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Quiz about A Night Out Enjoying the Arts
Quiz about A Night Out Enjoying the Arts

A "Night" Out Enjoying the Arts Quiz


Items relating to the Arts have often been associated with night. These ten works of art and theater all feature the word "Night" in the title, can you come up with the answers relating to their questions?

A multiple-choice quiz by Spaudrey. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
Spaudrey
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
372,890
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
659
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Question 1 of 10
1. Our first spot in our "Night" out brings us to the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam for a viewing of "The Night Watch". It's hard to miss; it stands nearly twelve feet high. Who was it that painted this masterpiece, commissioned by members of the civic militia guards of the area? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Next we come to a television stage that is putting on an opera by Gian Carlo Menotti. The story behind it is a boy who is visited by the three wise men on their way to visit the baby Jesus. The wise men are referred to as the "Night Visitors" in the title of the opera; what is the boy's name preceding them in the title? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Moving to another British theater, this one is showing a play by the great William Shakespeare. Entitled "Twelfth Night", it is one of Shakespeare's plays that has a subtitle. What is this subtitle? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. We now go to the Shubert Theatre in New York City. "A Little Night Music" is a whirlwind of 3/4 time signature that debuted in 1973 on Broadway, and would dominate the awards circuit, winning six Tony Awards, as well as many of the other annual theater awards handed out each year. Who is the mastermind behind "A Little Night Music"? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Stopping by the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, we come to a painting entitled "Starry Night", often viewed as one of this painter's finest works, and easily one of the most recognizable. Created in 1889, can you tell me who gave us this work? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. We take a journey now to a German Opera house where we get the opportunity to view a performance of "Eine Nacht in Venedig" which translates to "A Night In Venice". An operetta from 1883, it has been made into a movie twice under the English name. Who is the composer who brought us this operetta? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Back to the American theater stage we go, and we come across a play entitled "Long Day's Journey Into Night", a play written in the 1940s but finally published in 1956. Who is the playwright behind "Long Day's Journey Into Night", a play that would earn him a Pulitzer Prize? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Going again to another art museum, this time the Art Institute of Chicago, we find a 20th century painting called "Nighthawks" which features three people in a corner bar and the worker behind the bar. Who was it that painted this now iconic painting? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Back to the classic theater, "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is the next destination on our "Night" out, again leaning on Shakespeare for this play. Another comedy with the "Night" title, if we stay for the duration, which of these characters will we NOT get acquainted with? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Finding our way to the local library, "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" was originally a 2003 mystery novel, but formed into a play which debuted in 2012. It won seven Olivier Awards (Britain's Tonys) and debuted on Broadway in 2014. Who was the first time novelist behind this lengthy title? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Our first spot in our "Night" out brings us to the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam for a viewing of "The Night Watch". It's hard to miss; it stands nearly twelve feet high. Who was it that painted this masterpiece, commissioned by members of the civic militia guards of the area?

Answer: Rembrandt van Rijn

All four are Dutch painters, but Rembrandt is the one in question. He painted "The Night Watch" in 1642. Thankfully the original name, "The Company of captain Frans Banning Cocq and lieutenant Willem van Ruytenburch preparing to march out" didn't stick, as a name that long may have bogged down the popularity of the painting.
2. Next we come to a television stage that is putting on an opera by Gian Carlo Menotti. The story behind it is a boy who is visited by the three wise men on their way to visit the baby Jesus. The wise men are referred to as the "Night Visitors" in the title of the opera; what is the boy's name preceding them in the title?

Answer: Amahl

"Amahl and the Night Visitors" was an opera commissioned to appear on American television in 1951. It was a live performance viewed by about five million people. The opera still continues to be performed in limited popularity.
3. Moving to another British theater, this one is showing a play by the great William Shakespeare. Entitled "Twelfth Night", it is one of Shakespeare's plays that has a subtitle. What is this subtitle?

Answer: What You Will

Only two of Shakespeare's plays featured a subtitle, the other being "Henry VIII or All Is True". A romantic comedy, "Twelfth Night" is a bizarre love triangle between Duke Orsino, Lady Olivia, and a shipwrecked lass named Viola who disguises herself as a man to remain gainfully employed. Orsino loves Olivia, Viola loves Orsino, Olivia loves Viola when she's not Viola and madness abounds.
4. We now go to the Shubert Theatre in New York City. "A Little Night Music" is a whirlwind of 3/4 time signature that debuted in 1973 on Broadway, and would dominate the awards circuit, winning six Tony Awards, as well as many of the other annual theater awards handed out each year. Who is the mastermind behind "A Little Night Music"?

Answer: Stephen Sondheim

Stephen Sondheim has earned an incredible eight Tony Awards as a composer, more than any other. This production, "A Little Night Music", earned him one of those Tony Awards, rewarding the high brow headiness of the composing ability, a work that challenges even the most talented of musicians.

He also wrote the lyrics for this production. Not often performed at the community level due to its difficulty, it does lend one familiar song to the public, that being "Send In the Clowns". Sondheim got his title from Mozart's "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik", another piece of the arts that could have made its way into this quiz very easily.
5. Stopping by the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, we come to a painting entitled "Starry Night", often viewed as one of this painter's finest works, and easily one of the most recognizable. Created in 1889, can you tell me who gave us this work?

Answer: Vincent van Gogh

Van Gogh's "Starry Night" was actually one of several paintings he did from his bedroom window depicting the view. This happens to be his most famous. It has been a permanent acquisition of the Museum of Modern Art since 1941. "Starry Night" was rarely talked about by Van Gogh.

In fact he included the work in a group of paintings he sent to his brother, and with the care package, he wrote in a letter a list of five that he was proud of, but he made no mention of "Starry Night". So one of Van Gogh's most cherished masterpieces was in Vincent's mind sixth (at best) of just a small percentage of his works.
6. We take a journey now to a German Opera house where we get the opportunity to view a performance of "Eine Nacht in Venedig" which translates to "A Night In Venice". An operetta from 1883, it has been made into a movie twice under the English name. Who is the composer who brought us this operetta?

Answer: Johann Strauss II

Strauss is the name in question here. He wrote eighteen operettas altogether, and strangely enough, "A Night in Venice" is the only one NOT to debut in Venice, as it was first performed in Berlin. "Eine Nacht in Venedig" was one of his more popular works, being performed also in London and New York.
7. Back to the American theater stage we go, and we come across a play entitled "Long Day's Journey Into Night", a play written in the 1940s but finally published in 1956. Who is the playwright behind "Long Day's Journey Into Night", a play that would earn him a Pulitzer Prize?

Answer: Eugene O'Neill

Eugene O'Neill was not around to see the success of this play, he passed away in 1953. He left instructions to not bring this play into the public arena until 25 years after he died, but one of his wives transferred ownership of it to Yale University which relinquished the contract. It posthumously won O'Neill the Pulitzer Prize in 1957, his fourth time of winning.
8. Going again to another art museum, this time the Art Institute of Chicago, we find a 20th century painting called "Nighthawks" which features three people in a corner bar and the worker behind the bar. Who was it that painted this now iconic painting?

Answer: Edward Hopper

"Nighthawks" is Hopper's most famous work, and also one of the more parodied paintings in existence today. "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" puts Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, Humphrey Bogart and Elvis Presley replacing the original four in Hopper's painting. Sold to the Art Institute in Chicago for $3,000, it would likely receive bids ten thousand times that if ever on auction.
9. Back to the classic theater, "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is the next destination on our "Night" out, again leaning on Shakespeare for this play. Another comedy with the "Night" title, if we stay for the duration, which of these characters will we NOT get acquainted with?

Answer: Beatrice

Beatrice is a major character from another popular Shakespeare comedy, "Much Ado About Nothing".

Puck, Titania and Oberon are Faeries whose actions are what drive the plotlines of the play. Also featured are human characters, including Lysander, Demetrius, Egeus and Helena.
10. Finding our way to the local library, "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" was originally a 2003 mystery novel, but formed into a play which debuted in 2012. It won seven Olivier Awards (Britain's Tonys) and debuted on Broadway in 2014. Who was the first time novelist behind this lengthy title?

Answer: Mark Haddon

Mark Haddon has been writing children's books for the bulk of his writing career since 1987, but decided to go into the adult fiction genre for a spell. His first full-length novel, 2003's "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time", was intended strictly for adults, but the publisher recommended a push towards children's audiences as well.

It earned a number of awards, and the play version adapted by Simon Stephens has continued its success.
Source: Author Spaudrey

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