The 10 quiz questions
Question 1 : Which Manet painting caused a scandal at the 1863 Salon?
Possible answers:
- Music in the Tuileries
- The Luncheon on the Grass
- A Bar at the Folies-Bergère
- Olympia
Explanation: Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe shocked audiences with its depiction of a nude woman among clothed men.
Question 2 : Which artist cut off his ear?
Possible answers:
- Paul Gauguin
- Vincent van Gogh
- Edvard Munch
- Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Explanation: Van Gogh cut off part of his left ear in December 1888 in Arles.
Question 3 : The theft of the Mona Lisa in 1911 was committed by...
Possible answers:
- Guillaume Apollinaire
- Pablo Picasso
- A museum guard
- Vincenzo Peruggia
Explanation: Vincenzo Peruggia, an Italian glazier working at the Louvre, stole the painting by hiding it under his coat.
Question 4 : Which Marcel Duchamp work shocked the art world in 1917?
Possible answers:
- The Bride
- Fountain (urinal)
- Bicycle Wheel
- Nude Descending a Staircase
Explanation: Fountain, a urinal signed "R. Mutt", redefined what could be considered art.
Question 5 : Banksy destroyed one of his works at auction in 2018. Which one?
Possible answers:
- Napalm Girl
- Flower Thrower
- Girl with Balloon
- Kissing Coppers
Explanation: Girl with Balloon self-destructed through a shredder hidden in the frame, just after being sold at Sotheby's.
Question 6 : Which artist sold an NFT for $69 million in 2021?
Possible answers:
- Beeple
- Banksy
- Damien Hirst
- Jeff Koons
Explanation: Beeple (Mike Winkelmann) sold "Everydays: the First 5000 Days" at Christie's for $69.3 million.
Question 7 : Which artist placed a crucifix in urine (1987)?
Possible answers:
- Marcel Duchamp
- Chris Ofili
- Damien Hirst
- Andres Serrano
Explanation: Andres Serrano created "Piss Christ", sparking a worldwide controversy about the limits of art.
Question 8 : Wyeth's "Christina's World" is often mistaken for...
Possible answers:
- A romantic landscape
- An advertisement
- A horror painting
- A self-portrait
Explanation: Many see a horror scene, but Christina Olson had a muscular disease and was crawling toward her house.
Question 9 : Who vandalized "Liberty Leading the People" in 2013?
Possible answers:
- A female visitor
- A disgruntled guard
- A student
- An artist
Explanation: A visitor wrote "AE911" in marker on the painting at Louvre-Lens. The inscription was successfully cleaned.
Question 10 : How many times has the Mona Lisa been vandalized?
Possible answers:
- At least 4 times
- 2 times
- Never
- Only once
Explanation: At least 4 times: acid (1956), rock (1956), red paint (1974), and coffee mug (2009).
