Art Trivia Questions
48 trivia questions with answers, all ages. Multiple-choice trivia with answers, sorted by topic and level. Reveal the answers below, pick one at random, or present them full-screen.
- 1.
Which artist painted "The Treachery of Images," a painting of a pipe with the description "this is not a pipe"?
- AMagritte
- BMunch
- CMatisse
- DModigliani
Answer: Magritte - 2.
Who painted the Sistine Chapel?
- ALeonardo da Vinci
- BRaphael
- CPablo Picasso
- DMichelangelo
Answer: Michelangelo - 3.
What is the world's oldest known piece of fiction?
- AEpic of Gilgamesh
- BPapyrus of Ani
- CCode of Hammurabi
- DRosetta Stone
Answer: Epic of Gilgamesh - 4.
Which of these are the name of a famous marker brand?
- AMarx
- BCofix
- CCopic
- DDopix
Answer: Copic - 5.
Who sculpted the statue of David?
- ADonatello
- BMichelangelo
- CAuguste Rodin
- DGian Lorenzo Bernini
Answer: Michelangelo - 6.
Which of these is not an additional variation of the color purple?
- AByzantium
- BPomp and Power
- CKobicha
- DPalatinate
Answer: Kobicha - 7.
Who painted "American Gothic"?
- AMarc Chagall
- BGrant Wood
- CPablo Picasso
- DAnita Malfatti
Answer: Grant Wood - 8.
What nationality was the surrealist painter Salvador Dali?
- AItalian
- BSpanish
- CPortuguese
- DFrench
Answer: Spanish - 9.
Which Van Gogh painting depicts the view from his asylum in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence in southern France?
- AThe Church at Auvers
- BThe Starry Night
- CWheatfields with Crows
- DThe Sower with Setting Sun
Answer: The Starry Night - 10.
Albrecht Dürer's birthplace and place of death were in...
- AAugsburg
- BNürnberg
- CBamberg
- DBerlin
Answer: Nürnberg - 11.
What French sculptor designed the Statue of Liberty?
- AAuguste Rodin
- BHenri Matisse
- CJean-Léon Gérôme
- DFrédéric Auguste Bartholdi
Answer: Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi - 12.
What is a fundamental element of the Gothic style of architecture?
- Ainternal frescoes
- Bfaçades surmounted by a pediment
- Cpointed arch
- Dcoffered ceilings
Answer: pointed arch - 13.
Which painting was not made by Vincent Van Gogh?
- ABedroom In Arles
- BCafé Terrace at Night
- CStarry Night
- DThe Ninth Wave
Answer: The Ninth Wave - 14.
Who painted "The Starry Night"?
- AVincent van Gogh
- BEdvard Munch
- CClaude Monet
- DPablo Picasso
Answer: Vincent van Gogh - 15.
What nationality was the famous artist Van Gogh?
- APolish
- BDutch
- CFrench
- DRussian
Answer: Dutch - 16.
The painting "The Starry Night" by Vincent van Gogh was part of which art movement?
- ANeoclassical
- BPost-Impressionism
- CRomanticism
- DImpressionism
Answer: Post-Impressionism - 17.
What color is produced by mixing black and white?
- AWhite
- BBlack
- CGrey
- DBrown
Answer: Grey - 18.
What was the major distinction between the English and French Gothic styles of architecture?
- AFan vaulting
- BHemispherical Domes
- CPinnacles
- DGargoyles
Answer: Fan vaulting - 19.
Who painted "The Scream"?
- AEdvard Munch
- BPicasso
- CVincent Van Gogh
- DHenri Matisse
Answer: Edvard Munch - 20.
Which Greek sculptor designed the Athena Parthenos statue inside the Parthenon?
- APraxiteles
- BHesiod
- CScopas
- DPhidias
Answer: Phidias - 21.
Who painted the painting "Nighthawks"?
- AJohannes Vermeer
- BVincent van Gogh
- CSalvador Dali
- DEdward Hopper
Answer: Edward Hopper - 22.
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
- APablo Picasso
- BVincent van Gogh
- CLeonardo da Vinci
- DMichelangelo
Answer: Leonardo da Vinci - 23.
Which artist's style was to use small different colored dots to create a picture?
- AHenri Rousseau
- BVincent Van Gogh
- CPaul Cézanne
- DGeorges Seurat
Answer: Georges Seurat - 24.
Who designed the Chupa Chups logo?
- ASalvador Dali
- BAndy Warhol
- CPablo Picasso
- DVincent van Gogh
Answer: Salvador Dali - 25.
Who painted "Swans Reflecting Elephants", "Sleep", and "The Persistence of Memory"?
- AVincent van Gogh
- BJackson Pollock
- CSalvador Dali
- DEdgar Degas
Answer: Salvador Dali - 26.
Who painted the biblical fresco The Creation of Adam?
- ARembrandt
- BLeonardo da Vinci
- CCaravaggio
- DMichelangelo
Answer: Michelangelo - 27.
What year did Albrecht Dürer create the painting "The Young Hare"?
- A1502
- B1602
- C1702
- D1402
Answer: 1502 - 28.
Which one of these colors are not featured in Mondrian's Broadway Boogie-Woogie?
- AYellow
- BGreen
- CRed
- DBlue
Answer: Green - 29.
What is the name of the Japanese art of folding paper into decorative shapes and figures?
- ASumi-e
- BHaiku
- COrigami
- DUkiyo-e
Answer: Origami - 30.
Which of these paintings did Johannes Vermeer not paint?
- AGirl with a Pearl Earring
- BThe Milkmaid
- CThe Lacemaker
- DBacchus
Answer: Bacchus - 31.
Which time signature is commonly known as "Cut Time?"
- A6/8
- B4/4
- C3/4
- D2/2
Answer: 2/2 - 32.
When was Salvador Dali's painting, "The Persistence of Memory," completed?
- A1931
- B1934
- C1932
- D1929
Answer: 1931 - 33.
Which artist is famous for cutting off his ear?
- ASalvador Dali
- BRembrandt
- CMichelangelo
- DVincent van Gogh
Answer: Vincent van Gogh - 34.
Which artist's studio was known as 'The Factory'?
- ADavid Hockney
- BAndy Warhol
- CRoy Lichtenstein
- DPeter Blake
Answer: Andy Warhol - 35.
Who painted the epic mural Guernica?
- APablo Picasso
- BLeonardo da Vinci
- CFrancisco Goya
- DHenri Matisse
Answer: Pablo Picasso - 36.
Which art movement was Pablo Picasso known for co-founding?
- AFuturism
- BExpressionism
- CImpressionism
- DCubism
Answer: Cubism - 37.
What is another name for La Gioconda / La Joconde?
- AThe Girl with a Pearl Earring
- BThe Mona Lisa
- CThe Starry Night
- DSunflowers
Answer: The Mona Lisa - 38.
Paul Gauguin moved to which country in 1895?
- ATahiti
- BFrance
- CAtuona
- DLithuania
Answer: Tahiti - 39.
Painter Piet Mondrian (1872 - 1944) was a part of what movement?
- ACubism
- BNeoplasticism
- CImpressionism
- DPrecisionism
Answer: Neoplasticism - 40.
Which artist painted the late 15th century mural 'The Last Supper'?
- APaolo Uccello
- BPiero della Francesca
- CLuca Pacioli
- DLeonardo da Vinci
Answer: Leonardo da Vinci - 41.
Which one of these paintings is not by Caspar David Friedrich?
- AWanderer above the Sea of Fog
- BThe Sea of Ice
- CThe Monk by the Sea
- DThe Black Sea
Answer: The Black Sea - 42.
How many paint and pastel versions of "The Scream" is Norwegian painter Edvard Munch believed to have produced?
- A2
- B3
- C1
- D4
Answer: 4 - 43.
What year was the Mona Lisa finished?
- A1504
- B1511
- C1523
- D1487
Answer: 1504 - 44.
What nationality was the famous artist Pablo Picasso?
- AFrench
- BGerman
- CItalian
- DSpanish
Answer: Spanish - 45.
What were Marcel Duchamp's readymades?
- Apaintings with a barely visible outlined square
- Ba group of identical steel boxes jutting from the wall
- Ca series focused on color and light as opposed to line and shape
- Dutilitarian objects elevated to the status of art
Answer: utilitarian objects elevated to the status of art - 46.
What was the first successful and commercially viable photographic technique?
- AKodachrome film
- BThe Turin Shroud
- CCollodion process
- DThe Daguerreotype
Answer: The Daguerreotype - 47.
In "Last Supper" by Leonardo Da Vinci, what two colors were the robes worn by Jesus?
- ARed and Black
- BRed and Yellow
- CRed and Blue
- DRed and White
Answer: Red and Blue - 48.
The painting "Guernica" by Pablo Picasso expressed emotions of dread in response to which war?
- AWorld War I
- BSpanish Civil War
- CSpanish-American War
- DThe Crimean War
Answer: Spanish Civil War
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