Art & Literature50 randomly selected Art & Literature questions for quizmasters. New random selection made weekly. Next update: Monday 31st 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 Some questions and answers may be outdated.)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. | Author Clifford Irving was jailed for 30 months in 1972 for writing a fake autobiography of what millionaire? |
| 2. | What term is commonly used for someone who writes books that are officially credited to another person? |
| 3. | What is the name of the fictitious whaling ship that appears in the 1851 novel Moby-Dick by Herman Melville? |
| 4. | Still published today, what famous book is credited to Hindu philosopher Vātsyāyana from the 2nd century AD? |
| 5. | Ben and his grandmother try to steal the Crown Jewels in what 2011 children's comedy fiction book by David Walliams? |
| 6. | What fictional character is the orphaned son of James and Lily and eventually marries a lady called Ginny? |
| 7. | Andy, Marbles, Spike, Olaf, Molly, Rover and Belle are the siblings of what comic strip character? |
| 8. | Born in 1904, by what name is American author Theodor Geisel better known? |
| 9. | First published in 1936, who wrote the American Civil War-era novel Gone with the Wind? |
| 10. | First published in 1908, what British author's most famous work is The Wind in the Willows? |
| 11. | With sales of around 80 million, what 2003 novel remains the best-selling book of the 21st century to date? |
| 12. | What member of the Monty Python team wrote the 1983 children's novel The Saga of Erik the Viking? |
| 13. | What is the surname of Wendy and her brothers in Peter Pan? |
| 14. | What book of the Bible contains the tale of Noah's Ark? |
| 15. | "It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known." is a line from the end of what 1859 Charles Dickens novel? |
| 16. | In Oscar Wilde's only novel, published in 1891, what is the name of the character whose painted image aged instead of him? |
| 17. | Impression, Sunrise is an 1872 painting by what artist? |
| 18. | How many voyages did Sinbad the Sailor make? |
| 19. | What novel about a schoolteacher by English writer James Hilton was first published in 1934? |
| 20. | Who painted "Irises" in 1889? |
| 21. | A Series of Unfortunate Events is a series of 13 children's novels by American author Daniel Handler, written under what pen name? |
| 22. | In the English comic strip created by Reg Smythe, what is the name of Andy Capp's wife? |
| 23. | By what name is William Wordsworth's poem I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud commonly known? |
| 24. | Whose novels include Jaws (1974), The Deep (1976), and The Island (1979)? |
| 25. | According to the Bible, who committed the first ever murder? |
| 26. | So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (1984), Mostly Harmless (1992), and And Another Thing... (2009) are the last three books in what hexology, first published in 1979? |
| 27. | In what 1977 horror novel do the Torrance family encounter difficulties at the Overlook Hotel? |
| 28. | Born in 1541, by what name is painter Doménikos Theotokópoulos better known? |
| 29. | What Impressionist painter is famed for his Charing Cross Bridge series? |
| 30. | What American writer is best known for his series of suspense novels about Hannibal Lecter? |
| 31. | Who wrote The Day of the Triffids (1951), The Kraken Wakes (1953), and The Chrysalids (1955)? (The latter two published in the U.S. as Out of the Deeps and Re-Birth.) |
| 32. | In what English comic did Dan Dare first appear in 1950? |
| 33. | Who wrote the 1940 novel For Whom the Bell Tolls? |
| 34. | What is the nationality and rank of the soldier that features in the title of a famous 1969 John Fowles novel? |
| 35. | What Australian theorist wrote The Female Eunuch in 1970? |
| 36. | What fictional bear was originally illustrated in the 1920s by E. H. Shepard? |
| 37. | Who wrote about herself, her husband, and a lioness called Elsa in the 1960 book Born Free? |
| 38. | An icon for teenage rebellion and angst, Holden Caulfield is a fictional character in the works of what American author, born in 1919? |
| 39. | Of what 2001 novel is Piscine Molitor Patel the protagonist? |
| 40. | What is the name of the fictional land in C. S. Lewis' The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe? |
| 41. | What 1851 novel begins, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, ..."? |
| 42. | Who wrote The Chronicles of Narnia series of children's novels? |
| 43. | Who was married to William Shakespeare between 1582 and his death in 1616? |
| 44. | Who is the author and subject of the 1976 autobiography, Coal Miner's Daughter? |
| 45. | For what fictional newspaper does Peter Parker work? |
| 46. | For what 1951 post-apocalyptic novel is English science fiction author John Wyndham best known? |
| 47. | Portrayed in his best known work, what was the home city of Italian artist Canaletto? |
| 48. | What 1932 novel was set in the "year of Our Ford 632"? |
| 49. | Who wrote the 1874 novel Far from the Madding Crowd? |
| 50. | What English author wrote the children's stories Adventures of the Wishing-Chair (1937) and The Wishing-Chair Again (1950)? |
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