‘For Your Arts Only’ quiz

Most of these facts were behind the scene in arts history. This is quite difficult but if you are an art lover, we are sure you can answer this quiz.

1

Roman statues were made with detachable heads, so that one head could be removed and replaced by another. True or false.

↓ ↓
- True
- False
- Come on, that’s absurd!
- What?
2

Leonardo da Vinci spent 12 years painting the Mona Lisa's ______.

↓ ↓
- lips
- eyebrows
- nose
- eyes
3

___________ not only developed his genius as a sculptor, but also excited the wrath of his rival, Torregiano, who struck him with a mallet, crushing the nose on his face and disfiguring him for life.

↓ ↓
- Michelangelo
- Raphael
- Monet
- Jackson Pollock
4

______________ came about from a friend’s request for a self-portrait of Rene Magritte. The painting depicts a man whose face is obscured by a piece of fruit.

↓ ↓
- “Berlin”
- “On the Threshold of Liberty”
- “The Treachery of Images”
- "The Son of Man"
5

___________ painted "The Scream" after a walk with two friends during which he sensed an "endless scream passing through nature".

↓ ↓
- Carl Milles
- Paul Gauguin
- Franz Marc
- Edvard Munch
6

Who was this 19th-century French painter was known for his pictures of ballet dancers?

↓ ↓
- Charles Willson Peale
- John Everett Millais
- Jean Francois Millet
- Edgar Degas
7

16th-century Florentine Mannerist Jacopo Pontormo (1494-1557) is well known for his being __________. He hated crowds and parties.

↓ ↓
- homophobic
- gynephobi
- hydophobic
- agoraphobic
8

He will forever be admired as the painter of the spectacular Capponi Chapel in Florence's Santa Felicità (1528)

↓ ↓
- Jacopo Pontormo
- Jacopo Carrucci
- Piero di Cosimo
- Giorgio Vasari
9

Guido Reni was known for an elegant style that stressed purity of line and sincere piety of content. Even so, he suffered from an unfortunate addiction. What was it?

↓ ↓
- He was a gambler.
- He was a pedophilic
- He was a rapist
- He was an extortionist
10

Known to Art History as poetic landscapist Claude Lorrain (ca. 1600-82), Gellée worked for Agostino Tassi as a ________.

↓ ↓
- gardener
- pastry chef
- dog trainer
- driver
11

One of Art History's bad boys, Salvator Rosa is said to have abandoned his studies in architecture when he joined a group of _______

↓ ↓
- "banditti."
- “bandit.”
- “robbers”
- “singers”
12

A painting in London by Egbert van der Poel depicts this event's aftermath. What was this tragic event?

↓ ↓
- An explosion in Delft.
- Hiroshima’s bombing
- New York’s worst tornado
- Mt. Helena’s eruption
13

Swiss artist Angelica Kauffmann (1741-1807) married a man who turned out to be a fraud. Who was this man?

↓ ↓
- “Count Adam Sanders”
- “Count Henry von Nolta”
- “Count Dracula”
- "Count Frederick van Horn"
14

American artist Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827) held a dinner party in a unique place. Where did he take his guests to eat?

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- beneath the rib cage of mastodon
- over the museum of human bones
- at the local cemetery
- under the sea
15

Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1653), the foremost female painter of the Italian Baroque, was suffered an unfortunate event. What was it?

↓ ↓
- She was being raped
- She was being severely beaten by her father
- She was suffered an extreme skin burn
- She was a battered wife
16

"Beata Beatrix" of 1864, painted by Gabrielle Rossetti was being inspired by whom?

↓ ↓
- Lizzie, he painted her from memory
- Elizabeth Siddal
- Lyzza Aldron
- Eliza Mendoza
17

This model posed for John Everett Millais's "Ophelia," for which she had to spend hours floating supine in a bathtub. Who was this model?

↓ ↓
- Lizzie Maguire
- Suzanne Hatfield
- Ellenor Heather
- Elizabeth Siddal
18

There is a monument of this artist and Major Archibald Butt, in Washington D.C. They both shared their deaths in one of the famous tragedy. What was it?

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- They were both Titanic victims
- They were both died in a civil war
- They were together in a car accident
- They were both died in an explosion in delft
19

In what battle of World War I did German painter Franz Marc (1880-1916) meet his death?

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- Hindleberg
- German Border
- Franco-Prussian War
- Verdun
20

Cuban-American artist Ana Mendieta (1948-1985) died in an unusual way. What killed her?

↓ ↓
- A fall from her apartment
- Suffocation
- Sliding on a slippery floor
- Hanging

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‘For Your Arts Only’ quiz

Most of these facts were behind the scene in arts history. This is quite difficult but if you are an art lover, we are sure you can answer this quiz.

Roman statues were made with detachable heads, so that one head could be removed and replaced by another. True or false.

Leonardo da Vinci spent 12 years painting the Mona Lisa's ______.

___________ not only developed his genius as a sculptor, but also excited the wrath of his rival, Torregiano, who struck him with a mallet, crushing the nose on his face and disfiguring him for life.

______________ came about from a friend’s request for a self-portrait of Rene Magritte. The painting depicts a man whose face is obscured by a piece of fruit.

___________ painted "The Scream" after a walk with two friends during which he sensed an "endless scream passing through nature".

Who was this 19th-century French painter was known for his pictures of ballet dancers?

16th-century Florentine Mannerist Jacopo Pontormo (1494-1557) is well known for his being __________. He hated crowds and parties.

He will forever be admired as the painter of the spectacular Capponi Chapel in Florence's Santa Felicità (1528)

Guido Reni was known for an elegant style that stressed purity of line and sincere piety of content. Even so, he suffered from an unfortunate addiction. What was it?

Known to Art History as poetic landscapist Claude Lorrain (ca. 1600-82), Gellée worked for Agostino Tassi as a ________.

One of Art History's bad boys, Salvator Rosa is said to have abandoned his studies in architecture when he joined a group of _______

A painting in London by Egbert van der Poel depicts this event's aftermath. What was this tragic event?

Swiss artist Angelica Kauffmann (1741-1807) married a man who turned out to be a fraud. Who was this man?

American artist Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827) held a dinner party in a unique place. Where did he take his guests to eat?

Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1653), the foremost female painter of the Italian Baroque, was suffered an unfortunate event. What was it?

"Beata Beatrix" of 1864, painted by Gabrielle Rossetti was being inspired by whom?

This model posed for John Everett Millais's "Ophelia," for which she had to spend hours floating supine in a bathtub. Who was this model?

There is a monument of this artist and Major Archibald Butt, in Washington D.C. They both shared their deaths in one of the famous tragedy. What was it?

In what battle of World War I did German painter Franz Marc (1880-1916) meet his death?

Cuban-American artist Ana Mendieta (1948-1985) died in an unusual way. What killed her?

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