Art & Literature50 randomly selected Art & Literature questions for quizmasters. New random selection made weekly. Next update: Monday 7th 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 Some questions and answers may be outdated.)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. | Gaining international fame as Lawrence of Arabia, what were the first names of archaeologist, army officer, diplomat, and writer T. E. Lawrence? |
| 2. | Written in rhymed verse, what children’s Christmas story takes place in Whoville? |
| 3. | What first appeared in New York World on 21st December 1913, and is now featured in most newspapers? |
| 4. | First published in 1991, the main title of Jung Chang's worldwide bestseller, recounting the lives of three female generations of her family in China is Wild _____ what? |
| 5. | 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 |
| 6. | What novel begins with the line, "Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much."? |
| 7. | Completed in 1837, what was the name of the first full novel written by Charles Dickens? |
| 8. | In children's literature, by what name were Peter, Janet, Jack, Barbara, George, Pam and Colin collectively known? |
| 9. | What English author wrote The Rats, The Fog, and Lair? |
| 10. | Born in Singapore in 1907, Leslie Charteris was a British-Chinese author of adventure fiction. For what character, frequently portrayed on film and TV, is he best known? |
| 11. | Asterix's best friend, what is the name of this comic book character? |
| 12. | What 1934 children's book introduces the Banks family of 17 Cherry Tree Lane? |
| 13. | What was the name of the dog in Enid Blyton's Famous Five stories? |
| 14. | What Shakespeare play opens with the Three Witches? |
| 15. | 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? |
| 16. | In Roger Hargreaves' Mr. Men series, what colour is Mr. Bump? |
| 17. | Published in 1981, what was the title of the first Thomas Harris novel in the Hannibal Lecter series? |
| 18. | According to the Bible, the Qur'an and the Torah, who was the firstborn son of Adam and Eve? |
| 19. | 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? |
| 20. | What best-selling American author's works include the Michael Bennett series? |
| 21. | What fictional detective created by R. D. Wingfield has appeared in ten published novels, two radio plays, and a TV series spanning 42 episodes between 1992 and 2010? |
| 22. | 18th century English painter George Stubbs is best known for his paintings of what animal? |
| 23. | Complete the title of this fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm: The Mouse, the Bird, and the ______. |
| 24. | What fictional bear was originally illustrated in the 1920s by E. H. Shepard? |
| 25. | First published between 2005 and 2020, what series of novels are best-sellers for author Stephenie Meyer? |
| 26. | Syldavia is a fictional country featured in what world famous comic series? |
| 27. | Who painted The Hay Wain in 1821? |
| 28. | What is the nationality and rank of the soldier that features in the title of a famous 1969 John Fowles novel? |
| 29. | What 18th century poet was known as the Bard of Ayrshire? |
| 30. | The title of an 1886 novel by Thomas Hardy, who drunkenly sold his wife and baby daughter to a sailor for five guineas? |
| 31. | Who wrote the long-running play The Mousetrap? |
| 32. | What member of the British Royal Family wrote a series of children's books about Budgie the Little Helicopter? |
| 33. | 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? |
| 34. | What British author wrote the Inspector Morse novels? |
| 35. | Who wrote a trilogy of novels in the 1950s titled Molloy, Malone Dies, and The Unnamable? |
| 36. | First published in 1868, what novel follows the lives of sisters Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy March? |
| 37. | Who wrote the 1892 poem Gunga Din? |
| 38. | Who wrote the 1719 classic Robinson Crusoe? |
| 39. | At his own request, what American author's autobiography was published in 2010, 100 years after his death? |
| 40. | First published in 1929, for what character is Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi best known for creating? |
| 41. | First published in 1936, who wrote the American Civil War-era novel Gone with the Wind? |
| 42. | What is the name of Harry Potter's pet snowy owl? |
| 43. | What 19th century author's scary short stories include The Black Cat, The Cask of Amontillado, and The Pit and the Pendulum? |
| 44. | What Victorian author created the fictional Midlands town of Middlemarch? |
| 45. | What are the names of the three 'Darling' children in J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan? |
| 46. | What American author's works include the Women's Murder Club series? |
| 47. | What 1928 novel chronicles the affair between an upper-class young woman and her husband's gamekeeper, Oliver Mellors? |
| 48. | What awards are presented annually by Columbia University in New York City for achievements in newspaper and on-line journalism, literature, and musical composition? |
| 49. | How many Chronicles of Narnia books are there? |
| 50. | "Do not go gentle into that good night" is the title and first line of a poem written in 1947 by who? |
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