Art & Literature50 randomly selected Art & Literature questions for quizmasters. New random selection made weekly. Next update: Monday 5th October 2026 (Please note: Questions are taken from our database of previous quizzes. Some questions and answers may be outdated.) |
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| 1. | Name all four musketeers from Alexandre Dumas' 1844 novel The Three Musketeers. |
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Athos, Porthos, Aramis, D'Artagnan (Comte de la Fère, M. du Vallon, René d'Herblay, Charles de Batz de Castelmore d'Artagnan) | |
| 2. | Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark are characters in what trilogy of novels, first published between 2008 and 2010? |
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Suzanne Collins|The Hunger Games | |
| 3. | What famous English author was born Eric Arthur Blair in June 1903? |
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George Orwell | |
| 4. | In what century did Leonardo da Vinci paint The Last Supper? |
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15th (1495-1498) | |
| 5. | In what dystopian novel, first published in 1932, are human embryos "hatched" from a bottle rather than being carried to term in a womb? |
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Aldous Huxley|Brave New World | |
| 6. | Anne of Avonlea is the 1909 sequel to what 1908 novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery? |
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Anne of Green Gables | |
| 7. | Painter Frido Kahlo was of what nationality? |
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Mexican | |
| 8. | What measures 15 feet × 29 feet and can be found on the back wall of the refectory at the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, Italy? |
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The Last Supper (Leonardo da Vinci) | |
| 9. | In the Shakespeare tragedy, who killed Macbeth? |
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Macduff | |
| 10. | Complete the title of this 1815 painting by John Constable: Boat-Building near ________ Mill. |
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Flatford | |
| 11. | Who is the author and subject of the 1976 autobiography, Coal Miner's Daughter? |
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Loretta Lynn | |
| 12. | U.S. Army Air Force Captain John Joseph Yossarian is the central figure in what 1961 novel by Joseph Heller? |
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Catch-22 | |
| 13. | In 1939, Robert L. May, a low-paid advertising copywriter for a department store in Chicago, was asked to write a "cheery" book that could be given away to shoppers at Christmas. What was the end result? |
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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | |
| 14. | What fairy tale character could spin straw into gold? |
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Rumpelstiltskin (Brothers Grimm - German: Rumpelstilzchen) | |
| 15. | Depicting Mary and Jesus, who sculpted the the "Pietà" in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City? |
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Michelangelo (1498–1499) | |
| 16. | In theatre terminology, which part of a stage is closest to the audience; upstage or downstage? |
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Downstage | |
| 17. | In what 1912 novel does Professor Challenger first discover dinosaurs in the Amazon? |
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The Lost World (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) | |
| 18. | Complete this opening sentence from the novel 1984, by George Orwell: "It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking ....." |
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Thirteen | |
| 19. | What American writer, and husband of film star Marilyn Monroe, had his conviction for contempt of Congress dismissed in 1958? |
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Arthur Miller | |
| 20. | The title of the third instalment in the Fifty Shades trilogy is Fifty Shades what... ? |
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Freed | |
| 21. | Whose biographical works include Diana: Her True Story (1992), Monica's Story (1999), Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography (2008), Angelina: An Unauthorized Biography (2010), and Meghan: A Hollywood Princess (2018)? |
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Andrew Morton | |
| 22. | Who painted Les Parapluies (The Umbrellas) during the 1880s? |
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir | |
| 23. | At 74 x 30 feet, Paradise at Doge's Palace, Venice is reputed to be the largest canvas painting ever done. Who painted it in 1588? |
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Tintoretto | |
| 24. | At the end of what Shakespeare play does Puck apologise to the audience for any offence caused? |
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A Midsummer Night's Dream | |
| 25. | In the 19th century children's nursery rhyme, what did Solomon Grundy do on Wednesday? |
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Married (Solomon Grundy, Born on a Monday, Christened on Tuesday, Married on Wednesday, Took ill on Thursday, Grew worse on Friday, Died on Saturday, Buried on Sunday. That was the end of Solomon Grundy) | |
| 26. | Whose 'alphabet series' of novels, featuring private investigator Kinsey Millhone, began in the 1980s with A is for Alibi and B is for Burglar? |
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Sue Grafton | |
| 27. | What 14th century poet wrote The Canterbury Tales? |
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Geoffrey Chaucer | |
| 28. | How many people are portrayed in Leonardo Da Vinci's mural The Last Supper ? |
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13 (Bartholomew - James, son of Alphaeus - Andrew - Judas Iscariot - Peter - John - Jesus - Apostle Thomas - James the Greater - Philip - Matthew - Jude Thaddeus - Simon the Zealot) | |
| 29. | Andy, Marbles, Spike, Olaf, Molly, Rover and Belle are the siblings of what comic strip character? |
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Snoopy | |
| 30. | Which member of the Monty Python team wrote the 1983 children's novel The Saga of Erik the Viking? |
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Terry Jones | |
| 31. | For what 1951 post-apocalyptic novel is English science fiction author John Wyndham best known? |
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The Day of the Triffids | |
| 32. | What 1925 F. Scott Fitzgerald novel begins "In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since"? |
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The Great Gatsby | |
| 33. | What American novelist wrote Catch 22, Good as Gold, and Closing Time? |
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Joseph Heller | |
| 34. | What 1954 novel features the characters of Ralph, Simon and Piggy? |
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William Golding|Lord of the Flies | |
| 35. | What 1937 John Steinbeck novel tells the tragic story of George Milton and Lennie Small? |
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Of Mice and Men | |
| 36. | Who wrote the 1932 novel Brave New World? |
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Aldous Huxley | |
| 37. | In Enid Blyton's series of "Noddy" books, what is the name of the policeman? |
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Mr. Plod / P.C. Plod | |
| 38. | Whose artworks include My Bed, Everyone I Have Ever Slept With 1963-1995, and Hate and Power Can Be a Terrible Thing? |
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Tracey Emin | |
| 39. | Published in 1929, what Dashiell Hammett novel first introduced Sam Spade? |
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The Maltese Falcon | |
| 40. | Also known as The Absinthe Drinker, who painted Portrait of Angel Fernández de Soto in 1903? |
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Pablo Picasso | |
| 41. | What English author wrote the children's stories Adventures of the Wishing-Chair (1937) and The Wishing-Chair Again (1950)? |
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Enid Blyton | |
| 42. | What well known children's book character was created in 1958 by Michael Bond? |
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Paddington Bear | |
| 43. | According to the opening line of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, what is the food of love? |
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Music (If music be the food of love, play on - Duke Orsino) | |
| 44. | This British actor was born in 1910. In 1971, a best-selling book titled The Moon's a Balloon was published, the memoirs of his early life. He died in 1983. Name him. |
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David Niven | |
| 45. | What are the names of the three 'Darling' children in J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan? |
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Wendy, John & Michael | |
| 46. | What is the first name of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple? |
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Jane | |
| 47. | Who wrote the controversial 1973 biography Marilyn? |
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Norman Mailer | |
| 48. | Who wrote the 1971 thriller, The Day of the Jackal? |
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Frederick Forsyth | |
| 49. | From what fictional town did Dr Seuss' Grinch steal Christmas? |
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Whoville | |
| 50. | On arrival for his lecture tour of America in 1882, who reputedly told a customs officer, "I have nothing to declare except my genius"? |
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Oscar Wilde | |
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