Art & Literature50 randomly selected Art & Literature questions for quizmasters. New random selection made weekly. Next update: Monday 21st September 2026 (Please note: Questions are taken from our database of previous quizzes. Some questions and answers may be outdated.) |
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| 1. | Anne Elliot is the heroine of what Jane Austen novel? |
| 2. | This is a self-portrait of what well known Italian painter? |
| 3. | What British author wrote the Inspector Morse novels? |
| 4. | Who wrote the novels The Odessa File, The Fist of God, and The Kill List? |
| 5. | Whose novels include a series about former SAS soldier Dan 'Spider' Shepherd and another about private investigator Jack Nightingale? |
| 6. | One of the greatest portraitists of the 16th century, what is the name of this German and Swiss artist and printmaker? |
| 7. | Complete the title of this William Shakespeare comedy: The Two Gentlemen of _______. |
| 8. | The title of an 1868 novel, by what name are sisters Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March collectively known? |
| 9. | In 1786, who composed the comedy opera The Marriage of Figaro? |
| 10. | What English artist's earlier works include Tea Painting in an Illusionistic Style (1961), A Bigger Splash (1967), and American Collectors (Fred and Marcia Weisman) (1968)? |
| 11. | "Once there were four children whose names were Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy." is the opening line to what novel? |
| 12. | What is the only Shakespeare play to have an English place name in its title? |
| 13. | Complete this line by Shakespeare: Friends, Romans, countrymen, ..? |
| 14. | The title of a comic fantasy book series; what fictional world is supported by four enormous elephants atop a 10,000 mile-long piloting turtle? |
| 15. | According to the Queen of Hearts in Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There, "The rule is, ___ to-morrow and ___ yesterday — but never __ to-day." What word is missing? |
| 16. | First published in 1972, in what children's book do you meet the characters Hazel, Fiver, Bigwig and Blackberry? |
| 17. | What is the title of the 1871 sequel to Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland? |
| 18. | Name the French Impressionist artist best known for incorporating dance into much of his work. |
| 19. | What fictional detective first appears in the 1887 novel A Study In Scarlet? |
| 20. | A criminal mastermind in Gotham City, by what alter ego is DC comics' supervillain Edward Nigma better known? |
| 21. | Published in 1859, Adam Bede was the first novel by what well known British author? |
| 22. | What American artist who died in 1956 was famous for his 'action painting' method? |
| 23. | In what Stephen King novel is Pennywise the titular character? |
| 24. | What English artist's works include The Golden Calf (2008), an animal preserved in formaldehyde with 18-carat gold horns and hooves? |
| 25. | In William Golding's 1954 novel, Lord of The Flies, the title is attributed to the severed head of what type of animal? |
| 26. | What British Nobel laureate published The Jungle Book in 1894? |
| 27. | For what red-haired, freckled character in a children's book series is Swedish author Astrid Lindgren best known? |
| 28. | Sancho Panza is squire to the title character of what 1605 novel? |
| 29. | What member of the Monty Python team wrote the 1983 children's novel The Saga of Erik the Viking? |
| 30. | "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? |
| 31. | From what fictional town did Dr Seuss' Grinch steal Christmas? |
| 32. | In the Harry Potter novels, to which House at Hogwarts School do Draco Malfoy and his accomplices, Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle, belong? |
| 33. | "Mr and Mrs Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much." is the opening line to what 1997 novel? |
| 34. | What is the name of the Jewish moneylender in Shakespeare's Merchant Of Venice? |
| 35. | According to the New Testament, who donated his own prepared tomb for the burial of Jesus after Jesus' crucifixion? |
| 36. | What is the title of Michelle Obama's best-selling memoir, first published in November 2018? |
| 37. | What Australian theorist wrote The Female Eunuch in 1970? |
| 38. | Painted between 1970 and 1971, Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy is a painting by what British artist? |
| 39. | In which book of the Bible do the Ten Commandments first appear? |
| 40. | First published in 1949, what novel opens with the line "It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen"? |
| 41. | A Woman of Substance, published in 1979, was a best-selling début novel for what well-known novelist? |
| 42. | Complete the title of this fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm: The Mouse, the Bird, and the ______. |
| 43. | The line "Double, double toil and trouble" comes from what Shakespeare play? |
| 44. | Who wrote the 1955 play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof? |
| 45. | What 2010 prison memoir by Piper Kerman was adapted into a TV series of the same name, first broadcast in 2013? |
| 46. | The three volumes of The Lord of the Rings, arrange these in order of first publication, earliest first: A. The Fellowship of the Ring B. The Return of the King C. The Two Towers |
| 47. | Name the Dutch artist most famous for this 1624 painting, the Laughing Cavalier. |
| 48. | In what 1874 book does Gabriel Oak, a young shepherd, fall in love with Bathsheba Everdene? |
| 49. | What was the name of Pinocchio's creator and father? |
| 50. | In the original (Genus & Genus II) editions of Trivial Pursuit, what colour represents Art & Literature? |
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