The 10 quiz questions
Question 1 : What is the title of Vermeer's famous painting showing a young woman with a blue turban and a pearl?
Possible answers:
- The Lady with the Turban
- Portrait of a Woman
- The Maid
- Girl with a Pearl Earring
Explanation: Painted by Vermeer around 1665, this painting is often nicknamed the "Mona Lisa of the North". It is displayed at the Mauritshuis in The Hague.
Question 2 : What is the title of Botticelli's painting showing a goddess emerging from a shell?
Possible answers:
- The Birth of Venus
- Aphrodite
- The Triumph of Venus
- Venus Rising from the Sea
Explanation: Painted by Sandro Botticelli around 1485, this Renaissance masterpiece is displayed at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.
Question 3 : An austere couple in front of a house with a gothic window, painted by Grant Wood. What is the title?
Possible answers:
- The Farm
- The Puritan Couple
- Iowa Farmers
- American Gothic
Explanation: Grant Wood painted this iconic scene in 1930, which became a symbol of rural America.
Question 4 : What is the title of Edvard Munch's painting showing a figure with a distorted face on a bridge?
Possible answers:
- The Terror
- Despair
- The Scream
- Anguish
Explanation: Painted by Munch in 1893, the figure is not screaming but hearing a scream piercing through nature. There are four versions of this work.
Question 5 : A couple embracing in a golden setting, painted by Gustav Klimt. What is the title?
Possible answers:
- The Lovers
- Golden Love
- The Kiss
- The Embrace
Explanation: This Klimt masterpiece (1907-1908) is one of the icons of Viennese Art Nouveau.
Question 6 : A raft with shipwreck survivors at sea, painted by Théodore Géricault. What is the title?
Possible answers:
- Shipwreck at Sea
- The Castaways
- The Storm
- The Raft of the Medusa
Explanation: Géricault painted this dramatic scene in 1819, inspired by a real shipwreck in 1816.
Question 7 : A woman holding a tricolor flag on barricades, painted by Eugène Delacroix. What is the title?
Possible answers:
- Triumphant Marianne
- The Revolution
- Liberty Leading the People
- The Barricades
Explanation: Delacroix painted this allegory in 1830 to celebrate the July Revolution.
Question 8 : What is the title of this famous Japanese print showing a huge wave with Mount Fuji in the background?
Possible answers:
- The Great Wave off Kanagawa
- Storm over Mount Fuji
- The Raging Sea
- Giant Wave
Explanation: Created by Hokusai around 1831, this print is part of the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji". It is one of the most reproduced artworks in the world.
Question 9 : What is the title of Magritte's famous painting showing a pipe with an inscription below?
Possible answers:
- The Smoker
- The Treachery of Images
- This is Not a Pipe
- Still Life with Pipe
Explanation: Painted by René Magritte in 1929, this painting bears the inscription "This is not a pipe", questioning the relationship between an object and its representation.
Question 10 : Soft melting watches in a desert landscape, painted by Salvador Dalí. What is the title?
Possible answers:
- Eternal Memory
- The Persistence of Memory
- Melting Time
- The Soft Watches
Explanation: Dalí painted this iconic surrealist work in 1931, exploring the concept of relative time.
