Art & Literature50 randomly selected Art & Literature questions for quizmasters. New random selection made weekly. Next update: Monday 13th July 2026 (Please note: Questions are taken from our database of previous quizzes. Some questions and answers may be outdated.) |
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| 1. | In an 1883 classic novel, who was captain of the pirate ship Walrus? |
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Captain Flint (Treasure Island) | |
| 2. | Edge of Eternity, Fall of Giants, A Dangerous Fortune, The Key to Rebecca, Lie Down with Lions, Triple, Winter of the World, and World Without End are bestselling novels by what Welsh author? |
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Ken Follett | |
| 3. | What 1922 James Joyce novel chronicles the passage of Leopold Bloom through Dublin on 16th June 1904? |
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Ulysses | |
| 4. | For what eponymous comic strip character is Jim Davis best known? |
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Garfield | |
| 5. | 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) | |
| 6. | Born in 1834, what French artist is probably best known for his paintings of ballet dancers? |
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Edgar Degas | |
| 7. | What are the names of these two Winnie-the-Pooh characters? |
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Kanga & Roo | |
| 8. | What name is shared by a 15th century Florentine sculptor and a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle? |
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Donatello | |
| 9. | Whose novels include The Dream Merchants, The Carpetbaggers, The Betsy and Tycoon? |
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Harold Robbins | |
| 10. | What novel tells the story of five families - the Bezukhovs, the Bolkonskys, the Rostovs, the Kuragins, and the Drubetskoys? |
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War and Peace | |
| 11. | What British children's comics periodical first introduced Dan Dare in April 1950? |
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Eagle | |
| 12. | One of Mowgli's mentors and friends, what was the name of "the sleepy brown bear" in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book? |
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Baloo | |
| 13. | 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 | |
| 14. | What pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare includes the famous line "All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players"? |
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As You Like It | |
| 15. | What world's first was published in the New York World on this day, 21st December 1913? |
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Crossword puzzle | |
| 16. | What author of Saint Joan and Pygmalion also co-founded the London School of Economics? |
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George Bernard Shaw | |
| 17. | The title of the classic 1894 novel by Anthony Hope is the |
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Zenda | |
| 18. | According to the Book of Joshua, what structure fell after Joshua's Israelite army marched around blowing their trumpets? |
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The Walls of Jericho | |
| 19. | The Potato Eaters is an 1885 oil painting by who? |
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Vincent van Gogh (Dutch: De Aardappeleters) | |
| 20. | Who wrote The Mary Ann stories (1954-1967), The Mallen Novels (1973-1974), and The Tilly Trotter trilogy (1980-1982)? |
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Catherine Cookson | |
| 21. | Famous for his paintings of water lilies, what is Monet's first name? |
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Claude (Oscar-Claude) | |
| 22. | The fictional detective C. Auguste Dupin was created by what 19th century American writer? |
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Edgar Allan Poe | |
| 23. | What 'T' describes a painting technique where coloured pigment is mixed and bound with egg yolk? |
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Tempera | |
| 24. | What Impressionist painter is famed for his Charing Cross Bridge series? |
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Claude Monet | |
| 25. | What race of fictional beings from Gulliver's Travels lends its name to an internet search engine? |
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Yahoo | |
| 26. | In what Shakespeare play do we learn "All that glisters is not gold"? |
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The Merchant of Venice | |
| 27. | Who painted this self-portrait in 1910? |
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir | |
| 28. | Harper Lee's classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird is set in what U.S. state? |
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Alabama | |
| 29. | What 1898 short story by John Luther Long became the basis of a famous 1904 opera by Giacomo Puccini? |
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Madame Butterfly | |
| 30. | What 1864 Jules Verne novel was adapted into a 2008 film of the same name starring Brendan Fraser? |
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Journey to the Centre of the Earth (Voyage au centre de la Terre) | |
| 31. | In Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, who never stopped sobbing? |
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Mock Turtle | |
| 32. | What children's author wrote about characters such as Benjamin Bunny, Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, and Tom Kitten? |
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Beatrix Potter | |
| 33. | Captain Arthur J. M. Hastings, OBE, was the trusty companion of what 20th century literary character? |
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Hercule Poirot (Agatha Christie) | |
| 34. | What armless statue was discovered in 1820 by a peasant on the Aegean island of Melos? |
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Venus de Milo / Aphrodite of Milos | |
| 35. | These are 1875 and 1910 self-portraits of what French artist? |
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir | |
| 36. | Gryffindor, Slytherin, Fill in the blanks. |
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Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw (Harry Potter - The four Houses of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry) | |
| 37. | In what Shakespeare tragedy does a mother eat her own two sons after their heads were baked into pies? |
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Titus Andronicus | |
| 38. | What 14th century poet wrote The Canterbury Tales? |
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Geoffrey Chaucer | |
| 39. | What two types of animal were used as mallets and balls at the Queen's Croquet Ground in Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland? |
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Flamingoes and Hedgehogs | |
| 40. | The Stud was a 1969 book by Jackie Collins; the 1978 film based on the book starred her sister, Joan. First published in 1979, what was the follow up novel called? |
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The Bitch | |
| 41. | According to the nursery rhyme, who was born on a Monday, christened on Tuesday, married on Wednesday, took ill on Thursday, grew worse on Friday, died on Saturday and buried on Sunday? |
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Solomon Grundy (That was the end, of .. ) | |
| 42. | Dean Moriarty is the reckless hero in what classic Jack Kerouac novel, first published in 1957? |
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On the Road | |
| 43. | What is the name of the second book in the Harry Potter series of novels? |
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | |
| 44. | In the final act of the William Shakespeare tragedy, who kills and beheads Macbeth? |
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Macduff (Lord Macduff, the Thane of Fife) | |
| 45. | Who painted The Hay Wain in 1821? |
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John Constable | |
| 46. | What two books of the Old Testament begin with the letter 'P'? |
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Psalms and Proverbs | |
| 47. | Cyclops, Jean Grey, Beast, Angel, and Iceman were the original members of what 1963 Marvel Comics' team of superheroes? |
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X-Men | |
| 48. | Who was the youngest of the three Brontë sisters? |
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Anne Brontë (born 1820 - Emily 1818 and Charlotte 1816) | |
| 49. | Atticus Finch is a character created by what author? |
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Harper Lee (Go Set a Watchman and To Kill a Mockingbird) | |
| 50. | What is Sherlock Holmes' brother's name? |
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Mycroft | |
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