Art and Art History Trivia

Question 1

To try and prove that Michelangelo couldn't paint, this artist suggested to the Pope that he should paint the Sistine

Accepted Answer

Raphael

Question 2

Which artist learned to draw before he learned how to walk?

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Pablo Picasso

Question 3

Black and white are not colors, but…?

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Shades

Question 4

Name that tune!

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Mona Lisa

Question 5

Name that tune!

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Andy Warhol

Question 6

This artist was struck in the face with a mallet by an envious rival, permanently disfiguring him.

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Michelangelo

Question 7

The color wheel was originally a scientific invention brought to us by Sir Isaac Newton in 1706.

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True

Question 8

Which French artist is most famous for his obsession with ballerinas?

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Degas

Question 9

This painter continued his work despite having crippling arthritis.

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Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Question 10

Which period has a French name that translates to “rebirth” in English?

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The Renaissance

Question 11

Name that tune!

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Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)

Question 12

Name that tune!

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Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds

Question 13

The first “artists” of the world used which mediums to produce their work?

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Ashes from fire, plant pigments, and red clay

Question 14

Who painted the “Girl Before a Mirror” and “The Weeping Woman”?

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Pablo Picasso

Question 15

Name that tune!

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Paint it, black

Question 16

Which artist died poor but became incredibly rich after his death?

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Vincent Van Gogh

Question 17

Name that tune!

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Painting Pictures

Question 18

The famous painting, “Birth of Venus” by Botticelli, features a goddess floating in the ocean on what?

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Shell

Question 19

Which famous American painter was initially rejected by the US Navy during World War I for being underweight?

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Rockwell

Question 20

Name that tune!

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Picasso’s Last Words (Drink to Me)

Question 21

This artist is most famous for their close-up perspective paintings of flowers

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Georgia O&#x27;Keeffe

Question 22

Who painted the Mona Lisa?

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Leonardo Da Vinci

Question 23

Who designed the Guggenheim Museum?

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Frank Lloyd Wright

Question 24

Which of Picasso’s famous paintings was inspired by the bombings of civilians during the Spanish War?

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Guernica

Question 25

Which is the only piece of artwork that Michelangelo ever signed?

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The Pieta

Question 26

Name that tune!

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Picasso, baby

Question 27

Which Italian architect and sculptor was famous for creating the Baroque style?

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Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Question 28

Which famous painter was also a sculptor, an architect, and an engineer?

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Leonardo Da Vinci

Question 29

This famous painting by Leonardo Da Vinci was used for target practice by Napoleon’s soldiers.

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The last supper

Question 30

"Viva La Vida" by Coldplay is based on a painting by which artist?

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Frida Kahlo

Question 31

Which abstract expressionist was known for using the “drip technique”?

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Jackson Pollock

Question 32

Name that tune!

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So Long Frank Lloyd Wright

Question 33

Which Spanish painter is referred to as both the last of the old masters and the first of the moderns?

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Fransisco Goya

Question 34

In which city and country is The Louvre art museum located?

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Paris, France

Question 35

What was the name of the extravagant period of art and architecture prevalent in Europe during most of the 17th century?

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Baroque

Question 36

How old is the first known human work of art?

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100,000 years

Question 37

Salvador Dali is associated with which art movement?

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Surrealism

Question 38

Claude Monet is most known for his paintings of what?

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Water lilies

Question 39

Where did Vincent Van Gogh paint the famous “Starry Night”?

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From the window of his asylum room

Question 40

Name that tune!

Accepted Answer

Applause

Question 41

The American Gothic is one of the most recognizable paintings in the world. Who painted it?

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Grant Wood

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