Fun Trivia | Quizzes | Games | People | Services | Help | Me
Register - Log In
Pot Pourri of UK Art & Literature

Crafted by Trivia Architect sunfloweruk23

Fun Trivia : Quizzes : U.K. Specific : Pot Pourri of UK Art & Literature

Introduction:
"This selection of questions deal mainly with British artists and authors."


1. In which county was the artist John Constable born?
    Lincolnshire
    Essex
    Suffolk
    Norfolk


2. Which English author created the character Horatio Hornblower?
    C. S. Forester
    R. M. Ballantyne
    Capt. W. E. Johns
    C. P. Snow


3. I was a practising vet in Yorkshire when I began writing books on my experiences. One of my books was used as a basis for a highly-successful television series. Who am I?
    David Attenborough
    Gerald Durrell
    James Herriot
    Johnny Morris


4. Who is credited with saying "When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life"?
    Winston Churchill
    Alfred Hitchcock
    Samuel Johnson
    William Wordsworth


5. Which British artist is famously noted for his paintings of horses?
    William Hogarth
    Thomas Gainsborough
    George Stubbs
    Holman Hunt


6. Sue Townsend created the character of Adrian Mole in a series of books. How old was Adrian when he began writing his "Secret Diary"?
    Eleven and two thirds
    Twelve and a half
    Thirteen and three quarters
    Fourteen and a quarter


7. Where in London is Poet's Corner?

    St Paul's Cathedral
    St James' Palace
    Hyde Park
    Westminster Abbey


8. Which English artist frequently used a swimming-pool as a theme to his or her works?
    Ben Nicholson
    Vanessa Bell
    David Hockney
    Sir David Wilkie


9. Which playwright wrote "Entertaining Mr Sloane"?
    Sir Tom Stoppard
    Sir Alan Ayckbourn
    Joe Orton
    Noel Coward


10. Which artist painted the 'Blue Boy'?
    William Blake
    Thomas Gainsborough
    Nicholoas Hilliard
    William Hogarth


report error/typo/spelling mistake (new window)
Copyright, FunTrivia.com. All Rights Reserved.
Legal / Conditions of Use