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The Brooklyn Museum of Art Trivia Quiz

This facility hosts a vast collection of cultural exhibits. Here is a quiz about the Brooklyn Museum over the years. Hope you enjoy the quiz. Thanks.

A multiple-choice quiz by neon000. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
neon000

Time
4 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
292,968

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. From October 2006 to January 2007, the museum hosted "A Photographer's Life," an exhibit of which individual's works? Hint

Cindy Sherman

Roy DeCarava

Ansel Adams

Annie Leibovitz

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which artist's exhibit, "Love Has No End," opened at the Brooklyn Museum in February 2008? Hint

Chafik Charobim

Ghada Amer

Isaac Fanuous

Salah Taher

3. One of the paintings in the Asian collection is called "A Cherry Blossom Viewing Picnic." It is considered an early example of 'ukiyo-e' art. A woman in the picture is carrying a branch with something stuck to it. What is on the branch? Hint

A bag filled with money

A bird's nest

A picture of her mother

A paper with a poem on it

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Question 4 of 10

4. What artist's work was featured in the exhibition "Romantic Delusions," which opened at the Brooklyn Museum in September 2008? Hint

Jesper Just

Scott Kildall

Gilles Tran

Julia Scher

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the title of an exhibit which ran from November 2004 to April 2005 and featured photographs of actress Marilyn Monroe? Hint

The Mystery of Legend

Stars on Screen

1950s America: The Dreams, the Truth

I Wanna be Loved by You

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Question 6 of 10

6. A yarn and metal construct entitled "Mothership 1" dealt with the history of slavery in the United States. What artist created the piece, which was on display at the Brooklyn Museum of Art from 2005 to 2006? Hint

Xenobia Bailey

Romare Bearden

Linda Mathis-Rose

Henry Ossawa Tanner

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Question 7 of 10

7. An exhibition which ran from September to December 2006, and included works by Kwame Monroe, Sandra Fabara and Michael Tracy, chronicled what controversial type of art? Hint

Graffiti

Sculptures made out of garbage

Tattoos

Sand castles

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Question 8 of 10

8. A video piece by the trio of artists Colectivo Shampoo depicted the segments of the D'La Mona Plaza, or Mona Mall, as if they were which of the following? Hint

Planets in space

Islands in the Caribbean

Flowers in a field

Towers in a castle

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Question 9 of 10

9. Among the museum's many collections is that of the Arts of the Pacific Islands. In it, you will find a Melanesian wood carving depicting a bird standing on a platform. For what purpose was this item used? Hint

It was a container for perfume

It was a drinking cup

It was part of dances in honor of a deceased person

It was used to store slingshot pellets

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Question 10 of 10

10. Albert Fehrenbacher built a reconstruction model of what type of structure for the Egyptian collection? Hint

A town market

A dining hall

A temple gateway

A school

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. From October 2006 to January 2007, the museum hosted "A Photographer's Life," an exhibit of which individual's works?

Answer: Annie Leibovitz

Leibovitz was born in Connecticut in 1949. She has published a number of collections of her work.

2. Which artist's exhibit, "Love Has No End," opened at the Brooklyn Museum in February 2008?

Answer: Ghada Amer

Ghada is Egyptian and was born in 1963. Her work includes painting, sculptures, garden designs and multimedia installations.

Answer: A paper with a poem on it

The poem indicates that the painting has a romantic element to it. "A Cherry Blossom Viewing Picnic" dates to the mid-1600s. The museum's Asian collection also includes pieces such as Chinese Buddhist statues and Korean pottery, among much more.

4. What artist's work was featured in the exhibition "Romantic Delusions," which opened at the Brooklyn Museum in September 2008?

Answer: Jesper Just

Jesper Just was born in Denmark in 1974. His collection of short films was the first all-film exhibit to open at the Brooklyn Museum of Art.

5. What was the title of an exhibit which ran from November 2004 to April 2005 and featured photographs of actress Marilyn Monroe?

Answer: I Wanna be Loved by You

Over 200 photographs of the actress were featured in the exhibit. The pictures were supplied from the collection of Leon and Michaela Constantiner.

Answer: Xenobia Bailey

The construction, with the subtitle "Sistah Paradise's Great Walls of Fire Revival Tent," was completed in 2002. It was shown at the Brooklyn Museum from August 2005 to March 2006. The tent was augmented with shells.

7. An exhibition which ran from September to December 2006, and included works by Kwame Monroe, Sandra Fabara and Michael Tracy, chronicled what controversial type of art?

Answer: Graffiti

The show was called "Graffiti Basics." A 1983 piece, "Mr. Potato Head," was created by Fred Braithwaite. He became better known as musician and MTV host Fab Five Freddy.

8. A video piece by the trio of artists Colectivo Shampoo depicted the segments of the D'La Mona Plaza, or Mona Mall, as if they were which of the following?

Answer: Islands in the Caribbean

Colectivo Shampoo consists of Maurice Sanchez, Angel Rosario and Miguel Canaan. They are from the Dominican Republic. In the piece, the directory map of the mall was made to look like an overhead view of two islands.

Answer: It was part of dances in honor of a deceased person

The "Dance Ornament" was used in an event called the "malagan." This was a celebration held in the memory of a deceased person, and marked the time the person's spirit was supposed to have become accustomed to the afterlife.

10. Albert Fehrenbacher built a reconstruction model of what type of structure for the Egyptian collection?

Answer: A temple gateway

The model depicts an Egyptian temple from the Nineteenth Dynasty. The entrance is adorned with guardian sphinx statues and the figure of King Sety I, who has come to give offerings.

Source: Author neon000

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