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About Art and Artists Trivia Quiz

A quiz about art and artists.

A multiple-choice quiz by saxyamy. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
saxyamy

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
49,504

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
7 / 15

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1175

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1. Which artist makes miniature environments out of paper and card which, when photographed, look like actual places? Hint

Thomas Demand

Bill Viola

Simon Bill

Gary Hume

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2. Which is a Salvador Dali painting? Hint

The Persistence of Vision

The Persistence of Memory

The Persistence of Time

The Persistence of Truth

3. What is the name of the company Mark Rothko was commissioned to do a series of painting for but he refused to hand the paintings over because he did not like the environment they were going to be hung in? Hint

Seagram

Seagrave

Seagrade

Seagrin

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4. When is it free for everyone to enter the Louvre in Paris? Hint

First Sunday in each month

January 1st

Last Sunday in each month

Every Thursday

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5. Which of these is not a famous Picasso painting? Hint

The Pipes of Pan

Les Desmoiselles d'Avignon

Portrait of Dora Maar

Les Sirenes

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6. Ferdinand Knopff belonged to which art movement? Hint

Surrealists

Dada

Pre-Raphaelites

Symbolists

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7. In which year did Andy Warhol famously paint Marilyn Monroe? Hint

1960

1967

1964

1962

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8. Which art movement came first? Hint

Graffiti art

Neo-Abstraction

Conceptual Abstraction

Abject art

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9. Which artist in the late 70s and early 80s photographed herself in different female roles from housewife to prostitute? Hint

Sherrie Levine

Sam Taylor-Wood

Jenny Holzer

Cindy Sherman

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10. What year did Joseph Beuys die? Hint

1987

1988

1986

1989

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11. Which artist invited his audience to take away part of his sculptures, whether it be a sweet from a pile in the corner of a room or a piece of blue paper from a stack? Hint

Pepe Espaliu

Felix Gonzalez-Torres

Mona Hatoum

Tony Oursler

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12. Who painted 'Who's Afraid of Red, Yellow and Blue'? Hint

Bridget Riley

Eva Hesse

Frank Stella

Barnett Newman

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13. Who painted 'Ophelia Floating Down River'? Hint

Millais

Puvis de Chavannes

Redon

Daumier

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14. In 1984 who was the first recipient of the Turner Prize? Hint

Howard Hodgkin

Malcolm Morley

Leon Kossoff

Tim Rollins

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15. Who's exhibition called 'Stroke' in 1993 consisted of painting the Karsten Schubert Gallery with chocolate? Hint

Angela Bullock

Gary Hume

Simon Patterson

Anya Gallaccio

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which artist makes miniature environments out of paper and card which, when photographed, look like actual places?

Answer: Thomas Demand

Thomas Demand's work is of impeccable quality - At first you think they are just photographs of offices, photocopiers etc etc. The photographs (which he enlarges to scale with actual rooms) look as if you could walk right into them and you have no idea they are paper models until you are told.

2. Which is a Salvador Dali painting?

Answer: The Persistence of Memory

This is one of Dali's most famous works, with the melting clock faces.

Answer: Seagram

The Four Seasons paintings which were commissioned for the Seagram building can be seen at Tate Modern in London.

4. When is it free for everyone to enter the Louvre in Paris?

Answer: First Sunday in each month

5. Which of these is not a famous Picasso painting?

Answer: Les Sirenes

Les Sirenes was painted by Gustave Moreau.

6. Ferdinand Knopff belonged to which art movement?

Answer: Symbolists

Knopff is famous for paintings such as 'The Blood of Medusa' and 'I Close the Door Upon Myself'.

7. In which year did Andy Warhol famously paint Marilyn Monroe?

Answer: 1962

In this year Warhol also painted his Campbell's soup cans.

8. Which art movement came first?

Answer: Graffiti art

Graffiti art first started in the very early 80s, Neo-Abstraction slightly later in the early 80s, Conceptual Abstraction in the mid 80s and abject art in the late 80s.

9. Which artist in the late 70s and early 80s photographed herself in different female roles from housewife to prostitute?

Answer: Cindy Sherman

Cindy Sherman's later work became somewhat darker featuring decay and rotting food.

10. What year did Joseph Beuys die?

Answer: 1986

Andy Warhol died the following year.

11. Which artist invited his audience to take away part of his sculptures, whether it be a sweet from a pile in the corner of a room or a piece of blue paper from a stack?

Answer: Felix Gonzalez-Torres

Felix died of AIDS in 1996.

12. Who painted 'Who's Afraid of Red, Yellow and Blue'?

Answer: Barnett Newman

Barnett Newman's large paintings - some 20 ft in length at times -simply overwhelmed the spectator.

13. Who painted 'Ophelia Floating Down River'?

Answer: Millais

Millet used a live model floating in a bath to paint this composition.

14. In 1984 who was the first recipient of the Turner Prize?

Answer: Malcolm Morley

Malcolm Morley was influential in the hyper realist movement of the 60s with his photo accurate paintings of ocean liners - His later work was far looser.

15. Who's exhibition called 'Stroke' in 1993 consisted of painting the Karsten Schubert Gallery with chocolate?

Answer: Anya Gallaccio

Visitors licked the walls if they had the nerve.

Source: Author saxyamy

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