Art & Literature50 randomly selected Art & Literature questions for quizmasters. New random selection made weekly. Next update: Monday 4th December 2023 (Please note: Questions are taken from our database of previous quizzes. Some questions and answers may be outdated.) |
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| 1. | The title of the classic 1894 novel by Anthony Hope is the |
| 2. | In 1808, what Scotsman first wrote, "Oh! what a tangled web we weave. When first we practise to deceive!"? |
| 3. | Who wrote the 1892 poem Gunga Din? |
| 4. | In what dystopian novel, first published in 1932, are human embryos "hatched" from a bottle rather than being carried to term in a womb? |
| 5. | What trilogy of young adult dystopian novels, written by American novelist Suzanne Collins, is set in the fictional nation of Panem? |
| 6. | In the Bible, who had Samson's hair cut off? |
| 7. | What Ian Fleming character has the first name Auric? |
| 8. | In the 19th century children's nursery rhyme, what did Solomon Grundy do on Wednesday? |
| 9. | In a 1952 children's novel, what is the name of the spider that helped save the life of Wilbur the pig? |
| 10. | What letter begins the fewest words in the English language? |
| 11. | What member of the British Royal Family wrote a series of children's books about Budgie the Little Helicopter? |
| 12. | Published in 1852, what is the title of the best-selling anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe? |
| 13. | In Roald Dahl's 1982 children's novel The BFG, what does BFG stand for? |
| 14. | Name the American novelist and short story writer best known for her debut best-selling Divergent trilogy. |
| 15. | Professor McGonagall is Head of Gryffindor House in the Harry Potter series. What is her first name? |
| 16. | Pink Floyd's debut album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn was named after chapter seven of what Kenneth Grahame children's classic? |
| 17. | What American novelist's best-known book is the infamous 1979 bestseller Flowers in the Attic? |
| 18. | What type of animal is Beatrix Potter's Miss Moppet? |
| 19. | Two months after the atomic bombs were dropped over Hiroshima and Nagasaki, what acclaimed author coined the term "Cold War" in an essay titled You and the Atom Bomb? |
| 20. | Whose novels include Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, We Can Remember It for You Wholesale, Minority Report and Adjustment Team? |
| 21. | Katniss Everdeen, Peeta Mellark, and Effie Trinket feature in what 2008 best-selling novel? |
| 22. | Adapted into a 1996 film of the same name, A Time to Kill (1989) was the first novel published by what best-selling author? |
| 23. | What is the name of this Mr. Men character? |
| 24. | According to the Bible, who committed the first ever murder? |
| 25. | Which Flemish painter was born in Siegen, Germany in 1577? |
| 26. | For what work are Danish-American sculptors Gutzon and Lincoln Borglum most famous? |
| 27. | Later turned into a Hollywood classic, what best-selling novel did Union general Lew Wallace publish in 1880? |
| 28. | Complete the title of this prominent 1923 paper by psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud: The Ego and the __. |
| 29. | Complete the last word in this statement with just four letters: A person who knows and is able to use more than three languages is a poly___ what? |
| 30. | Wuthering Heights was the only published novel by what author? |
| 31. | What artist was shot and wounded in his New York City studio by Valerie Solanas in 1968? |
| 32. | The basis of a 2000 film starring Leonardo DiCaprio; who wrote The Beach, a 1996 novel about backpackers in Thailand? |
| 33. | What 'C' descibes the avant-garde art movement founded by Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso at the beginning of the 20th century? |
| 34. | In what century did Leonardo da Vinci paint The Last Supper? |
| 35. | What famous statue is said to have been sculpted by Alexandros of Antioch? |
| 36. | Italian art lovers often call it La Gioconda, what is it called in English? |
| 37. | In Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, which child is "the little brute" that goes "down the garbage chute"? |
| 38. | What 2011 novel by E. L. James sold over 125 million copies worldwide by June 2015? |
| 39. | What author is best known for writing the Paddington Bear series of children's books? |
| 40. | What fictional bear hails from Deepest, Darkest Peru? |
| 41. | From the British comic strip which first appeared in "The Beano" in 1951, what is the name of Dennis the Menace's Abyssinian wire-haired tripe hound? |
| 42. | Who was in charge of Jules Verne's submarine Nautilus? |
| 43. | Head I and Head VI are two 20th century paintings by what Irish-born artist? |
| 44. | Based on her experiences as a governess, what is the title of Anne Brontë's début novel? |
| 45. | What city did author and adventurer Giacomo Casanova come from? |
| 46. | In Charles Dickens' first novel, whose landlady is Mrs. Tamora Bardell? |
| 47. | In Mary Shelley's novel, what is Frankenstein's first name? |
| 48. | Sold in 2018 for US$90.3 million, the highest price ever paid at auction for a painting by a living artist, the 1972 work Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) is by what English artist? |
| 49. | Regarded as one of the major figures of 20th-century literature, who wrote Die Verwandlung ("The Metamorphosis"), Der Process ("The Trial"), and Das Schloss ("The Castle"). |
| 50. | Who painted the Mona Lisa? |
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