Art & Literature50 randomly selected Art & Literature questions for quizmasters. New random selection made weekly. Next update: Monday 3rd August 2026 (Please note: Questions are taken from our database of previous quizzes. Some questions and answers may be outdated.) |
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| 1. | Who is the author and subject of the 1976 autobiography, Coal Miner's Daughter? |
| 2. | In theatre terminology, which part of a stage is closest to the audience; upstage or downstage? |
| 3. | For what character is American author Edgar Rice Burrows best known? |
| 4. | What 17th century novel is the most famous work by Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes? |
| 5. | What Harry Potter character was born Tom Marvolo Riddle? |
| 6. | Italian art lovers often call it La Gioconda, what is it called in English? |
| 7. | Whose 1807 poem Daffodils begins I wandered lonely as a cloud… |
| 8. | Published in 1870, The Mystery of Edwin Drood is the unfinished last novel by what author? |
| 9. | Who wrote the 1831 novel, The Hunchback of Notre Dame? |
| 10. | In the title of a science fiction novel by H. G. Wells, by what name is Dr. Griffin better known? |
| 11. | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest are collectively known as the _________ Trilogy. |
| 12. | The Hugo Award is an annual literary prize for the best novel in what genre? |
| 13. | Who is the author of crime novels written under the pseudonym of Robert Galbraith? |
| 14. | Born in 1541, by what name is painter Doménikos Theotokópoulos better known? |
| 15. | In Judi Barrett's 1978 book, and its subsequent film adaptation, the weather is Cloudy with a Chance of _______ what? |
| 16. | "He loved Big Brother." is the last line of what 1949 novel? |
| 17. | What 19th century literary character is the love interest of classmate Becky Thatcher? |
| 18. | In what Shakespeare tragedy does a mother eat her own two sons after their heads were baked into pies? |
| 19. | In Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, what is the name of Ebeneezer Scrooge's abused and underpaid clerk? |
| 20. | What 1962 novel begins with the line, "They’re out there. Black boys in white suits up before me to commit sex acts in the hall and get it mopped up before I can catch them."? |
| 21. | Who is the Danish author of the 1937 classic novel Out of Africa? |
| 22. | Complete the title of this 1965 children's book by Dr. Seuss: |
| 23. | What is the name of the fictitious whaling ship that appears in the 1851 novel Moby-Dick by Herman Melville? |
| 24. | Huevos verdes con jamón is the Spanish translation of what 1960 children's book by Dr. Seuss? |
| 25. | What Russian-American novelist is known for her best-selling novels, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged? |
| 26. | Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, Weeping Woman and Guernica are famous paintings by what 20th century artist? |
| 27. | How many nights make up the the Arabian Nights? |
| 28. | Whose best-known plays include The Birthday Party (1957), The Homecoming (1964), and Betrayal (1978)? |
| 29. | What were 17th century Flemish artist Ruben's first and middle names? |
| 30. | What English crime writer disappeared for 10 days in 1926, making front page news around the world? |
| 31. | Greenmantle is the first sequel to what 1915 John Buchan novel? |
| 32. | Unfinished at the time of his death, whose last novel was The Mystery of Edwin Drood? |
| 33. | In J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan, what collective name is given to the children "who fall out of their prams when the nurse is looking the other way and if they are not claimed in seven days, they are sent far away to the Neverland"? |
| 34. | What series of novels by Sir Walter Scott lend their name to a train station in Edinburgh, Scotland? |
| 35. | 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"? |
| 36. | What fictional detective first appeared in the 1920 novel The Mysterious Affair at Styles? |
| 37. | Mr. and Mrs. Banks, their children Jane and Michael, and baby twins John and Barbara, live at 17 Cherry Tree Lane, London, in what 1934 P. L. Travers children's book? |
| 38. | First published in 1902, who wrote the Just So Stories for Little Children? |
| 39. | What famous English author was born Eric Arthur Blair in June 1903? |
| 40. | What artist opened a New York studio in 1962 called "The Factory"? |
| 41. | What English author's fictional characters include Rincewind, Death, and Granny Weatherwax? |
| 42. | Professor McGonagall is Head of Gryffindor House in the Harry Potter series. What is her first name? |
| 43. | Who wrote the controversial 1973 biography Marilyn? |
| 44. | What pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare includes the famous line "All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players"? |
| 45. | Antonio is the title character in what Shakespeare comedy? |
| 46. | Published in 1938, Brighton Rock is a novel by what British author? |
| 47. | What is the surname of the author whose first names are Phyllis Dorothy? |
| 48. | The Starlight Barking is a 1967 children's novel by Dodie Smith, the sequel to what 1956 novel? |
| 49. | Laura Ingalls Wilder was an American writer best known for what series of children's books first published between 1932 and 1943? |
| 50. | The title of the classic 1894 novel by Anthony Hope is the |
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