Art & Literature50 randomly selected Art & Literature questions for quizmasters. New random selection made weekly. Next update: Monday 23rd November 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 Some questions and answers may be outdated.)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 name of the train that leaves King's Cross station from platform 9¾? |
| 2. | Name all three of the Brontë sisters. |
| 3. | What is the name of Garfield's girlfriend? |
| 4. | What is the pen name of British spy novelist David John Moore Cornwell? |
| 5. | Wonder Woman is the alter ego of what fictional DC Comics character? |
| 6. | Home to works such as Madonna and Child, The Baptism of Christ, and The Birth of Venus; in what Italian city is the Uffizi Gallery? |
| 7. | Under what pen name did Mary Ann Evans publish The Mill on the Floss in 1860? |
| 8. | What is the name of the game played on broomsticks by Harry Potter and his team mates? |
| 9. | Diana Prince is the alter ego of what comic book superhero? |
| 10. | An international men's magazine, what did the letters GQ originally stand for? |
| 11. | The Gunslinger, The Drawing of the Three, The Waste Lands, and Wizard and Glass are the first four of eight volumes in what Stephen King book series? |
| 12. | What nationality was expressionist painter Edvard Munch? |
| 13. | What 1885 novel by Sir H. Rider Haggard tells of a search of an unexplored region of Africa by a group of adventurers led by Allan Quatermain? |
| 14. | What type of animal is Beatrix Potter's Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle? |
| 15. | What American writer, and husband of film star Marilyn Monroe, had his conviction for contempt of Congress dismissed in 1958? |
| 16. | Angels & Demons, The DaVinci Code, The Lost Symbol, Inferno ... Published in 2017, what comes next in the Robert Langdon book series by Dan Brown? |
| 17. | Published in 2016 under the pseudonym Beryl Evans, what famous author wrote the children's book Charlie the Choo-Choo? |
| 18. | What are the last names of the fictional characters Dr. Henry and Mr. Edward? |
| 19. | Name the artist who painted this, American Gothic, in 1930. |
| 20. | What children's novel begins with the line "These two very old people are the father and mother of Mr Bucket."? |
| 21. | What is known as the Scottish Play? |
| 22. | One of the greatest portraitists of the 16th century, what is the name of this German and Swiss artist and printmaker? |
| 23. | In what month is Scottish poet and lyricist Robert Burns' birthday celebrated? |
| 24. | What popular children's book series is based on the fictional Island of Sodor in the Irish Sea? |
| 25. | 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. |
| 26. | Who wrote the 1974 novel Jaws? |
| 27. | A tale from the waning days of British colonialism, whose first novel, published in 1934, was Burmese Days? |
| 28. | A History of the English-Speaking Peoples is a four-volume history of Britain written by what Nobel Prize winner? |
| 29. | What comic book character lived at apartment 3-D, 344 Clinton Street? |
| 30. | In Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, what is the name of Ebeneezer Scrooge's abused and underpaid clerk? |
| 31. | Published in 1953, what is the title of Ian Fleming's first James Bond novel? |
| 32. | Who wrote the original Mr. Men and Little Miss series of illustrated children's books? |
| 33. | A prequel to his three previous books, and published in 2006, what is the title of the fourth book in the Hannibal Lecter series? |
| 34. | In a Grimm Brothers' fairy tale, what is the name of the long, fair haired beauty locked in a tower by a witch? |
| 35. | In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, what is Charlie's last name? |
| 36. | Name the Dutch artist most famous for this 1624 painting, the Laughing Cavalier. |
| 37. | What is the name of Dorothy's dog in the 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz? |
| 38. | In what century was Michaelangelo born? |
| 39. | According to the popular nursery rhyme, "Monday's child is fair of face, Tuesday's child is full of grace." What is Wednesday's child? |
| 40. | In Charles Dickens' first novel, whose landlady is Mrs. Tamora Bardell? |
| 41. | Who wrote the controversial 1973 biography Marilyn? |
| 42. | Covering the whole altar wall of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City, what is the title of this fresco by Michelangelo? |
| 43. | Also referred to as "the Imp" or "the Halfman", what is the name of the dwarf character in the A Song of Ice and Fire book series, as portrayed in the Game of Thrones TV series by Peter Dinklage? |
| 44. | Who wrote the long-running play The Mousetrap? |
| 45. | The Pequod is a fictional ship featuring prominently in what 1851 novel? |
| 46. | Who wrote the 1992 best-selling book Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus? |
| 47. | Laura Ingalls Wilder was an American writer best known for what series of children's books first published between 1932 and 1943? |
| 48. | What fictional bear hails from Deepest, Darkest Peru? |
| 49. | In Mary Shelley's novel, what is Frankenstein's first name? |
| 50. | Who, in 1871, published Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany and Alphabets? |
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