Art & Literature50 randomly selected Art & Literature questions for quizmasters. New random selection made weekly. Next update: Monday 28th July 2025 (Please note: Questions are taken from our database of previous quizzes. Some questions and answers may be outdated.) |
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| 1. | In Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, what character declares "Merry Christmas, one and all!"? |
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Tiny Tim | |
| 2. | Written around 1601-1602, the full title of a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare ends with |
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Twelfth Night | |
| 3. | What is the title of Andy McNab's 1993 book about a patrol behind enemy lines in Iraq? |
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Bravo Two Zero | |
| 4. | What is the nationality and rank of the soldier that features in the title of a famous 1969 John Fowles novel? |
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French Lieutenant (The French Lieutenant's Woman) | |
| 5. | Who wrote The Chronicles of Narnia series of children's novels? |
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C. S. Lewis | |
| 6. | 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) | |
| 7. | Released in November 2010, what is the title of the memoirs of former U.S. President George W. Bush? |
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Decision Points | |
| 8. | What is the surname of Vito, Sonny and Michael in Mario Puzo's 1969 novel The Godfather? |
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Corleone | |
| 9. | What awards are presented annually by Columbia University in New York City for achievements in newspaper and on-line journalism, literature, and musical composition? |
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Pulitzer Prize | |
| 10. | Who was mainly known for his novel Fahrenheit 451 (1953) and his short-story collections The Martian Chronicles (1950) and The Illustrated Man (1951)? |
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Ray Bradbury | |
| 11. | First published in 1908, what British author's most famous work is The Wind in the Willows? |
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Kenneth Grahame | |
| 12. | What is the name of Garfield's girlfriend? |
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Arlene | |
| 13. | What member of the British Royal Family wrote a series of children's books about Budgie the Little Helicopter? |
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Sarah, Duchess of York | |
| 14. | What famous horror novel is subtitled The Modern Prometheus? |
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Frankenstein (Mary Shelley) | |
| 15. | What 2011 novel by E. L. James sold over 125 million copies worldwide by June 2015? |
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Fifty Shades of Grey | |
| 16. | Italian art lovers often call it La Gioconda, what is it called in English? |
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Mona Lisa | |
| 17. | What was the title of Muhammad Ali's autobiography published in 1975? |
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The Greatest (The Greatest: My Own Story) | |
| 18. | Whose 1849 poem In Memoriam A.H.H. coined the famous phrase 'Tis better to have loved and lost. Than never to have loved at all? |
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Alfred, Lord Tennyson (A.H.H. referred to his recently deceased friend Arthur Henry Hallam) | |
| 19. | "In brightest day, in blackest night, No evil shall escape my sight .." is the beginning of an oath sworn by what DC Comics superhero? |
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Green Lantern (.. Let those who worship evil's might, Beware my power...Green Lantern's light!) | |
| 20. | What is the name of the ship in the novel Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson? |
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Hispaniola | |
| 21. | 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? |
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Full of woe | |
| 22. | John, Susan, Titty, Roger, Peggy, and Nancy are characters from what 1930 children's adventure novel? |
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Arthur Ransome|Swallows and Amazons | |
| 23. | 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) | |
| 24. | Who wrote The Emperor's New Clothes (1837), The Nightingale (1843) and The Ice-Maiden (1863)? |
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Hans Christian Andersen | |
| 25. | What is the name of the anonymous England-based street artist whose work includes "Well Hung Lover", or "Naked Man Hanging from Window" in Frogmore Street, Bristol, England? |
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Banksy | |
| 26. | Titled Self-portrait in Beret, from 1866, what artist is this? |
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Claude Monet | |
| 27. | In what 1987 Stephen King novel does Annie Wilkes punish Paul Sheldon by cutting off his foot with an axe? |
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Misery (played by Kathy Bates and James Caan and in the 1990 film) | |
| 28. | What is the name of Ebenezer Scrooge's deceased former business partner in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol? |
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Jacob Marley | |
| 29. | Complete the title of this 1890 poem by Australian bush poet Banjo Paterson: The Man from ____ River. |
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Snowy | |
| 30. | What did Vincenzo Peruggia steal on 21st August 1911 and keep hidden in a trunk for two years? |
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Mona Lisa | |
| 31. | What European museum is home to the Greek statue Aphrodite of Milos, better known as the Venus de Milo? |
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Louvre Museum (Paris) | |
| 32. | In The Adventures of Tintin, what is the surname of the Merchant Marine sea captain, Tintin's best friend? |
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Haddock (Captain Archibald Haddock) | |
| 33. | Still in common use today, what Latin phrase translates literally as "course of life"? |
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Curriculum vitae | |
| 34. | Mike Hammer is the signature detective character of what American author? |
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Mickey Spillane | |
| 35. | From the British comic strip which first appeared in "The Beano" in 1951, what is the name of Dennis the Menace's Abyssinian wire-haired tripe hound? |
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Gnasher | |
| 36. | First published between 2005 and 2020, what series of novels are best-sellers for author Stephenie Meyer? |
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Twilight (Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn, Midnight Sun) | |
| 37. | Philip Pirrip is the protagonist and narrator in what Charles Dickens novel? |
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Great Expectations (Pip) | |
| 38. | What is the mononymous name of the title character in Rossini's 1816 opera The Barber of Seville? |
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Figaro | |
| 39. | Goneril, Regan and Cordelia are the daughters of what William Shakespeare title character? |
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King Lear | |
| 40. | In the newspaper comic strip drawn by Brad Anderson, what type of dog is Marmaduke? |
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Great Dane | |
| 41. | Name the 1893 short story in which Sherlock Holmes and Professor Moriarty plunge to their deaths at Reichenbach Falls in Switzerland. |
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The Final Problem | |
| 42. | The Kiss (Der Kuss) was painted by what Austrian symbolist painter between 1907 and 1908? |
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Gustav Klimt | |
| 43. | What English author wrote The Fourth Protocol, The Dogs of War, The Devil's Alternative and The Fist of God? |
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Frederick Forsyth | |
| 44. | In J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan, what collective name is given to the children "who fall out of their prams when the nurse is looking the other way and if they are not claimed in seven days, they are sent far away to the Neverland"? |
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Lost Boys | |
| 45. | What is the title of Alistair MacLean's 1968 sequel to The Guns of Navarone? |
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Force 10 From Navarone | |
| 46. | In Conan Doyle's stories, what is the first name of Sherlock Holmes' arch-enemy, Moriarty? |
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James | |
| 47. | Who painted "Irises" in 1889? |
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Vincent van Gogh | |
| 48. | Between 1495 and 1498, who painted The Last Supper? |
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Leonardo da Vinci | |
| 49. | Complete this monologue from William Shakespeare's pastoral comedy As You Like It: "All the world's a stage, And all the men and women _____ _____" |
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... merely players | |
| 50. | How many Tate art galleries are there in the UK? |
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Four (Tate Britain, Tate Liverpool, Tate St.Ives and Tate Modern) | |
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