Art & Literature50 randomly selected Art & Literature questions for quizmasters. New random selection made weekly. Next update: Monday 29th June 2026 (Please note: Questions are taken from our database of previous quizzes. Some questions and answers may be outdated.) |
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| 1. | What 'S' describes a speech in a play in which the character speaks to himself or herself or to the audience rather than to the other characters? |
| 2. | Who wrote the 1960s bestsellers Hotel and Airport? |
| 3. | What British author wrote Bangkok 8 (2003), Bangkok Tattoo (2006), Bangkok Haunts (2007), and The Bangkok Asset (2015)? |
| 4. | In the Harry Potter book series, what is the name of the small, winged golden ball that seekers are tasked to catch in a game of Quidditch? |
| 5. | According to Hilaire Belloc's 1907 children's book, who told lies and was burnt to death? |
| 6. | In the late 19th century, who wrote The Prisoner of Zenda, The Heart of Princess Osra, and Rupert of Hentzau? |
| 7. | Who wrote the Crimean War poem The Charge of the Light Brigade? |
| 8. | Syldavia is a fictional country featured in what world famous comic series? |
| 9. | What 1958 novella by Truman Capote includes the characters Fred, Holly Golightly, Joe Bell, Mag Wildwood, and Rusty Trawler? |
| 10. | What American author's novels include The Andromeda Strain, The Great Train Robbery and State of Fear? |
| 11. | What fairy tale character could spin straw into gold? |
| 12. | Sir Quentin Blake is an English cartoonist, illustrator and children's writer best known for illustrating books written by what author? |
| 13. | According to the book of Genesis, on what day was man created? |
| 14. | What magical plant did Harry Potter eat to assist him underwater in the second task of the 1994 Triwizard Tournament? |
| 15. | In Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, who never stopped sobbing? |
| 16. | Whose early science fiction works include The Time Machine (1895), The Island of Doctor Moreau (1896), and The Invisible Man (1897)? |
| 17. | In what century was William Shakespeare born? |
| 18. | What famous painter committed suicide in 1890? |
| 19. | In the 1950s, what French artist created The Snail? |
| 20. | What 1813 romantic novel begins, "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife"? |
| 21. | According to the nursery rhyme, who cut off the tails of the three blind mice? |
| 22. | Published in 1859, Adam Bede was the first novel by what well known British author? |
| 23. | What two animals did the owl and cat meet in Edward Lear's nonsense poem The Owl and the Pussycat? |
| 24. | Both adapted into 1993 films, The Firm and The Pelican Brief were based on novels by what American author? |
| 25. | How many sisters are there in the title of the 1900 play by Russian author and playwright Anton Chekhov? |
| 26. | In what country was Dracula author Bram Stoker born? |
| 27. | What widowed father and detective has starred in a series of novels by James Patterson since 1993? |
| 28. | Who wrote the 1974 best-seller Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy? |
| 29. | Lord Emsworth dotes over his pet pig, the Empress of Blandings, in a series of early 20th century novels by what British author? |
| 30. | Based in California for most of her career, what American novelist is currently the best selling author alive and the fourth bestselling fiction author of all time, with over 800 million copies sold? |
| 31. | The title of the classic 1894 novel by Anthony Hope is the |
| 32. | What nationality was expressionist painter Edvard Munch? |
| 33. | The title of the third instalment in the Fifty Shades trilogy is Fifty Shades what... ? |
| 34. | How many Chronicles of Narnia books are there? |
| 35. | What surrealist artist created this, the Lobster Telephone? |
| 36. | What American writer is best known for his series of suspense novels about Hannibal Lecter? |
| 37. | Name the French Impressionist artist best known for incorporating dance into much of his work. |
| 38. | Name the American novelist and short story writer best known for her debut best-selling Divergent trilogy. |
| 39. | In Christianity, what book of the New Testament records a series of visions seen by John? |
| 40. | What British comedian wrote the best-selling novels Gridlock (1991), Popcorn (1996), and High Society (2002)? |
| 41. | What was the name of the marooned mariner found by Jim Hawkins in Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island? |
| 42. | Mary Anne Evans was the real name of what 19th century British author? |
| 43. | What do A.A. Milne's initials stand for? |
| 44. | What American artist who died in 1956 was famous for his 'action painting' method? |
| 45. | In children's literature, by what name were Peter, Janet, Jack, Barbara, George, Pam and Colin collectively known? |
| 46. | Featured in William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, in medieval and Renaissance literature, who is king consort to Titania, Queen of the Fairies? |
| 47. | Montague and Capulet are the feuding families in what Shakespeare play? |
| 48. | "Religion is the opium of the people" is one of the most frequently paraphrased statements of what philosopher and economist? |
| 49. | Published in 1971, Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall was the first volume of the war memoirs of what comedian? |
| 50. | Ben and his grandmother try to steal the Crown Jewels in what 2011 children's comedy fiction book by David Walliams? |
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