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Quiz about Salvador Dali and His Artwork

Salvador Dali and His Artwork Trivia Quiz

These are questions for anyone who loves Salvador Dali as much as I do. They're all multiple choice, so it shouldn't be too hard.

A multiple-choice quiz by CheapThrills. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
CheapThrills

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
234,567

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
858

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. In 1938, Dali painted "The Endless Enigma". How many different pictures are included in this painting? Hint

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Question 2 of 10

2. In the painting "Enigmatic Elements in the Landscape", who is the child in the sailor's suit? Hint

Just some random kid

Dali

Dali's son

Dali's lover at a young age

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Question 3 of 10

3. In the painting "The Enigma of my Desire: My Mother, My Mother, My Mother", what language is 'my mother' written in? Hint

Dutch

Italian

Spanish

French

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Question 4 of 10

4. In the painting "Bird", what type of animal is the foetus inside of the bird? Hint

bird

cat

giraffe

mouse

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Question 5 of 10

5. In 1936, Dali painted a picture of a table on tile. Around it was sand, a camel, a boy, and a pack of Camel cigarettes. What is the name of this painting? Hint

Starry Night

Galarina

Sun Table

Moments of Love

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Question 6 of 10

6. One of the most amazing paintings of Dali's, "The Madonna of Port Lligat", is of a woman with her hands in prayer and a young child in her stomach. What is in the child's stomach? Hint

a heart

water

another child

bread

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who is the girl in the painting "Girl Standing at the Window"? Hint

Esther

Nina

Ana-Maria

Yesenia

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Question 8 of 10

8. In the painting, "The Visage of War", there is a face with skulls for eyes and a skull in its mouth. What is inside the eyes and mouths of those skulls? Hint

snakes

nothing

fire

more skulls

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which one of Dali's paintings, from 1944, has the same name as one of today's modern movies? Hint

Sin City

Dazed and Confused

Tristan and Isolde

The Wall

10. One of Dali's most popular paintings, "The Temptation of Saint Anthony", has a mixture of people and animals. The animals have regular-sized bodies, but their legs are incredibly long and skinny. What animals are these? Hint

flamingo and turtles

horse and elephants

cat and lions

jaguar and kangaroos

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In 1938, Dali painted "The Endless Enigma". How many different pictures are included in this painting?

Answer: 8

The two main things people usually notice at first are the face and the philosopher reclining. The other things are the greyhound, mandolin, compotier, figs on a table, mythological beast, and the woman seen from the back mending a sail.

2. In the painting "Enigmatic Elements in the Landscape", who is the child in the sailor's suit?

Answer: Dali

The boy in the sailor's suit is Dali as a young boy the man with the easel is Vermeer of Delft, and the woman beside Dali is his nurse.

3. In the painting "The Enigma of my Desire: My Mother, My Mother, My Mother", what language is 'my mother' written in?

Answer: French

'ma mere' is written inside each of the openings.

4. In the painting "Bird", what type of animal is the foetus inside of the bird?

Answer: cat

Painted in 1928. He glued sand and gravel to this painting which gives it an almost fossilized kind of look. It was influenced by Max Ernst.

5. In 1936, Dali painted a picture of a table on tile. Around it was sand, a camel, a boy, and a pack of Camel cigarettes. What is the name of this painting?

Answer: Sun Table

The table is from the Cafe le Casino in Cadaques. The tile is from his kitchen at the time.

6. One of the most amazing paintings of Dali's, "The Madonna of Port Lligat", is of a woman with her hands in prayer and a young child in her stomach. What is in the child's stomach?

Answer: bread

This is the first of the religious paintings. The child is a young Jesus Christ. The painting was so large that he had to haul it by truck and, in order to see it now, you would have to take the door off of the place in which it is staying because it won't fit through anything else.

7. Who is the girl in the painting "Girl Standing at the Window"?

Answer: Ana-Maria

Painted in 1925; Ana-Maria is Dali's sister. He often painted his sister in front of windows. You can see this painting at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Madrid.

8. In the painting, "The Visage of War", there is a face with skulls for eyes and a skull in its mouth. What is inside the eyes and mouths of those skulls?

Answer: more skulls

Painted in 1940; reminiscent of the Spanish Civil War. There is an imprint of Dali's hand on the lower right side of the painting.

9. Which one of Dali's paintings, from 1944, has the same name as one of today's modern movies?

Answer: Tristan and Isolde

It was painted as a backdrop for the ballet "Bacchanale". Dali also painted backdrops for "The Spanish Lady" and a "Ballet de Gala".

Answer: horse and elephants

Painted in 1946; the horse represents strength and voluptuousness. He entered his first painting contest with this, but lost to Max Ernst.

Source: Author CheapThrills

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