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Ten from MoMA Trivia Quiz

The Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan has many famous paintings. Here are questions about ten of them. Which phrase best describes the painting named?

A multiple-choice quiz by stageball. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
stageball

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
237,025

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. 'The Persistence of Memory' by Salvador Dali: which phrase best describes this painting? Hint

Flying ducks

Melting clocks

Running water

Bathing beauties

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Question 2 of 10

2. 'Les Demoiselles d'Avignon' by Pablo Picasso: which phrase describes this painting? Hint

A million deaths

Two cups of coffee

Five women

A packet of gravel

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Question 3 of 10

3. 'Sleeping Gypsy' by Henri Rousseau: which phrase describes this painting? Hint

Man biting dog

Lion sniffing dozing woman

Child playing tag

Woman eating ice cream

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Question 4 of 10

4. 'Christina's World' by Andrew Wyeth: which phrase describes this painting? Hint

Fish swimming toward bath

Woman crawling toward house

Soldier marching toward Pretoria

Ants marching toward picnic

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Question 5 of 10

5. 'Gold Marilyn Monroe' by Andy Warhol: which phrase describes this painting? Hint

Marilyn Monroe's face on gold background

Can of soup

Cary Grant's elbow on dinner plate

Chairman Mao's face on gold soup

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Question 6 of 10

6. 'Starry Night' by Vincent Van Gogh: which phrase describes this painting? Hint

Stars and moon in the night sky

Jars and tune in the kite try

Cars and goon in the tight pie

Bars and loon in the fight sigh

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Question 7 of 10

7. 'Drowning Girl' by Roy Lichtenstein: which phrase describes this painting? Hint

Brown bear eating pizza

Underwater girl thinking, "I don't care! I'd rather sink than call Brad for help!"

Lightning and fences

Boy playing with yo yo

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Question 8 of 10

8. 'Empire of Light' by Rene Magritte: which phrase describes this painting? Hint

Train coming out of a fireplace

Floating boulder over beach

Man w/eyeball for head

Night on the ground, day in the sky

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Question 9 of 10

9. 'Number 1 1948' by Jackson Pollock: which phrase describes this painting? Hint

Number one in color

Paint dripped on to canvas

One person, alone in subway

Mirror

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Question 10 of 10

10. 'I and the Village' by Marc Chagall: which phrase best describes this painting? Hint

Lake, potato salad and cole slaw

City, face of girl and dragon

Village, face of boy and livestock animal

Park, leg of lamb and table

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 'The Persistence of Memory' by Salvador Dali: which phrase best describes this painting?

Answer: Melting clocks

Dali was Spanish. He painted the surealistic 'The Persistence of Memory' in 1931.

2. 'Les Demoiselles d'Avignon' by Pablo Picasso: which phrase describes this painting?

Answer: Five women

The abstract 'Les Demoiselles d'Avignon' by Pablo Picasso was painted in 1907.

3. 'Sleeping Gypsy' by Henri Rousseau: which phrase describes this painting?

Answer: Lion sniffing dozing woman

'Sleeping Gypsy' by Henri Rousseau was painted in 1897.

4. 'Christina's World' by Andrew Wyeth: which phrase describes this painting?

Answer: Woman crawling toward house

'Christina's World' by Andrew Wyeth is an American icon, painted in 1948.

5. 'Gold Marilyn Monroe' by Andy Warhol: which phrase describes this painting?

Answer: Marilyn Monroe's face on gold background

'Gold Marilyn Monroe' by Andy Warhol was created in 1962. Many of Warhol's other paintings utilize images from pop culture, such as cans of soup or famous people's faces, such as Chairman Mao.

6. 'Starry Night' by Vincent Van Gogh: which phrase describes this painting?

Answer: Stars and moon in the night sky

'Starry Night' by Dutch Vincent Van Gogh was painted in 1889.

7. 'Drowning Girl' by Roy Lichtenstein: which phrase describes this painting?

Answer: Underwater girl thinking, "I don't care! I'd rather sink than call Brad for help!"

'Drowning Girl' by Roy Lichtenstein, USA, was painted in 1963.

8. 'Empire of Light' by Rene Magritte: which phrase describes this painting?

Answer: Night on the ground, day in the sky

Rene Magritte, of Belgium painted, 'Empire of Light, II' in 1950. The incorrect choices are also paintings by Magritte.

9. 'Number 1 1948' by Jackson Pollock: which phrase describes this painting?

Answer: Paint dripped on to canvas

Pollock painted, 'Number 1 1948' in 1948. American Pollock died at the age of 44.

10. 'I and the Village' by Marc Chagall: which phrase best describes this painting?

Answer: Village, face of boy and livestock animal

'I and the Village' by Marc Chagall was painted in 1911. Chagall was originally from Belarus, then moved to France.

Source: Author stageball

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