Art & Literature50 randomly selected Art & Literature questions for quizmasters. New random selection made weekly. Next update: Monday 20th July 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 Some questions and answers may be outdated.)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 is the title of Andy McNab's 1993 book about a patrol behind enemy lines in Iraq? |
| 2. | Whose novels include a series about former SAS soldier Dan 'Spider' Shepherd and another about private investigator Jack Nightingale? |
| 3. | What title character of a 1954 Kingsley Amis novel had the surname Dixon? |
| 4. | If Gordon is 4, Henry is 3, and Edward is 2, who is 1? |
| 5. | What nationality was Rembrandt? |
| 6. | What 1939 John Steinbeck novel about the Great Depression won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction? |
| 7. | A prequel to his three previous books, published in 2006, what is the title of Thomas Harris' fourth book in the series about Hannibal Lecter? |
| 8. | Killing Floor (1997), Die Trying (1998), and Tripwire (1999) are the first three novels by Lee Child, starring what protagonist? |
| 9. | Oscar and Lucinda (1988) and True History of the Kelly Gang (2000) are Booker Prize-winning novels by what Australian author? |
| 10. | The Battle of Trafalgar is an 1822 painting by what British artist? |
| 11. | What is the name of the "Dancing Clown" in Stephen King's 1986 horror novel It? |
| 12. | Published between 1917 and 1974, who wrote the Jeeves series of novels and short stories? |
| 13. | In what Russian city is the Hermitage Museum & Art Gallery, home to the largest collection of paintings in the world? |
| 14. | What type of animal is Beatrix Potter's Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle? |
| 15. | By what pen name was author Barbara McCorquodale better known? |
| 16. | Later adapted for radio, TV and film; what is the title of a series of three novels and two interludes published between 1906 and 1921 by Nobel Prize–winning English author John Galsworthy? |
| 17. | Sancho Panza is squire to the title character of what 1605 novel? |
| 18. | In the Harry Potter series, what animal is the mascot of the House of Gryffindor? |
| 19. | Complete the title of this William Shakespeare comedy: The Two Gentlemen of _______. |
| 20. | Who wrote the 1892 poem Gunga Din? |
| 21. | According to the proverb, "Three may keep a secret if two of them are..." what? |
| 22. | Released posthumously in 1959, what Australian actor's autobiography is titled My Wicked, Wicked Ways? |
| 23. | "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, ..." famously begins what novel? |
| 24. | Based on her experiences as a governess, what is the title of Anne Brontë's début novel? |
| 25. | Introduced to the U.S. in 1940 as And Then There Were None and later appearing under the title Ten Little Indians, Agatha Christie's mystery novel was first published in the U.K. in 1939 as Ten Little... what? |
| 26. | What 2011 novel by E. L. James sold over 125 million copies worldwide by June 2015? |
| 27. | Whose artworks include My Bed, Everyone I Have Ever Slept With 1963-1995, and Hate and Power Can Be a Terrible Thing? |
| 28. | What is the name of the lawyer in Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird? |
| 29. | Who wrote Educating Rita, Blood Brothers and Shirley Valentine? |
| 30. | In an 1883 classic novel, who was captain of the pirate ship Walrus? |
| 31. | In the Bible, what book immediately after the Book of Psalms also begins with 'P'? |
| 32. | In the A. A. Milne book Winnie–the–Pooh what are the names of the female kangaroo and her young son? |
| 33. | Whose novels include Mrs Dalloway (1925), To the Lighthouse (1927) and Orlando (1928)? |
| 34. | What is known as the Scottish Play? |
| 35. | First published in 1910, what E. M. Forster novel follows the relationship between the Schlegel sisters and the Wilcox family? |
| 36. | Seascape at Scheveningen and Congregation Leaving the Reformed Church in Nuenen, two paintings stolen in December 2002 worth US$100 million, were recovered in Italy in September 2016. Who painted them? |
| 37. | Who wrote the novels The Odessa File, The Fist of God, and The Kill List? |
| 38. | What 1925 F. Scott Fitzgerald novel begins "In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since"? |
| 39. | Who painted the Mona Lisa? |
| 40. | In theatre terminology, which part of a stage is closest to the audience; upstage or downstage? |
| 41. | Name this Peanuts character. |
| 42. | Shortly before his death in November 1900, who is reputed to have said, "My wallpaper and I are fighting a duel to the death. One of us has got to go."? |
| 43. | Since turned into a common phrase, who wrote the 1961 novel Catch-22? |
| 44. | In the Harry Potter books, what word is used to describe people lacking any sort of magical ability and not born into the magical world? |
| 45. | Adapted into film by Peter Jackson in 2009, what 2002 novel by American writer Alice Sebold tells the story of a teenage girl who comes to terms with her own death after being raped and murdered? |
| 46. | What is the name of the remote Yorkshire farmhouse in Emily Brontë's 1847 novel Wuthering Heights? |
| 47. | Who wrote a trilogy of novels in the 1950s titled Molloy, Malone Dies, and The Unnamable? |
| 48. | Whose paintings were characterised as "Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs"? |
| 49. | In what month is Scottish poet and lyricist Robert Burns' birthday celebrated? |
| 50. | Born in 1874, what English author had the first names Gilbert Keith? |
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