20th century painter made several 'studies' of Velazquez' 'Portrait of Pope Innocent X'? Hint


Question 21 of 25
21. What collaborative effort painted 'Flying S*'? Hint


Question 22 of 25
22. Whose art was used in the opening sequence of the movie 'Your Friends and Neighbors'? Hint


Question 23 of 25
23. Who painted 'The Liver is the Cock's Comb'? Hint


Question 24 of 25
24. What man's art collection caused a stir in the Brooklyn Museum of Art's show 'Sensation'? Hint


Question 25 of 25
25. Who shot Andy Warhol?

Answer: (Last name or both names are fine.)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who is the architect of S. Giorgio Maggiore in Venice?

Answer: Andrea Palladio

Most famous for his villas, Palladio designed S. Giorgio Maggiore in 1565.
2. Which artist is know for his 'zip paintings' such as 'Onement I' (1948) and 'Vir Heroicus Sublimis' (1950-1)?

Answer: Barnett Newman

Newman's 'zip paintings' placed him firmly within the ranks of the New York School.
3. Who painted the 'Portinari Altarpiece' of c. 1476?

Answer: Hugo van der Goes

The 'Portinari Altarpiece' is now located in the Uffizi.
4. Erich Heckel belonged to what art movement?

Answer: Die Brucke

5. What wealthy, art-collecting family commissioned Mark Rothko to paint several paintings for a chapel at Rice University?

Answer: De Menil

6. Which Andy Warhol movie contains the famous 'Pope Ondine' scene where Ondine repeatedly slaps his female co-star to the point of tears?

Answer: The Chelsea Girls

Ondine was playing the role of 'Pope' and the female penitent displays gross disrespect for 'his holiness' and that called for the outburst.
7. Which Dutch master is mostly known for landscape paintings with some buildings like 'The Jewish Cemetery' (1655-60)?

Answer: Jacob van Ruisdale

8. Who painted 'Parson Weems Fable' in which little George Washington is portrayed with the head of the adult George Washington as seen on the dollar bill?

Answer: Grant Wood

9. The Arena Chapel in Padua includes frescos of many famous scenes like 'The Lamentation' and 'Christ Entering Jerusalem.' Who painted them?

Answer: Giotto

10. Which artist gained notoriety for himself by releasing cockroaches with glued-on bunny ears called 'Cockabunnies' into the P.S.1 Gallery when he wasn't invited to participate in one of it's shows?

Answer: David Wojnarowicz

11. Which artist had her mother hire a private detective to follow her and take pictures of her, documenting her every move?

Answer: Sophie Calle

12. Richard Estes and Ralph Goings belonged to what group of post-modern artists?

Answer: Photo-realism

13. An altarpiece that is made up of many panels joined together is called a(n)_______________.

Answer: polyptych

14. Parmigianino belonged to what period?

Answer: Mannerism

15. Who painted the ceiling of the Gallery in the Palazzo Farnese in Rome?

Answer: Carracci

16. Who was the architect of the Baltimore Cathedral (Basilica of the Assumption)?

Answer: Benjamin Latrobe

17. What art critic accused Whistler of 'flinging a pot of paint in the public's face' when he or she saw his 'Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket' leading to a libel lawsuit?

Answer: John Ruskin

18. Who made the lithograph 'The Head Like a Strange Balloon Mounts Towards Infinity'?

Answer: Odilon Redon

19. What is the name of little boy-babies with wings in a lot of Renaissance and Baroque art?

Answer: Putti

20. Which 20th century painter made several 'studies' of Velazquez' 'Portrait of Pope Innocent X'?

Answer: Francis Bacon

One such painting earned the nickname 'The Screaming Pope' and another one included the pope between two large sides of beef.
21. What collaborative effort painted 'Flying S*'?

Answer: Gilbert and George

22. Whose art was used in the opening sequence of the movie 'Your Friends and Neighbors'?

Answer: Alex Katz

23. Who painted 'The Liver is the Cock's Comb'?

Answer: Arshile Gorky

24. What man's art collection caused a stir in the Brooklyn Museum of Art's show 'Sensation'?

Answer: Charles Saatchi

25. Who shot Andy Warhol?

Answer: Valerie Solanis

She was insane.
Source: Author mrwarhol

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