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  Test yourself! The Life of Salvador Dali Quiz   great trivia quiz  
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Salvador Dali was one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century, and certainly the most eccentric. I think he best summed himself up when he said, 'The only difference between myself and a madman is that I am not mad'.
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  Do You Know Dali?    
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How much do you know about the eccentric artist, Salvador Dali? Let's find out!
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  Tough Salvador Dali Quiz - 10 Questions    
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Salvador Dali was the greatest artist of the surrealist movement and one of the greatest masters of art of the twentieth century.
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What nationality was Gala, Dali's wife?

From Quiz "Salvador Dali"





Dali Salvador Trivia Questions
1. Where was Salvador Dali born?

From Quiz Do You Know Dali?

Answer: Spain

In Figueres, Catalonia on May 11th, 1904 to be precise!

2. In what year was Salvador Dali born?

From Quiz Salvador Dali

Answer: 1904

Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dalí was born in Figueres (formerly Figueras), Spain, on May 11, in the district of Girona in Catalonia, near the border with France. He was the son of Salvador Dalí y Cusi, a notary, and Felipa Domènech.

3. Where was Salvador Dali born?

From Quiz The Life of Salvador Dali

Answer: Figueres, Spain

Figueres is in the Catalonia region of Spain, near Barcelona. His body is interred at the Teatro-Museo Dali in Figueres, a museum Dali himself designed and created. Oh, by the way he was born in 1904, and died in 1989.

4. Dali studied at the Royal Academy of Art in 1921. Where is it located?

From Quiz Salvador Dali

Answer: Madrid, Spain

Dali was expelled twice and never took his final exams. His opinion was that he was "more qualified than those who examined him". In 1924 Dali continued his studies at the Metaphysical School created by Giorgio de Chirico and Carlo Carra.

5. What was the given name of both Dali's father and brother(who died in infancy)?

From Quiz The Life of Salvador Dali

Answer: Salvador

Early in his life, Dali had a severe identity crisis because of this. He was born exactly nine months after his brother's death, and his parents actually told him that he was the reincarnation of his dead sibling. Throughout most of his life he believed that he was only a part of one {personality;} what he called the four Salvadors, his father, his dead brother, himself, and the Christian messiah, Jesus Christ (Salvador in Spanish). This goes a long way towards explaining Dali's eccentric personality.

6. One of Dali's most famous pieces is sometimes known as 'Soft Watches' or 'Melting Clocks'. What is it actually called?

From Quiz Do You Know Dali?

Answer: The Persistence of Memory

This work epitomises Dali's theory of 'softness' and 'hardness' which was central to his thinking at the time (1931).

7. In what year did Salvador Dali first travel to Paris?

From Quiz Salvador Dali

Answer: 1926

It was here that he first met Spanish painters Pablo Picasso and Joan Miro.

8. Salvador Dali designed the logo for which well known confectionery company?

From Quiz Do You Know Dali?

Answer: Chupa Chups

He designed the distinctive lollipop logo in 1969! In 1968, Dali filmed a television advertisement for Lanvin chocolates.

9. What nationality was Gala, Dali's wife?

From Quiz Salvador Dali

Answer: Russian

She was also 10 years older than Dali, and still married to Paul Eluard when they first met.

10. Dali was strongly influenced by the writings of...?

From Quiz The Life of Salvador Dali

Answer: Sigmund Freud

In the years 1928 and 1929, three things happened in Dali's life that profoundly changed him and his art. The first was that he was exposed to Freud's theory of the unconcious mind, as presented in his book, 'Interpretation of Dreams'. The second was that he met and began working with a group of artists and writers in Paris, known as the 'Surrealists', led by the poet Andre Breton. And the third was ...see next question.

11. What was strange about the telephone which Dali sculpted in 1936?

From Quiz Do You Know Dali?

Answer: It had a lobster on it

Lobsters and telephones had strong sexual connotations for Dali- he drew close analogies between food, communication and carnal desires. This sculpture was made for Edward James, a well known collector of surrealistic art.

12. At what age did Dali have his first public exibition?

From Quiz Salvador Dali

Answer: 14

It was held in a museum that would later be named "Dali Museum-Theatre" in Figueres, Spain. It was organized with the backing of his father.

13. What was the name of Dali's wife?

From Quiz The Life of Salvador Dali

Answer: Gala

Gala was Russian by birth and nine years older than Salvador. They met on the beach at Cadaques, Spain in 1929, where they both were vacationing. At the time they met, Gala was married to the poet Paul Eluard, but they immediately started a romantic relationship, and within a few months, they were living together. She eventually divorced Eluard, and married Dali in 1934. Dali used his wife as a model for many of his paintings. A couple of my favorites of these are 'Galacidalacidesoxyribonucleicacid' and 'Leda Atomica'. By the way, if you can pronounce that first one, you're doing better than I can! Gala was a major force in encouraging Dali to establish and cultivate his flamboyant public image.

14. A man's face, made up of statues appearing to be the Venus de Milo, his hat and cape made up of a swarm of flies and a dalmatian dog near a pool of water. This famous Dali artwork is titled

From Quiz Do You Know Dali?

Answer: The Hallucinogenic Toreador

This painting has extraordinary proportions - 4x3 metres and is displayed at The Salvador Dali Musuem in Saint Petersburg, Florida. (Trust me when I tell you that it is amazing!)

15. In 1949, Dali's sister wrote a book called "Dali as Seen by His Sister". What was her name?

From Quiz Salvador Dali

Answer: Ana Maria

Salvador and Ana Maria were very close, particularly after the death of their mother in 1921. Ana Maria was his only female model until his wife Gala replaced her in 1929.

16. Who loaned Dali the five hundred dollars he needed to make his first trip to New York in 1934?

From Quiz The Life of Salvador Dali

Answer: Pablo Picasso

Dali and Picasso were friends on and off for most of their lives. They first met in 1925 when Picasso, already famous at the time, came to see Dali's first solo exhibition in Barcelona. Apparently, he liked what he saw. Picasso also booked and paid for Dali's passage to America in 1940, just weeks before the Nazis rolled into France. During Dali's second trip to the United States in 1936, he made the cover of Time magazine. Incidentally, Dali and Walt Disney did have a connection. In 1948 Dali worked on a series of drawings for an animated feature called 'Destino' that the Disney studio was developing. The project was shelved, however, when uncle Walt decided the tone of the piece was a little too dark for his audience. Bummer!

17. Whose lips were the models for Dali's famous wood and satin sofa?

From Quiz Do You Know Dali?

Answer: Mae West's

The iconic, 1937 lip-shaped sofa was, indeed, inspired by Mae West with whom Dali was fascinated. He had previously painted 'The Face of Mae West' in 1935.

18. In what year was Dali forced to retire due to palsy, a motor disorder that caused a permanent trembling of his hands?

From Quiz Salvador Dali

Answer: 1980

He was not even able to hold a paintbrush, and with Gala's death two years later in 1982, he fell into a deep depression.

19. Who did Dali support during the Spanish Civil War?

From Quiz The Life of Salvador Dali

Answer: He avoided supporting either side

Much later, after World War II, Salvador Dali became a staunch Roman Catholic and a supporter of Franco.

20. In 1929, Dali met and fell in love with Gala, a Russian emigré who was already married to a surrealist poet. What was his name?

From Quiz Do You Know Dali?

Answer: Paul Eluard

Gala and Paul had a daughter named Cecile born in 1918. Gala loathed being a mother, mistreating and ignoring her child for most of her life.

21. What is the name of the castle that Dali moved into shortly after Gala's death in 1982?

From Quiz Salvador Dali

Answer: Pubol

He remained there until a fire broke out as he lay in bed, he suffered severe burns and as a result required a pacemaker two years later.

22. What did Dali wear to the opening of the London Surrealist exhibition in 1936?

From Quiz The Life of Salvador Dali

Answer: A deep sea diving suit

That's right, a diving suit, complete with brass helmet and lead boots. He loudly proclaimed that this unweildy costume was the source of his creative energy. Dali was a shameless self promoter, he never missed an opportunity to shock or bemuse his public. This famous incident was typical of Dali's outlandish and eccentric behavior. He was probably more concerned with moulding his public persona than any other artist of the twentieth century.

23. What was the title of Dali's last painting?

From Quiz Do You Know Dali?

Answer: The Swallow's Tail

This artwork was completed in 1983. It is the final piece in a series based on Rene Thom's catastrophe theory and is displayed at the Dali Theatre and Museum in Figueres.

24. In 1940, where did Dali flee in order to avoid draft into World War II?

From Quiz Salvador Dali

Answer: U.S.A

He became a permanent resident and held many sucessful exhibitions in New York.

25. What Hitchcock thriller did Dali have a hand in?

From Quiz The Life of Salvador Dali

Answer: Spellbound

Dali designed the sets used in the dream sequence of 'Spellbound' in 1946. I don't have any information on how he and Hitch hit it off, but I'll bet it was pretty interesting!

26. When did Salvador Dali die?

From Quiz Do You Know Dali?

Answer: 1989

On January 23rd, 1989, Salvador Dali died of heart failure. He bequeathed his estate to the Kingdom of Spain and the Independent Region of Catalonia.

27. Salvador Dali died in 1989 of what cause?

From Quiz Salvador Dali

Answer: Heart failure

He died May 11, 1989 while living in the tower of his own museum, in Figueres, Spain.

28. With what filmmaker did Dali collaborate in making 'Un Chien Andalou' (An Andalusian Dog), and 'L'age d'or' (The Golden Age)?

From Quiz The Life of Salvador Dali

Answer: Luis Bunuel

Dali and Bunuel had known each other since their art school days in Barcelona. I've seen 'Un Chein Andalou', and I must say that some of the images presented are particularly disturbing. I won't go into details here, but let's just say it ain't exactly 'Mary Poppins'. Released in 1930, 'L'age d'or' was banned in Spain for 49 years because of its anti-Catholic message. It is considered by many film historians to be a ground breaking masterpiece.

29. This painting, many feel it's his most famous and recognizable work, depicts melting timepieces on a cold and open landscape.

From Quiz The Life of Salvador Dali

Answer: The Persistence of Memory

This painting is the seminal work of Dali's career. It is at once both beautiful and grotesque. A perfect blend of stark realism and dreamlike fantasy.

30. With what comedy team did Dali collaborate on a motion picture screenplay?

From Quiz The Life of Salvador Dali

Answer: The Marx Brothers

The screenplay never made it to production, but Dali remained friends with Harpo for many years after this.

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