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Art Trivia Quiz

This Quiz is for the Artist and the Art Historian.

A multiple-choice quiz by kelmyk. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
kelmyk

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
30,034

Updated
Oct 21 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
3864

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What was Georgia O'Keefe's husband's profession? Hint

Engineer

Photographer

Politician

Salesman

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who painted 'The Calling of St. Matthew'? Hint

Rembrandt

Titian

Rubens

Caravaggio

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which artist primarily works in 3D? Hint

Hopper

Pollock

Benton

Calder

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following is a secondary color (to an artist, not necessarily in other disciplines)? Hint

Red

Yellow

Blue

Green

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which best describes complementary colors? Hint

Equal

Neutral

Closely Related

Contrasting

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Question 6 of 10

6. It was thought that Caravaggio died from which disease?
Caravaggio's death was mysterious, but it has NOT been suggested as being due to which of these? Hint

Consumption

Sepsis from a dueling injury

Malaria

Syphilis

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Question 7 of 10

7. What does stretching watercolor paper prevent? Hint

Discoloration

Bleeding

Buckling

Tearing

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Question 8 of 10

8. What nationality was Rembrandt? Hint

German

French

Italian

Dutch

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was not an American artist? Hint

Frederic Church

Anthony Van Dyck

Martin Johnson Heade

Roy Lichtenstein

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who founded the Works Progress Administration later named the Works Projects Administration (WPA)? Hint

Truman

Lincoln

Reagan

FDR

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was Georgia O'Keefe's husband's profession?

Answer: Photographer

Alfred Stieglitz was one of the most influential photographers and art dealers in 20th century America.

2. Who painted 'The Calling of St. Matthew'?

Answer: Caravaggio

Caravaggio was under-appreciated during his life. Too bad for them.

3. Which artist primarily works in 3D?

Answer: Calder

4. Which of the following is a secondary color (to an artist, not necessarily in other disciplines)?

Answer: Green

Red, blue, and yellow are primary colors when mixing pigments.

5. Which best describes complementary colors?

Answer: Contrasting

Complementary colors are opposite one another on the Color Wheel. The complement of a primary color is the secondary color formed by mixing the other two primary colors.

6. It was thought that Caravaggio died from which disease? Caravaggio's death was mysterious, but it has NOT been suggested as being due to which of these?

Answer: Consumption

Caravaggio had been travelling in an area rife with malaria, but his death certificate, discovered in 2001, says only that he died of "illness".

7. What does stretching watercolor paper prevent?

Answer: Buckling

This is not done as often as it should be.

8. What nationality was Rembrandt?

Answer: Dutch

9. Who was not an American artist?

Answer: Anthony Van Dyck

10. Who founded the Works Progress Administration later named the Works Projects Administration (WPA)?

Answer: FDR

'The Seven' came out of the WPA.

Source: Author kelmyk

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