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Artist's Birthplaces Trivia Quiz

If you are interested in art, you might want to know where these people originated from. Enjoy.

A multiple-choice quiz by thejazzkickazz. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
thejazzkickazz

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
13,764

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. In what country was Noam Gabo born? Hint

Italy

Russia

France

Spain

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Question 2 of 10

2. In which country was Marc Chagall born? Hint

France

Germany

U.S.

Belarus, then Russian Empire

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Question 3 of 10

3. In which country was Isamu Noguchi born? Hint

Canada

Japan

U.S.

China

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Question 4 of 10

4. Hieronymus Bosch was born in a town in which modern country? Hint

Netherlands

Finland

Belgium

Denmark

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Question 5 of 10

5. In which country was Mary Cassatt born? Hint

France

Haiti

Canada

U.S.

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Question 6 of 10

6. Where was El Greco born? Hint

Cyprus

Spain

Crete

Italy

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Question 7 of 10

7. In which country was the modern sculptor Alberto Giacometti born? Hint

Switzerland

France

Italy

Monaco

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Question 8 of 10

8. In which city was Andy Warhol born? Hint

Pittsburgh

New York

Warsaw

Paris

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Question 9 of 10

9. In which Italian city was Raphael born? Hint

Florence

Naples

Padua

Urbino

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of these artists was not born within the boundaries of modern Italy? Hint

Ghiberti

Uccello

Giambologna

Giotto

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In what country was Noam Gabo born?

Answer: Russia

Gabo was born in Russia in 1890...his birth name was Naum Neemia Pevsner. He emigrated to Germany, the U.K. and finally the U.S.

2. In which country was Marc Chagall born?

Answer: Belarus, then Russian Empire

Chagall was also born in Vitebsk in what is now Belarus but lived mainly in France during his lifetime.

3. In which country was Isamu Noguchi born?

Answer: U.S.

Noguchi was born in Los Angeles in 1904, his father was an internationally acclaimed poet from Japan.

4. Hieronymus Bosch was born in a town in which modern country?

Answer: Netherlands

Bosch lived and worked in the town of Hertogenbosch, in Brabant (now Netherlands), for most of his life.

5. In which country was Mary Cassatt born?

Answer: U.S.

Mary Cassatt was an American born Impressionist painter who spent much of her life in Paris, like many other artists of the time.

6. Where was El Greco born?

Answer: Crete

Domenikos Theotokopoulos was famous as a painter in Spain, but was called 'El Greco' as a result of his having been born in Crete.

7. In which country was the modern sculptor Alberto Giacometti born?

Answer: Switzerland

Giacometti was a Swiss-born sculptor who trained in both Italy and France.

8. In which city was Andy Warhol born?

Answer: Pittsburgh

Of Polish descent, Warhol was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1928.

9. In which Italian city was Raphael born?

Answer: Urbino

Raphael was born in Urbino, son of court painter Giovanni Santi. He went on to Perugia where he studied under Perugino. Finally he made his way to Rome and Florence.

10. Which of these artists was not born within the boundaries of modern Italy?

Answer: Giambologna

Giambologna was also known as Jean de Boulogne and was Flemish (modern day Belgium).

Source: Author thejazzkickazz

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